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SYSTEM ARCHITECT

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

4,926

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$107,187

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-61.9%

Filing Growth

352 → 134 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$73,946

25th Percentile

$85,520

Median (50th)

$107,187

75th Percentile

$132,580

90th Percentile

$156,098

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Top Employers Hiring SYSTEM ARCHITECT
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
HCL America, Inc. 402 $95,649 $60,000 - $163,966 99.0%
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC 95 $112,632 $73,445 - $210,000 89.5%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 73 $139,350 $93,038 - $202,500 97.3%
NetApp, Inc. 31 $160,000 $95,000 - $200,000 100.0%
GEOMETRIC AMERICAS, INC. 22 $78,104 $62,213 - $106,950 100.0%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 18 $164,900 $101,608 - $181,600 100.0%
Hexaware Technologies, Inc. 18 $80,288 $64,397 - $115,066 94.4%
ERP Analysts, Inc. 15 $122,000 $90,000 - $140,000 80.0%
HCL America Solutions Inc. 15 $102,500 $79,050 - $131,144 93.3%
Mphasis Corporation 14 $125,640 $67,766 - $155,000 100.0%
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. 13 $150,000 $116,792 - $174,000 100.0%
KET Systems LLC 12 $73,900 $73,900 - $122,013 100.0%
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC 11 $117,600 $72,500 - $159,000 100.0%
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 11 $157,837 $140,000 - $181,900 100.0%
Kapstone Technologies LLC 10 $75,350 $60,000 - $135,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 884 $117,354 $43,056 - $270,000
II 438 $95,555 $60,000 - $163,966
III 12 $139,360 $105,554 - $169,520
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 1,334 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 1,334 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
San Jose CA 51 $158,038
Plano TX 47 $96,905
Frisco TX 33 $76,856
Irving TX 24 $90,694
Redmond WA 23 $106,950
San Antonio TX 23 $86,217
Atlanta GA 20 $101,494
Bellevue WA 20 $111,661
Washington DC 20 $103,938
Alpharetta GA 16 $97,443
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SYSTEM ARCHITECT with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
SYSTEMS ARCHITECT Unspecified 1,994 $103,785
SYSTEM ARCHITECT Unspecified 1,467 $93,860
SYSTEM ARCHITECT - II 1,376 $82,597
SYSTEMS ARCHITECT - III 79 $92,046
SYSTEMS ARCHITECHT Unspecified 5 $75,000
SYSTEMS ARCHITECH Unspecified 2 $66,894
Director, Systems Architect 1 $160,000
Lead System Architecht 1 $143,000
Subsystem Architect Unspecified 1 $113,943
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 352 $97,650 98.0%
2022 315 $101,000 94.6%
2023 249 $109,554 96.0%
2024 193 $109,913 96.4%
2025 134 $123,313 92.5%
2026 91 $130,000 85.7%
Company Comparison - SYSTEM ARCHITECT

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
HCL America, Inc. 402 $95,649 99.0%
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC 95 $112,632 89.5%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 73 $139,350 97.3%
NetApp, Inc. 31 $160,000 100.0%
GEOMETRIC AMERICAS, INC. 22 $78,104 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.