Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary

Median Salary
$99,280
per year
Hourly Rate
$47.73
per hour
Employment
106,770
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$62,300
25th percentile
$77,960
Median
$99,280
75th percentile
$126,550
90th percentile
$161,420

💰 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Wyoming$120,580+21.5%
Massachusetts$117,330+18.2%
Maryland$114,550+15.4%
Alaska$108,730+9.5%
California$108,540+9.3%
Rhode Island$105,160+5.9%
Connecticut$103,540+4.3%
South Dakota$102,500+3.2%
Colorado$102,400+3.1%
Hawaii$102,340+3.1%
District of Columbia$102,040+2.8%
Arizona$102,000+2.7%
Nevada$101,570+2.3%
South Carolina$101,550+2.3%
New Hampshire$101,100+1.8%
Georgia$100,420+1.1%
Oklahoma$100,350+1.1%
Washington$100,190+0.9%
Minnesota$99,940+0.7%
New Jersey$99,800+0.5%
New York$99,280+0.0%
Oregon$98,800-0.5%
Wisconsin$98,510-0.8%
Missouri$98,490-0.8%
Kentucky$97,680-1.6%
Virginia$97,680-1.6%
Montana$97,290-2.0%
North Dakota$97,110-2.2%
Delaware$97,030-2.3%
Pennsylvania$97,030-2.3%
Iowa$96,810-2.5%
West Virginia$96,470-2.8%
Florida$96,240-3.1%
Indiana$96,060-3.2%
Alabama$95,990-3.3%
North Carolina$95,700-3.6%
Utah$95,590-3.7%
Ohio$94,960-4.4%
Texas$94,490-4.8%
Tennessee$94,030-5.3%
Idaho$93,710-5.6%
Nebraska$91,530-7.8%
Michigan$88,430-10.9%
Kansas$85,490-13.9%
Vermont$82,400-17.0%
Illinois$81,780-17.6%
Mississippi$80,870-18.5%
Louisiana$79,580-19.8%
Maine$78,600-20.8%
Arkansas$78,190-21.2%
New Mexico$77,720-21.7%

🏙️ Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$129,640+30.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$126,550+27.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$125,980+26.9%
Modesto, CA$124,810+25.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$120,460+21.3%
Redding, CA$120,060+20.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$120,040+20.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$119,120+20.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$115,960+16.8%
Rapid City, SD$115,600+16.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$114,880+15.7%
Glens Falls, NY$111,200+12.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$111,070+11.9%
Appleton, WI$110,990+11.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$109,140+9.9%
Anchorage, AK$108,720+9.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$107,300+8.1%
Salisbury, MD$106,230+7.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$106,090+6.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$105,750+6.5%
Binghamton, NY$105,600+6.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$105,540+6.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$105,300+6.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$105,140+5.9%
Reno, NV$104,990+5.8%
Worcester, MA$104,970+5.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$104,650+5.4%
Boulder, CO$104,550+5.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$104,170+4.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$104,090+4.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$103,900+4.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$103,820+4.6%
Mobile, AL$103,380+4.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$103,330+4.1%
Asheville, NC$103,100+3.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$103,090+3.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$103,050+3.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$102,890+3.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$102,880+3.6%
New Haven, CT$102,880+3.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$102,550+3.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$102,550+3.3%
Waco, TX$102,540+3.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$102,530+3.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$102,490+3.2%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$102,160+2.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$102,120+2.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$102,080+2.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$102,080+2.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$101,930+2.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$101,880+2.6%
Springfield, MA$101,860+2.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$101,650+2.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$101,540+2.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$101,410+2.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$100,960+1.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$100,810+1.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$100,760+1.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100,610+1.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$100,490+1.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,460+1.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$100,420+1.1%
Fresno, CA$100,360+1.1%
Columbia, SC$100,200+0.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$100,050+0.8%
Midland, TX$99,990+0.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,920+0.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$99,800+0.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$99,790+0.5%
Tulsa, OK$99,740+0.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99,710+0.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$99,680+0.4%
Salinas, CA$99,600+0.3%
Savannah, GA$99,560+0.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$99,350+0.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$99,320+0.0%
Bozeman, MT$99,280+0.0%
Jacksonville, FL$99,230-0.1%
Madison, WI$99,210-0.1%
Columbus, OH$99,140-0.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$99,050-0.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$99,030-0.3%
Visalia, CA$98,890-0.4%
Tucson, AZ$98,860-0.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$98,800-0.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$98,750-0.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$98,620-0.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$98,620-0.7%
Green Bay, WI$98,470-0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$98,350-0.9%
Iowa City, IA$98,220-1.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$98,140-1.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$98,020-1.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$97,950-1.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$97,920-1.4%
Rochester, MN$97,610-1.7%
Springfield, IL$97,600-1.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$97,590-1.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$97,500-1.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$97,460-1.8%
Reading, PA$97,330-2.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$97,110-2.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$97,080-2.2%
Billings, MT$96,990-2.3%
Ithaca, NY$96,920-2.4%
Birmingham, AL$96,730-2.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$96,690-2.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$96,600-2.7%
Huntsville, AL$96,500-2.8%
York-Hanover, PA$96,250-3.1%
Bismarck, ND$96,210-3.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$96,190-3.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$96,040-3.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$96,040-3.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$95,910-3.4%
Richmond, VA$95,860-3.4%
Ames, IA$95,750-3.6%
Missoula, MT$95,700-3.6%
Rochester, NY$95,480-3.8%
Toledo, OH$95,480-3.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,350-4.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$95,140-4.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$95,130-4.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$95,100-4.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$94,990-4.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$94,630-4.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$94,610-4.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$94,490-4.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$94,440-4.9%
Knoxville, TN$94,310-5.0%
Boise City, ID$94,270-5.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$94,230-5.1%
Syracuse, NY$94,170-5.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$94,160-5.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$94,150-5.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$94,110-5.2%
Gainesville, FL$94,050-5.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$93,970-5.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$93,900-5.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$93,840-5.5%
State College, PA$93,820-5.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$93,720-5.6%
Wilmington, NC$93,720-5.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$93,640-5.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$93,620-5.7%
Ocala, FL$92,400-6.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$92,370-7.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$92,360-7.0%
Bellingham, WA$92,320-7.0%
Lawrence, KS$91,860-7.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$91,570-7.8%
Lancaster, PA$91,340-8.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$91,100-8.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$90,850-8.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$90,010-9.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$89,820-9.5%
Amarillo, TX$88,810-10.5%
Tyler, TX$87,970-11.4%
Dubuque, IA$87,890-11.5%
Lubbock, TX$87,700-11.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$87,490-11.9%
Bloomington, IN$86,900-12.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$85,770-13.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$84,990-14.4%
Ogden, UT$84,970-14.4%
Charlottesville, VA$84,650-14.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$84,370-15.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$84,130-15.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$84,110-15.3%
Santa Fe, NM$83,870-15.5%
Helena, MT$83,670-15.7%
Cleveland, OH$83,620-15.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,470-15.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$83,460-15.9%
Evansville, IN$83,000-16.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$82,900-16.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$82,890-16.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$82,540-16.9%
Roanoke, VA$82,530-16.9%
St. George, UT$82,460-16.9%
Columbia, MO$82,430-17.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,300-17.1%
Bloomington, IL$82,250-17.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$82,180-17.2%
Salem, OR$82,030-17.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$81,940-17.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$81,790-17.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$81,660-17.7%
Jackson, TN$81,510-17.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$81,470-17.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$81,450-18.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$81,420-18.0%
Erie, PA$81,270-18.1%
Lincoln, NE$81,190-18.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$81,110-18.3%
Rockford, IL$81,010-18.4%
Jackson, MS$81,000-18.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$80,870-18.5%
Flint, MI$80,270-19.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$80,260-19.2%
Laredo, TX$80,210-19.2%
Montgomery, AL$80,060-19.4%
Bend, OR$79,990-19.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$79,960-19.5%
El Paso, TX$79,850-19.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$79,750-19.7%
Akron, OH$79,640-19.8%
Peoria, IL$79,580-19.8%
Topeka, KS$79,400-20.0%
Wichita, KS$79,180-20.2%
Grand Junction, CO$78,850-20.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,830-20.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$78,740-20.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$78,660-20.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$78,250-21.2%
Manhattan, KS$77,940-21.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$77,810-21.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$77,620-21.8%
Springfield, MO$77,360-22.1%
Medford, OR$77,200-22.2%
Traverse City, MI$76,840-22.6%
Albuquerque, NM$76,520-22.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$76,500-22.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$75,600-23.9%
Tallahassee, FL$74,960-24.5%
Bangor, ME$74,130-25.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$73,710-25.8%
Monroe, LA$73,320-26.1%
Lafayette, LA$73,160-26.3%
Saginaw, MI$70,820-28.7%
Guam$69,990-29.5%
Puerto Rico$60,120-39.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$60,120-39.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.