Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 207,800 |
2.1 % |
$ 82.83 |
$ 172,290 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 51.63 |
$ 63.89 |
$ 79.50 |
$ 97.61 |
$ 112.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 107,390 |
$ 132,890 |
$ 165,370 |
$ 203,030 |
$ 233,590 |
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 |
54,710 |
3.33 |
$ 78.68 |
$ 163,650 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
12,620 |
1.37 |
$ 95.21 |
$ 198,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
11,490 |
0.41 |
$ 89.82 |
$ 186,830 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
10,200 |
2.00 |
$ 89.71 |
$ 186,590 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
9,310 |
2.37 |
$ 92.69 |
$ 192,800 |
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 |
54,710 |
3.33 |
$ 78.68 |
$ 163,650 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
9,310 |
2.37 |
$ 92.69 |
$ 192,800 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
1,780 |
2.13 |
$ 87.19 |
$ 181,350 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
10,200 |
2.00 |
$ 89.71 |
$ 186,590 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
8,290 |
1.95 |
$ 87.97 |
$ 182,980 |
Top paying industries for Architectural and Engineering Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
230 |
0.10 |
$ 129.00 |
$ 268,310 |
| Spectator Sports |
70 |
0.05 |
$ 124.80 |
$ 259,590 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
890 |
0.82 |
$ 123.59 |
$ 257,060 |
| Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media |
70 |
0.64 |
$ 117.11 |
$ 243,580 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services |
350 |
0.07 |
$ 110.47 |
$ 229,790 |
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 |
35,630 |
1.99 |
1.45 |
$ 96.87 |
$ 201,480 |
| Texas |
18,540 |
1.37 |
1.00 |
$ 89.10 |
$ 185,320 |
| Michigan |
13,300 |
3.06 |
2.24 |
$ 75.50 |
$ 157,050 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,500 |
1.60 |
1.17 |
$ 75.97 |
$ 158,010 |
| Illinois |
8,310 |
1.38 |
1.01 |
$ 77.62 |
$ 161,450 |
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 |
13,300 |
3.06 |
2.24 |
$ 75.50 |
$ 157,050 |
| New Hampshire |
1,770 |
2.62 |
1.91 |
$ 86.50 |
$ 179,920 |
| Connecticut |
4,140 |
2.50 |
1.82 |
$ 80.39 |
$ 167,220 |
| Oregon |
4,370 |
2.25 |
1.64 |
$ 80.49 |
$ 167,420 |
| New Mexico |
1,790 |
2.12 |
1.55 |
$ 98.01 |
$ 203,850 |
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) |
| New Mexico |
1,790 |
2.12 |
1.55 |
$ 98.01 |
$ 203,850 |
| California |
35,630 |
1.99 |
1.45 |
$ 96.87 |
$ 201,480 |
| Colorado |
4,090 |
1.44 |
1.06 |
$ 90.20 |
$ 187,620 |
| Rhode Island |
310 |
0.64 |
0.47 |
$ 89.53 |
$ 186,220 |
| Washington |
5,560 |
1.59 |
1.16 |
$ 89.43 |
$ 186,020 |
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 |
11,300 |
1.83 |
1.33 |
$ 89.67 |
$ 186,510 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
8,420 |
4.43 |
3.24 |
$ 77.72 |
$ 161,650 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,390 |
0.78 |
0.57 |
$ 91.33 |
$ 189,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,730 |
2.44 |
1.78 |
$ 90.01 |
$ 187,210 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6,720 |
5.88 |
4.30 |
$ 117.12 |
$ 243,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,240 |
1.38 |
1.01 |
$ 78.08 |
$ 162,410 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,230 |
2.57 |
1.88 |
$ 105.99 |
$ 220,450 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,930 |
1.50 |
1.09 |
$ 92.49 |
$ 192,370 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,760 |
1.81 |
1.32 |
$ 88.70 |
$ 184,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,260 |
1.70 |
1.24 |
$ 84.28 |
$ 175,290 |
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 |
6,720 |
5.88 |
4.30 |
$ 117.12 |
$ 243,600 |
| Huntsville, AL |
1,280 |
5.08 |
3.71 |
$ 78.95 |
$ 164,210 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
8,420 |
4.43 |
3.24 |
$ 77.72 |
$ 161,650 |
| Dubuque, IA |
260 |
4.42 |
3.23 |
$ 72.28 |
$ 150,340 |
| Midland, MI |
140 |
3.77 |
2.75 |
$ 82.77 |
$ 172,160 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
860 |
3.65 |
2.66 |
$ 82.80 |
$ 172,220 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
770 |
3.59 |
2.63 |
$ 82.12 |
$ 170,810 |
| Corvallis, OR |
130 |
3.39 |
2.47 |
$ 77.37 |
$ 160,930 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
120 |
3.30 |
2.41 |
$ 66.93 |
$ 139,220 |
| Boulder, CO |
630 |
3.26 |
2.38 |
$ 93.62 |
$ 194,730 |
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 |
6,720 |
5.88 |
4.30 |
$ 117.12 |
$ 243,600 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,230 |
2.57 |
1.88 |
$ 105.99 |
$ 220,450 |
| Midland, TX |
290 |
2.54 |
1.86 |
$ 98.24 |
$ 204,340 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
90 |
0.87 |
0.64 |
$ 96.93 |
$ 201,620 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
1,250 |
3.17 |
2.31 |
$ 94.34 |
$ 196,230 |
| Boulder, CO |
630 |
3.26 |
2.38 |
$ 93.62 |
$ 194,730 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,030 |
1.94 |
1.42 |
$ 92.49 |
$ 192,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,930 |
1.50 |
1.09 |
$ 92.49 |
$ 192,370 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
440 |
1.41 |
1.03 |
$ 91.82 |
$ 190,990 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
1,140 |
2.84 |
2.07 |
$ 91.63 |
$ 190,590 |
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 2023 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.
(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
