Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 1,724 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert.

Median salary$104,961
Middle 50%$93.5k–$127.9k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $114,795
Filings1,724FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,000 and $186,368.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,038
25th$93,538
50th (median)$104,961
75th$127,940
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $81,690 (1,428 filings) FY2021: median $86,133 (1,265 filings) FY2022: median $85,155 (1,303 filings) FY2023: median $85,280 (919 filings) FY2024: median $96,242 (1,229 filings) FY2025: median $103,875 (1,082 filings) FY2026: median $118,851 (642 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,428 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,265 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,303 filings FY22 FY2023: 919 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,229 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,082 filings FY25 FY2026: 642 filings FY26 1,428
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$81,690$67,725$100,0001,428
FY2021$86,133$67,621$105,5181,265
FY2022$85,155$67,621$103,1511,303
FY2023$85,280$66,800$115,907919
FY2024$96,242$73,923$118,5391,229
FY2025$103,875$80,038$127,6911,082
FY2026$118,851$93,538$142,300642

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $104,961 is worth about $101,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $110,590 in May 2025 (3,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,961, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizant$118,851366
Infosys$93,538266
Tata Consultancy Services$80,038135
American Express$147,544113
Atos Syntel$97,18050
HCLTech$123,28147
Intraedge$110,00040
LTIMindtree$108,51340
Mastek$136,10018
IBM$118,85116

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 36
Mid-level · Level II $93,538 797
Senior · Level III $118,851 508
Expert · Level IV $144,144 367

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$56,222$70,00036
Mid-level · Level II$80,038$93,538797
Senior · Level III$118,851$118,851508
Expert · Level IV$127,691$144,144367

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.