Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$99,280
Median Salary
106,770
Total Employed
$106,260
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$62,300 Median: $99,280 $161,420
P10: $62,300 P25: $77,960 P75: $126,550 P90: $161,420

How Much Do Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Make?

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.

Highest Paying Cities

$129,640
$125,980
Modesto, CA
$124,810
Barnstable Town, MA
$120,460
Redding, CA
$120,060
$120,040
$119,120
$115,960
Rapid City, SD
$115,600

Where the Jobs Are

2,970
2,580
2,360

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$129,640$100,190$168,520660
San Francisco, CA$126,550$93,450$164,7503,780
Sacramento, CA$125,980$98,200$152,420640
Modesto, CA$124,810$98,240$132,99030
Barnstable Town, MA$120,460$95,210$157,200180
Redding, CA$120,060$80,750$134,34060
San Diego, CA$120,040$94,130$151,8901,280
Boston, MA-NH$119,120$87,050$127,1603,930
Baltimore, MD$115,960$83,760$146,7301,140
Rapid City, SD$115,600$76,890$159,32040
Amherst Town, MA$114,880$95,550$121,45060
Glens Falls, NY$111,200$86,540$147,11040
Bakersfield, CA$111,070$82,960$137,020100
Appleton, WI$110,990$96,170$147,36040
Trenton, NJ$109,140$86,340$158,840200
Anchorage, AK$108,720$79,330$132,130140
Santa Rosa, CA$107,300$81,980$132,010150
Salisbury, MD$106,230$79,630$110,04040
Norwich, CT$106,090$87,660$124,48040
Santa Cruz, CA$105,750$79,710$129,62040
Binghamton, NY$105,600$80,470$123,85040
Manchester, NH$105,540$89,860$111,76050
Providence, RI-MA$105,300$80,150$133,990690
Bridgeport, CT$105,140$78,510$122,600470
Reno, NV$104,990$79,510$120,310110
Worcester, MA$104,970$82,000$121,670--
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$104,650$77,300$127,970100
Boulder, CO$104,550$79,390$131,540360
Los Angeles, CA$104,170$80,390$132,1904,870
Denver, CO$104,090$80,750$128,6202,090
Phoenix, AZ$103,900$86,630$126,2601,240
Santa Maria, CA$103,820$80,180$129,560220
Mobile, AL$103,380$87,990$115,92060
Atlanta, GA$103,330$86,820$131,6301,940
Asheville, NC$103,100$78,810$142,030120
Greenville, SC$103,090$77,660$132,450290
Indianapolis, IN$103,050$64,390$133,700780
Kennewick, WA$102,890$79,540$127,81040
Charleston, SC$102,880$78,740$129,140240
New Haven, CT$102,880$80,740$125,360230
Dayton, OH$102,550$75,650$146,920190
Waterbury, CT$102,550$76,910$123,55030
Waco, TX$102,540$76,100$133,15030
Oxnard, CA$102,530$78,850$125,870140
Watertown, NY$102,490$85,130$137,10030
Hilton Head Island, SC$102,160$65,450$127,00080
Grand Forks, ND-MN$102,120$78,090$122,84050
Hartford, CT$102,080$77,720$124,200370
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$102,080$81,550$130,6703,020
Urban Honolulu, HI$101,930$71,990$107,370520
Oklahoma City, OK$101,880$75,800$121,410480
Springfield, MA$101,860$79,710$136,97070
Gulfport, MS$101,650$79,040$117,78050
Stockton, CA$101,540$88,490$135,10070
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$101,410$76,690$130,360420
Minneapolis, MN-WI$100,960$79,650$123,8601,950
Fort Collins, CO$100,810$76,130$130,700170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$100,760$76,820$119,930220
Seattle, WA$100,610$81,500$115,1902,970
Portland, OR-WA$100,490$81,410$123,1001,700
Riverside, CA$100,460$77,740$130,340410
Crestview, FL$100,420$78,610$121,17090
Fresno, CA$100,360$81,120$126,410180
Columbia, SC$100,200$76,360$132,510140
Nashville, TN$100,050$76,530$125,4301,270
Midland, TX$99,990$82,330$135,68030
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,920$80,200$130,0301,250
San Luis Obispo, CA$99,800$77,240$126,86090
Salt Lake City, UT$99,790$78,360$126,8401,040
Tulsa, OK$99,740$75,570$120,660350
New York, NY-NJ$99,710$77,950$129,69010,240
Milwaukee, WI$99,680$80,390$123,830500
Salinas, CA$99,600$87,720$127,39060
Savannah, GA$99,560$82,460$126,44090
Omaha, NE-IA$99,350$68,880$127,410410
Las Vegas, NV$99,320$78,840$133,340400
Bozeman, MT$99,280$78,270$136,550220
Jacksonville, FL$99,230$77,330$126,440380
Madison, WI$99,210$79,260$121,030310
Columbus, OH$99,140$78,580$127,860960
Brunswick, GA$99,050$80,110$127,55040
Davenport, IA-IL$99,030$76,930$120,88050
Visalia, CA$98,890$78,670$130,35040
Tucson, AZ$98,860$82,860$104,170170
St. Louis, MO-IL$98,800$77,810$128,120880
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$98,750$76,200$126,850670
Charlotte, NC-SC$98,620$79,430$126,6801,340
Durham, NC$98,620$80,900$130,730230
Green Bay, WI$98,470$80,820$120,09070
Albany, NY$98,350$79,190$123,060340
Iowa City, IA$98,220$81,820$99,95060
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$98,140$74,570$127,4302,330
Athens, GA$98,020$78,880$108,08040
New Orleans, LA$97,950$61,970$137,650420
Detroit, MI$97,920$71,990$122,2901,350
Rochester, MN$97,610$75,250$116,93030
Springfield, IL$97,600$73,830$124,79060
Houston, TX$97,590$77,030$126,0902,360
Miami, FL$97,500$78,360$126,5501,810
Des Moines, IA$97,460$63,170$125,900310
Reading, PA$97,330$76,830$125,27050
Daphne, AL$97,110$74,800$103,76030
Colorado Springs, CO$97,080$74,780$122,570170
Billings, MT$96,990$79,690$104,16090
Ithaca, NY$96,920$80,040$154,50050
Birmingham, AL$96,730$78,210$135,320500
Kahului, HI$96,690$75,500$115,24030
Austin, TX$96,600$77,220$110,9601,120
Huntsville, AL$96,500$78,250$128,020140
York, PA$96,250$75,630$122,55070
Bismarck, ND$96,210$81,630$116,46060
Orlando, FL$96,190$75,900$121,4401,000
Greensboro, NC$96,040$77,780$124,23090
North Port, FL$96,040$76,490$124,130160
Spokane, WA$95,910$78,060$97,990180
Richmond, VA$95,860$76,480$119,250410
Ames, IA$95,750$83,140$123,14030
Missoula, MT$95,700$72,740$124,36060
Rochester, NY$95,480$80,710$119,200230
Toledo, OH$95,480$73,440$126,290150
Bremerton, WA$95,350$81,510$117,310120
Columbus, GA-AL$95,140$78,680$116,18050
Buffalo, NY$95,130$79,720$126,510330
Fargo, ND-MN$95,100$78,430$124,380160
Kiryas Joel, NY$94,990$75,970$133,930130
Port St. Lucie, FL$94,630$78,140$101,26050
Tampa, FL$94,610$72,860$121,130880
Kalamazoo, MI$94,490$64,330$102,230170
Burlington, VT$94,440$78,110$101,940140
Knoxville, TN$94,310$74,000$118,450380
Boise City, ID$94,270$72,390$118,340560
Cedar Rapids, IA$94,230$62,980$118,19060
Syracuse, NY$94,170$78,750$118,640210
La Crosse, WI-MN$94,160$75,850$103,66040
Palm Bay, FL$94,150$74,480$125,670100
Cape Coral, FL$94,110$74,470$121,530150
Gainesville, FL$94,050$72,680$117,02050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$93,970$70,720$123,080330
Clarksville, TN-KY$93,900$61,730$117,57040
Dallas, TX$93,840$78,770$125,2802,580
State College, PA$93,820$75,960$103,21030
Olympia, WA$93,720$65,100$108,24070
Wilmington, NC$93,720$76,610$122,05080
Lexington, KY$93,640$74,600$117,390270
Waterloo, IA$93,620$79,670$120,80040
Ocala, FL$92,400$74,350$104,98050
Duluth, MN-WI$92,370$73,900$102,72070
Beaumont, TX$92,360$73,900$119,21030
Bellingham, WA$92,320$89,190$104,55030
Lawrence, KS$91,860$78,950$121,31090
Raleigh, NC$91,570$80,510$119,220790
Lancaster, PA$91,340$68,880$119,590150
Panama City, FL$91,100$75,350$116,22040
Coeur d'Alene, ID$90,850$73,460$108,69040
Pensacola, FL$90,010$66,720$113,840120
Chattanooga, TN-GA$89,820$66,110$126,820150
Amarillo, TX$88,810$72,920$101,22050
Tyler, TX$87,970$73,580$115,84050
Dubuque, IA$87,890$61,160$118,84040
Lubbock, TX$87,700$73,880$110,21070
Ann Arbor, MI$87,490$68,480$109,440200
Bloomington, IN$86,900$66,810$101,68030
Slidell, LA$85,770$61,610$113,16060
Sebastian, FL$84,990$71,890$118,34050
Ogden, UT$84,970$63,340$103,380140
Charlottesville, VA$84,650$73,510$113,630170
Allentown, PA-NJ$84,370$69,170$113,210140
San Antonio, TX$84,130$74,070$105,910670
Idaho Falls, ID$84,110$59,280$102,05040
Santa Fe, NM$83,870$66,080$101,49090
Helena, MT$83,670$73,230$95,70050
Cleveland, OH$83,620$61,520$114,530860
Naples, FL$83,470$64,810$104,820140
Pittsburgh, PA$83,460$73,730$105,710830
Evansville, IN$83,000$68,480$120,91080
Eugene, OR$82,900$75,110$98,36090
Provo, UT$82,890$76,970$120,290160
Corpus Christi, TX$82,540$63,830$115,06060
Roanoke, VA$82,530$76,860$100,75050
St. George, UT$82,460$63,550$117,08060
Columbia, MO$82,430$75,650$114,83060
South Bend, IN-MI$82,300$60,680$100,800100
Bloomington, IL$82,250$64,230$101,57050
College Station, TX$82,180$63,790$101,13060
Salem, OR$82,030$78,720$94,97060
Harrisburg, PA$81,940$67,030$111,760140
Chicago, IL-IN$81,790$65,820$105,0904,460
Grand Rapids, MI$81,660$65,270$99,890410
Jackson, TN$81,510$71,200$94,38030
Youngstown, OH$81,470$74,390$101,04050
Shreveport, LA$81,450$62,280$100,42070
Kingsport, TN-VA$81,420$62,480$97,46050
Erie, PA$81,270$73,170$118,32040
Lincoln, NE$81,190$59,750$99,860130
Champaign, IL$81,110$68,030$100,58080
Rockford, IL$81,010$62,400$102,55050
Jackson, MS$81,000$68,390$110,230130
Scranton, PA$80,870$71,620$99,800130
Flint, MI$80,270$60,720$103,99030
Winston, NC$80,260$73,250$104,40070
Laredo, TX$80,210$50,920$96,04040
Montgomery, AL$80,060$65,250$119,300150
Bend, OR$79,990$77,290$96,48090
Fort Smith, AR-OK$79,960$60,280$87,93040
El Paso, TX$79,850$59,670$97,470110
Fort Wayne, IN$79,750$61,460$104,210170
Akron, OH$79,640$61,140$103,640270
Peoria, IL$79,580$67,750$100,08060
Topeka, KS$79,400$61,620$92,44080
Wichita, KS$79,180$67,030$100,230220
Grand Junction, CO$78,850$73,120$104,11050
Portland, ME$78,830$67,220$106,280360
Fayetteville, AR$78,740$67,260$100,890330
Deltona, FL$78,660$72,010$121,07050
McAllen, TX$78,250$59,230$96,52060
Manhattan, KS$77,940$75,860$94,52050
Baton Rouge, LA$77,810$61,110$101,660340
Lansing, MI$77,620$59,820$106,18080
Springfield, MO$77,360$58,960$102,610150
Medford, OR$77,200$63,740$94,67050
Traverse City, MI$76,840$60,960$96,00040
Albuquerque, NM$76,520$61,040$97,530410
Canton, OH$76,500$58,280$96,67050
Little Rock, AR$75,600$61,100$100,050230
Tallahassee, FL$74,960$55,510$107,62090
Bangor, ME$74,130$65,430$95,35040
Blacksburg, VA$73,710$71,950$96,56030
Monroe, LA$73,320$58,030$96,72030
Lafayette, LA$73,160$50,530$97,690110
Saginaw, MI$70,820$58,430$89,09040
San Juan, PR$60,120$46,430$75,920710

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average architects, except landscape and naval salary?
The national median salary for architects, except landscape and naval is $99,280 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $106,260. Salaries range from $62,300 at the 10th percentile to $161,420 at the 90th percentile.
Where do architects, except landscape and naval earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for architects, except landscape and naval are San Jose, CA ($129,640), San Francisco, CA ($126,550), Sacramento, CA ($125,980). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many architects, except landscape and naval jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 106,770 architects, except landscape and naval employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

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.