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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
Net (after tax)
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$73,691 USD£58,242 GBPNew York City $79,352 USD |
$52,000 USD£41,098 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Architect / United States is $73,691 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 126 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $82,700 USD. Women receive a salary of $65,000 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $111,500 USD. The second most paid education level is High School with salary of $100,000 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of $101,900 USD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive $97,800 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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2 |
100%
1.59% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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3 |
98.41%
2.38% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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10 |
96.03%
7.94% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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12 |
88.1%
9.52% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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15 |
78.57%
11.9% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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6 |
66.67%
4.76% |
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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11 |
61.9%
8.73% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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7 |
53.17%
5.56% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
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15 |
47.62%
11.9% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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7 |
35.71%
5.56% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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8 |
30.16%
6.35% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
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3 |
23.81%
2.38% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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5 |
21.43%
3.97% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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2 |
17.46%
1.59% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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5 |
15.87%
3.97% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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1 |
11.9%
0.79% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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2 |
11.11%
1.59% |
$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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1 |
9.52%
0.79% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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3 |
8.73%
2.38% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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1 |
6.35%
0.79% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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3 |
5.56%
2.38% |
$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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1 |
3.17%
0.79% |
$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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1 |
2.38%
0.79% |
$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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2 |
1.59%
1.59% |
$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Doctorate Degree | 4 | $111,500 USD |
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2 | High School | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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3 | Bachelors Degree | 61 | $76,600 USD |
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4 | Some College | 5 | $68,600 USD |
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5 | Masters Degree | 55 | $67,600 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 12-16 Years | 10 | $101,900 USD |
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2 | 20+ Years | 33 | $97,800 USD |
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3 | 16-20 Years | 10 | $80,900 USD |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 19 | $66,500 USD |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 14 | $63,200 USD |
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6 | 2-4 Years | 20 | $53,600 USD |
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7 | 0-1 Year | 10 | $52,800 USD |
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8 | 1-2 Years | 10 | $48,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 66-70 | 2 | $146,800 USD |
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2 | 61-65 | 4 | $117,000 USD |
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3 | 56-60 | 9 | $105,300 USD |
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4 | 14-20 | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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5 | 51-55 | 7 | $95,100 USD |
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6 | 46-50 | 10 | $89,000 USD |
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7 | 36-40 | 7 | $84,500 USD |
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8 | 41-45 | 13 | $80,800 USD |
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9 | 31-35 | 12 | $71,400 USD |
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10 | n/a | 21 | $58,900 USD |
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11 | 26-30 | 26 | $57,400 USD |
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12 | 21-25 | 14 | $49,400 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 9 | $118,400 USD |
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2 | Permanent | 111 | $71,200 USD |
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3 | Part Time | 2 | $53,000 USD |
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4 | Contract | 4 | $52,500 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Arizona | 1 | $240,000 USD |
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2 | Kansas | 1 | $220,000 USD |
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3 | New Mexico | 1 | $129,000 USD |
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4 | Rhode Island | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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5 | Oklahoma | 1 | $95,000 USD |
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6 | Florida | 6 | $94,000 USD |
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7 | Oregon | 3 | $86,300 USD |
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8 | Georgia | 4 | $86,100 USD |
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9 | North Carolina | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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10 | New York State | 18 | $79,900 USD |
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11 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 10 | $78,800 USD |
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12 | California | 10 | $78,600 USD |
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13 | Washington State | 5 | $71,800 USD |
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14 | Texas | 7 | $69,500 USD |
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15 | Minnesota | 7 | $67,000 USD |
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16 | Maryland | 4 | $66,000 USD |
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17 | Wisconsin | 2 | $66,000 USD |
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18 | Pennsylvania | 2 | $63,000 USD |
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19 | Louisiana | 2 | $62,000 USD |
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20 | Ohio | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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21 | North Dakota | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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22 | Colorado | 2 | $59,000 USD |
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23 | Missouri | 6 | $55,500 USD |
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24 | Virginia | 6 | $54,700 USD |
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25 | Massachusetts | 6 | $53,300 USD |
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26 | Michigan | 3 | $48,500 USD |
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27 | Illinois | 7 | $48,200 USD |
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28 | Indiana | 1 | $44,000 USD |
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29 | Tennessee | 1 | $42,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Fort Lauderdale | 1 | $240,000 USD |
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2 | Phoenix | 1 | $240,000 USD |
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3 | Wichita | 1 | $220,000 USD |
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4 | Albuquerque | 1 | $129,000 USD |
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5 | Oakland | 1 | $110,000 USD |
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6 | Providence | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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7 | Oklahoma City | 1 | $95,000 USD |
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8 | Rochester | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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9 | Houston | 3 | $88,300 USD |
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10 | Portland, Oregon | 3 | $86,300 USD |
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11 | Atlanta | 4 | $86,100 USD |
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12 | --Other-- | 6 | $82,200 USD |
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13 | Los Angeles | 5 | $80,200 USD |
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14 | Charlotte | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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15 | New York City | 17 | $79,400 USD |
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16 | Washington DC | 10 | $78,800 USD |
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17 | Seattle | 5 | $71,800 USD |
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18 | San Diego | 1 | $70,000 USD |
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19 | Dallas | 2 | $69,000 USD |
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20 | St. Louis | 2 | $68,500 USD |
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21 | San Francisco | 3 | $68,300 USD |
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22 | Miami | 3 | $68,000 USD |
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23 | Philadelphia | 1 | $68,000 USD |
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24 | Minneapolis | 7 | $67,000 USD |
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25 | Baltimore | 4 | $66,000 USD |
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26 | Milwaukee | 2 | $66,000 USD |
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27 | New Orleans | 2 | $62,000 USD |
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28 | Tampa | 2 | $60,000 USD |
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29 | Denver | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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30 | Akron | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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31 | Fargo, North Dakota | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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32 | Colorado Springs | 1 | $58,000 USD |
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33 | Pittsburgh | 1 | $58,000 USD |
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34 | Richmond | 6 | $54,700 USD |
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35 | Boston | 6 | $53,300 USD |
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36 | Kansas City | 4 | $49,000 USD |
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37 | Grand Rapids | 2 | $48,800 USD |
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38 | Chicago | 7 | $48,200 USD |
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39 | Detroit | 1 | $48,000 USD |
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40 | Indianapolis | 1 | $44,000 USD |
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41 | Nashville | 1 | $42,000 USD |
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42 | Austin | 2 | $41,800 USD |
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What I do?
"Design and planning."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $73,500 USD |
What I do?
"Principal and founder."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $180,000 USD |
What I do?
"Design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boston | Masters Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $54,000 USD |
What I do?
"Codes, Construction, Management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $56,000 USD |
What I do?
"Revit, Acad, construction administration."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Architect designer."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boston | Doctorate Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $46,000 USD |
What I do?
"Rhino, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Powerpoint, Excel."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $65,000 USD |
What I do?
"Drafting, spatial analysis, technical drawing and detailing, construction, preservation, sculpture, materials, drawing, critical thinking, writing, graphic design, design, autocad, rhino."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Construction documents & administration of single family homes, townhomes, residential, office & commercial buildings."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Miami | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"Concept design, facade studies plan development renderings."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $52,500 USD |
What I do?
"Residential building design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Richmond | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $40,800 USD |
What I do?
"I manage small residential rehab projects in NYC for a small firm."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $46,000 USD |
What I do?
"Revit and coordinate drawingd."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Baltimore | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $73,000 USD |
What I do?
"Design, construction documents."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Portland, Oregon | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $77,000 USD |
What I do?
"Building houses."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $50,500 USD |
What I do?
"Design and manage architectural construction projects. Eligible but not yet licensed."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Richmond | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"I am in charge of international urban projects."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Retail architecture and construction project management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Fort Lauderdale | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $240,000 USD |
What I do?
"I own the company. We sell approximately $4 million per year."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Building design for commercial buildings."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Atlanta | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $90,000 USD |
What I do?
"Designing buildings, and making sure they are constructed per design intent."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"I just want to see more of the website, please."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Minneapolis | Masters Degree | 0-1 Year | n/a | $60,000 USD |