DOL Verified Employer

HKS, Inc. - Architectural and Civil Drafters

Government-verified salary data from 234 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$52,923
25 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 82.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$52,923
Certified filings
DOL Filings
25
Certified: 192
Unique Job Titles
20
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
82.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 25 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$45,760$47,528$52,923$64,000$75,190
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+32.4%

HKS, Inc. pays 32.4% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

20 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
17-1011.00 89 $70,000 N/A
$65,400$65,400$70,000$85,000$85,000
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 68 $76,417 -21%
$54,017$54,017$76,417$86,527$86,527
Architectural and Civil Drafters 25 $52,923 -17.7%
$47,528$47,528$52,923$64,000$64,000
27-1025.00 12 $64,650 N/A
$60,008$60,008$64,650$83,054$83,054
17-3011.01 11 $62,000 N/A
$56,014$56,014$62,000$66,622$66,622
17-2051.00 6 $74,506 N/A
$73,507$73,507$74,506$79,000$79,000
17-3011.00 5 $71,000 N/A
$67,288$67,288$71,000$72,000$72,000
Interior Designers 4 $45,745 -28%
$44,491$44,491$45,745$46,000$46,000
15-1242.00 2 $92,446 N/A
$86,694$86,694$92,446$98,197$98,197
Landscape Architects 2 $51,335 -35.6%
$48,360$48,360$51,335$54,309$54,309
Management Analysts 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors 1 $53,000 -35.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 1 $85,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.06 1 $80,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1243.00 1 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 $61,078 -33.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 1 $66,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-1012.00 1 $61,152 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3051.00 1 $65,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Architectural and Civil Drafters at HKS, Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2024 $66,102 $66,102 - Salt Lake City UT Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2024 $75,000 $69,909 - Austin TE Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2023 $64,001 $38,834 - Coral Gables FL Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2019 $64,000 $60,382 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $75,190 $64,730 - DALLAS TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $47,653 $43,118 - Richmond VI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2019 $45,760 $36,046 - DALLAS TE N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $50,003 $48,693 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2018 $47,528 $46,363 - ATLANTA GA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2018 $52,923 $46,488 - DALLAS TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $47,528 $38,106 - ATLANTA GA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $46,000 $44,533 - CORAL GABLES FL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2017 $45,926 $45,136 - ATLANTA GA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $50,000 $46,530 - DALLAS TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $55,016 $43,701 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2016 $42,994 $38,293 - CORAL GABLES FL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2016 $45,500 $39,624 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2016 $46,501 $32,406 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $64,000 $59,301 - DALLAS TX N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2015 $56,000 $40,414 - ATLANTA GA N/A Certified LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

TX 70 CA 21 GA 20 DC 14 IL 12 FL 10 NY 8 TE 8 UT 7 DI 6 MI 6 AZ 3 VA 2 MA 2 CO 1 GE 1 NC 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2012 to 2025.