Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Excludes “Natural Sciences Managers” (11-9121).
National estimates for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Industry profile for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Geographic profile for Architectural and Engineering Managers
National estimates for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 187,100 |
0.9 % |
$ 76.43 |
$ 158,970 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 47.76 |
$ 60.32 |
$ 73.25 |
$ 91.55 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 99,350 |
$ 125,470 |
$ 152,350 |
$ 190,420 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Architectural and Engineering Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Architectural and Engineering Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
51,670 |
3.42 |
$ 74.47 |
$ 154,900 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
11,440 |
1.44 |
$ 92.65 |
$ 192,700 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
10,800 |
0.43 |
$ 86.38 |
$ 179,660 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
8,000 |
2.00 |
$ 79.91 |
$ 166,210 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
7,950 |
1.69 |
$ 82.06 |
$ 170,670 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
51,670 |
3.42 |
$ 74.47 |
$ 154,900 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
770 |
2.39 |
$ 50.96 |
$ 106,000 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
7,310 |
2.04 |
$ 84.74 |
$ 176,260 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
8,000 |
2.00 |
$ 79.91 |
$ 166,210 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
2,690 |
1.73 |
$ 110.91 |
$ 230,700 |
Top paying industries for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
Geographic profile for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Architectural and Engineering Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Architectural and Engineering Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
34,550 |
2.09 |
1.57 |
$ 90.28 |
$ 187,770 |
| Texas |
16,070 |
1.31 |
0.99 |
$ 82.41 |
$ 171,410 |
| Michigan |
11,380 |
2.80 |
2.11 |
$ 67.33 |
$ 140,050 |
| Illinois |
7,580 |
1.35 |
1.02 |
$ 73.16 |
$ 152,160 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,300 |
1.31 |
0.99 |
$ 72.35 |
$ 150,490 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
11,380 |
2.80 |
2.11 |
$ 67.33 |
$ 140,050 |
| New Hampshire |
1,490 |
2.35 |
1.77 |
$ 76.30 |
$ 158,700 |
| Connecticut |
3,680 |
2.34 |
1.76 |
$ 75.08 |
$ 156,170 |
| Oregon |
4,200 |
2.30 |
1.73 |
$ 71.13 |
$ 147,950 |
| California |
34,550 |
2.09 |
1.57 |
$ 90.28 |
$ 187,770 |
Top paying states for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
34,550 |
2.09 |
1.57 |
$ 90.28 |
$ 187,770 |
| New Mexico |
1,280 |
1.65 |
1.24 |
$ 86.33 |
$ 179,560 |
| Colorado |
3,470 |
1.32 |
1.00 |
$ 85.20 |
$ 177,220 |
| New Jersey |
5,290 |
1.38 |
1.04 |
$ 83.40 |
$ 173,480 |
| Texas |
16,070 |
1.31 |
0.99 |
$ 82.41 |
$ 171,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,310 |
1.80 |
1.36 |
$ 83.97 |
$ 174,660 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
7,290 |
4.05 |
3.05 |
$ 69.37 |
$ 144,290 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,020 |
0.81 |
0.61 |
$ 85.43 |
$ 177,700 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6,930 |
6.49 |
4.89 |
$ 109.61 |
$ 228,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,970 |
2.31 |
1.74 |
$ 82.15 |
$ 170,870 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,930 |
2.64 |
1.99 |
$ 99.06 |
$ 206,050 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,730 |
1.98 |
1.49 |
$ 87.90 |
$ 182,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,730 |
1.35 |
1.02 |
$ 73.76 |
$ 153,430 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,840 |
1.35 |
1.01 |
$ 79.04 |
$ 164,390 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,620 |
1.57 |
1.19 |
$ 76.80 |
$ 159,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6,930 |
6.49 |
4.89 |
$ 109.61 |
$ 228,000 |
| Huntsville, AL |
1,170 |
5.07 |
3.82 |
$ 72.75 |
$ 151,320 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
580 |
4.24 |
3.19 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
340 |
4.07 |
3.06 |
$ 69.65 |
$ 144,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
7,290 |
4.05 |
3.05 |
$ 69.37 |
$ 144,290 |
| Peoria, IL |
590 |
3.75 |
2.82 |
$ 81.62 |
$ 169,770 |
| Dubuque, IA |
200 |
3.57 |
2.69 |
$ 64.93 |
$ 135,050 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
410 |
3.52 |
2.65 |
$ 80.57 |
$ 167,590 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
750 |
3.42 |
2.57 |
$ 77.62 |
$ 161,450 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
3,770 |
3.36 |
2.53 |
$ 73.06 |
$ 151,960 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6,930 |
6.49 |
4.89 |
$ 109.61 |
$ 228,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,930 |
2.64 |
1.99 |
$ 99.06 |
$ 206,050 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
80 |
0.55 |
0.41 |
$ 95.40 |
$ 198,430 |
| Boulder, CO |
510 |
2.79 |
2.10 |
$ 89.82 |
$ 186,830 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,730 |
1.98 |
1.49 |
$ 87.90 |
$ 182,830 |
| Midland, TX |
240 |
2.49 |
1.88 |
$ 86.73 |
$ 180,410 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
520 |
1.24 |
0.94 |
$ 86.33 |
$ 179,560 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
1,910 |
1.78 |
1.34 |
$ 86.29 |
$ 179,490 |
| Odessa, TX |
50 |
0.69 |
0.52 |
$ 85.92 |
$ 178,710 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,160 |
1.47 |
1.11 |
$ 85.64 |
$ 178,130 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architectural and Engineering Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
