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SALARY SURVEYS
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UPDATED September 2024 About salary data? |
CALCULATE YOUR OPTIMUM SALARY!
(based on your career and experience) |
| AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
Net (after tax)
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$78,045 USD£59,778 GBPNew York City $80,593 USD |
$52,000 USD£39,829 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Architect Constructions / United States is $78,045 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 249 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $86,000 USD. Women receive a salary of $69,200 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $116,600 USD. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of $100,000 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $102,300 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $93,100 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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4 |
100%
1.61% |
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$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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2 |
98.39%
0.8% |
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$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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7 |
97.59%
2.81% |
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$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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8 |
94.78%
3.21% |
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$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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14 |
91.57%
5.62% |
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$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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21 |
85.94%
8.43% |
| THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
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$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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30 |
77.51%
12.05% |
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$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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11 |
65.46%
4.42% |
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$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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15 |
61.04%
6.02% |
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$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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11 |
55.02%
4.42% |
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$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
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20 |
50.6%
8.03% |
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$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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12 |
42.57%
4.82% |
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$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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15 |
37.75%
6.02% |
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$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
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7 |
31.73%
2.81% |
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$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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9 |
28.92%
3.61% |
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$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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6 |
25.3%
2.41% |
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$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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14 |
22.89%
5.62% |
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$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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2 |
17.27%
0.8% |
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$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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3 |
16.47%
1.2% |
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$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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2 |
15.26%
0.8% |
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$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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4 |
14.46%
1.61% |
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$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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7 |
12.85%
2.81% |
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$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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3 |
10.04%
1.2% |
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$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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2 |
8.84%
0.8% |
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$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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| HIGH SALARIES | ||
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$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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6 |
8.03%
2.41% |
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$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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2 |
5.62%
0.8% |
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$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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4 |
4.82%
1.61% |
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$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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1 |
3.21%
0.4% |
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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3 |
2.81%
1.2% |
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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 |
1.61%
0.4% |
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$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 |
1.2%
0.8% |
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$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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1 |
0.4%
0.4% |
| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Doctorate Degree | 7 | $116,600 USD |
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| 2 | Bellow H. School | 2 | $100,000 USD |
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| 3 | Masters Degree | 99 | $78,300 USD |
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| 4 | Bachelors Degree | 116 | $78,100 USD |
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| 5 | Some College | 20 | $65,400 USD |
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| 6 | High School | 5 | $60,100 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | 20+ Years | 75 | $102,300 USD |
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| 2 | 16-20 Years | 27 | $93,100 USD |
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| 3 | 12-16 Years | 19 | $89,900 USD |
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| 4 | 8-12 Years | 37 | $70,000 USD |
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| 5 | 4-8 Years | 25 | $63,600 USD |
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| 6 | 1-2 Years | 16 | $53,100 USD |
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| 7 | 0-1 Year | 16 | $52,900 USD |
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| 8 | 2-4 Years | 34 | $48,800 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | 66-70 | 4 | $135,900 USD |
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| 2 | 56-60 | 14 | $114,900 USD |
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| 3 | 61-65 | 10 | $107,300 USD |
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| 4 | 51-55 | 19 | $101,000 USD |
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| 5 | 46-50 | 24 | $90,900 USD |
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| 6 | 41-45 | 25 | $90,600 USD |
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| 7 | 36-40 | 19 | $81,400 USD |
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| 8 | 14-20 | 3 | $79,300 USD |
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| 9 | n/a | 42 | $66,300 USD |
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| 10 | 31-35 | 27 | $66,100 USD |
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| 11 | 26-30 | 42 | $58,400 USD |
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| 12 | 76-99 | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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| 13 | 21-25 | 19 | $51,800 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Self Employed | 27 | $104,800 USD |
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| 2 | Contract | 11 | $83,100 USD |
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| 3 | Permanent | 206 | $74,500 USD |
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| 4 | Part Time | 5 | $68,100 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Utah | 1 | $200,000 USD |
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| 2 | Arizona | 4 | $170,000 USD |
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| 3 | Kansas | 2 | $160,000 USD |
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| 4 | New Mexico | 1 | $129,000 USD |
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| 5 | Alaska | 1 | $118,200 USD |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 5 | $102,000 USD |
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| 7 | Rhode Island | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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| 8 | Ohio | 3 | $91,700 USD |
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| 9 | Maryland | 5 | $90,800 USD |
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| 10 | Alabama | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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| 11 | Florida | 16 | $87,900 USD |
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| 12 | New York State | 31 | $83,500 USD |
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| 13 | California | 24 | $82,000 USD |
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| 14 | Pennsylvania | 6 | $81,500 USD |
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| 15 | New Jersey | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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| 16 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 13 | $78,500 USD |
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| 17 | Oregon | 6 | $76,200 USD |
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| 18 | Washington State | 8 | $76,100 USD |
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| 19 | Kentucky | 1 | $75,000 USD |
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| 20 | Colorado | 6 | $74,400 USD |
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| 21 | Texas | 14 | $73,500 USD |
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| 22 | Louisiana | 4 | $73,000 USD |
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| 23 | Georgia | 10 | $72,500 USD |
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| 24 | Oklahoma | 2 | $72,500 USD |
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| 25 | Missouri | 8 | $71,000 USD |
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| 26 | Virginia | 8 | $69,900 USD |
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| 27 | Massachusetts | 12 | $69,800 USD |
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| 28 | Minnesota | 11 | $62,800 USD |
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| 29 | North Dakota | 2 | $60,000 USD |
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| 30 | Tennessee | 3 | $58,000 USD |
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| 31 | Nevada | 2 | $51,800 USD |
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| 32 | West Virginia | 1 | $51,000 USD |
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| 33 | Illinois | 11 | $50,700 USD |
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| 34 | Idaho | 1 | $50,000 USD |
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| 35 | Wisconsin | 4 | $49,400 USD |
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| 36 | Michigan | 5 | $48,100 USD |
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| 37 | Hawaii | 1 | $46,800 USD |
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| 38 | South Carolina | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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| 39 | Indiana | 1 | $44,000 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 | 4 | $170,000 USD |
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| 3 | Virginia Beach | 1 | $165,000 USD |
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| 4 | Wichita | 2 | $160,000 USD |
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| 5 | Buffalo, United States | 1 | $160,000 USD |
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| 6 | Charlotte | 2 | $127,500 USD |
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| 7 | Worcester | 1 | $120,000 USD |
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| 8 | Anchorage | 1 | $118,200 USD |
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| 9 | Raleigh | 2 | $110,000 USD |
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| 10 | Orlando | 6 | $101,500 USD |
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| 11 | Philadelphia | 3 | $100,300 USD |
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| 12 | Sacramento | 1 | $98,000 USD |
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| 13 | Baltimore | 5 | $90,800 USD |
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| 14 | Rochester | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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| 15 | Birmingham, United States | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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| 16 | Houston | 3 | $88,300 USD |
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| 17 | Oakland | 2 | $87,500 USD |
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| 18 | Los Angeles | 10 | $85,000 USD |
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| 19 | Baton Rouge | 2 | $84,000 USD |
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| 20 | San Francisco | 8 | $83,000 USD |
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| 21 | New York City | 29 | $80,600 USD |
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| 22 | Newark | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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| 23 | Washington DC | 13 | $78,500 USD |
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| 24 | --Other-- | 12 | $78,500 USD |
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| 25 | Augusta | 2 | $78,500 USD |
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| 26 | San Antonio | 5 | $78,200 USD |
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| 27 | Denver | 5 | $77,700 USD |
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| 28 | Portland, Oregon | 6 | $76,200 USD |
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| 29 | Seattle | 8 | $76,100 USD |
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| 30 | Oklahoma City | 2 | $72,500 USD |
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| 31 | Kansas City | 6 | $71,800 USD |
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| 32 | Atlanta | 8 | $70,900 USD |
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| 33 | St. Louis | 2 | $68,500 USD |
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| 34 | Minneapolis | 10 | $66,200 USD |
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| 35 | Boston | 11 | $65,200 USD |
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| 36 | Dallas | 3 | $64,300 USD |
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| 37 | Miami | 4 | $63,500 USD |
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| 38 | Pittsburgh | 3 | $62,700 USD |
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| 39 | New Orleans | 2 | $62,000 USD |
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| 40 | Tampa | 5 | $60,600 USD |
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| 41 | Fargo, North Dakota | 2 | $60,000 USD |
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| 42 | Colorado Springs | 1 | $58,000 USD |
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| 43 | Richmond | 7 | $56,300 USD |
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| 44 | San Diego | 2 | $51,000 USD |
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| 45 | Charleston, West Virginia | 1 | $51,000 USD |
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| 46 | Chicago | 11 | $50,700 USD |
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| 47 | Akron | 2 | $50,000 USD |
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| 48 | Boise | 1 | $50,000 USD |
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| 49 | Milwaukee | 4 | $49,400 USD |
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| 50 | Grand Rapids | 4 | $48,100 USD |
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| 51 | Detroit | 1 | $48,000 USD |
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| 52 | Columbia, South Carolina | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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| 53 | Reno | 1 | $44,700 USD |
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| 54 | Indianapolis | 1 | $44,000 USD |
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| 55 | Austin | 2 | $41,800 USD |
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| 56 | Nashville | 2 | $37,000 USD |
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| 57 | Greensboro | 1 | $35,000 USD |
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| 58 | St. Paul | 1 | $29,100 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Principal Architect | 25 | $119,300 USD |
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| 2 | Big Constructions Architect | 20 | $97,400 USD |
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| 3 | Architect | 126 | $73,700 USD |
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| 4 | Other Architect Career | 41 | $71,400 USD |
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| 5 | Houses, Smaller Buildings Architect | 14 | $63,600 USD |
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| 6 | Landscape Architect | 23 | $60,800 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?
"Run a design studio."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| San Francisco | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $152,000 USD |
What I do?
"Design and prepare architectural documents for client review in coordination with structural, civil, MEP disciplines."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Boston | Masters Degree | 0-1 Year | Basic | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Read and write."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Fargo, North Dakota | Some College | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | $60,000 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?
"American institute of architects and LEED certified."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Kansas City | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $125,000 USD |
What I do?
"Sales, manage employees, design jobs, contribute to building jobs."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Boise | Some College | 16-20 Years | n/a | $50,000 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?
"See details in resume."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Worcester | Doctorate Degree | 16-20 Years | n/a | $120,000 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?
"Assists in the day-to-day operation of the healthcare studio."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | n/a | $39,500 USD |
What I do?
"Landscaping account manager."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Los Angeles | High School | 4-8 Years | n/a | $67,000 USD |
What I do?
"Business development, Design, Administration."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Baltimore | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | n/a | $190,000 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?
"Supervise building construction degree in architecture."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Richmond | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $66,000 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?
"Development, construction permits etc."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"Drafting, computer drafting."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Greensboro | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $35,000 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?
"Design, drafting and buildings."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $125,000 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?
"Managing member if architectural design practice; business development; project architect; design team leader; project manager."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Denver | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"CAD drafter and job captain for working drawings for construction."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| San Francisco | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $72,000 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?
"Direct international architedts and engineers."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Orlando | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $175,000 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?
"Architectural designer."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Reno | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $44,700 USD |
What I do?
"Manage retail construction from conceptual design to construction administration."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Senior Vice President and Project Architect that manages a 20 person group within a 107 person firm."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Wichita | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Handle all sales for both commercial and structural rebar divisions."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Augusta | Some College | 4-8 Years | n/a | $57,000 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?
"Manage several projects from skematic design to construction administration."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| San Francisco | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $89,000 USD |
What I do?
"Design intern - 3d modeling revit cad finish selection."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| St. Paul | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | n/a | $29,100 USD |
What I do?
"Design and Draft New Homes and Remodeling."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Milwaukee | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | n/a | $45,000 USD |
What I do?
"Building stuff and making stuff look like buildings just because and I do not care."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Augusta | Bellow H. School | 0-1 Year | n/a | $100,000 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 |
