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Architectural and Civil Drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 33 applications covering 33 positions for this role here, at a median of $78,000 a year. 25 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 Architectural and Civil Drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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$56,742
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$67,787
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$78,811
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$89,856

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Michael Lee Architects, Inc. Level I 33 $56,742
DOTZ Inc. Level I 22 $68,640
JOHN ANDREWS GROUP, ARCHITECTS, INC. Level II 22 $67,787
Tawa Services, Inc. Level III 22 $80,000
UPON Professional Corporation Level I 22 $56,742
Architects Orange, LLP Level III 11 $79,040
Arkiterv Inc. Level II 11 $70,000
Boulder Associates, Inc. Level III 11 $78,811
Clerkin & Clerkin, Architects, A professional Corporation Level II 11 $67,787
Degenkolb Engineers Level IV 11 $90,000
EIS Studio Level III 11 $79,040
Feng Xiao Architect, Inc. Level I 11 $63,000
GEHRY PARTNERS, LLP Level II 11 $75,920
THE HILL PARTNERSHIP, INC. Level II 11 $72,092
THE HILL PARTNERSHIP, INC. Level IV 11 $112,000
Jonathan Shiaw En Wang Level II 11 $80,000
MAD Office Limited Level II 11 $80,000
Mansion Flip Inc. Level II 11 $73,715
Mark Haddawy, Inc. Level II 11 $160,160
Ming Design Inc Level II 11 $79,040
MLI MLi Group Inc Level II 11 $78,000
Parsons Transportation Group Inc. Level IV 11 $92,019
Space Light Structure Design Inc Level III 11 $80,000
Susan Deborah Narduli Level II 11 $67,787
TERREMOTO INC Level IV 11 $101,000
Welch Design Studio Interiors, Inc. Level II 11 $68,000
BALLENTINE ARCHITECTS STUDIO INC Level IV 11 $75,000

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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.