Average Architect Salary in USA 2022 – The Complete Guide (2023)

How much does a Architect make in United States?

Salary distribution for architects in the United States

The median, maximum, minimum, and range

• salary range

  Architect salaries in the United States range from $63,700 per year (minimum salary) to $183,000 per year (maximum salary).

• Average salary

  The median salary is $113,000 per year, which means that half (50%) of people working as architect(s) make less than $113,000, while the other half make more than $113,000. The median represents the mean salary value. In general, you want to be on the right side of the chart when the group earns more than the average salary.

• Perzentile

  Two values ​​are closely related to the median: the 25th and the 75th percentile. From the salary distribution chart, 25% of architects make less than $79,600 while 75% of them make more than $79,600. The chart also shows that 75% of architects make less than $139,000, while 25% make more than $139,000.

Salary comparison for architects based on many years of experience

How does experience and age affect your pay?

Experience level is the most important factor in determining salary. Of course, the more years of experience you have, the higher your salary. We broke down architect salaries by experience level and that's what we found.

An architect with less than two years of experience makes approximately $73,300 per year.

While someone with between two and five years of experience is expected to earn $89,900 per year, 23% more than someone with less than two years of experience.

Going forward, an experience level between five and 10 years will yield a salary of $127,000 per year, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

Additionally, architects with 10-15 years of experience earn the equivalent of $149,000 per year, 17% more than someone with 5-10 years of experience.

If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, the expected salary is $164,000 per year, 10% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.

Finally, employees with more than twenty years of experience earn a salary of $173,000 per year, 6% more than those with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Average Architect salary change by experience in United States

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Typical salary progression for most careers

Salary comparison for architects by education

How does education level affect salary?

Below is the average salary difference between different architects with the same experience but different levels of education.

We all know that higher education equals higher salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We've broken down architect salaries by education level to make a comparison.

If the education level is Bachelors, the average salary of an architect is $82,800 per year.

While someone with a master's degree earns a salary of $160,000 per year, 93% more than someone with a bachelor's degree.

Average salary gap between architects by education level in the United States

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Typical salary gap by education for most careers

Salary comparison for architects by gender

Although gender shouldn't affect pay, it actually does. So who gets paid better: men or women? Male architectural workers in the United States earn an average of 6% more than their female counterparts.

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Salary comparison by gender in the United States for all careers

Percentage of average annual salary increase for architects in the United States

What are the annual salary increases for architects in the United States? How often do employees get raises?

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Architect(s) in the United States are likely to see a salary increase of about 11% every 17 months. The national average annual salary increase for all occupations combined is 8%, granted to workers every 16 months.

The numbers given here are average values. These numbers are intended as general guidelines. Pay raises vary from person to person and depend on many factors, but your performance and contribution to the organization's success remain the most important factors in determining how much and how often you will receive a raise.

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The term"Annual Salary Increase"usually refers to the increase over a 12 calendar month period, but since it is rare for employees to have their salaries reviewed exactly after one year, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and rate at the time of the increase.

How to calculate the percentage of the salary increase?

The annual salary increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows:Annual salary increase = increase rate x 12 ÷ increase frequency

„The average salary increase in a year (12 months) in the United States is6%.”

Annual growth rate by industry 2021

Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in the United States for 2021. Companies in thriving industries tend to offer higher and more frequent raises. There are exceptions, but in general the situation of a company is closely related to the economic situation of the country or region. These numbers tend to change frequently.

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Bonus and incentive rates for architects in the United States

How much and how often are bonuses awarded?

AArchitectcounts as onehochBonus job due to generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who receive the highest bonuses are usually involved in the revenue generation cycle in some way.

21%of the employees surveyed stated that they had not received any bonuses or incentives in the past year79%reported receiving at least one form of cash bonus.

Those who received bonuses reported rates of6%to8%their annual salary.

What makes a position worthy of good bonuses and a high salary?

Revenue generators typically receive more and larger bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent raises. The reason is simple: It's easier to monetize your value to the business when you participate in revenue generation.

„Try to work for companies where your skills can generate revenue. We can't all generate revenue and that's totally fine.”

Bonus comparison by seniority

Top executives and executives naturally have higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than those at the bottom of the pyramid.

Average hourly wage for Architect in United States

58USDper hour

The average hourly wage (pay per hour) inUnited Statesis58 US-Dollar. This means that the average architect in the United States makes approximately $58 for every hour worked.

Hourly wage = Annual salary ÷ ( 52 x 5 x 8 )

The hourly wage is the wage paid in one hour worked. Typically, jobs fall into two categories: paid jobs and hourly jobs. In employment relationships, a fixed amount is paid regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs are paid per hour worked. To convert salary to an hourly wage, the formula above is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day, which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may vary slightly depending on the number of hours worked per week and annual holiday pay. The above numbers are good approximations and are considered standard. A key difference between salaried employees and hourly workers is how overtime is counted. Employees are usually exempt from overtime, unlike hourly workers.

Architect VS Other Jobs

The average salary for architects is 37% higher than for architecture. Also, architecture salaries are 7% lower than All Jobs.

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architectural designer	106.000 US-Dollar	-12%
Architectural draftsman	46.200 US-Dollar	-62%
Architekturmanager	178.000 US-Dollar	+48 %
Architectural Engineer	67.900 US-Dollar	-44%
architecture consultant	161.000 US-Dollar	+34 %
Architectural Estimation Manager	126.000 US-Dollar	+5 %
Author of architecture specifications	43.800 US-Dollar	-64%
Assistant to the Architecture Manager	156.000 US-Dollar	+30 %
CAD draftsman	47.000 US-Dollar	-61%
CAD-Manager	103.000 US-Dollar	-14%
Design and decoration assistant	48.400 US-Dollar	-60%
Design Manager	159.000 US-Dollar	+32%
Editor-in-Chief	87.400 US-Dollar	-27%
Plant and project manager	159.000 US-Dollar	+32%
facility planner	89.300 US-Dollar	-26%
Interior design assistant	44.600 US-Dollar	-63%
interior architect	90.100 US-Dollar	-25%
kitchen designer	55.000 US-Dollar	-54%
landscape architect	133.000 USD	+11 %
landscape artist	76.200 US-Dollar	-37%
landscaper	68.100 US-Dollar	-43%
mapping technician	42.400 US-Dollar	-65%
Mechanical draftsman	55.900 US-Dollar	-54%
Photogrammetrie	51.100 US-Dollar	-58%

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Salary comparison between government and private sector

Where can you get paid more if you work for a private company or for the government? Public sector workers in the United States, on average across all sectors, earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts.

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