Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 132 applications covering 133 positions for this role here, at a median of $93,995 a year. 88 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$79,768
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$109,554
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$139,360
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$169,146

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	Level I	7	7	$100,000
Handel Architects LLP	Level I	5	5	$82,000
Backen & Backen	Level I	3	3	$92,000
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	Level I	3	3	$97,198
Lewis Butler Architects	Level I	3	3	$79,768
Perkins & Will, Inc.	Level I	3	3	$79,768
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ	Level I	3	3	$79,768
Stantec Architecture Inc.	Level I	3	3	$80,000
Boulder Associates, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$90,000
Gelfand Partners Architects	Level I	2	2	$93,500
Group 4 Architecture Research Planning, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$109,964
HDR Architecture, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$79,768
HDR Architecture, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$112,299
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$114,119
James Bong Enterprise Inc	Level I	2	2	$80,000
Karl T. Korth James Sunseri Architects	Level I	2	2	$88,462
Kerman Morris Architects LLP	Level I	2	2	$88,000
Klopf Architecture	Level I	2	2	$85,000
RH US, LLC	Level III	2	2	$150,000
SB Architects	Level I	2	2	$99,902
Ana Williamson Architect, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$80,080
Arcanum Architecture, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Arcsine	Level I	1	1	$80,000
ATELIER CHO THOMPSON, INC.	Level I	1	1	$79,768
Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$125,000
BSA Architects, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$95,000
Cannon Design, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$92,000
Cottage Technologies, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$139,360
Dahlin Group, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$92,747
EDG Interior Architecture and Design, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$120,000
GFT Infrastructure, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$79,768
H Design Build	Level III	1	1	$139,360
Handel Architects LLP	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation	Level I	1	1	$94,307
Hart Howerton LTD	Level II	1	2	$110,000
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$165,000
HLW International LLP	Level II	1	1	$113,000
HPA, Inc	Level I	1	1	$87,360
IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Kava Massih Architects	Level I	1	1	$79,768
Klopf Architecture	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Krulevitch Architecture, P.C.	Level III	1	1	$139,360
Lewis Butler Architects, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Lotusland Investment Holdings Inc.	Level I	1	1	$100,000
Mark English Architects	Level II	1	1	$109,554
MVE & Partners, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$79,997
Noll & Tam Architects	Level I	1	1	$86,507
Orange Engineering, LLC	Level I	1	1	$83,200
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	Level I	1	1	$79,768
PerkinsWill, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,000
Pyatok Architects, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$86,008
Revel Architecture & Design Inc.	Level I	1	1	$79,768
Richard Beard Architects, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,000
Robinson Mills Williams	Level I	1	1	$90,002
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	Level III	1	1	$140,000
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	Level II	1	1	$117,000
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ	Level II	1	1	$109,554
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	Level II	1	1	$121,181
Steinberg Hart	Level I	1	1	$79,768
Studio Gang Architects Ltd.	Level I	1	1	$99,192
Studio Terpeluk	Level I	1	1	$85,000
Sutro Architects, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$79,768
Sutro Architects, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$110,000
Taylor & Associates Architects, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$83,491
Tesla, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$110,000
Walker/Warner Architects, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$100,006
WRNS Studio	Level III	1	1	$148,000
WSP USA Inc.	Level III	1	1	$139,360
Kuth Ranieri Architects, LLP	Level I	1	1	$91,000
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	Level I	1	1	$90,000
LEDDY MAYTUM STACY ARCHITECTS	Level I	1	1	$95,000
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	Level I	1	1	$100,000
STUDIOF-B Inc.	Level I	1	1	$96,000
MBH Architects Inc.	not stated	10	10	$93,995
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	not stated	4	4	$114,500
Perkins & Will, Inc.	not stated	3	3	$75,140
ENVELOPE Architecture and Design, Inc.	not stated	2	2	$88,080
WRNS Studio	not stated	2	2	$74,000
Aidlin Darling Design, Inc.	not stated	1	1	$96,512
LEDDY MAYTUM STACY ARCHITECTS	not stated	1	1	$78,000
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	not stated	1	1	$73,750
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	not stated	1	1	$84,163

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.