Architect Salary by City
How much does a Architect make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$99K
National median
$78K
25th percentile
$127K
75th percentile
$62K
Bottom 10%
$161K
Top 10%
Architect Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$132,400
+33% vs national
New York
NY
$119,600
+20% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$115,400
+16% vs national
Seattle
WA
$113,200
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$111,200
+12% vs national
Washington
DC
$111,000
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$109,000
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$107,200
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$106,200
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$105,400
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$105,400
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$104,200
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$103,200
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$102,600
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$98,400
-1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$96,400
-3% vs national
Houston
TX
$96,200
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$95,400
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$95,400
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$94,000
-5% vs national
Detroit
MI
$93,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$93,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$92,400
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$92,400
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$92,400
-7% vs national
Miami
FL
$92,000
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$91,200
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$90,400
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$90,400
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$90,400
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$90,400
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$89,400
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$89,400
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$89,400
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$88,400
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$88,400
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$87,400
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$87,400
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$87,400
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$86,400
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$86,400
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$85,400
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$84,400
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$84,400
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$83,400
-16% vs national
About Architect Salaries
The median Architect salary in the United States is $99,280 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $132,400, while the national range spans from $62,300 at the 10th percentile to $161,420 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 17-1011.