“I Won’t Tell the Whole Story, but …” (Golden Handcuffs) I feel absolutely confident when I say that no matter how much money you currently make … you would like to make more. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | TuneInĮveryone wants to make more money – this is a universally true statement and is not unique to architects. So let’s get into it and start a conversation on ‘An Architect’s Salary.’ I have now moved to the proverbial “other side of the table” and it has shaped how I view the process of determining how much money people should be paid. … but that’s me and things have changed since I was an employee. I also strongly believe that each person needs to determine for themselves where the balance exists between work and personal fulfillment. Of course they want to make more money – who doesn’t? The question – for me – is what are you willing to do to get more money because people generally don’t like to give that stuff away. I have long been on record that I can’t stand when architects complain that they don’t make more money. This is actually the fourth post I’ve prepared on the subject, but I haven’t talked about it since January 2013 so maybe it was overdue. Those who have previously trained or practiced as architects but who are currently working as construction managers or web designers, or who are currently underemployed or unemployed, are not included in this data.It was only a matter of time before I once again tackled the topic of an architect’s salary. In the United States, this includes both licensed architects and those who are not licensed but performing the same roles as an architect and/or training to be an architect. These surveys count only those who are currently employed as “Architects, Except Landscape and Naval” (in the United States) and as “Architects” (in Canada). Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis data released in April 2014, with a reference year of 2012. states and cities only (that is, not including Canada or Puerto Rico), is from U.S. Regional price parity data, shown for U.S. This data, which includes 2013 estimates for high (90th percentile), middle (median), and low (10th percentile) earners in each location, is visualized here. In the United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates earnings across a wide range of occupations in their “Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates,” and in Canada, similar estimates are provided by the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey. Or check out the accompanying static graphic at the ACSA Atlas Project. You can also filter by median wage, zoom in on a single region, or hover over a state or province to get all its details. In actual wages, the states with the highest pay are largely clustered in the northeast and west, but when adjusted based on the differences in prices for goods and services in each state, the map changes substantially. states have the highest and lowest paid architects once wages are adjusted by regional price parities, you can use toggle between these two views. In Canada, the maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick have the lowest paid architects, with median wages of $24-25/hour CAD. The lowest paid architects in the United States can be found in Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and South Carolina, where the median wage is lower than $30/hour. In Canada, the highest paid architects can be found in Alberta, where the median wage is $34/hour CAD, while architects in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan also earn $30/hour or more CAD. By sliding the median wage filter, you can discover that in the United States, California has the highest median wage, while Connecticut also has a median wage of $40/hour or more. What states and provinces have the highest paid architects? The interactive map on this page allows you to explore this data.
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