SOC 17-1011 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$99,280

U.S. median hourly wage$47.73

U.S. employment106,770

Nationally, architects, except landscape and naval earned a median of $99,280 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 106,770 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$120,580	$57.97	130	0.4
Massachusetts	$117,330	$56.41	4,590	1.3
Maryland	$114,550	$55.07	1,800	0.7
Alaska	$108,730	$52.27	210	0.6
California	$108,540	$52.19	13,270	0.7
Rhode Island	$105,160	$50.56	550	1.1
Connecticut	$103,540	$49.78	1,200	0.7
South Dakota	$102,500	$49.28	180	0.4
Colorado	$102,400	$49.23	3,290	1.1
Hawaii	$102,340	$49.20	600	1.0
District of Columbia	$102,040	$49.06	1,700	2.4
Arizona	$102,000	$49.04	1,550	0.5
Nevada	$101,570	$48.83	530	0.3
South Carolina	$101,550	$48.82	1,030	0.4
New Hampshire	$101,100	$48.61	250	0.4
Georgia	$100,420	$48.28	2,440	0.5
Oklahoma	$100,350	$48.25	910	0.5
Washington	$100,190	$48.17	3,720	1.0
Minnesota	$99,940	$48.05	2,340	0.8
New Jersey	$99,800	$47.98	2,390	0.6
New York	$99,280	$47.73	10,360	1.1
Oregon	$98,800	$47.50	2,050	1.0
Wisconsin	$98,510	$47.36	1,230	0.4
Missouri	$98,490	$47.35	2,150	0.7
Kentucky	$97,680	$46.96	630	0.3
Virginia	$97,680	$46.96	2,130	0.5
Montana	$97,290	$46.77	550	1.1
North Dakota	$97,110	$46.69	290	0.7
Delaware	$97,030	$46.65	120	0.3
Pennsylvania	$97,030	$46.65	3,760	0.6
Iowa	$96,810	$46.54	650	0.4
West Virginia	$96,470	$46.38	80	0.1
Florida	$96,240	$46.27	5,580	0.6
Indiana	$96,060	$46.19	1,430	0.4
Alabama	$95,990	$46.15	990	0.5
North Carolina	$95,700	$46.01	2,980	0.6
Utah	$95,590	$45.96	1,520	0.9
Ohio	$94,960	$45.65	3,480	0.6
Texas	$94,490	$45.43	7,820	0.6
Tennessee	$94,030	$45.21	2,570	0.8
Idaho	$93,710	$45.05	850	1.0
Nebraska	$91,530	$44.01	620	0.6
Michigan	$88,430	$42.51	2,630	0.6
Kansas	$85,490	$41.10	840	0.6
Vermont	$82,400	$39.61	320	1.0
Illinois	$81,780	$39.32	5,130	0.8
Mississippi	$80,870	$38.88	330	0.3
Louisiana	$79,580	$38.26	1,200	0.6
Maine	$78,600	$37.79	500	0.8
Arkansas	$78,190	$37.59	720	0.6
New Mexico	$77,720	$37.37	600	0.7
Guam	$69,990	$33.65	40	0.6
Puerto Rico	$60,120	$28.91	790	0.8

Pay by metro area

All 235 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$129,640	$62.33	660	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$126,550	$60.84	3,780	1.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$125,980	$60.57	640	0.6
Modesto, CA	$124,810	$60.00	30	0.2
Barnstable Town, MA	$120,460	$57.91	180	1.9
Redding, CA	$120,060	$57.72	60	0.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$120,040	$57.71	1,280	0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$119,120	$57.27	3,930	1.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$115,960	$55.75	1,140	0.8
Rapid City, SD	$115,600	$55.58	40	0.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$114,880	$55.23	60	0.9
Glens Falls, NY	$111,200	$53.46	40	0.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$111,070	$53.40	100	0.3
Appleton, WI	$110,990	$53.36	40	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$109,140	$52.47	200	0.8
Anchorage, AK	$108,720	$52.27	140	0.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$107,300	$51.59	150	0.7
Salisbury, MD	$106,230	$51.07	40	0.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$106,090	$51.00	40	0.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$105,750	$50.84	40	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$105,600	$50.77	40	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$105,540	$50.74	50	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$105,300	$50.63	690	1.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$105,140	$50.55	470	1.2
Reno, NV	$104,990	$50.48	110	0.4
Worcester, MA	$104,970	$50.46	Not published	Not published
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$104,650	$50.31	100	0.6
Boulder, CO	$104,550	$50.26	360	1.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$104,170	$50.08	4,870	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$104,090	$50.04	2,090	1.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$103,900	$49.95	1,240	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$103,820	$49.92	220	1.1
Mobile, AL	$103,380	$49.70	60	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$103,330	$49.68	1,940	0.7
Asheville, NC	$103,100	$49.57	120	0.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$103,090	$49.56	290	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$103,050	$49.54	780	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$102,890	$49.47	40	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$102,880	$49.46	240	0.6
New Haven, CT	$102,880	$49.46	230	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$102,550	$49.30	190	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$102,550	$49.30	30	0.2
Waco, TX	$102,540	$49.30	30	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$102,530	$49.29	140	0.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$102,490	$49.27	30	0.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$102,160	$49.12	80	0.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$102,120	$49.10	50	1.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$102,080	$49.08	370	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$102,080	$49.08	3,020	1.0
Urban Honolulu, HI	$101,930	$49.01	520	1.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$101,880	$48.98	480	0.7
Springfield, MA	$101,860	$48.97	70	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$101,650	$48.87	50	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$101,540	$48.82	70	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$101,410	$48.75	420	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$100,960	$48.54	1,950	1.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$100,810	$48.47	170	1.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$100,760	$48.44	220	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$100,610	$48.37	2,970	1.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$100,490	$48.31	1,700	1.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$100,460	$48.30	410	0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$100,420	$48.28	90	0.7
Fresno, CA	$100,360	$48.25	180	0.4
Columbia, SC	$100,200	$48.17	140	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$100,050	$48.10	1,270	1.2
Midland, TX	$99,990	$48.07	30	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$99,920	$48.04	1,250	1.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$99,800	$47.98	90	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$99,790	$47.97	1,040	1.3
Tulsa, OK	$99,740	$47.95	350	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$99,710	$47.94	10,240	1.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$99,680	$47.93	500	0.6
Salinas, CA	$99,600	$47.89	60	0.3
Savannah, GA	$99,560	$47.87	90	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$99,350	$47.77	410	0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$99,320	$47.75	400	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$99,280	$47.73	220	3.1
Jacksonville, FL	$99,230	$47.71	380	0.5
Madison, WI	$99,210	$47.70	310	0.8
Columbus, OH	$99,140	$47.66	960	0.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$99,050	$47.62	40	0.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$99,030	$47.61	50	0.3
Visalia, CA	$98,890	$47.54	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$98,860	$47.53	170	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$98,800	$47.50	880	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$98,750	$47.47	670	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$98,620	$47.41	1,340	1.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$98,620	$47.41	230	0.7
Green Bay, WI	$98,470	$47.34	70	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$98,350	$47.28	340	0.8
Iowa City, IA	$98,220	$47.22	60	0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$98,140	$47.18	2,330	0.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$98,020	$47.13	40	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$97,950	$47.09	420	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$97,920	$47.08	1,350	0.7
Rochester, MN	$97,610	$46.93	30	0.3
Springfield, IL	$97,600	$46.92	60	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$97,590	$46.92	2,360	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$97,500	$46.88	1,810	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$97,460	$46.85	310	0.8
Reading, PA	$97,330	$46.79	50	0.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$97,110	$46.69	30	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$97,080	$46.67	170	0.5
Billings, MT	$96,990	$46.63	90	0.9
Ithaca, NY	$96,920	$46.59	50	0.9
Birmingham, AL	$96,730	$46.51	500	1.0
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$96,690	$46.48	30	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$96,600	$46.44	1,120	0.9
Huntsville, AL	$96,500	$46.40	140	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$96,250	$46.28	70	0.4
Bismarck, ND	$96,210	$46.25	60	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$96,190	$46.25	1,000	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$96,040	$46.17	90	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$96,040	$46.18	160	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$95,910	$46.11	180	0.7
Richmond, VA	$95,860	$46.09	410	0.6
Ames, IA	$95,750	$46.04	30	0.6
Missoula, MT	$95,700	$46.01	60	1.0
Rochester, NY	$95,480	$45.90	230	0.5
Toledo, OH	$95,480	$45.90	150	0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$95,350	$45.84	120	1.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$95,140	$45.74	50	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$95,130	$45.74	330	0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	$95,100	$45.72	160	1.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$94,990	$45.67	130	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$94,630	$45.49	50	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$94,610	$45.49	880	0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$94,490	$45.43	170	1.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$94,440	$45.40	140	1.2
Knoxville, TN	$94,310	$45.34	380	0.9
Boise City, ID	$94,270	$45.32	560	1.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$94,230	$45.30	60	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$94,170	$45.28	210	0.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$94,160	$45.27	40	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$94,150	$45.26	100	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$94,110	$45.24	150	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$94,050	$45.22	50	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$93,970	$45.18	330	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$93,900	$45.14	40	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$93,840	$45.12	2,580	0.6
State College, PA	$93,820	$45.10	30	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$93,720	$45.06	70	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$93,720	$45.06	80	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$93,640	$45.02	270	0.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$93,620	$45.01	40	0.4
Ocala, FL	$92,400	$44.42	50	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$92,370	$44.41	70	0.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$92,360	$44.40	30	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$92,320	$44.39	30	0.4
Lawrence, KS	$91,860	$44.16	90	1.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$91,570	$44.03	790	1.1
Lancaster, PA	$91,340	$43.91	150	0.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$91,100	$43.80	40	0.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$90,850	$43.68	40	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$90,010	$43.27	120	0.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$89,820	$43.18	150	0.6
Amarillo, TX	$88,810	$42.70	50	0.4
Tyler, TX	$87,970	$42.29	50	0.4
Dubuque, IA	$87,890	$42.25	40	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$87,700	$42.16	70	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$87,490	$42.06	200	0.9
Bloomington, IN	$86,900	$41.78	30	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$85,770	$41.24	60	0.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$84,990	$40.86	50	0.9
Ogden, UT	$84,970	$40.85	140	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$84,650	$40.70	170	1.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$84,370	$40.56	140	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$84,130	$40.45	670	0.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$84,110	$40.44	40	0.5
Santa Fe, NM	$83,870	$40.32	90	1.5
Helena, MT	$83,670	$40.23	50	1.2
Cleveland, OH	$83,620	$40.20	860	0.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$83,470	$40.13	140	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$83,460	$40.12	830	0.7
Evansville, IN	$83,000	$39.91	80	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$82,900	$39.86	90	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$82,890	$39.85	160	0.5
Corpus Christi, TX	$82,540	$39.68	60	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$82,530	$39.68	50	0.4
St. George, UT	$82,460	$39.64	60	0.7
Columbia, MO	$82,430	$39.63	60	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$82,300	$39.57	100	0.8
Bloomington, IL	$82,250	$39.55	50	0.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$82,180	$39.51	60	0.5
Salem, OR	$82,030	$39.44	60	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$81,940	$39.40	140	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,790	$39.32	4,460	1.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$81,660	$39.26	410	0.7
Jackson, TN	$81,510	$39.19	30	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$81,470	$39.17	50	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$81,450	$39.16	70	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$81,420	$39.14	50	0.4
Erie, PA	$81,270	$39.07	40	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$81,190	$39.03	130	0.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$81,110	$38.99	80	0.7
Rockford, IL	$81,010	$38.95	50	0.4
Jackson, MS	$81,000	$38.94	130	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$80,870	$38.88	130	0.5
Flint, MI	$80,270	$38.59	30	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,260	$38.59	70	0.2
Laredo, TX	$80,210	$38.56	40	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$80,060	$38.49	150	0.9
Bend, OR	$79,990	$38.46	90	0.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$79,960	$38.44	40	0.4
El Paso, TX	$79,850	$38.39	110	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$79,750	$38.34	170	0.7
Akron, OH	$79,640	$38.29	270	0.9
Peoria, IL	$79,580	$38.26	60	0.3
Topeka, KS	$79,400	$38.17	80	0.7
Wichita, KS	$79,180	$38.07	220	0.7
Grand Junction, CO	$78,850	$37.91	50	0.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$78,830	$37.90	360	1.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$78,740	$37.86	330	1.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$78,660	$37.82	50	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$78,250	$37.62	60	0.2
Manhattan, KS	$77,940	$37.47	50	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$77,810	$37.41	340	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$77,620	$37.32	80	0.4
Springfield, MO	$77,360	$37.19	150	0.7
Medford, OR	$77,200	$37.12	50	0.6
Traverse City, MI	$76,840	$36.94	40	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$76,520	$36.79	410	1.0
Canton-Massillon, OH	$76,500	$36.78	50	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$75,600	$36.35	230	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$74,960	$36.04	90	0.5
Bangor, ME	$74,130	$35.64	40	0.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$73,710	$35.44	30	0.4
Monroe, LA	$73,320	$35.25	30	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$73,160	$35.17	110	0.6
Saginaw, MI	$70,820	$34.05	40	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$60,120	$28.91	710	1.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	Not published	Not published	50	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Not published	Not published	90	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	Not published	Not published	50	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	Not published	Not published	30	0.5

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