Occupation · SOC 17-1011
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval earn a median of $99,280 a year in the United States, which is $47.73 an hour. The mean is $106,260, and 106,770 people are employed in the occupation.
Also searched as Architect
The full pay range
A single average hides most of what a reader wants to know. BLS publishes the whole distribution, so here it is: each row is the annual salary at that point in the pay range for architects, except landscape and naval.
Annual salary by percentile May 2025
| Percentile | Annual salary | Typically |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $62,300 | entry level, or a lower-paying region |
| 25th percentile | $77,960 | early career |
| Median (50th) | $99,280 | half earn more, half earn less |
| 75th percentile | $126,550 | experienced |
| 90th percentile | $161,420 | top of the field |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval salary by state
These are the 12 states that employ enough architects, except landscape and naval for BLS to report a reliable figure, ordered by median pay. A state missing here either employs too few to publish or falls below the threshold this site uses.
Median pay by state May 2025
| State | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $117,330 | $56.41 | 4,590 |
| California | $108,540 | $52.19 | 13,270 |
| Colorado | $102,400 | $49.23 | 3,290 |
| Washington | $100,190 | $48.17 | 3,720 |
| New York | $99,280 | $47.73 | 10,360 |
| Pennsylvania | $97,030 | $46.65 | 3,760 |
| Florida | $96,240 | $46.27 | 5,580 |
| North Carolina | $95,700 | $46.01 | 2,980 |
| Ohio | $94,960 | $45.65 | 3,480 |
| Texas | $94,490 | $45.43 | 7,820 |
| Michigan | $88,430 | $42.51 | 2,630 |
| Illinois | $81,780 | $39.32 | 5,130 |
Common questions
How much do architects, except landscape and naval make?
The median salary for architects, except landscape and naval in the United States is $99,280 a year, which is $47.73 an hour. The mean is $106,260. Median and mean differ because a small number of very high earners pull the mean upward, so the median is the better answer to what the job typically pays.
What is the highest salary for an architect?
The highest-paid 10 percent of architects, except landscape and naval earn $161,420 or more. That is the highest figure the survey publishes for this occupation; there is no reported maximum, and individual earnings above it are not broken out.
How many people work as architects, except landscape and naval in the US?
106,770, as of the May 2025 release. That covers wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments and excludes the self-employed, who are not surveyed.
How much do architects, except landscape and naval make a month?
About $8,273 a month before tax, which is the published annual median of $99,280 divided by twelve. BLS publishes annual and hourly wages rather than monthly, so treat this as arithmetic on the annual figure, not a separate measurement.
Do architects, except landscape and naval make $100,000 a year?
Often. More than a quarter do: the 75th percentile is $126,550, against a median of $99,280. Reaching six figures usually means experience, a high-paying state, or both.
How much does an Architect make?
Architect is a common name for architects, except landscape and naval, classified by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics under SOC code 17-1011. The median salary is $99,280 a year, or $47.73 an hour.
Which state pays architects, except landscape and naval the most?
Of the 12 states with enough architect employment to report reliably, Massachusetts has the highest median at $117,330, against a national median of $99,280. A higher median is not automatically more money in hand, because cost of living varies at least as much as pay does.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure above is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 17-1011. Nothing here is interpolated or averaged by this site. The survey covers wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments and excludes the self-employed. See how to read these figures for what that means in practice.