Architects, Except Landscape and Naval salary
The median pay for architects, except landscape and naval in the United States is $99,280 a year. About 106,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $62,300
- 25th percentile
- $77,960
- Median percentile
- $99,280
- 75th percentile
- $126,550
- 90th percentile
- $161,420
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Wyoming $120,580
- Massachusetts $117,330
- Maryland $114,550
- Alaska $108,730
- California $108,540
- Rhode Island $105,160
- Connecticut $103,540
- South Dakota $102,500
- Colorado $102,400
- Hawaii $102,340
- District of Columbia $102,040
- Arizona $102,000
- Nevada $101,570
- South Carolina $101,550
- New Hampshire $101,100
- Georgia $100,420
- Oklahoma $100,350
- Washington $100,190
- Minnesota $99,940
- New Jersey $99,800
- New York $99,280
- Oregon $98,800
- Wisconsin $98,510
- Missouri $98,490
- Kentucky $97,680
- Virginia $97,680
- Montana $97,290
- North Dakota $97,110
- Delaware $97,030
- Pennsylvania $97,030
- Iowa $96,810
- West Virginia $96,470
- Florida $96,240
- Indiana $96,060
- Alabama $95,990
- North Carolina $95,700
- Utah $95,590
- Ohio $94,960
- Texas $94,490
- Tennessee $94,030
- Idaho $93,710
- Nebraska $91,530
- Michigan $88,430
- Kansas $85,490
- Vermont $82,400
- Illinois $81,780
- Mississippi $80,870
- Louisiana $79,580
- Maine $78,600
- Arkansas $78,190
- New Mexico $77,720
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $129,640
- San Francisco, CA $126,550
- Sacramento, CA $125,980
- Modesto, CA $124,810
- Barnstable Town, MA $120,460
- Redding, CA $120,060
- San Diego, CA $120,040
- Boston, MA $119,120
- Baltimore, MD $115,960
- Rapid City, SD $115,600
- Amherst Town, MA $114,880
- Glens Falls, NY $111,200
- Bakersfield, CA $111,070
- Appleton, WI $110,990
- Trenton, NJ $109,140
- Anchorage, AK $108,720
- Santa Rosa, CA $107,300
- Salisbury, MD $106,230
- Norwich, CT $106,090
- Santa Cruz, CA $105,750
- Binghamton, NY $105,600
- Manchester, NH $105,540
- Providence, RI $105,300
- Bridgeport, CT $105,140
- Reno, NV $104,990
- Sioux Falls, SD $104,650
- Boulder, CO $104,550
- Los Angeles, CA $104,170
- Denver, CO $104,090
- Phoenix, AZ $103,900
- Santa Maria, CA $103,820
- Mobile, AL $103,380
- Atlanta, GA $103,330
- Asheville, NC $103,100
- Greenville, SC $103,090
- Indianapolis, IN $103,050
- Kennewick, WA $102,890
- Charleston, SC $102,880
- New Haven, CT $102,880
- Dayton, OH $102,550
- Waterbury, CT $102,550
- Waco, TX $102,540
- Oxnard, CA $102,530
- Watertown, NY $102,490
- Hilton Head Island, SC $102,160
- Grand Forks, ND $102,120
- Hartford, CT $102,080
- Washington, DC $102,080
- Urban Honolulu, HI $101,930
- Oklahoma City, OK $101,880
- Springfield, MA $101,860
- Gulfport, MS $101,650
- Stockton, CA $101,540
- Virginia Beach, VA $101,410
- Minneapolis, MN $100,960
- Fort Collins, CO $100,810
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $100,760
- Seattle, WA $100,610
- Portland, OR $100,490
- Riverside, CA $100,460
- Crestview, FL $100,420
- Fresno, CA $100,360
- Columbia, SC $100,200
- Nashville, TN $100,050
- Midland, TX $99,990
- Kansas City, MO $99,920
- San Luis Obispo, CA $99,800
- Salt Lake City, UT $99,790
- Tulsa, OK $99,740
- New York, NY $99,710
- Milwaukee, WI $99,680
- Salinas, CA $99,600
- Savannah, GA $99,560
- Omaha, NE $99,350
- Las Vegas, NV $99,320
- Bozeman, MT $99,280
- Jacksonville, FL $99,230
- Madison, WI $99,210
- Columbus, OH $99,140
- Brunswick, GA $99,050
- Davenport, IA $99,030
- Visalia, CA $98,890
- Tucson, AZ $98,860
- St. Louis, MO $98,800
- Cincinnati, OH $98,750
- Charlotte, NC $98,620
- Durham, NC $98,620
- Green Bay, WI $98,470
- Albany, NY $98,350
- Iowa City, IA $98,220
- Philadelphia, PA $98,140
- Athens, GA $98,020
- New Orleans, LA $97,950
- Detroit, MI $97,920
- Rochester, MN $97,610
- Springfield, IL $97,600
- Houston, TX $97,590
- Miami, FL $97,500
- Des Moines, IA $97,460
- Reading, PA $97,330
- Daphne, AL $97,110
- Colorado Springs, CO $97,080
- Billings, MT $96,990
- Ithaca, NY $96,920
- Birmingham, AL $96,730
- Kahului, HI $96,690
- Austin, TX $96,600
- Huntsville, AL $96,500
- York, PA $96,250
- Bismarck, ND $96,210
- Orlando, FL $96,190
- Greensboro, NC $96,040
- North Port, FL $96,040
- Spokane, WA $95,910
- Richmond, VA $95,860
- Ames, IA $95,750
- Missoula, MT $95,700
- Rochester, NY $95,480
- Toledo, OH $95,480
- Bremerton, WA $95,350