Senior Solutions Architect salary in Washington, DC

Based on 72 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Herndon, Arlington, Ashburn, Rockville, Mclean.

Median salary$160,000
Middle 50%$150.8k–$180.6k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $153,600
Filings72FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $134,077 and $205,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$142,712
25th$150,758
50th (median)$160,000
75th$180,550
90th$194,723

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $132,000 (33 filings) FY2021: median $134,850 (34 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (53 filings) FY2023: median $147,733 (42 filings) FY2024: median $165,850 (38 filings) FY2025: median $165,000 (48 filings) FY2026: median $153,600 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 53 filings FY22 FY2023: 42 filings FY23 FY2024: 38 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 53
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$132,000$122,429$148,70033
FY2021$134,850$120,000$148,40034
FY2022$140,000$121,722$160,00053
FY2023$147,733$133,640$175,15042
FY2024$165,850$152,131$180,00038
FY2025$165,000$152,890$184,92548
FY2026$153,600$150,758$171,99924

Cost of living

Washington's median senior Solutions Architect salary of $160,000 is worth about $146,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$162,90039
Wiprotoo few2
Aarptoo few2
Digital Managementtoo few2
International WELL Building Institutetoo few2
Karsun Solutionstoo few2
Linx-AS Application Softwaretoo few2
TELUS International Digital Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $116,550 12
Mid-level · Level II $131,300 72
Senior · Level III $160,000 72
Expert · Level IV $180,000 35

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.