Architectural and Engineering Managers · SOC 11-9041

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Architectural and Engineering Managerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for architectural and engineering managers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 331 metro areas

Architectural and Engineering Managers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$234,590	5,130	4.5
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$221,580	5,000	2.1
3	Albuquerque, NM	$215,120	1,160	2.9
4	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$213,070	180	1.5
5	Peoria, IL	$212,820	540	3.2
6	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$212,050	970	4.9
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$207,900	340	1.7
8	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$207,140	190	0.9
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$206,880	80	0.8
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$205,130	6,690	2.5
11	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$204,420	90	0.5
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$204,340	4,390	2.1
13	Boulder, CO	$203,420	680	3.5
14	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$202,810	3,270	2.1
15	Rochester, MN	$201,420	90	0.8
16	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$199,380	330	2.5
17	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$199,040	970	2.4
18	Pittsfield, MA	$197,570	100	1.7
19	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$196,870	320	1.3
20	Rapid City, SD	$196,800	80	1.1
21	Santa Fe, NM	$195,350	30	0.5
22	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$193,970	1,570	1.5
23	Bellingham, WA	$193,360	80	0.9
24	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$191,440	2,860	1.8
25	Lake Charles, LA	$191,250	150	1.5

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Architectural and Engineering Managers overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.