Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 345 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $141,530 40
San Jose, CA $134,200 560
San Francisco, CA $125,950 3,430
Massachusetts $120,620 50
Atlantic City, NJ $120,170 70
Redding, CA $120,060 60

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $109,590 50
      Anchorage, AK $106,620 110
      Alaska $105,340 160
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $99,470 180
      Tuscaloosa, AL $96,550 40
      Mobile, AL $95,640 90
      Alabama $94,170 1,270
      Birmingham, AL $94,170 590
      Auburn, AL $94,120 40
      Daphne, AL $91,990 50
      Montgomery, AL $77,470 180
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $89,320 370
      Arkansas $84,310 870
      Little Rock, AR $84,100 280
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $81,710 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $99,550 1,200
      Arizona $97,470 1,430
      Tucson, AZ $95,790 140
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $134,200 560
      San Francisco, CA $125,950 3,430
      Redding, CA $120,060 60
      Sacramento, CA $118,560 620
      San Diego, CA $118,410 1,450
      California $105,840 13,880
      Santa Maria, CA $105,440 220
      Bakersfield, CA $105,180 110
      Riverside, CA $103,510 400
      Stockton, CA $102,930 70
      Los Angeles, CA $102,190 5,820
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $101,980 40
      Visalia, CA $101,870 40
      Santa Rosa, CA $101,140 160
      Fresno, CA $100,530 130
      Modesto, CA $100,180 50
      Salinas, CA $98,600 60
      Santa Cruz, CA $98,290 50
      San Luis Obispo, CA $97,860 90
      Oxnard, CA $97,010 140
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $100,580 380
      Denver, CO $98,630 2,650
      Colorado $95,620 4,010
      Colorado Springs, CO $88,250 240
      Grand Junction, CO $87,850 30
      Fort Collins, CO $87,600 130
      Northwest Colorado $85,810 440
      Southwest Colorado $42,170 90
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $106,340 30
      Norwich, CT $106,090 40
      Bridgeport, CT $105,860 410
      Connecticut $105,200 1,180
      Hartford, CT $104,630 450
      New Haven, CT $100,930 200
      Waterbury, CT $99,560 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $106,120 3,080
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $97,570 130
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Port St. Lucie, FL $94,630 50
      South Florida $93,970 40
      Jacksonville, FL $93,700 420
      Miami, FL $92,840 1,760
      Palm Bay, FL $92,600 100
      Lakeland, FL $91,670 60
      Panama City, FL $91,100 40
      Crestview, FL $90,750 100
      North Port, FL $84,990 140
      Gainesville, FL $83,970 40
      Cape Coral, FL $83,720 160
      Florida $83,720 5,500
      Naples, FL $81,100 150
      Ocala, FL $80,930 50
      Orlando, FL $80,620 1,060
      Sebastian, FL $80,580 50
      Tampa, FL $80,380 800
      Pensacola, FL $78,780 90
      Tallahassee, FL $76,430 100
      Deltona, FL $74,710 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $104,330 90
      Atlanta, GA $102,070 2,120
      Georgia $100,870 2,630
      Columbus, GA-AL $95,530 40
      Athens, GA $84,670 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $84,070 60
      Brunswick, GA $82,710 50
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $95,220 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $103,340 40
      Hawaii $100,370 500
      Urban Honolulu, HI $99,890 450
      Kahului, HI $96,690 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $97,160 50
      Ames, IA $95,750 30
      Des Moines, IA $90,520 370
      Waterloo, IA $87,100 30
      Iowa $86,990 750
      Iowa City, IA $85,700 50
      Dubuque, IA $85,390 50
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $83,480 40
      Cedar Rapids, IA $83,450 80
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $110,500 90
      Idaho Falls, ID $84,110 40
      Boise City, ID $83,090 400
      Idaho $82,510 640
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $78,860 40
      Northwestern Idaho $71,290 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $105,770 60
      South Illinois $89,930 50
      Peoria, IL $89,490 60
      Rockford, IL $86,590 50
      Bloomington, IL $79,600 50
      Illinois $79,320 5,580
      Chicago, IL-IN $79,240 4,920
      Champaign, IL $78,480 90
      Northwest Illinois $73,570 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $92,050 60
      Bloomington, IN $86,900 30
      Indianapolis, IN $79,570 660
      Indiana $79,000 1,250
      South Bend, IN-MI $76,930 110
      Fort Wayne, IN $76,010 150
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $86,800 80
      Kansas $82,660 980
      Manhattan, KS $80,220 40
      Topeka, KS $78,790 70
      Wichita, KS $78,770 230
      Kansas $73,870 70
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $95,100 260
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $94,230 260
      Kentucky $93,230 640
      Central Kentucky $77,290 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $98,900 440
      Slidell, LA $81,660 70
      Louisiana $77,270 1,370
      New Orleans, LA $76,760 420
      Southwest Louisiana $75,350 40
      Shreveport, LA $72,680 70
      Lafayette, LA $72,460 130
      Monroe, LA $67,300 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $120,620 50
      Amherst Town, MA $111,800 50
      Massachusetts $101,980 4,790
      Worcester, MA $101,980 170
      Boston, MA-NH $101,750 4,160
      Springfield, MA $99,630 90
      Barnstable Town, MA $99,370 150
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $99,630 1,080
      Maryland $99,210 1,870
      Salisbury, MD $94,650 40
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $82,760 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $80,100 340
      Maine $79,600 500
      Bangor, ME $77,600 30
      Southwest Maine $73,870 60
      Northeast Maine $67,240 30
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $90,730 150
      Lansing, MI $85,250 60
      Detroit, MI $83,800 1,560
      Ann Arbor, MI $82,520 220
      Michigan $82,170 2,940
      Saginaw, MI $79,500 30
      Grand Rapids, MI $79,360 410
      Flint, MI $78,010 30
      Traverse City, MI $76,360 40
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $76,240 40
      Northern Michigan $75,660 40
      Muskegon, MI $75,110 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $98,200 2,020
      Minnesota $95,380 2,430
      Rochester, MN $94,180 40
      Northwest Minnesota $89,970 50
      Mankato, MN $82,510 40
      Duluth, MN-WI $79,190 80
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $99,260 1,370
      Missouri $97,970 2,130
      St. Louis, MO-IL $97,690 920
      Columbia, MO $80,220 60
      Springfield, MO $78,150 150
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $81,870 60
      Jackson, MS $80,670 160
      Mississippi $79,040 430
      Upper East Mississippi $75,430 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $85,600 110
      Bozeman, MT $82,670 220
      Montana $82,670 600
      West Montana $77,910 60
      Missoula, MT $76,970 90
      Helena, MT $75,670 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $97,450 690
      Greensboro, NC $92,300 60
      Durham, NC $89,060 250
      Winston, NC $88,820 80
      North Carolina $87,990 2,920
      Charlotte, NC-SC $86,530 1,260
      Western North Carolina $80,720 50
      Asheville, NC $80,300 170
      Wilmington, NC $78,950 90
      Eastern North Carolina $76,760 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $96,210 60
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $78,480 40
      North Dakota $77,640 180
      Fargo, ND-MN $75,570 120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $95,010 480
      Nebraska $86,390 780
      Lincoln, NE $79,750 190
      South Nebraska $61,770 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $97,990 350
      Central New Hampshire $96,520 50
      Northern New Hampshire $94,880 30
      Manchester, NH $89,600 80
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $120,170 70
      Trenton, NJ $99,020 250
      New Jersey $97,980 2,430
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $84,950 100
      Las Cruces, NM $79,220 30
      New Mexico $77,070 720
      Albuquerque, NM $76,430 520
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $103,770 130
      Nevada $101,720 500
      Las Vegas, NV $98,300 350
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $110,940 60
      Glens Falls, NY $108,220 30
      Binghamton, NY $105,600 40
      Watertown, NY $102,490 30
      New York, NY-NJ $98,870 10,800
      New York $98,580 10,930
      Kiryas Joel, NY $98,530 160
      Rochester, NY $97,570 240
      Albany, NY $96,240 400
      Central East New York $95,370 50
      Syracuse, NY $94,180 170
      Southwest New York $91,030 50
      Buffalo, NY $89,850 380
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $141,530 40
      Dayton, OH $113,010 210
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $99,520 640
      Toledo, OH $97,920 140
      Columbus, OH $97,700 860
      Ohio $97,130 3,080
      West Northwestern Ohio $92,960 70
      Cleveland, OH $87,470 660
      Youngstown, OH $83,200 60
      Akron, OH $82,860 240
      Southern Ohio $77,580 40
      Canton, OH $77,020 30
      Eastern Ohio $76,900 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $83,410 420
      Oklahoma $83,270 1,040
      Oklahoma City, OK $79,780 510
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $95,530 1,790
      Oregon $83,870 2,130
      Salem, OR $83,870 90
      Coast Oregon $78,790 40
      Bend, OR $78,070 90
      Eugene, OR $78,000 100
      Medford, OR $61,740 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $114,480 1,340
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,370 2,360
      Pennsylvania $95,640 4,140
      Scranton, PA $92,340 150
      Reading, PA $92,330 50
      Lancaster, PA $91,690 160
      York, PA $89,860 90
      State College, PA $87,040 40
      Central Pennsylvania $84,140 110
      Pittsburgh, PA $82,050 810
      Allentown, PA-NJ $81,620 140
      Harrisburg, PA $80,350 150
      Erie, PA $78,650 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $48,510 590
      Ponce, PR $46,120 50
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $106,950 410
      Providence, RI-MA $106,480 510
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $97,850 280
      Charleston, SC $96,590 280
      Columbia, SC $93,070 130
      South Carolina $84,190 1,000
      Hilton Head Island, SC $80,160 70
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $107,240 40
      South Dakota $102,420 180
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $99,410 100
      East South Dakota $78,120 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $96,930 1,060
      Clarksville, TN-KY $93,900 40
      Tennessee $85,490 2,190
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $84,880 310
      Jackson, TN $81,510 30
      Knoxville, TN $81,210 330
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $79,650 130
      North Central Tennessee $79,240 30
      Kingsport, TN-VA $78,380 70
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waco, TX $119,340 40
      Killeen, TX $104,380 40
      Midland, TX $101,190 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $94,920 50
      Austin, TX $94,850 1,200
      Dallas, TX $93,870 2,720
      Beaumont, TX $92,360 30
      Tyler, TX $87,970 50
      Texas $85,770 8,030
      Lubbock, TX $85,200 80
      Amarillo, TX $83,170 40
      San Antonio, TX $82,800 620
      College Station, TX $79,170 50
      Corpus Christi, TX $78,980 70
      Houston, TX $78,410 2,130
      El Paso, TX $78,280 130
      Laredo, TX $75,830 40
      Eastern Region of Texas $73,750 30
      McAllen, TX $71,970 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $84,810 900
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $82,870 70
      St. George, UT $82,460 60
      Utah $81,710 1,300
      Provo, UT $76,520 140
      Ogden, UT $73,610 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $114,630 520
      Winchester, VA-WV $109,120 30
      Virginia $97,140 2,740
      Lynchburg, VA $93,500 40
      Richmond, VA $92,840 430
      West Virginia $86,530 80
      Roanoke, VA $81,490 70
      Blacksburg, VA $80,770 40
      Charlottesville, VA $79,540 170
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $94,580 180
      Vermont $81,340 380
      Northern Vermont $80,370 100
      Southern Vermont $75,010 100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $107,660 30
      Seattle, WA $98,120 3,730
      Washington $97,800 4,500
      Bremerton, WA $97,360 110
      Olympia, WA $96,110 80
      Bellingham, WA $95,990 40
      Spokane, WA $84,890 190
      Wenatchee, WA $78,610 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $100,820 350
      La Crosse, WI-MN $96,300 40
      Milwaukee, WI $95,990 500
      Wausau, WI $95,750 30
      Wisconsin $93,310 1,330
      Northeastern Wisconsin $91,700 30
      Green Bay, WI $87,550 70
      Appleton, WI $85,710 30
      Oshkosh, WI $81,960 40
      South Central Wisconsin $81,350 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $108,750 70
      Wyoming $107,040 110