The national median salary for architects, except landscape and naval is $99,280, with a salary spread of $99,120 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 100% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $106,260 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $129,640.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $129,640 | $100,190 | $168,520 | 660 |
| San Francisco, CA | $126,550 | $93,450 | $164,750 | 3,780 |
| Sacramento, CA | $125,980 | $98,200 | $152,420 | 640 |
| Modesto, CA | $124,810 | $98,240 | $132,990 | 30 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $120,460 | $95,210 | $157,200 | 180 |
| Redding, CA | $120,060 | $80,750 | $134,340 | 60 |
| San Diego, CA | $120,040 | $94,130 | $151,890 | 1,280 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $119,120 | $87,050 | $127,160 | 3,930 |
| Baltimore, MD | $115,960 | $83,760 | $146,730 | 1,140 |
| Rapid City, SD | $115,600 | $76,890 | $159,320 | 40 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $114,880 | $95,550 | $121,450 | 60 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $111,200 | $86,540 | $147,110 | 40 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $111,070 | $82,960 | $137,020 | 100 |
| Appleton, WI | $110,990 | $96,170 | $147,360 | 40 |
| Trenton, NJ | $109,140 | $86,340 | $158,840 | 200 |
| Anchorage, AK | $108,720 | $79,330 | $132,130 | 140 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $107,300 | $81,980 | $132,010 | 150 |
| Salisbury, MD | $106,230 | $79,630 | $110,040 | 40 |
| Norwich, CT | $106,090 | $87,660 | $124,480 | 40 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $105,750 | $79,710 | $129,620 | 40 |
| Binghamton, NY | $105,600 | $80,470 | $123,850 | 40 |
| Manchester, NH | $105,540 | $89,860 | $111,760 | 50 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $105,300 | $80,150 | $133,990 | 690 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $105,140 | $78,510 | $122,600 | 470 |
| Reno, NV | $104,990 | $79,510 | $120,310 | 110 |
| Worcester, MA | $104,970 | $82,000 | $121,670 | -- |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $104,650 | $77,300 | $127,970 | 100 |
| Boulder, CO | $104,550 | $79,390 | $131,540 | 360 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $104,170 | $80,390 | $132,190 | 4,870 |
| Denver, CO | $104,090 | $80,750 | $128,620 | 2,090 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $103,900 | $86,630 | $126,260 | 1,240 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $103,820 | $80,180 | $129,560 | 220 |
| Mobile, AL | $103,380 | $87,990 | $115,920 | 60 |
| Atlanta, GA | $103,330 | $86,820 | $131,630 | 1,940 |
| Asheville, NC | $103,100 | $78,810 | $142,030 | 120 |
| Greenville, SC | $103,090 | $77,660 | $132,450 | 290 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $103,050 | $64,390 | $133,700 | 780 |
| Kennewick, WA | $102,890 | $79,540 | $127,810 | 40 |
| Charleston, SC | $102,880 | $78,740 | $129,140 | 240 |
| New Haven, CT | $102,880 | $80,740 | $125,360 | 230 |
| Dayton, OH | $102,550 | $75,650 | $146,920 | 190 |
| Waterbury, CT | $102,550 | $76,910 | $123,550 | 30 |
| Waco, TX | $102,540 | $76,100 | $133,150 | 30 |
| Oxnard, CA | $102,530 | $78,850 | $125,870 | 140 |
| Watertown, NY | $102,490 | $85,130 | $137,100 | 30 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $102,160 | $65,450 | $127,000 | 80 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $102,120 | $78,090 | $122,840 | 50 |
| Hartford, CT | $102,080 | $77,720 | $124,200 | 370 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $102,080 | $81,550 | $130,670 | 3,020 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $101,930 | $71,990 | $107,370 | 520 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $101,880 | $75,800 | $121,410 | 480 |
| Springfield, MA | $101,860 | $79,710 | $136,970 | 70 |
| Gulfport, MS | $101,650 | $79,040 | $117,780 | 50 |
| Stockton, CA | $101,540 | $88,490 | $135,100 | 70 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $101,410 | $76,690 | $130,360 | 420 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $100,960 | $79,650 | $123,860 | 1,950 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $100,810 | $76,130 | $130,700 | 170 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $100,760 | $76,820 | $119,930 | 220 |
| Seattle, WA | $100,610 | $81,500 | $115,190 | 2,970 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $100,490 | $81,410 | $123,100 | 1,700 |
| Riverside, CA | $100,460 | $77,740 | $130,340 | 410 |
| Crestview, FL | $100,420 | $78,610 | $121,170 | 90 |
| Fresno, CA | $100,360 | $81,120 | $126,410 | 180 |
| Columbia, SC | $100,200 | $76,360 | $132,510 | 140 |
| Nashville, TN | $100,050 | $76,530 | $125,430 | 1,270 |
| Midland, TX | $99,990 | $82,330 | $135,680 | 30 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $99,920 | $80,200 | $130,030 | 1,250 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $99,800 | $77,240 | $126,860 | 90 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $99,790 | $78,360 | $126,840 | 1,040 |
| Tulsa, OK | $99,740 | $75,570 | $120,660 | 350 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $99,710 | $77,950 | $129,690 | 10,240 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $99,680 | $80,390 | $123,830 | 500 |
| Salinas, CA | $99,600 | $87,720 | $127,390 | 60 |
| Savannah, GA | $99,560 | $82,460 | $126,440 | 90 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $99,350 | $68,880 | $127,410 | 410 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $99,320 | $78,840 | $133,340 | 400 |
| Bozeman, MT | $99,280 | $78,270 | $136,550 | 220 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $99,230 | $77,330 | $126,440 | 380 |
| Madison, WI | $99,210 | $79,260 | $121,030 | 310 |
| Columbus, OH | $99,140 | $78,580 | $127,860 | 960 |
| Brunswick, GA | $99,050 | $80,110 | $127,550 | 40 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $99,030 | $76,930 | $120,880 | 50 |
| Visalia, CA | $98,890 | $78,670 | $130,350 | 40 |
| Tucson, AZ | $98,860 | $82,860 | $104,170 | 170 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $98,800 | $77,810 | $128,120 | 880 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $98,750 | $76,200 | $126,850 | 670 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $98,620 | $79,430 | $126,680 | 1,340 |
| Durham, NC | $98,620 | $80,900 | $130,730 | 230 |
| Green Bay, WI | $98,470 | $80,820 | $120,090 | 70 |
| Albany, NY | $98,350 | $79,190 | $123,060 | 340 |
| Iowa City, IA | $98,220 | $81,820 | $99,950 | 60 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $98,140 | $74,570 | $127,430 | 2,330 |
| Athens, GA | $98,020 | $78,880 | $108,080 | 40 |
| New Orleans, LA | $97,950 | $61,970 | $137,650 | 420 |
| Detroit, MI | $97,920 | $71,990 | $122,290 | 1,350 |
| Rochester, MN | $97,610 | $75,250 | $116,930 | 30 |
| Springfield, IL | $97,600 | $73,830 | $124,790 | 60 |
| Houston, TX | $97,590 | $77,030 | $126,090 | 2,360 |
| Miami, FL | $97,500 | $78,360 | $126,550 | 1,810 |
| Des Moines, IA | $97,460 | $63,170 | $125,900 | 310 |
| Reading, PA | $97,330 | $76,830 | $125,270 | 50 |
| Daphne, AL | $97,110 | $74,800 | $103,760 | 30 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $97,080 | $74,780 | $122,570 | 170 |
| Billings, MT | $96,990 | $79,690 | $104,160 | 90 |
| Ithaca, NY | $96,920 | $80,040 | $154,500 | 50 |
| Birmingham, AL | $96,730 | $78,210 | $135,320 | 500 |
| Kahului, HI | $96,690 | $75,500 | $115,240 | 30 |
| Austin, TX | $96,600 | $77,220 | $110,960 | 1,120 |
| Huntsville, AL | $96,500 | $78,250 | $128,020 | 140 |
| York, PA | $96,250 | $75,630 | $122,550 | 70 |
| Bismarck, ND | $96,210 | $81,630 | $116,460 | 60 |
| Orlando, FL | $96,190 | $75,900 | $121,440 | 1,000 |
| Greensboro, NC | $96,040 | $77,780 | $124,230 | 90 |
| North Port, FL | $96,040 | $76,490 | $124,130 | 160 |
| Spokane, WA | $95,910 | $78,060 | $97,990 | 180 |
| Richmond, VA | $95,860 | $76,480 | $119,250 | 410 |
| Ames, IA | $95,750 | $83,140 | $123,140 | 30 |
| Missoula, MT | $95,700 | $72,740 | $124,360 | 60 |
| Rochester, NY | $95,480 | $80,710 | $119,200 | 230 |
| Toledo, OH | $95,480 | $73,440 | $126,290 | 150 |
| Bremerton, WA | $95,350 | $81,510 | $117,310 | 120 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $95,140 | $78,680 | $116,180 | 50 |
| Buffalo, NY | $95,130 | $79,720 | $126,510 | 330 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $95,100 | $78,430 | $124,380 | 160 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $94,990 | $75,970 | $133,930 | 130 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $94,630 | $78,140 | $101,260 | 50 |
| Tampa, FL | $94,610 | $72,860 | $121,130 | 880 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $94,490 | $64,330 | $102,230 | 170 |
| Burlington, VT | $94,440 | $78,110 | $101,940 | 140 |
| Knoxville, TN | $94,310 | $74,000 | $118,450 | 380 |
| Boise City, ID | $94,270 | $72,390 | $118,340 | 560 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $94,230 | $62,980 | $118,190 | 60 |
| Syracuse, NY | $94,170 | $78,750 | $118,640 | 210 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | $94,160 | $75,850 | $103,660 | 40 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $94,150 | $74,480 | $125,670 | 100 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $94,110 | $74,470 | $121,530 | 150 |
| Gainesville, FL | $94,050 | $72,680 | $117,020 | 50 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $93,970 | $70,720 | $123,080 | 330 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $93,900 | $61,730 | $117,570 | 40 |
| Dallas, TX | $93,840 | $78,770 | $125,280 | 2,580 |
| State College, PA | $93,820 | $75,960 | $103,210 | 30 |
| Olympia, WA | $93,720 | $65,100 | $108,240 | 70 |
| Wilmington, NC | $93,720 | $76,610 | $122,050 | 80 |
| Lexington, KY | $93,640 | $74,600 | $117,390 | 270 |
| Waterloo, IA | $93,620 | $79,670 | $120,800 | 40 |
| Ocala, FL | $92,400 | $74,350 | $104,980 | 50 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $92,370 | $73,900 | $102,720 | 70 |
| Beaumont, TX | $92,360 | $73,900 | $119,210 | 30 |
| Bellingham, WA | $92,320 | $89,190 | $104,550 | 30 |
| Lawrence, KS | $91,860 | $78,950 | $121,310 | 90 |
| Raleigh, NC | $91,570 | $80,510 | $119,220 | 790 |
| Lancaster, PA | $91,340 | $68,880 | $119,590 | 150 |
| Panama City, FL | $91,100 | $75,350 | $116,220 | 40 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $90,850 | $73,460 | $108,690 | 40 |
| Pensacola, FL | $90,010 | $66,720 | $113,840 | 120 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $89,820 | $66,110 | $126,820 | 150 |
| Amarillo, TX | $88,810 | $72,920 | $101,220 | 50 |
| Tyler, TX | $87,970 | $73,580 | $115,840 | 50 |
| Dubuque, IA | $87,890 | $61,160 | $118,840 | 40 |
| Lubbock, TX | $87,700 | $73,880 | $110,210 | 70 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $87,490 | $68,480 | $109,440 | 200 |
| Bloomington, IN | $86,900 | $66,810 | $101,680 | 30 |
| Slidell, LA | $85,770 | $61,610 | $113,160 | 60 |
| Sebastian, FL | $84,990 | $71,890 | $118,340 | 50 |
| Ogden, UT | $84,970 | $63,340 | $103,380 | 140 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $84,650 | $73,510 | $113,630 | 170 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $84,370 | $69,170 | $113,210 | 140 |
| San Antonio, TX | $84,130 | $74,070 | $105,910 | 670 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $84,110 | $59,280 | $102,050 | 40 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $83,870 | $66,080 | $101,490 | 90 |
| Helena, MT | $83,670 | $73,230 | $95,700 | 50 |
| Cleveland, OH | $83,620 | $61,520 | $114,530 | 860 |
| Naples, FL | $83,470 | $64,810 | $104,820 | 140 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $83,460 | $73,730 | $105,710 | 830 |
| Evansville, IN | $83,000 | $68,480 | $120,910 | 80 |
| Eugene, OR | $82,900 | $75,110 | $98,360 | 90 |
| Provo, UT | $82,890 | $76,970 | $120,290 | 160 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $82,540 | $63,830 | $115,060 | 60 |
| Roanoke, VA | $82,530 | $76,860 | $100,750 | 50 |
| St. George, UT | $82,460 | $63,550 | $117,080 | 60 |
| Columbia, MO | $82,430 | $75,650 | $114,830 | 60 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $82,300 | $60,680 | $100,800 | 100 |
| Bloomington, IL | $82,250 | $64,230 | $101,570 | 50 |
| College Station, TX | $82,180 | $63,790 | $101,130 | 60 |
| Salem, OR | $82,030 | $78,720 | $94,970 | 60 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $81,940 | $67,030 | $111,760 | 140 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $81,790 | $65,820 | $105,090 | 4,460 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $81,660 | $65,270 | $99,890 | 410 |
| Jackson, TN | $81,510 | $71,200 | $94,380 | 30 |
| Youngstown, OH | $81,470 | $74,390 | $101,040 | 50 |
| Shreveport, LA | $81,450 | $62,280 | $100,420 | 70 |
| Kingsport, TN-VA | $81,420 | $62,480 | $97,460 | 50 |
| Erie, PA | $81,270 | $73,170 | $118,320 | 40 |
| Lincoln, NE | $81,190 | $59,750 | $99,860 | 130 |
| Champaign, IL | $81,110 | $68,030 | $100,580 | 80 |
| Rockford, IL | $81,010 | $62,400 | $102,550 | 50 |
| Jackson, MS | $81,000 | $68,390 | $110,230 | 130 |
| Scranton, PA | $80,870 | $71,620 | $99,800 | 130 |
| Flint, MI | $80,270 | $60,720 | $103,990 | 30 |
| Winston, NC | $80,260 | $73,250 | $104,400 | 70 |
| Laredo, TX | $80,210 | $50,920 | $96,040 | 40 |
| Montgomery, AL | $80,060 | $65,250 | $119,300 | 150 |
| Bend, OR | $79,990 | $77,290 | $96,480 | 90 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $79,960 | $60,280 | $87,930 | 40 |
| El Paso, TX | $79,850 | $59,670 | $97,470 | 110 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $79,750 | $61,460 | $104,210 | 170 |
| Akron, OH | $79,640 | $61,140 | $103,640 | 270 |
| Peoria, IL | $79,580 | $67,750 | $100,080 | 60 |
| Topeka, KS | $79,400 | $61,620 | $92,440 | 80 |
| Wichita, KS | $79,180 | $67,030 | $100,230 | 220 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $78,850 | $73,120 | $104,110 | 50 |
| Portland, ME | $78,830 | $67,220 | $106,280 | 360 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $78,740 | $67,260 | $100,890 | 330 |
| Deltona, FL | $78,660 | $72,010 | $121,070 | 50 |
| McAllen, TX | $78,250 | $59,230 | $96,520 | 60 |
| Manhattan, KS | $77,940 | $75,860 | $94,520 | 50 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $77,810 | $61,110 | $101,660 | 340 |
| Lansing, MI | $77,620 | $59,820 | $106,180 | 80 |
| Springfield, MO | $77,360 | $58,960 | $102,610 | 150 |
| Medford, OR | $77,200 | $63,740 | $94,670 | 50 |
| Traverse City, MI | $76,840 | $60,960 | $96,000 | 40 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $76,520 | $61,040 | $97,530 | 410 |
| Canton, OH | $76,500 | $58,280 | $96,670 | 50 |
| Little Rock, AR | $75,600 | $61,100 | $100,050 | 230 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $74,960 | $55,510 | $107,620 | 90 |
| Bangor, ME | $74,130 | $65,430 | $95,350 | 40 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $73,710 | $71,950 | $96,560 | 30 |
| Monroe, LA | $73,320 | $58,030 | $96,720 | 30 |
| Lafayette, LA | $73,160 | $50,530 | $97,690 | 110 |
| Saginaw, MI | $70,820 | $58,430 | $89,090 | 40 |
| San Juan, PR | $60,120 | $46,430 | $75,920 | 710 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.