Visa Wage Index

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 19 applications covering 19 positions for this role here, at a median of $121,222 a year. 15 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$90,563
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$121,222
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$151,902
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$182,562

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Aedis Inc. Level I 22 $95,500
DXU Inc Level I 22 $90,563
Mogul Stones, Inc. Level I 22 $90,563
Tesla, Inc. Level III 22 $176,500
Aedis Inc. Level II 11 $139,000
AP & I Design, Inc. Level I 11 $102,500
Apple Inc. Level IV 11 $182,562
CBRE, INC. Level I 11 $125,000
FormX Inc. Level I 11 $90,563
J&R Engineering, P.E. Inc Level I 11 $90,563
LPA, Inc. Level II 11 $121,500
TEAM METRIC INC Level II 11 $121,222
Tesla, Inc. Level II 11 $175,000
View Operating Corporation Level II 11 $121,222
Jordan Knighton Architects Inc. not stated 11 $70,730

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