Data / Hiring / Architects, Except Landscape and Naval / Illinois
Companies hiring Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Illinois: 426 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
130 employers had 426 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (occupation code 17-1011) with a worksite in Illinois, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $70,026 a year.
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Employers hiring Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Illinois
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | Chicago | 46 | Intermediate Designer; Junior Designer; Senior Designer | $67,394 | $61,006 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Studio Gang Architects | Chicago | 26 | Junior Architectural Designer; Designer II; Project Leader | $83,432 | $74,381 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Solomon Cordwell Buenz | Chicago | 24 | Designer Technical II; Architect I; Designer Technical I | $61,589 | $61,006 | June 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | Chicago | 14 | Designer I; Designer III; Designer | $62,000 | $60,612 | May 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture LLP | Chicago | 14 | Designer; Architect | $67,746 | $60,320 | April 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | Chicago | 12 | Design Professional; Architect; Project Designer | $64,501 | $61,006 | August 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| HKS, Inc. | Chicago | 9 | Job Captain; Design Professional - Architecture; Design Professional I | $78,000 | $61,589 | June 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Krueck & Sexton Architects, Ltd | Chicago | 8 | Senior Design Associate; Design Associate | $74,381 | $74,381 | May 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Perkins Eastman Architects DPC | Chicago | 8 | Designer I; Emerging Professional; Intermediate Designer | $61,230 | $61,230 | March 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Goettsch Partners, Inc. | Chicago | 8 | Intern Architect; Architectural Intern; Architectural Intern | $63,294 | $60,320 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc. | Chicago | 8 | Architect (non-licensed); Planner II (non-licensed) | $63,150 | $60,320 | April 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Dxu LLC | Chicago | 8 | Intern Architect; Designer; Intern Architect/Project Designer | $75,070 | $61,006 | April 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| VIATechnik LLC | Chicago | 7 | VDC Manager; Senior VDC Engineer; VDC Project Manager | $106,800 | $90,126 | April 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc. | Chicago | 7 | Design Staff 2; Senior Project Manager; Design Staff 1 | $85,000 | $74,381 | March 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Cannon Design, Inc. | Chicago | 7 | Architectural Designer; Health Planner II - Architectural (Path to Licensure); Designer IB - Architectural (Path to Licensure) | $64,450 | $61,589 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Wight & Company | Darien, Chicago | 7 | Architectural Professional 1; Architectural Professional II; Architectural Professional I | $74,381 | $74,381 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Gannett Fleming, Inc. | Chicago | 5 | Designer, Architecture | $69,600 | $59,634 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| RATIO States, LLC | Chicago | 5 | Associate / Architecture; Architectural Graduate | $80,000 | $75,858 | June 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | Chicago | 5 | Architect; Design Technology Specialist; Technical Designer | $83,000 | $75,858 | June 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| KP&J Architects & Engineers, LLC | Evanston, Des Plaines | 5 | Designer II; Architectural Designer II; Architectural Designer | $65,100 | $61,589 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Holabird & Root LLC | Chicago | 5 | Architectural Project Coordinator; Project Coordinator | $70,000 | $61,589 | June 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BLDG Projects, Inc | Chicago | 5 | Architectural Designer; Architectural Designer; Associate Architect | $65,000 | $69,036 | June 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Larson & Darby, Inc. | Rockford | 4 | Architectural Designer | $60,055 | $59,946 | April 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Stantec Architecture Inc. | Chicago | 4 | Associate, Senior Architect; Designer; Design Coordinator | $88,514 | $82,700 | February 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| HDR Architecture, Inc. | Chicago | 4 | Design Coordinator | $76,253 | $61,006 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Eckenhoff Saunders Architects Inc. | Chicago | 4 | Architectural Associate II; Architectural Associate I; Architectural Associate | $76,242 | $75,858 | May 7, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Woolpert, Inc. | Chicago | 4 | Architect II; Project Manager II; Architectural Designer I | $100,942 | $90,126 | June 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Moreno Architects Ltd. | Chicago | 4 | Senior Project Designer; Project Designer; Project Designer | $80,000 | $76,939 | May 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Archeo Design Studio, Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Architectural Associate; Architect; Designer, Architectural Associate | $80,000 | $76,482 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Sara E.F. Gensburg, Ltd. | Northbrook | 3 | Architect (Unlicensed) | $77,000 | $75,858 | March 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Rieder Noram Inc | Roselle | 3 | Architectural Coordinator; Facade Sustainability Specialist | $75,858 | $75,858 | May 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Energy & Sustainability Designer; BIM Manager; Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) Designer | $87,360 | $66,904 | June 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation | Chicago | 3 | Designer | $78,104 | $75,858 | April 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Globetrotters Engineering Corporation | Chicago | 3 | Architectural Professional; Architect | $75,005 | $61,589 | April 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| En Masse Architecture and Design Ltd. | Chicago | 3 | Architectural Designer II | $70,000 | $61,589 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| FGP Atelier International PLLC | Chicago | 3 | Senior Architectural Designer; Architectural Designer; Design Architect | $76,000 | $75,858 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| DLR Group, Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Design Technology Manager | $120,000 | $83,336 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BDE Architecture, Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Job Captain; Designer | $92,700 | $61,589 | June 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Senga Architects Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Architectural Designer II; Architectural Designer | $59,634 | $59,634 | June 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Csa Partners Ltd. | Chicago | 3 | Architect Designer; Architect Designer | $76,939 | $68,744 | December 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Streamline Architects LLC | East Moline, Moline | 3 | Architectural Designer | $66,750 | $64,168 | September 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Corgan Associates, Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Designer; Project Architect | $68,994 | $61,006 | June 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Studio ARQ, LLC | Chicago | 3 | Project Coordinator | $62,500 | $59,634 | April 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Bailey Edward Design Inc | Chicago | 3 | Architectural Intern; Architectural Designer | $60,000 | $57,949 | April 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Sarfatty Associates, Ltd | Evanston | 3 | Architectural Associate; Architectural Associate; Architect I | $64,000 | $61,006 | September 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects, LTD. | Chicago | 3 | Designer 3; Architect V; Architect II | $82,014 | $76,939 | April 11, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | Batavia | 2 | Engineer I | $73,403 | $73,403 | February 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Architectual Expressions, LLP | Champaign, Forsyth | 2 | Architectural Designer I | $64,480 | $57,856 | March 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Senior Designer; Project Director | $92,500 | $84,916 | March 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Chipman Design Architecture Inc. | Des Plaines | 2 | Project Manager I; Architectural Project Associate III | $67,500 | $60,612 | May 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Interplan LLC | Lombard | 2 | Architectural Project Coordinator | $61,444 | $60,612 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago | 2 | Director, Planning; Associate Director, Planning | $130,503 | $115,866 | June 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Jahn Architecture Inc | Chicago | 2 | Associate; Architect Associate | $61,600 | $61,589 | June 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Jo Palma + Partners Corporation | Chicago | 2 | Architect III; Architectural Designer | $76,970 | $61,589 | December 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Aria Group Architects, Inc. | Oak Park | 2 | Architectural Designer 1; Architectural Designer I | $69,470 | $61,006 | February 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Torch Architecture Inc. | Naperville | 2 | Architectural Designer; Architectural Associate | $70,000 | $59,634 | February 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Harken Interiors, LLC | Chicago | 2 | Project Architect & Studio Design Lead; Project Architect and Studio Design Lead | $126,250 | $110,198 | April 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Gresham Smith | Chicago | 2 | BIM Project Coordinator; BIM Project Coordinator – Industrial Market | $88,250 | $93,350 | March 3, 2025 | dol.gov |
| UrbanWorks Ltd | Chicago | 2 | Urban Designer and Planner; Acoustic Specialist | $69,067 | $68,058 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| exp U.S. Services Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Architectural Designer | $69,000 | $59,634 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Muller And Muller Ltd | Chicago | 2 | Architectural Intern | $73,500 | $67,216 | September 24, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Nia Architects, Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Architectural Designer | $67,250 | $59,478 | May 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Antunovich Associates, Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Architectural Professional Staff | $69,000 | $61,006 | April 17, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Built Form LLC | Chicago | 2 | Intern Architect | $70,000 | $61,006 | August 30, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Studio AH, LLC | Chicago | 2 | Architectural Designer | $57,949 | $57,949 | June 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Krueck Sexton Partners | Chicago | 2 | Senior Design Associate | $74,381 | $74,381 | April 4, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Architect (Energy Consultant) | $74,381 | $74,381 | March 17, 2023 | dol.gov |
| John Ronan Architect LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architect | $75,858 | $75,858 | November 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Becknell Services LLC | La Grange | 1 | Architectural Associate | $68,000 | $59,634 | December 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| IDG Architect Partners, Inc. | Peoria | 1 | Architect Designer I | $69,700 | $61,776 | February 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| A&W Tool, Inc. | Ringwood | 1 | Architectural Design and Facility Planning Specialist | $61,589 | $61,589 | April 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Arc Scout LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $78,000 | $75,858 | April 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| DMAC Architecture PC | Evanston | 1 | Junior Designer | $61,589 | $61,589 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Design Group JEDI Incorporated | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer II | $76,769 | $75,858 | May 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Associate II | $61,589 | $61,589 | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Koo LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $68,000 | $61,589 | June 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Reflection Window Company, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $72,000 | $61,589 | July 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| SMJ Corporate LLC dba Apex Design Build | Rosemont | 1 | Senior Architectural Designer | $76,939 | Not listed | August 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Mid-States Concrete Industries, LLC | South Beloit | 1 | Project Engineer | $80,000 | Not listed | August 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| von Weise Associates | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Staff I | $58,000 | Not listed | December 3, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architect | $85,000 | $76,482 | June 24, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Accel Construction Services Group, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Project Engineer | $80,000 | $76,482 | June 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Brook Architecture Incorporated | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $72,488 | $59,634 | June 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| JAQ Corp, Int P.C. | Chicago | 1 | Degreed Project Architect | $65,000 | $59,634 | June 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Base Ten Architects, Inc. | La Grange | 1 | Architectural Designer | $76,482 | $76,482 | June 3, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Lunsford Architects Inc. | Carterville | 1 | Architect | Not listed | $65,104 | June 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Clayco, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Practice Technologist Senior Engineer | $126,776 | $59,634 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Civic Architectural Group Inc. | Orland Park | 1 | Designer/Planner | $76,482 | $76,482 | May 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Hewn Studio PLLC | Bloomington | 1 | Designer I | $55,640 | $55,640 | May 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Fujikawa Johnson Gobel Architects, Inc. | Oak Brook | 1 | Staff Architect | $72,800 | $59,634 | May 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Wsp USA Buildings Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Enclosures Consultant | $98,010 | $76,482 | May 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| MGLM Architects, Ltd. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Assistant | $62,500 | $59,634 | May 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Corey Dunne PC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $70,000 | $59,634 | May 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Design Mavens Architecture, PLLC | Normal | 1 | Entry Level Design Professional | $62,400 | $55,640 | May 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Charles Vincent George Architects | Naperville | 1 | Architectural Staff 2 | $60,000 | $59,634 | May 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| RGLA Solutions, Inc. | Schiller Park | 1 | Senior Architectural Program Associate | $67,000 | $59,634 | May 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| William Worn Architecture, P.C. dba: WJW Architects | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $67,500 | $59,634 | May 6, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Path Construction Company, Inc. | Arlington Heights | 1 | Junior Architect | $72,000 | $59,634 | May 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Panto-Ulema Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $90,000 | $76,482 | April 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| STL Architects, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Junior 3D Designer | $59,634 | $59,634 | April 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Mdc Architects P.C. | Streamwood | 1 | Architectural Intern | $59,634 | $59,634 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Cordogan Clark & Associates | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $59,634 | $59,634 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| bKL Architecture LLC | Chicago | 1 | Associate (Intern Architect) | $77,500 | $76,482 | December 31, 2024 | dol.gov |
| LBBA Ltd. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $67,080 | $59,634 | September 13, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Booth Hansen Ltd | Chicago | 1 | Associate/Designer | $56,930 | $56,930 | July 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Lohan Architecture pllc | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Intern | $62,400 | $61,006 | June 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Avid Consulting Incorporated | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Project Manager | $77,000 | $76,939 | June 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Harding Partners Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Intern | $61,006 | $61,006 | June 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Demonica Kemper Architects, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $68,000 | $61,006 | June 3, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Interform, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architect | $61,006 | $61,006 | May 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| GreenAssociates, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Staff/Architectural Team Member | $60,000 | $58,000 | May 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| The Consulting Engineers Group, Inc. | Mt. Prospect | 1 | Architectural Precast Modeler | $56,930 | $56,930 | May 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| JGL Group LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architecture Intern | $61,006 | $61,006 | May 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Eastlake Studio, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Technical Designer II | $65,000 | $61,006 | April 22, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Tilton, Kelly Bell, PLLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $81,000 | $76,939 | April 22, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Robbins Architecture Inc. | Winnetka | 1 | Architectural Designer | $63,000 | $61,006 | April 17, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Cruz Designs And Consultants, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Intern Architect | $56,950 | $56,930 | April 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Graduate Technical Designer - Diagnostics | $73,000 | $61,006 | March 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ERDMAN Company | Chicago | 1 | Project Designer, Architecture | $84,000 | $76,939 | February 29, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Barker Nestor, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $64,000 | $61,006 | December 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Rivetna Architects, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $64,300 | $57,949 | November 17, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Awen Solutions Group LLC | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Designer | $92,000 | $76,939 | October 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Tilton, Kelly & Bell, LLC | Chicago | 1 | Senior Architect | $112,750 | $76,939 | September 26, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Medline Industries, LP. | Northfield | 1 | Project Manager | $82,000 | $76,939 | August 17, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Sullivan Goulette Wilson, Ltd. | Chicago | 1 | Design Professional | $57,949 | $57,949 | June 13, 2023 | dol.gov |
| NWS Architects, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Staff, Level 1 | $61,000 | $57,949 | June 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Williams Associates Architects, Inc. | Itasca | 1 | Project Coordinator | $60,500 | $57,949 | May 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Four Seasons Air Systems Inc | Glendale Heights | 1 | Architect | $57,949 | $57,949 | May 10, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Kennedy Mann architecture | Chicago | 1 | Architectural Associate | $73,000 | $57,949 | April 14, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Sara E F Gensburg Ltd | Northbrook | 1 | Architect (Unlicensed) | $72,000 | $57,949 | December 7, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 30, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.