Visa Wage Index

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Employers filed 8 applications covering 8 positions for this role here, at a median of $100,000 a year. 8 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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$68,328
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$92,019
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$115,731
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$139,422

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Hochhauser Blatter Architects, Inc. Level I 33 $68,328
19SIX ARCHITECTS Level II 11 $101,920
Blackbird Architects, Inc. Level I 11 $92,020
Blackbird Architects, Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
Winick Architects Inc. Level III 11 $140,000
William Hefner Architect Inc. not stated 11 $87,580

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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.