Architectural and Engineering Managers salary
The median pay for architectural and engineering managers in the United States is $171,270 a year. About 220,260 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $120,810
- 25th percentile
- $139,360
- Median percentile
- $171,270
- 75th percentile
- $212,500
- 90th percentile
- $262,760
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
- New Mexico $215,120
- California $210,280
- Massachusetts $201,430
- Washington $189,680
- District of Columbia $185,220
- Colorado $183,810
- Delaware $181,190
- New Jersey $180,640
- Virginia $176,160
- Rhode Island $175,910
- New York $175,710
- Connecticut $175,490
- Maryland $172,670
- New Hampshire $172,240
- Minnesota $172,130
- Texas $171,370
- Florida $170,740
- South Carolina $169,040
- North Carolina $167,840
- Arizona $167,480
- Michigan $166,930
- Ohio $166,870
- Pennsylvania $164,690
- South Dakota $164,330
- Alaska $164,260
- Illinois $163,610
- Idaho $162,970
- Louisiana $162,850
- Alabama $162,350
- Nevada $161,560
- Georgia $161,470
- Tennessee $161,430
- Utah $161,120
- Kansas $160,150
- Missouri $157,800
- Vermont $157,710
- Oklahoma $157,330
- Indiana $155,810
- Hawaii $151,670
- West Virginia $149,430
- Kentucky $147,680
- North Dakota $147,400
- Iowa $147,320
- Montana $146,030
- Maine $145,720
- Mississippi $142,790
- Wisconsin $142,060
- Nebraska $141,020
- Arkansas $140,600
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $234,590
- San Francisco, CA $221,580
- Albuquerque, NM $215,120
- San Luis Obispo, CA $213,070
- Peoria, IL $212,820
- Manchester, NH $212,050
- Santa Maria, CA $207,900
- Santa Rosa, CA $207,140
- Santa Cruz, CA $206,880
- Boston, MA $205,130
- Naples, FL $204,420
- Seattle, WA $204,340
- Boulder, CO $203,420
- San Diego, CA $202,810
- Rochester, MN $201,420
- Kennewick, WA $199,380
- Bridgeport, CT $199,040
- Pittsfield, MA $197,570
- Trenton, NJ $196,870
- Rapid City, SD $196,800
- Santa Fe, NM $195,350
- Sacramento, CA $193,970
- Bellingham, WA $193,360
- Denver, CO $191,440
- Lake Charles, LA $191,250
- Los Angeles, CA $190,900
- Vallejo, CA $189,360
- Salinas, CA $187,730
- Washington, DC $185,220
- Redding, CA $184,720
- Yuba City, CA $184,720
- Lexington Park, MD $184,620
- New York, NY $183,890
- Decatur, IL $183,860
- Colorado Springs, CO $183,400
- Barnstable Town, MA $182,350
- Norwich, CT $181,690
- Corvallis, OR $181,080
- Albany, NY $181,000
- Columbus, IN $180,830
- Bakersfield, CA $179,980
- Oxnard, CA $179,760
- Binghamton, NY $179,230
- Worcester, MA $179,150
- Orlando, FL $177,990
- Lafayette, IN $177,640
- Cincinnati, OH $177,160
- Slidell, LA $177,140
- Austin, TX $176,540
- Kiryas Joel, NY $176,090
- Fresno, CA $175,530
- Palm Bay, FL $175,490
- Fort Collins, CO $175,380
- Davenport, IA $175,030
- Winchester, VA $175,020
- Minneapolis, MN $174,510
- Hartford, CT $174,440
- North Port, FL $174,380
- Dothan, AL $174,110
- Charleston, SC $174,040
- Florence, SC $173,110
- Providence, RI $172,640
- Riverside, CA $172,600
- Warner Robins, GA $172,540
- Durham, NC $172,480
- El Centro, CA $172,460
- Sioux Falls, SD $172,250
- Dallas, TX $172,160
- Houston, TX $172,020
- Ann Arbor, MI $171,950
- Augusta, GA $171,720
- Philadelphia, PA $171,140
- Burlington, VT $171,070
- Las Cruces, NM $170,990
- Hickory, NC $170,730
- Greeley, CO $170,640
- Springfield, MA $170,580
- Syracuse, NY $169,980
- Charlotte, NC $169,960
- Bend, OR $169,920
- Wilmington, NC $169,810
- Raleigh, NC $169,780
- Amherst Town, MA $169,330
- Phoenix, AZ $169,310
- Tampa, FL $169,310
- Midland, TX $169,240
- Stockton, CA $169,090
- Tyler, TX $168,720
- San Antonio, TX $168,650
- Detroit, MI $168,550
- Boise City, ID $168,530
- Beaumont, TX $168,480
- Charlottesville, VA $168,400
- Huntsville, AL $168,380
- Ogden, UT $167,990
- Atlantic City, NJ $167,980
- Port St. Lucie, FL $167,980
- Bremerton, WA $167,960
- Jacksonville, FL $167,800
- Baltimore, MD $167,350
- Sebastian, FL $167,310
- Richmond, VA $167,170
- Miami, FL $167,160
- New Haven, CT $167,080
- Birmingham, AL $166,670
- Rochester, NY $166,550
- Ithaca, NY $166,530
- Midland, MI $166,460
- Waterbury, CT $166,430
- Odessa, TX $166,340
- Las Vegas, NV $166,310
- Allentown, PA $166,180
- Charleston, WV $165,690
- New Orleans, LA $165,620
- Decatur, AL $165,480
- Topeka, KS $165,380
- Baton Rouge, LA $165,060
- Sioux City, IA $164,990
- Spokane, WA $164,720
- Mount Vernon, WA $164,690