Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes “Landscape Architects” (17-1012) and “Marine Engineers and Naval Architects” (17-2121).
National estimates for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Industry profile for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Geographic profile for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
National estimates for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 100,400 |
1.5 % |
$ 44.19 |
$ 91,900 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.52 |
$ 30.05 |
$ 38.55 |
$ 49.12 |
$ 62.49 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 48,930 |
$ 62,500 |
$ 80,180 |
$ 102,160 |
$ 129,980 |
Industry profile for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
86,380 |
5.71 |
$ 43.78 |
$ 91,060 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,820 |
0.22 |
$ 39.82 |
$ 82,830 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,550 |
0.07 |
$ 49.46 |
$ 102,880 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,480 |
0.19 |
$ 45.41 |
$ 94,460 |
| Employment Services |
1,470 |
0.04 |
$ 40.79 |
$ 84,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
86,380 |
5.71 |
$ 43.78 |
$ 91,060 |
| Specialized Design Services |
1,320 |
0.97 |
$ 47.52 |
$ 98,830 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,820 |
0.22 |
$ 39.82 |
$ 82,830 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,480 |
0.19 |
$ 45.41 |
$ 94,460 |
| Land Subdivision |
50 |
0.14 |
$ 47.18 |
$ 98,140 |
Top paying industries for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Geographic profile for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
14,730 |
0.89 |
1.25 |
$ 48.46 |
$ 100,790 |
| New York |
10,770 |
1.24 |
1.74 |
$ 49.68 |
$ 103,340 |
| Texas |
6,910 |
0.56 |
0.79 |
$ 43.70 |
$ 90,900 |
| Florida |
5,000 |
0.58 |
0.82 |
$ 39.12 |
$ 81,370 |
| Illinois |
4,560 |
0.81 |
1.14 |
$ 43.08 |
$ 89,610 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,490 |
2.25 |
3.16 |
$ 55.07 |
$ 114,540 |
| Colorado |
3,660 |
1.40 |
1.96 |
$ 39.97 |
$ 83,140 |
| Washington |
4,180 |
1.30 |
1.83 |
$ 43.74 |
$ 90,990 |
| Montana |
600 |
1.27 |
1.78 |
$ 39.03 |
$ 81,190 |
| New York |
10,770 |
1.24 |
1.74 |
$ 49.68 |
$ 103,340 |
Top paying states for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,690 |
1.23 |
1.73 |
$ 50.86 |
$ 105,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,340 |
1.11 |
1.56 |
$ 46.01 |
$ 95,690 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
2.56 |
$ 54.70 |
$ 113,780 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,920 |
0.93 |
1.30 |
$ 43.72 |
$ 90,940 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,490 |
1.82 |
2.55 |
$ 44.54 |
$ 92,640 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,310 |
1.13 |
1.58 |
$ 48.34 |
$ 100,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,070 |
1.19 |
1.67 |
$ 49.87 |
$ 103,720 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,730 |
0.76 |
1.07 |
$ 45.73 |
$ 95,120 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,350 |
1.60 |
2.25 |
$ 40.94 |
$ 85,140 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,060 |
0.77 |
1.09 |
$ 45.17 |
$ 93,960 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ithaca, NY |
120 |
2.53 |
3.55 |
$ 46.92 |
$ 97,590 |
| Boulder, CO |
420 |
2.29 |
3.22 |
$ 40.25 |
$ 83,720 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
200 |
1.91 |
2.68 |
$ 38.04 |
$ 79,130 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
2.56 |
$ 54.70 |
$ 113,780 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,490 |
1.82 |
2.55 |
$ 44.54 |
$ 92,640 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,350 |
1.60 |
2.25 |
$ 40.94 |
$ 85,140 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
390 |
1.58 |
2.22 |
$ 38.08 |
$ 79,200 |
| Santa Fe, NM |
90 |
1.54 |
2.16 |
$ 37.61 |
$ 78,230 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
160 |
1.36 |
1.91 |
$ 41.60 |
$ 86,530 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,500 |
1.34 |
1.88 |
$ 40.00 |
$ 83,190 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
390 |
0.81 |
1.13 |
$ 57.90 |
$ 120,430 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
40 |
0.52 |
0.74 |
$ 55.50 |
$ 115,450 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
2.56 |
$ 54.70 |
$ 113,780 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
640 |
0.60 |
0.84 |
$ 52.23 |
$ 108,640 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
340 |
0.90 |
1.27 |
$ 51.18 |
$ 106,450 |
| Huntsville, AL |
140 |
0.59 |
0.83 |
$ 50.93 |
$ 105,930 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,690 |
1.23 |
1.73 |
$ 50.86 |
$ 105,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,070 |
1.19 |
1.67 |
$ 49.87 |
$ 103,720 |
| Anchorage, AK |
80 |
0.46 |
0.65 |
$ 49.30 |
$ 102,550 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME |
60 |
0.73 |
1.02 |
$ 48.68 |
$ 101,250 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:
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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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
