AIA COMPENSATION REPORT

AIA COMPENSATION REPORT A Survey of U.S. Architecture Firms

2011

Published in 2011 by The American Institute of Architects 1735 New York Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 ©2011 The American Institute of Architects All rights reserved Report prepared by Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA—AIA Chief Economist James Chu, Director—Market Research Jennifer Riskus, Manager—Economics and Market Research Economics and Market Research, Design and Practice The American Institute of Architects

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to LFRT esp. Meg Brown and Carole Wedge, FAIA; other reviewers: David E. Johnson, AIA and Robert P. Smith, AIA. The Council of Architectural Component Executives also provided support by publicizing the survey and recruiting additional participants. AIA National Component Staff Christina Finkenhofer, Glenn Ono, Jay Stephens, and Mike Katz Survey administration and data tabulation Readex Research Stillwater, MN Design and production Steve Walker idiStudio.com Editor Douglas Gordon, Hon. AIA

contents REGIONS MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I.

OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Compensation Remains Higher at Larger Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Incentives for Higher Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

II. COMPENSATION AT ARCHITECTURE FIRMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Interns Saw the Least Declines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Compensation Premiums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

III. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Economic Effect on Salary/Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Medical Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fringe Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

IV. compensation tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Definitions of CBSAs by County/City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Definitions of Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

National Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Firm-Size Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State and Metro-Area Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

appendix 1: survey methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Appendix 2 : 2011 Compensation survey questionaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New England Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont

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Middle Atlantic New Jersey New York Pennsylvania

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East North Central Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin

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West North Central Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota

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East South Central Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee West South Central Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas

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South Atlantic Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia

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Pacific Northwest Alaska Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming

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Pacific Southwest Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Nevada New Mexico Utah

I. OVERVIEW

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hile the past recession in the broader U.S. economy was severe, it has been devastating for the construction sector. Since the last AIA report in 2008 on compensation trends at architecture firms, construction activity has plummeted. Spending in the residential sector dropped by half between the end of 2007 and the end of 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, while nonresidential construction spending fell 20 percent, making this construction recession one of the steepest in memory. The downturn in construction activity has affected those serving the industry, with architects particularly hard hit. Payroll employment at U.S. architecture firms was in excess of 240,000 at the end of 2007, falling to under 156,000 by the end of 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, producing more than a 25 percent decline in payroll positions over this period. With declining demand for architectural services and the resulting downturn in business conditions, compensation at architecture firms was commensurately weak over the past three years. Average total compensation for architecture positions—including base salary, overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation—hardly budged at all between 2008 and 2011, climbing a mere $1,600 over this three-year period. Contributing to this weak growth in compensation were salary freezes or reductions, reductions in hours worked, the conversion of full-time positions to part-time or contract positions, and mandatory furloughs or other unpaid leave. Although not factored into compensation computations used in this report, many firms also reduced benefits offered to their employees. Overall, the overwhelming majority of firms instituted salary freezes or reductions between the end of 2007 and the end of 2010. While about half of firms have since reversed these actions or plan to do so this year, many have not and have no immediate plans to do so. The net result is that average compensation for architecture positions increased a mere 0.7 percent per year compounded over the past three years, as compared to the 4.4 percent com-

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pounded annual increase between 1990 and 2008 (Exhibit 1.1). Weak compensation gains plagued salaried employees in our economy during the economic downturn. However, employees at architecture firms fared worse than most. For example, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Cost Index for all private workers, as well as for professional and related staff, both EXHIBIT 1.1

increased about 5.5 percent overall between early 2008 and early 2011, far outpacing the modest gains for architectural positions. However, over the past decade, compensation gains for architectural positions have more than kept pace with other professions. Architecture compensation increased 32 percent between early 2002 and early 2011, compared to 27 percent for all pro-

Architect Compensation Pauses During Downturn Average compensation including overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation for staff architecture positions at U.S. architecture firms

$80,000

73,400

70,000

62,600 56,800

60,000 48,900

50,000 40,000

75,000

34,000

36,500

41,900

30,000 20,000 10,000 0

1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 Note: Architecture positions covered include project design and project management staff, architect and design staff, and intern positions. Source: Unless otherwise noted, the source for all material in this report is the American Institute of Architects.

EXHIBIT 1.2

Architect Compensation Still Outpaces General Compensation Gains Over Past Decade Q1 2002=100; all figures for first quarter of year

140 132.0

Architects and nonregistered staff

130

129.2

127.0

Professional and related staff All private workers

120.2

125.0

120 118.6

110.2 110 108.5 108.2

100 100

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Note: Compensation for all private workers and professional and related staff includes wages and salaries, incentive pay, but not overtime and bonuses. Sources: U.S. Department of Labor Employment Cost Index, and the AIA.

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fessional and related staff in our economy, and 25 percent for all private workers. Architect compensation increased faster than for economy-wide compensation during the period of strong economic growth— between 2005 and 2008—and slower during the economic downturn (Exhibit 1.2). Less experienced architecture positions fared slightly better than others during this downturn. Interns saw average annual compensation gains of 1.4 percent between 2008 and 2011, compared to no gains for staff architect and designer positions, and declines for senior design and project management staff. Net of overall consumer inflation in our economy, all of these groups saw compensation declines over this period. Compensation gains were more balanced overall between 2005 and 2008, slightly favoring staff architect/ designer positions. Gains averaged 5 percent to 8 percent per year over this period, or about 2 percent to 4 percent net due to general consumer inflation (Exhibit 1.3). Compensation Remains Higher at Larger Firms At all experience levels, larger architecture firms offer higher compensation on average for architect positions. Compensation at firms with fewer than 10 employees was generally 20 percent or so below the allfirm average. Compensation at firms with 100 or more employees was generally about 10 percent above the all-firm average. However, compensation differentials by firm size tend to be greater at higher experience levels. For senior design and project management staff, compensation at larger firms exceeded industry averages by more than 15 percent, while smaller firms averaged more than 20 percent below the all-firm average. For intern positions, larger firms averaged almost 10 percent higher, with smaller firms a comparable amount below the all-firm average (Exhibit 1.4). Part of the difference in compensation levels by firm size results from the non-guaranteed portion of total compensation being higher at larger firms. For firms with 100 or more employees, an average of 7 percent


EXHIBIT 1.3

Interns See Less Salary Erosion in Recent Years Than Other Architecture Positions Average compensation including overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation for staff architecture positions at U.S. architecture firms Average Annual Increase in Compensation

Average Compensation 2005

2008

2011

2005–2008 total

2008–2011

net of inflation

total

net of inflation

Senior design/project management staff*

$85,800

$98,800

$94,900

4.8%

1.6%

-1.3%

-3.0%

Architect/designers**

57,700

71,600

71,600

7.5

4.2

0.0

-1.7

Interns***

38,800

45,400

47,300

5.4

2.2

1.4

-0.3

Notes: Inflation measured as annual change in the Consumer Price Index *Positions in this category include: director of design, director of operations, senior project designer, project designer, senior project manager, and project manager **Positions in this category include: architect 1, 2, 3 and unlicensed architecture/design staff 1, 2, and 3. ***Positions in this category include: Intern 1, 2, and 3.

Larger Firms Continue to Offer Higher Compensation at All Experience Levels

EXHIBIT 1.4

Average compensation including overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation for staff architecture positions at U.S. architecture firms, by number of employees $150,000

Senior design/project management staff* Architect/designers** Interns***

125,000 100,000 75,000

94,900

93,700 74,200

71,600

58,100

50,000

47,300

82,400

42,400

69,400

75,800

60,100 47,700

44,000

109,800

102,000

49,100

80,500

51,800

25,000 0

All firms Fewer than 10 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 or more *Positions in this category include: director of design, director of operations, senior project designer, project designer, senior project manager, and project manager. **Positions in this category include: architect 1, 2, 3 and unlicensed architecture/design staff 1, 2, and 3. ***Positions in this category include: Intern 1, 2, and 3.

of compensation came from overtime, bonuses, and other incentive compensation, with the remaining 93 percent as base salary. For firms with fewer than 10 employees, over 95 percent of total compensation was from base salary, with less than 5 percent non-guaranteed. Likewise, more senior architec-

ture positions have higher average shares of their total compensation non-guaranteed. On average, 7.6 percent of compensation for senior design and project management staff was non-guaranteed, compared to only 4 percent for interns. For these positions at larger firms, 90 percent of compensation was base salary,

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while fully 10 percent was non-guaranteed (Exhibit 1.5). Incentives for Higher Compensation Notwithstanding the extreme pressure on compensation at architecture firms in recent years, most firms do offer higher salaries to attract or retain desired credentials and skills. For example, over half of firms offer a salary premium for a master’s in architecture degree (MArch) as compared to a professional bachelor’s degree. Additionally, over 70 percent of firms offer higher salaries for applicants or staff who have successfully completed the architectural registration examinations and become licensed. Finally, almost a third of firms offer higher salaries for staff that have sufficient expertise in building information modeling (BIM). Larger firms and their smaller counterparts often value these credentials and skills differently. Larger firms are much more likely to offer higher salaries for staff with a MArch degree (88 vs. 46 percent for smaller firms), or for staff with BIM expertise (43 vs. 23 percent). Smaller firms, on the other hand, are more likely to offer a premium for licensed staff (75 vs. 53 percent for larger firms) (Exhibit 1.6). Even though compensation at architecture firms essentially remained flat between 2008 and 2011, professional design staff benefits as a percentage of base pay declined on average over this period. In 2008, benefits averaged just under 17 percent of base pay at smaller firms, rising to about 27 percent at larger firms. By 2011, they had fallen to just under 17 percent and 23 percent respectively. For all employee categories, benefits are higher on average at larger firms (Exhibit 1.7). Many firms have reduced the benefits offered to their employees in recent years. In some instances, firms have converted some payroll positions to contract status, often eliminating benefits for these positions. In other cases, they have continued to offer benefits, but have reduced the employer contribution for such things as health care, dental care, or employee savings and retirement programs.


EXHIBIT 1.5

More-Senior Architecture Positions Have Lower Share of Total Compensation as Base Salary Overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation as a percentage of total compensation by number of employees at firm, 2011 Fewer than All firms 10 employees 100+ employees 7.6%

Senior design/project management staff*

5.1%

10.0%

Architect/designers**

4.9%

4.8%

5.0%

Interns***

4.0%

3.6%

3.5%

All architecture and intern positions

6.0%

4.7%

7.0%

*Positions in this category include: director of design, director of operations, senior project designer, project designer, senior project manager, and project manager. **Positions in this category include: architect 1, 2, 3 and unlicensed architecture/design staff 1, 2, and 3. ***Positions in this category include: Intern 1, 2, and 3.

EXHIBIT 1.6

Most Firms Offer Higher Salaries for Registration; MArch Degrees; Many for Revit/BIM Expertise Percentage of firms offering higher salaries

100%

88.4 71.9

75 50

52.9

74.7 52.5

45.5

43.0 31.4

25 0

MArch degree All firms

EXHIBIT 1.7

23.4

Registered

Revit/BIM expertise

Fewer than 10 employees

100+ employees

Benefits Higher at Larger Firms Benefits as percentage of base pay by firm size and employee category, 2011

25% 20

23.1 18.3

16.5

15

22.9 18.3 15.5

21.4 16.4 13.5

10 5 0

Professional design All firms

Technical and administrative

Part-time/hourly

Fewer than 10 employees

100+ employees

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II . C O M P E N S AT I O N AT A R C H I T E C T U R E F IR M S

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rom the perspective of the AIA 2011 Compensation Report, architect compensation has largely stalled since the last AIA survey in 2008. An extremely depressed construction market caused a large share of staff positions to be eliminated, and depressed levels of profitability at architecture firms discouraged much in the way of compensation increases. An estimated 90 percent of architecture firms report either cutting base salaries for their employees, freezing them, or some combination of both over the 2008 to 2011 period. However, the worst in terms of downward salary adjustments has no doubt already occurred, and it is likely that compensation levels will begin to pick up as market conditions improve. About 70 percent of firms that reduced staff salaries between 2008 and 2011 intended them to be temporary. A majority of firms that have reduced or frozen staff

EXHIBIT 2.1

salaries have either reversed these policies or plan to do so sometime in 2011. About 80 percent of firms that implemented mandatory furloughs or reduced weekly staff hours have reversed these policies or are planning to do so in 2011. Almost half of firms that converted full-time positions to part-time or contract positions have reversed these actions or plan to do so. Compensation for many positions at architecture firms has been stagnant from 2008 to 2011. Many firms are reporting that average compensation for senior level positions in 2011 (CEO/President and Managing Principal, for example) was below 2008 levels, often because discretionary compensation in the form of bonuses, profit-sharing, and other forms of cash compensation were well below 2008 levels. However, in some cases average base pay has also fallen below levels seen in 2008.

In general, compensation trends over the 2008 to 2011 period have been similar across smaller firms and larger firms. About half of firms with fewer than 10 employees reported freezing base salaries over the 2008 to 2011 period, almost exactly the same share of firms with 100 or more employees. Smaller firms were somewhat more likely to cut base salaries or reduce hours than larger firms. However, it is clear that neither any type of firm nor any positions within firms were immune to the dramatic compensation adjustments that were implemented during the construction downturn. For very nearly all positions, compensation is higher as size increases (Exhibit 2.1).

Architecture Compensation Higher at Larger Firms Average compensation including overtime, bonuses, and incentive compensation for architecture/design positions at U.S. architecture firms, 2011 Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 10

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

$164,800

$121,900

$180,000

$223,100

$276,900

$300,800

Managing Principal

157,000

106,600

135,600

170,400

189,500

204,400

Chief Operating Officer

175,800

90,100

131,700

151,000

199,000

299,900

Director of Operations

124,600

96,000

93,700

123,700

148,000

164,500

Director of Design

132,100

87,500

112,500

135,400

163,000

152,650

97,500

72,900

89,200

102,000

102,100

112,350

CEO / President

Senior Project Designer

74,500

60,700

68,000

75,600

75,100

77,850

100,600

81,700

83,600

97,800

105,800

113,950

Project Manager

79,800

66,400

70,400

77,200

88,100

93,950

Architect 3

92,400

76,300

78,400

86,100

99,000

96,550

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3

70,100

57,600

60,700

68,000

78,100

81,650

Architect 2

74,700

64,700

64,700

75,400

74,300

79,950


64,900

53,200

55,800

65,500

64,500

76,750

Architect 1

59,800

55,500

56,200

60,100

58,800

62,750


54,700

49,400

51,100

56,600

55,900

59,300

Intern 3

51,300

46,500

47,500

51,200

53,500

56,700

Intern 2

46,300

42,100

42,700

46,400

46,900

50,650

Intern 1

39,500

34,900

37,000

41,100

41,900

43,100

Project Designer Senior Project Manager


C O M P E N S AT I O N AT A R C H I T E C T U R E F I R M S

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EXHIBIT 2.2

Intern Compensation Higher at Firms in Mid-Atlantic and Pacific Southwest Regions Compensation for interns by regions compared to national average, 2011

10% 8.5

All firms

6.5

5

Intern 1 = $39,500

Intern 2 = $46,300

Intern 3 = $51,300 4.5

3.9

3.4 2.1

1.3

0 -0.6

-0.5 -1.6

-1.8

-2.4

-2.8

-3.4

-3.6

-5

-1.0

-1.3

-2.0

-4.3-4.3

-4.5 -5.6

-5.5

-5.7

-6.8 -8.6

-10

-15 -17.0

-20% New England

Middle Atlantic

East North Central

Interns Saw the Least Declines Senior-level positions generally saw the greatest compensation adjustments in recent years, and intern positions generally were the most stable. On average, across all firm sizes intern compensation generally saw very modest gains over this three year period, and when there were declines, they tended to be very minor. However, there continues to be variation in intern compensation by region. Interns employed at firms in the Middle Atlantic states and in the Pacific Southwest generally had compensation levels about 5 percent higher than the national averages. At the other extreme, interns employed at firms in the East South Central states tended to have compensation about 10 percent below national


West North Central

South Atlantic

East South Central

averages, while interns at firms in the New England, West North Central, West South Central, and Pacific Northwest regions generally reported compensation a few percentage points below the national average. In some areas, compensation differentials may represent a difference in the cost of living (Exhibit 2.2). Compensation Premiums In spite of the general pressure on salaries during the downturn, most firms still put a premium on selected employee credentials. For example, over 60 percent of firms indicated that they offered higher starting salaries for employees with a professional degree in architecture as compared to a four-year bachelor’s degree in architectural studies. Of the almost 40 per-

West South Central

Pacific Northwest

Pacific Southwest

cent of firms that didn’t offer a salary premium for a professional degree, many don’t even hire architecture employees without a professional degree. Of the firms offering higher starting compensation for a professional architecture degree, a salary premium of less than 5 percent was the most common level, with those offering a premium of 5 percent to 10 percent also quite frequent. Some firms did offer a premium of more than 10 percent (Exhibit 2.3). In general, larger firms were less likely to hire entry-level employees without a professional degree. Extending this trend, most firms offered an additional starting salary premium for employees with a master’s of architecture (MArch) degree. While just over half (53 percent) of


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firms offer a premium for MArch degrees, over 80 percent of firms with 50 or more employees did so. Salary premiums were also offered to employees with specific technical skills. With building information modeling (BIM) becoming a more popular design delivery preference for clients, almost a third of architecture firms typically offered higher salaries for employees with Revit/BIM experience. The extent of the premium was less than 5 percent of salary for more than half of the firms that offer such a premium. Larger firms with 50 or more employees were more likely to offer a Revit/ BIM premium, with just under half doing so. Less than a quarter of firms with less than 10 employees offered this premium (Exhibit 2.4). Most architecture firms offer a salary increase when an intern successfully completes the architectural registration examinations and becomes licensed. As of 2011, 72 percent of firms offered this incentive, down somewhat from 74 percent in the 2008 AIA Compensation Report. Larger firms were less likely to offer a licensure premium. Only just over half of firms (53 percent) with 100 or more employees offered this incentive in 2011, as compared to 74 percent of firms with fewer than 10 employees. Not only was the share of firms offering this incentive down somewhat since 2008, but so were the premiums. As of 2011, a smaller share of firms were offering a 10 percent or more salary increase upon registration (19 percent vs. 23 percent in 2008), while more were offering an increase of less than 5 percent (32 percent vs. 25 percent in 2008) (Exhibit 2.5). With fewer positions to fill and generally more applicants available in recent years, firms have been much less inclined to offer sign-on bonuses for new employees. Only 10 percent of firms indicated that they offered sign-on bonuses in 2010, down significantly from the 25 percent that indicated that they used them in 2007 before the downturn. Even those firms that occasionally offered sign-on bonuses indicated that they have been much less common recently. More than 6 in 10 of the 10 percent of firms that offered


Most Firms Offer Higher Starting Salaries for Employees with a Professional Architecture Degree

EXHIBIT 2.3

Responses to whether firm offered higher starting salary to employees with a professional architecture degree, 2011

15%

No, do not hire architecture employees lacking a professional degree in architecture

No, do not offer higher starting salaries for architecture employees with professional degrees

Yes, generally offer up to 5% more

28%

23%

22% Yes, generally offer 5–10% more

12% Yes, generally offer more than 10% more

Almost a Third of Firms Offered Higher Starting Salaries for BIM Expertise

EXHIBIT 2.4

Percentage of firms offering higher starting salaries for Revit/BIM experience, and extent of increase, 2011 Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 10

10–49

50+

Yes, generally offer up to 5% more

19%

15 %

22%

27%

Yes, generally offer 5% to 10% more

10

6

13

19

2

3

2

0

69

76

63

54

Yes, generally offer more than 10% more No, do not offer higher salaries for architecture employees who have Revit/BIM expertise

Salary Increase for Licensure in 2011 Generally Less Than Offered in 2008

EXHIBIT 2.5

Size of salary increase, % of firms offering salary increase upon licensure 60%

52

50 40 30

2008

49

2011

32 25

23

20

19

10 0

Less than 5%

5% to 9%

10% or more


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EXHIBIT 2.6

Sign-On Bonuses Used Less Frequently in 2010 Of firms offering sign-on bonuses in 2010 and frequency offered, % of firms

100% 80%

22

61

70

60%

Rarely Sometimes Always

them in 2010 indicated that they used them rarely, and a third offered them sometimes. In 2007, of the 25 percent of firms offering sign-on bonuses, most firms (70 percent) indicated that they used them sometimes, while 8 percent used them always (Exhibit 2.6).

40% 34

20% 0

8

5

2007

2010



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III . E M P L O Y E E B E N E F I T S

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ith the global recession leaving virtually no one untouched from 2008 to 2011, firms in all fields have had to adjust their business strategies accordingly. Architecture firms are no different, and in those three years, one area in which this difficult reality is apparent is employee benefits. Those changes—both minimal and very apparent—are not necessarily for the worse, though, and are predicated on factors such as firm size, type of program or benefit offered, and employee status (full time or part time). Not surprisingly, the survey shows that larger firms offered more benefits than smaller firms across all benefit types. As with direct compensation—salaries were frozen for both senior and non-senior staff for half of all firms—managers trimmed benefits that involved direct monetary commitment. Notably, contributions to 401(k) accounts were reduced at around one-third of firms. Of all the reduced/altered changes made to benefits in the past three years, however, around half of firms report plans to reinstate them. When it comes to dependent care, less than half of firms say they contribute in full or part to the cost of dependent medical coverage. In 2011, the majority of architecture firms continue to offer medical coverage for employees. More than four in five firms (86 percent) offer medical coverage for dependents. Dental coverage is among the top health-related benefits for employees, with 70 percent of firms offering it for employees and 66 percent offering dental care for dependents as well. More than half of all firms also offer long- and short-term disability insurance and vision care. Other less available health-related benefits include health spending accounts, high deductible health plans, long-term care, and health reimbursement accounts, with typically less than onethird of firms offering these benefits on an individual basis (Exhibit 3.1). As might be expected, larger firms offer a greater variety of benefits. Nine in 10 firms with 50 or more employees offer flexible spending accounts and short-term disability insurance. Additionally, three quarter of firms with 20–49 employees and almost half of firms with 10–19


EXHIBIT 3.1

Health Related Benefits Largely Unchanged From 2008 to 2011 Percentage of firms offering specific benefits

100%

95

95 86

All firms 2011 All firms 2008

86

80

70

67

66

61

60

58

58

53

51

48

40 20 0

n/a Medical coverage for employee

Medical coverage for dependents

Dental coverage for employee

employees offer these benefits. More of the larger firms offer perks that smaller firms do not, such as fitness club discounts, qualified transportation programs, and business travel accident insurance. Defined contribution (retirement savings or profit sharing) plans, such as 401(k) and reimbursement for professional society memberships, remain popular among the firms’ benefit packages offered to employees. The latter appears to be accepted as a cost-effective way to support the professional growth and continuing education needs of employees. Tuition reimbursement showed the biggest drop among overall benefits, by 6 percentage points, to just over one-third of all firms offering this educational assistance. This particular reduction tends to be standard workplace practice with a down economy and is apparent across many industries. Life insurance, on the other hand, is becoming more available, with 64 percent of firms offering this benefit compared to 61 percent in 2008. The largest benefit increase offered by firms is vision care, which grew 5 percentage points from 2008, growing from 53 to 58 percent of all firms. As commuter reimbursement programs become more common, the qualified transportation program has also shown a jump of 4 percentage points to 29 percent of all firms (Exhibit 3.2). Economic Effect on Salary/Benefits Firms reported reductions in direct employee benefits (medical, dental)

Dental coverage for dependent

Long-term disability insurance

Vision care

Short-term disability insurance

as well, with around 15 percent having enacted reductions to these benefits. The austerity moves extend to what might be considered negative benefits, such as instituting mandatory unpaid leave and reducing employee travel, with 15 percent of firms doing so. As might be expected, among larger firms with work more diverse geographically, approximately 20 percent reduced travel expenses, while about one-in-10 of the small firms did so. However, not all negative changes were instituted disproportionately by larger firms. More of the smaller firms reduced weekly staff hours—with over onethird of those firms—versus larger firms, with around 25 percent. Furthermore, firm sizes were comparable when converting full-time positions to part-time or contract status, as well as when reducing/eliminating firm contributions to employee benefits such as medical or dental and 401(k) or retirement contributions (Exhibit 3.3). As referenced above, since the last compensation reporting period, more than half of firms have frozen base salaries. Across all firm sizes, base salaries were more likely to be frozen for senior staff than nonsenior staff, with the gap widening as firm size grew. Smaller firms were more likely to cut base salary to the senior personnel, where larger firms instead tended to freeze base salary among the senior staff. Overall, approximately one-third of firms have cut base salaries and reduced staff hours. Other notable changes include

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EXHIBIT 3.2

Majority of Firms Offer Medical and Dental Coverage for Employees and Dependents Percentage of firms offering specific benefits Number of Employees

All firms 2011 Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

All firms 2008

100%

100%

100%

95%

Medical coverage for employee

94%

79 %

93%

98%

Reimbursement for prof'l society membership

88

70

82

91

96

99

98

89

Medical coverage for dependents

86

64

79

93

98

100

100

86

Defined contribution plan

82

48

71

90

97

98

99

83

Dental coverage employee

70

48

54

74

91

99

99

67

Dental coverage dependent

66

40

48

71

89

99

99

n/a

Life insurance

64

33

47

69

85

97

98

61

Long-term disability insurance

61

32

41

63

85

97

99

58

Vision care

58

37

44

61

75

86

85

53

Short-term disability insurance

51

25

31

50

76

83

96

48

Flexible spending accounts

48

20

28

47

74

87

91

45

Paid family leave

45

27

40

46

56

54

63

44

Tuition reimbursement

37

25

29

34

41

66

69

43

Qualified transportation program

29

13

15

23

43

59

81

25

Business travel insurance

29

17

18

23

34

55

85

27

Health spending accounts

29

19

19

31

36

47

55

n/a

High deductible health plan

29

18

18

27

41

51

54

n/a

Other

25

8

23

25

29

60

9

36

Fitness club discounts

19

10

11

13

26

48

50

21

Long-term care

18

6

9

16

26

40

46

16

Health reimbursement accounts

17

12

8

19

24

26

35

n/a

Defined benefit (pension) plan

14

10

17

16

12

15

8

13

EXHIBIT 3.3

Firms of All Sizes Have Enacted Noticeable Changes to Compensation and Benefits For Employees from 2008–2011 Percentage of firms enacting salary/benefits changes from 2008 to 2011 Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

Froze base salaries for principals/partners and other senior staff

55%

48 %

52%

58%

59%

56%

60%

Froze base salaries for non-senior staff

50

46

48

53

55

52

40

Cut base salaries of principals/partners and other senior staff

42

43

39

47

47

32

24

Reduced weekly staff hours

33

33

36

34

30

26

25

Reduced/eliminated firm contribution to 401(k) or other retirement plan

27

25

22

32

32

31

26

Cut base salaries of non-senior staff

27

23

24

33

32

25

19

Converted full-time positions to part-time positions or contract positions

20

25

19

15

20

26

21

Instituted a mandatory furlough/unpaid leave

15

14

11

16

20

23

19

Reduced employee travel

15

9

10

17

20

17

26

Reduced/eliminated firm contribution to employee benefits (e.g. medical, dental)

14

12

15

14

17

15

11


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around 20–25 percent of firms that converted full-time positions to parttime or contract status. Of those firms that have enacted downward changes to salary and/or benefit contributions, about half have already reversed or plan to reverse these changes. Furloughs and unpaid leave are likely to be eliminated completely, firms report, whereas more than half will reinstate base salaries EXHIBIT 3.4

to staff. While only 14 percent of firms have reduced or eliminated medical or dental coverage, just 3 percent say they will bring these programs back (Exhibit 3.4).

2008, where 51 percent of firms paid the full cost. More than 80 percent of the larger firms offer to underwrite partially towards medical coverage for employees and their dependents. Just under half of smaller firms with less than 10 employees pay full cost and around 40 percent pay partial cost for employees’ medical benefits (Exhibit 3.5).

Medical Coverage Of the 95 percent of firms that offer medical coverage to their employees, 43% pay full cost. This is a significant decline of 8 percentage points from

Overall, Most Changes Enacted to Benefits from 2008 to 2011 Have Already or Will Be Reversed Percentage of firms enacting salary/benefits changes from 2008 to 2011

Reduced/eliminated firm contribution to employee benefits (e.g. medical, dental)

55 29 50

Reduced employee travel

29 42

Instituted a mandatory furlough/unpaid leave

24

Converted full-time positions to part-time positions or contract positions

33 26

Reduced/eliminated firm contribution to 401(k) or other retirement plan

27 17 27

Cut base salaries of non-senior staff

13 20

Reduced weekly staff hours

10

Cut base salaries of principals/partners and other senior staff

15 15

Froze base salaries for non-senior staff

5

Froze base salaries for principals/partners and other senior staff

14 3 0

EXHIBIT 3.5

% Firms enacting changes to salary/benefits Of firms that enacted changes, % that have already or plan to reverse changes

12

20

40

60%

More than 90 Percent of Firms Pay at Least Part for Employee Medical Coverage Percentage of firms offering medical coverage for employees Number of Employees 5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

All firms 2008

Firm offers, pays in full

All firms 2011 Fewer than 5 43%

38 %

52%

49%

39%

18%

15%

51%

Firm offers, pays in part

51

38

40

49

61

82

85

43

Firm offers, pays nothing

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

1

Firm does not offer

5

21

7

2

0

0

0

5

EXHIBIT 3.6

Nearly Half of Firms Contribute 100 Percent Toward Cost of Employee Medical Coverage Of firms offering medical coverage—share of total cost paid by firm Number of Employees All firms 2011 Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

All firms 2008

100%

46%

48 %

55%

49%

39%

18%

15%

55%

75–99

24

22

14

26

31

39

35

21

50–74

21

15

20

19

22

34

38

17

25–49

4

5

5

4

3

4

4

4

0–24

5

10

6

2

5

5

8

3


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full payment (Exhibit 3.7). Of firms that do contribute toward dependent medical coverage, most large firms pay between 50 percent and 74 percent of cost, while the smaller firms pay up to 25 percent. On average, the paid days off at firms increased one day from the 2008 report to 28 days. The biggest increase was among the large firms with 37 total paid days off annually compared to an average of 30 days in 2008. In 2010, larger firms with more than 100 staff offered about two weeks (10 working days) more on average of paid time off than those smaller firms with less than 10 employees. Most firms of all size categories provided an average of four paid sick days and eight paid holidays (Exhibit 3.8).

Of firms offering medical coverage, nearly half contribute 100 percent towards the cost of employee coverage. In 2008, 76 percent of these firms contributed more than 75 percent of the cost of employee medical coverage. This differs from 2011 by six percentage points, with 70 percent of firms overall contributing above the 75 percent mark. Larger firms typically pay between 50 percent and 99 percent of the premium, while half of smaller firms are more likely to underwrite 100 percent (Exhibit 3.6). When it comes to dependent medical contributions, very few architecture firms pay full cost. Less than half of all firms offer to pay any portion of the cost, with 40 percent offering partial payment and 7 percent

EXHIBIT 3.7

Fringe Benefits The total value of all fringe benefits described in this chapter comes to an average just under 20 percent of total salary for most employees. Those with 100 or more employees declined by 6 percentage points from 28 percent in 2008 to 22 percent in 2011 for all staff, excluding part-time employees. Firms with less than five employees show a drop of 3 percentage points from 19 percent to 16 percent over a three-year period for all full-time staff (professional, technical, nontechnical, and administrative) (Exhibit 3.9).

Fewer than Half of Firms Contribute Toward Cost of Dependent Medical Coverage Percentage of firms offering medical coverage for dependents Number of Employees All firms 2011 Fewer than 5

Firm offers, pays in full

7%

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

10 %

10%

7%

3%

3%

1%

All firms 2008 7%

Firm offers, pays in part

40

25

28

40

50

83

83

38

Firm offers, pays nothing

39

29

41

47

45

14

16

41

Firm does not offer

14

36

21

6

2

0

0

14

EXHIBIT 3.8

Large Firms on Average Offer More Paid Days Off Annually Average number of paid days off Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

8

7

8

8

8

8

8

10

9

9

10

11

13

12

Sick leave days

4

3

4

4

5

6

6

Other paid time off (e.g., jury, bereavement, paid time off, etc.)

6

4

4

6

8

10

11

28

23

25

28

32

37

37

Holidays Vacation days

Total paid days off per year

EXHIBIT 3.9

Value of Benefits Edges Down with Largest Firms Showing Biggest Decline Percentage of firms enacting salary/benefits changes in last three years Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

Professional staff 2011

18%

16 %

17%

19%

20%

24%

22%

Professional staff 2008

19

19

16

19

21

24

28

Technical, nontechnical, and administrative staff 2011

18

13

16

19

20

24

22

Technical, nontechnical, and administrative staff 2008

19

16

15

18

21

23

28

Part-time and hourly staff 2011

16

10

14

16

18

20

21

Part-time and hourly staff 2008

17

14

13

16

19

19

23


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I V. compensat i on tables

T

he data in the following compensation tables were included only if they met strict reporting criteria. Responses from at least five offices (establishments) were required in order to report data, as were responses for at least 5 of the 17 architect positions (defined as CEO/president, managing principal, chief operating officer, director of design, director of operations, senior project designer, project designer, senior project manager, project manager, architects 1–3, unlicensed architecture/design staff 1–3, and interns 1–3). A blank space in a table indicates insufficient information to report that piece of data. In addition, data were suppressed in instances where there were major discrepancies with the data. Following the national data table, the first set of tables in this section reports compensation data for 39 positions by seven firm size categories,

from fewer than 5 employees to 250 or more employees. The next set of tables reports data by the nine regions of the country. The remainder of the tables report data for 29 states and 32 metro areas. The tables are organized alphabetically by state, with the metro area tables following the appropriate state. In cases where enough responses were received to report data at more detailed levels (e.g., city), those tables follow the respective metro area table. All data are reported current as of January 1, 2011. For all compensation tables, the mean, median, and upper and lower quartiles include base pay only. When interpreting the tables, the mean gives the average annual fulltime base pay for each position. The lower quartile marks where 25 percent of the reported values are lower than the figure given and 75 percent are higher. The median is

the midpoint in the range of values, where 50 percent are higher than the figure given and 50 percent are lower. The upper quartile marks where 75 percent of the reported values are lower than the figure given and 25 percent are higher. Mean additional cash is additional cash compensation beyond base pay, including overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/ or other cash compensation. The value of employee benefits is not included in the compensation tables, but more information on this subject may be found in Chapter 3. Metropolitan area results are based on keying reported ZIP codes to standard Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Cities are based on keying reported ZIP codes to standard definitions provided by the U.S. Postal Service.

D ef i n i t i ons of C B S A s by C ounty / C i ty

Columbus, OH: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, Union

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL: Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, De Kalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise

Austin-Round Rock, TX: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, Warren

Baltimore-Towson, MD: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Annes

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI: Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Wayne

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Rockingham, Strafford, Suffolk

Honolulu, HI: Honolulu

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC: Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union, York Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI: Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Jasper, Kane, Kendall, Kenosha, Lake, McHenry, Newton, Porter, Will Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton, Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio


Denver-Aurora, CO: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller Indianapolis-Carmel, IN: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, Shelby Kansas City, MO-KS: Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Platte, Ray, Wyandotte Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA: Los Angeles, Orange

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Pierce, Ramsey, Saint Croix, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA: Bergen, Bronx, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Kings, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Nassau, New York, Ocean, Passaic, Pike, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Suffolk, Sussex, Union, Westchester Orlando-Kissimmee, FL: Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PANJDE-MD: Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Montgomery, New Castle, Philadelphia, Salem Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ: Maricopa, Pinal Pittsburgh, PA: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland Raleigh-Cary, NC: Franklin, Johnston, Wake Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo

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St. Louis, MO-IL: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Jersey, Lincoln, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Saint Charles, Saint Clair, Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Warren, Washington San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA: San Diego San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: San Benito, Santa Clara Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: King, Pierce, Snohomish Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DCVA-MD-WV: Alexandria City, Arlington, Calvert, Charles, Clarke, District of Columbia, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg City, Jefferson, Loudoun, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren

DEFINITIONS OF POSITIONS Management CEO/President Licensed architect who manages and directs organization toward its objectives, establishes direction and long-range plans, plans/directs mergers and acquisitions, serves as face of organization. Has primary responsibility for the firm’s profitability and growth by managing and directing the organization toward its primary objectives. Establishes the firm’s direction, long-range plans, strategy, and policy. Dispenses advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans, standards, and procedures. Oversees the adequacy and soundness of the organization’s financial structure. Reviews the organization’s operating results, compares these to established objectives, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results. Plans and directs all investigations and negotiations pertaining to mergers, joint ventures, acquisition of businesses, or sale of major assets. Establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the organization. Represents the organization with major customers, shareholders, the financial community, and the public.” Copyright 2011 The American Institute of Architects

Managing Principal Licensed architect or other licensed design professional with direct oversight for a market sector, discipline, department or office, who establishes and implements goals and objectives, develops and promotes the firm’s values and long-range plans, positions the firm for growth and ensures profitability. Responsible for establishing overall goals and objectives and coordinating implementation plans. In conjunction with other senior leaders, is responsible for realization of profits compatible with interests of clients and the firm. Develops and promotes the firm’s vision, mission, core values, and long-range plans. Oversees and controls operations and activities to promote achievement of the firm’s objectives. Implements policies established by the board. Participates in creating and positioning the firm to take advantage of opportunities for growth and marketplace expansion. Ensures profitability, quality enhancement, and professional development. May be responsible for some of the tasks of the Director of Human Resources at small to mid-size firms. Chief Operating Officer Responsible for the company’s day-to-day operating activities, including revenue and sales growth; expense, cost, and margin control; and monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goal management. Generally an MBA or licensed professional with significant experience in operations. Director of Operations Licensure preferred but not required; develops and monitors quality and production standards for projects. Directs and monitors project team members and ensures high productivity. May be responsible for some of the tasks of the Director of Human Resources (see description below) at small to midsize firms. Responsible for developing uniformly high production standards and monitoring projects to ensure that quality and production standards are met for all design and contract documents. Must be thoroughly familiar with entire architectural process and should possess managerial capability to lead and direct activities of all project-team personnel while monitoring technical production on all projects to insure adherence to quality standards at high productivity.

Director of Design Licensed architect with a thorough knowledge of architecture practice who develops design standards and may supervise design department. Oversees design presentations and monitors project design development. Responsible for developing firm-wide design standards; may also administer and supervise the design department. Oversees design presentations, monitors project design development, and provides design direction and support to ensure consistent and high-quality design firm-wide. Must possess a thorough knowledge of architecture practice with emphasis on design, building materials, construction methods, integration of engineering disciplines, and building costs/codes. Director of Finance (CFO) Oversees and coordinates all firmwide financial operations, ensures financial operations function efficiently, and provides direction to managers responsible for financial activities. Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the full firm-wide range of financial operations by ensuring that they function effectively and efficiently and according to policies established by the board and under the direction of the CEO. Directs the firm’s treasury, budgeting, audit, tax, accounting, purchasing, real estate, benefit programs, and insurance activities. Supports the CEO and the firm’s continued success by ensuring that all financial operations function effectively and efficiently. Provides financial leadership, vision, and direction to managers responsible for financial activities within the firm. Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Provides executive level strategic oversight for human resources policies and practices within a multi-office, international practice. This includes the overall direction of recruitment, organizational development, affirmative action, employee relations, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, benefits and compensation. May have oversight for learning and development. Reports directly to the CEO.


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Director of Human Resources Stimulates the firm’s success through the hiring of proper balance of employees, promotes firm’s objectives, and establishes human resources support. Responsible for stimulating the firm’s current and future success by ensuring that a proper balance of employees is hired, developed, and motivated to achieve staffing goals. Promotes the firm’s vision, mission, and core values. Establishes a human resources support service that provides information, tools, and training to offices, business leaders, and supervisors. Director of Information Technology (CIO) Directs, manages, and coordinates the firm’s information systems, determines system capacity/equipment needs, manages acquisition/upgrades of hardware, software, and other necessary tools. Directs the firm’s overall information systems function, including systems and programming procedures and computer equipment operations. Coordinates the integration of office operations and information systems, and evaluates the acquisition and installation of new equipment. Develops and executes tactical plans for information systems that support the firm’s strategic objectives. Consults with management to determine information requirements and priorities of new projects, and to discuss system capacity and equipment needs. Provides recommendations and manages the acquisition and upgrade of all hardware, software, and service purchases and/or leases to keep the organization’s information accessible in a timely, efficient, and secure manner. Develops disaster recovery plans to ensure continued business operations.

Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Licensure preferred but not required; manages/directs planning and/or urban design group, reviews operating procedures, maintains communication throughout organization. Has primary responsibility for the planning and/or urban design group’s profitability and growth by managing and directing the organization toward its primary objectives. Dispenses advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans, standards, and procedures. Reviews the planning and/or urban design group’s operating results and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results. Establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the organization. Director of Structural Engineering: Registered engineer who manages structural engineering activities, develops project solutions and requirements, and supervises other structural design personnel. An engineer with professional registration responsible for managing the firm’s structural engineering activities. Responsible for developing the firm’s structural requirements and solutions for projects and maintaining all aspects of structural engineering activities. Supervises structural-design personnel to ensure development of high-quality drawings and calculations. Requires professional registration. Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for business development strategy, marketing, branding, communications and public relations infrastructure, positioning the firm for growth and profitability.

Architects/Designers/Interns Senior Project Designer Ten or more years of experience, licensure preferred but not required, bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program; creates project designs and plans for all phases of projects and coordinates building design consultants while monitoring drawings. Develops solutions and creates project designs and plans to client. Initiates and creates project designs and plans of all phases of one or more projects and has responsibility for preparing presentation and design drawings. Coordinates all trades and agencies related to building design while monitoring drawings. Typically has 10 or more years of experience in all phases of architecture and engineering, including substantial and varied experience in project planning. Project Designer Five to 10 years of experience, licensure preferred but not required, bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program; coordinates project design, develops creative-design concepts for projects, and prepares presentation and design drawings. Works independently on architectural design projects and often coordinates project design efforts. Develops planning and creative-design concepts for projects. Prepares presentation and design drawings and details. Requires substantial experience, 5–10 years in developing details and providing planning and design support in the preparation of design development.

Director of Communications Leads strategy, branding, and content, associated with communications material for internal, client-related, and industry publications and is responsible for public relations.



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Senior Project Manager Ten or more years of experience, licensure preferred but not required, bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program; coordinates all project efforts in order to ensure effective execution, prepares strategic plans, and serves as primary client liaison. Estimates scope of work and oversees less experienced project managers. Handles the most complex projects of the largest magnitude. Responsible for the coordination of all project efforts, administrative and technical, to assure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects. Prepares strategic plans for project success. Serves as primary liaison contact with clients to bring projects to completion on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction. Actively manages client budgets, schedules, and programs; budget and schedule; project communications and documentation; office administrative tasks; and project team assignments. Estimates fees, determines scope of work, and prepares proposals and contracts on the most complex projects. Provides oversight and monitoring of work of less experienced project managers. May act in a team leader capacity in the absence of the manager. Bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program plus 10–12 years of experience. Registered architect preferred.

Project Manager Eight or more years of experience, licensure preferred but not required, bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program; manages multiple small/medium projects, coordinates all aspects of assigned projects, and estimates scope of work. Has full responsibility for managing all aspects of multiple small to midsized projects. Prepares strategic plans for project success. Responsible for the coordination of all project efforts, administrative and technical, to assure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects. Serves as the primary client liaison to bring the schedule, budgets, and scope of work to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. Actively manages client budgets, schedules, and programs; project communications and documentation; office administrative tasks; and project team assignments. Estimates fees, determines scope of work, and prepares proposals and contracts. Bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program plus eight years of experience. Registered architect required. Architect 3 Ten or more years of experience, licensed architect who plans and develops medium- to large-scope projects with many complexities, executes and coordinates projects, and may oversee a large staff of architects and technicians. Licensed architect with major project responsibility. Plans and develops projects of medium to large scope and works under minimal supervision. May oversee a large staff of architects and technicians. Responsible for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. Plans and develops architectural projects concerning unique and/or controversial complexities that significantly impact major company programs. Involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of items for investigation, and development of novel concepts and methods.


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Same definition as Architect 3 (above) except unlicensed. Architect 2 Eight or more years of experience, licensed architect with diverse knowledge of architecture principles and practices, uses advanced techniques, and has responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and material approval. May supervise a small staff of architects and technicians. Licensed architect responsible for finished plans, specifications, or approval of materials and construction. May supervise a small staff of architects and technicians. Applies sound and diverse knowledge of architecture principles and practices in broad array of assignments and related fields. Acts independently regarding architectural methods and complexities. Requires use of advanced techniques and modification/extension of theories, precepts, and practices of individual’s field. Supervision and guidance mainly concern overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Same definition as Architect 2 (above) except unlicensed. Architect 1 Five or more years of experience, licensed architect who exercises independent judgment in evaluation, selection, and use of standard techniques, solves problems when encountered, and receives guidance on complex projects. Licensed architect who is competent in all conventional aspects of architecture. Performs work requiring independent judgment in evaluation, selection, and adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Independently solves problems encountered. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex issues and supervisory approval on proposed project plans. Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Same definition as Architect 1 (above) except unlicensed.


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Intern 3 Full-time intern on the path to licensure with three to six years of experience, works under direction of others, responsible for projects’ technical design; provides planning/design/coordination consultation on large projects; reviews/ approves conceptual designs. Responsible for specific technical design aspects of an assigned project including investigation, evaluation, and recommendation of design solutions. Performs assignments under direction with limited responsibility for design. Provides professional architectural consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of large, complex projects. Independently makes decisions on significant architectural design problems and methods. Reviews and approves conceptual designs. Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures. Intern 2 Full-time intern on the path to licensure with two to three years of experience, works from the designs of others under supervision, and performs routine and limited architectural assignments. Performs specific/limited portions of assignments using prescribed methods. Under general supervision, works from the design of others and performs routine architectural assignments. Limited judgment is required on work details. Assignments may include higher-level work for training/development purposes. Intern 1 Full-time entry-level intern on the path to licensure with fewer than two years of experience; develops design or technical solutions under the supervision of an architect.

Other Design Professionals Senior Interior Designer Eight or more years of experience, bachelor’s degree in interior design recommended; manages projects and leads team, performs schematic design work, participates in design control of projects, and is responsible for project budget management. Manages projects of all sizes and levels of complexity and provides project team leadership. Responsible for schematic design work. Participates in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases. Provides direction to lower-level interior designers. Responsible for project budget management and cost control. Intermediate Interior Designer Five or more years of experience, bachelor’s degree in interior design recommended; performs design and presentation drafting, plans/designs/ furnishes interiors of various building types, and must specialize in a particular field/style/phase of interior design. Responsible for design and presentation drafting on interior design projects, including schematic design tasks and design development. Plans, designs, and furnishes interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulates designs that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving lifestyle. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Entry-Level Interior Designer Assists senior designers with development of design solutions, researches and selects colors/finishes/ materials, performs site surveys, maintains resource materials. Works under the direction of midto senior-level interior designers. Researches interior products. Applies established interior design standards. Assists senior-level designers in the development of design solutions for review. Performs routine checking and/or verification tasks. Researches and selects colors/finishes/materials. Supports business development activities through assistance with aids such as finish boards or PowerPoint presentations. Performs site survey and documentation. Maintains resource materials. Is learning computer-aided drawing, presentation tools, and basic office software. Has exposure to interior design specifications, calculations, and industry standards. Landscape Architect Five or more years of experience, licensed landscape architect who performs landscape design on projects, establishes general requirements, assesses site potential, and performs environmental impact studies. Responsible for the landscape design of one or more projects. Provides the design and delivery on a variety of projects. Establishes general landscape requirements. Conducts preliminary site studies. Assesses sites’ potential to meet client specifications. Carries out environmental impact studies. Planner Five or more years of experience; performs urban design and site planning, provides technical assistance on topics related to planning/zoning/environmental concerns, attends planning commission meetings, and meets with government publications. Responsible for urban design, site planning, and other planning studies and programs. Provides technical assistance in areas regarding planning, zoning, environmental concerns, and other matters that relate to overall planning. Attends planning commission meetings. Regularly meets with various government publications.



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Financial, Administrative, and Technical Business/Administrative Manager Manages office administrative support activities and identifies solutions for process inefficiencies. May coordinate or do the accounting functions in smaller firms. May also provide some functions of the Human Resources Generalist (see description below) at small to midsize firms. Responsible for managing a variety of office administrative support activities (e.g., human resources, purchasing, facilities, maintenance, leasing, clerical support); may coordinate accounting functions in small firms. Serves as primary management liaison for administrative issues. Identifies department and office process inefficiencies and makes recommendations for solutions. In smaller firms, may also serve as accounting manager in coordinating or doing all accounting functions. May also fulfill some of the duties described in the Human Resources Generalist position at small to mid-size firms. Accountant Compiles and analyzes financial information, posts and reviews account activity, maintains updated balance sheets and account reconciliations. May also perform the duties of a controller at small to midsize firms. Responsible for moderately complex analysis. Compiles, consolidates, and analyzes various accounting and finance information. Brings inconsistencies, problems, and recommendations to the manager’s attention. Responsible for the timely completion of the weekly and monthly closing process. Posts and reviews account activity and determines what journal adjustments need to be recorded on a weekly/monthly/annual basis to ensure that the financial statements present fairly the results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Maintains updated balance sheets, account reconciliations, and an effective internal control environment. May also serve as the controller in small to mid-size firms.


Human Resources Generalist Bachelor’s degree in human resources (HR) or business administration recommended, assists employees with all HR aspects, develops partnerships with key stakeholders in the business unit, and analyzes HR data to identify trends. Provides HR consultative skills and assists employees and management in all HR aspects, including employee relations, investigations, and interpreting company policies and practices. Develops positive working relationships and business partnerships with key stakeholders in the business unit. Analyzes various HR data, identifies trends, and reports findings to senior HR and business management. Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field recommended. Marketing Manager Manages marketing staff and functions in support of the firm’s long-range goals; provides market research, business development, and public relations functions. Manages marketing functions and staff in support of the firm’s longrange plans. Provides market research, marketing training, system and procedure development, business development support, public relations, and proposal development. Ensures that schedules are met and various aspects of proposals are accurate and delivered in a timely manner.

Marketing Coordinator Develops/maintains marketing systems and records, produces proposals, and assists with other sales/public relations materials. Develops and maintains marketing systems/records and coordinating the marketing team. Produces proposals by coordinating proposal/presentation preparation, including scheduling project milestone and reviews, and working with project managers to ensure that quality material is submitted and delivered. Edits, coordinates, and helps write proposals, brochures, and other sales/ public relations material. Graphic Designer Performs print/multimedia/Web design, creates design and layout for various materials, creates project charts/graphs, and provides cost estimates for all printed graphics. Responsible for print, multimedia, Web, and/or environmental graphic design. Creates the design, layout, and coordination production of various materials. Creates detailed project charts and graphs for clients. Provides detailed cost estimates for all printed graphics Systems/Information Technology Manager Develops and implements internal management information systems, establishes policies for systems use, and develops standards for document production.

Business Development Manager Directs business development efforts, develops and implements sales and other programs, cultivates potential business prospects. Directs and coordinates the firm’s business development efforts. Develops, implements, and maintains effective sales and other programs that provide maximum exposure to new business prospects within the firm’s established goals and objectives. Develops and implements promotional programs and plans; cultivates and develops potential business prospects; prepares proposals, presentations, and qualification packages.


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ALL FIRMS BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile

Mean additional cash

No. of establishments

No. of positions

$80,000

$110,000

$150,000

$40,900

916

1077

$91,000

$120,000

$150,000

$34,600

803

1636

82

82

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$123,900

Managing Principal

$122,400

Position


$135,500

$88,800

$120,000

$176,000

$40,300


$111,400

$85,200

$108,100

$136,600

$13,200

141

162

Director of Design

$116,800

$90,000

$115,200

$140,000

$15,300

295

450

Director of Finance (CFO)

$106,100

$79,200

$100,000

$126,400

$18,300

202

202

34

34

$112,800

$75,900

$120,000

$140,200

$16,200

Director of Human Resources

$85,200

$61,800

$84,000

$104,600

$8,500

78

78

Director of Information Technology (CIO)

$90,500

$66,900

$82,000

$110,000

$7,800

113

115

Director of Planning and/or Urban Design

$122,600

$92,500

$125,000

$152,500

$11,100

52

57

41

47

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Director of Structural Engineering

$118,800

$95,000

$120,000

$138,700

$10,600

Chief Marketing Officer

$101,200

$68,600

$90,000

$130,000

$18,200

125

130

Director of Communications

$81,600

$59,800

$73,500

$102,000

$3,400

40

42


$87,900

$69,500

$85,000

$100,000

$9,600

476

965

281

690

Project Designer

$70,100

$55,000

$70,000

$82,800

$4,400

Senior Project Manager

$93,900

$80,000

$90,000

$106,400

$6,700

634

1893

Project Manager

$75,400

$62,600

$75,000

$87,500

$4,400

552

1375

Architect 3

$86,500

$72,200

$83,600

$95,500

$5,900

443

1761

342

803


$66,900

$55,000

$65,000

$77,600

$3,200

Architect 2

$71,500

$61,300

$69,800

$80,700

$3,200

341

924


$62,100

$51,100

$60,600

$72,100

$2,800

379

1006

Architect 1

$57,800

$51,000

$56,700

$64,000

$2,000

311

765

513

1341


$52,400

$46,000

$52,000

$58,400

$2,300

Intern 3

$49,200

$44,000

$48,500

$53,000

$2,100

586

1486

Intern 2

$44,400

$40,000

$44,000

$48,000

$1,900

431

1034

Intern 1

$38,200

$34,400

$39,600

$43,500

$1,300

339

630

$5,000

316

789

Senior Interior Designer

$73,400

$60,000

$71,000

$85,800

Intermediate Interior Designer

$54,000

$46,900

$55,000

$60,000

$2,100

286

755

Entry-Level Interior Designer

$41,600

$38,000

$42,000

$45,200

$1,900

210

463

Landscape Architect

$71,000

$61,600

$68,500

$80,000

$2,600

83

160

$2,200

68

153

Planner

$73,400

$57,000

$73,000

$85,000

Business / Administrative Manager

$52,000

$40,000

$50,000

$61,200

$3,200

546

560

Accountant

$59,900

$49,200

$59,600

$72,800

$2,500

254

388

Human Resources Generalist

$61,800

$50,000

$61,200

$72,200

$2,300

97

128

$3,000

160

212

Marketing Manager

$70,300

$60,000

$70,000

$78,000

Business Development Manager

$92,700

$80,000

$85,000

$113,200

$10,100

105

155

Marketing Coordinator

$49,100

$42,000

$48,000

$55,300

$1,900

280

410

Graphic Designer

$54,900

$47,500

$54,300

$64,000

$1,700

139

234

$2,900

146

191

$1,600

512

2435

Systems / Information Technology Manager

$72,500

$60,000

$72,300

$82,000

Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$51,000

$41,900

$50,000

$60,700

NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



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F e w e r T h a n 5 Em p loy e e s BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$65,000

$81,000

$103,200

$14,900

137

151

$81,800

$56,000

$73,600

$101,200

$16,500

56

66

$66,100

$51,000

$65,000

$78,500

$5,300

13

13


$63,600

$55,000

$65,000

$70,500

$2,200

27

30

Project Designer

$52,000

$40,000

$50,000

$57,000

$4,100

22

26


$82,700

$60,800

$75,000

$99,200

$5,100

20

22

Project Manager

$64,200

$55,000

$63,500

$71,700

$2,200

30

36

Architect 3

$77,100

$60,000

$65,000

$75,000

$4,100

16

19


$51,500

$45,000

$50,000

$54,000

$3,200

13

15

Architect 2

$70,900

$60,000

$65,000

$73,700

$1,000

9

11

Architect 1

$56,800

$49,700

$55,000

$63,800

$1,500

13

16


$45,200

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$1,800

24

27

Intern 3

$45,300

$40,000

$45,000

$52,000

$1,700

35

42

Intern 2

$40,300

$35,000

$40,000

$47,000

$900

26

29

Intern 1

$33,900

$30,000

$34,000

$38,000

$800

33

37


$56,000

$40,000

$60,000

$70,000

$12,200

5

5


$45,700

$37,300

$46,300

$53,500

$900

13

13

Accountant

$36,700

$17,500

$24,000

$62,200

$200

5

5

$28,400

$21,000

$30,600

$34,500

$1,200

8

8

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$88,700

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications


Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




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5 To 9 Em p loy e e s BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$67,800

$90,000

$120,000

$27,000

334

394

$92,700

$66,500

$86,400

$115,000

$15,800

199

274


$79,900

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$12,400

7

7


$92,700

$75,000

$85,000

$110,000

$5,700

29

29

Director of Design

$87,100

$60,300

$88,500

$100,000

$4,400

49

52


$88,000

$60,000

$75,000

$110,000

$11,000

23

23


$53,200

$32,000

$50,000

$76,000

$2,600

5

5

$65,800

$45,000

$50,000

$90,000

$3,500

11

11


$69,800

$60,000

$66,300

$80,000

$4,500

122

160

Project Designer

$59,600

$47,000

$56,000

$65,000

$2,700

57

72


$77,000

$65,000

$73,000

$90,000

$3,900

124

153

Project Manager

$63,300

$52,000

$60,000

$75,000

$3,100

100

124

Architect 3

$70,600

$55,300

$69,500

$80,000

$4,700

75

96


$55,700

$45,000

$50,600

$65,800

$2,300

76

92

Architect 2

$60,000

$50,000

$60,000

$68,000

$3,700

63

83


$49,900

$40,000

$48,000

$57,200

$2,400

66

91

Architect 1

$52,300

$45,000

$50,000

$58,300

$2,700

59

86


$47,400

$41,000

$47,000

$54,000

$2,400

132

189

Intern 3

$44,700

$39,500

$44,000

$50,000

$1,700

155

211

Intern 2

$40,800

$35,900

$40,000

$46,000

$1,600

100

122

Intern 1

$33,300

$30,000

$34,000

$37,500

$1,700

84

94


$60,400

$48,000

$55,000

$65,000

$2,300

33

36


$43,000

$37,000

$40,000

$48,000

$1,600

32

35


$36,800

$29,700

$37,600

$42,300

$2,600

13

14


$43,100

$35,000

$40,000

$49,000

$2,500

165

165

Accountant

$36,100

$27,500

$34,000

$43,300

$700

21

21

$48,200

$39,000

$47,500

$57,500

$5,400

10

10

$37,100

$32,000

$37,800

$42,200

$700

14

14

$35,800

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$1,900

96

113

Mean

Lower quartile

$102,000

Managing Principal

Position CEO / President

Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications

Landscape Architect Planner





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10 To 19 Em p loy e e s BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$97,000

$120,000

$150,000

$48,400

250

296

$84,000

$105,000

$122,500

$26,300

251

410 23

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,600

Managing Principal

$109,300

Position


$102,200

$70,000

$95,000

$120,000

$29,500

23


$88,100

$75,000

$85,000

$100,000

$5,600

30

30

Director of Design

$97,000

$70,000

$90,000

$120,000

$15,500

81

92


$82,700

$55,000

$79,000

$100,000

$15,900

43

43


$58,200

$32,900

$59,800

$78,800

$13,800

10

10


$57,000

$43,500

$52,800

$65,400

$2,300

16

16


$81,000

$60,000

$68,500

$107,000

$8,600

10

10

$82,200

$51,300

$77,500

$100,000

$6,000

32

32

$79,000

$67,200

$80,000

$90,000

$10,200

132

213 86


Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer

$63,600

$54,800

$60,000

$72,800

$4,400

62


$78,900

$65,000

$77,500

$89,400

$4,700

187

309

Project Manager

$66,700

$56,000

$65,000

$75,000

$3,700

173

311

Architect 3

$72,700

$62,000

$71,700

$80,000

$5,700

103

170 142


$57,300

$48,800

$57,100

$65,000

$3,400

87

Architect 2

$61,300

$52,700

$60,000

$67,100

$3,400

65

98


$53,500

$45,000

$52,000

$57,600

$2,300

104

181

Architect 1

$54,000

$46,000

$55,000

$60,000

$2,200

75

101 279


$48,400

$42,600

$47,100

$54,000

$2,700

145

Intern 3

$45,100

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$2,400

171

309

Intern 2

$40,700

$36,000

$40,000

$43,800

$2,000

107

183

Intern 1

$35,000

$30,800

$36,000

$40,000

$2,000

88

122 93


$64,400

$52,000

$62,400

$75,000

$2,800

77


$46,900

$40,000

$45,000

$50,700

$1,600

67

80


$36,800

$33,000

$38,000

$40,000

$1,700

46

54

Landscape Architect

$64,400

$45,000

$61,200

$65,000

$3,200

17

20 23

Planner

$62,800

$45,000

$50,000

$85,000

$3,700

11


$49,000

$40,000

$47,300

$55,000

$3,700

191

196

Accountant

$53,600

$44,400

$50,900

$63,500

$2,100

60

61


$50,000

$37,000

$50,000

$59,000

$300

6

6 30

Marketing Manager

$57,100

$45,000

$54,000

$71,300

$2,900

30


$88,300

$70,500

$85,000

$100,000

$2,600

17

17


$43,600

$35,300

$43,000

$50,000

$1,300

52

52

Graphic Designer

$44,800

$35,300

$45,000

$56,900

$300

22

24 12 262


$50,700

$38,300

$52,500

$59,000

$2,600

12


$40,400

$33,200

$39,500

$46,000

$1,400

155




25

2 0 To 4 9 Em p loy e e s BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$110,000

$144,000

$190,000

$64,900

133

165

$107,000

$125,000

$151,300

$36,200

175

386

21

21

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$158,200

Managing Principal

$134,200

Position


$126,200

$88,000

$114,000

$162,500

$24,800


$112,600

$92,300

$112,500

$135,000

$11,100

37

42

Director of Design

$121,600

$95,800

$116,000

$139,500

$13,800

83

108


$103,400

$82,400

$96,000

$115,400

$16,400

70

70

7

7


$89,600

$65,000

$84,000

$120,000

$4,400


$73,900

$55,000

$65,000

$97,000

$4,000

17

17


$82,500

$66,000

$78,000

$90,000

$4,000

39

39


$128,600

$104,000

$122,500

$149,300

$7,100

14

16

5

6

$110,800

$80,000

$123,000

$127,800

$7,800


$93,200

$75,000

$85,000

$114,500

$24,500

38

39


$81,400

$60,000

$70,000

$100,000

$3,800

14

15


$95,700

$81,000

$94,000

$107,500

$6,300

101

183

72

155


Project Designer

$71,900

$60,000

$68,900

$84,600

$3,700


$91,200

$80,000

$89,600

$102,000

$6,600

178

530

Project Manager

$73,300

$61,200

$71,500

$85,000

$3,900

152

407

Architect 3

$82,200

$71,300

$81,200

$89,800

$3,900

121

351

88

207


$65,800

$55,000

$63,300

$73,000

$2,200

Architect 2

$72,400

$62,600

$70,000

$81,400

$3,000

103

240


$62,600

$54,000

$64,900

$70,300

$2,900

102

246

Architect 1

$58,200

$50,500

$56,600

$65,000

$1,900

90

165

127

351


$54,000

$48,000

$54,400

$58,900

$2,600

Intern 3

$49,100

$45,000

$48,500

$52,000

$2,100

133

371

Intern 2

$44,300

$40,000

$43,800

$48,000

$2,100

108

249

Intern 1

$39,900

$36,500

$40,000

$44,000

$1,200

74

145

$3,700

97

174


$69,700

$58,000

$67,400

$79,600


$51,200

$42,000

$49,900

$58,000

$1,900

90

167


$41,500

$36,200

$39,800

$46,000

$2,000

65

112

Landscape Architect

$72,100

$61,500

$71,500

$82,000

$1,600

24

40

$2,600

18

26

Planner

$76,200

$58,800

$69,000

$96,700


$62,100

$50,000

$60,000

$74,500

$3,900

113

119

Accountant

$58,500

$47,900

$55,500

$65,000

$3,400

84

96


$55,200

$44,400

$56,000

$63,300

$1,800

18

18

$2,600

40

44

Marketing Manager

$70,100

$60,000

$65,800

$75,200


$81,800

$65,000

$80,000

$95,000

$3,300

40

44


$48,400

$40,800

$48,000

$55,500

$2,000

107

121

Graphic Designer

$53,500

$43,000

$56,000

$62,200

$1,400

39

49

$1,900

53

56

$1,200

153

466


$65,500

$56,700

$65,000

$76,600


$47,200

$37,800

$45,000

$56,200




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$130,200

$174,500

$220,800

$86,500

37

42

$106,200

$130,400

$155,900

$57,300

62

208

15

15

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$190,400

Managing Principal

$132,200

Position


$162,400

$120,000

$150,000

$199,000

$36,600


$127,600

$105,000

$120,000

$153,800

$20,400

22

24

Director of Design

$137,000

$113,400

$140,400

$155,000

$26,000

33

50


$109,900

$94,000

$105,000

$117,700

$25,600

27

27


$80,700

$63,000

$79,000

$94,200

$6,400

21

21


$87,900

$77,800

$83,500

$100,500

$5,800

25

26


$109,400

$79,500

$102,700

$137,600

$10,400

6

6

10

10



$104,100

$85,000

$103,000

$119,100

$6,200


$111,200

$79,400

$97,000

$136,000

$27,200

22

23


$72,400

$60,000

$65,500

$83,800

$3,300

6

6


$94,000

$80,000

$94,300

$107,000

$8,100

42

99

30

76

Project Designer

$72,400

$55,500

$72,000

$81,000

$2,700


$98,500

$89,100

$95,000

$106,700

$7,300

62

270

Project Manager

$82,200

$74,000

$79,800

$90,000

$5,900

52

228

Architect 3

$90,900

$72,300

$82,700

$105,200

$8,100

61

303

42

152


$74,700

$62,000

$70,000

$91,000

$3,400

Architect 2

$71,000

$62,700

$72,100

$78,800

$3,300

46

154


$61,900

$53,500

$63,600

$70,000

$2,600

44

153

Architect 1

$56,700

$53,000

$57,100

$60,000

$2,100

29

134

38

158


$53,800

$48,500

$53,600

$58,600

$2,100

Intern 3

$51,300

$45,400

$50,700

$57,000

$2,200

48

217

Intern 2

$44,700

$42,000

$44,000

$47,400

$2,200

49

165

Intern 1

$40,900

$38,900

$41,600

$44,500

$1,000

31

83

44

104


$76,000

$62,000

$72,800

$85,600

$4,000


$54,000

$44,800

$51,600

$62,900

$2,100

41

113


$42,700

$40,000

$41,100

$43,500

$1,700

32

61

Landscape Architect

$71,000

$64,300

$69,500

$78,000

$3,600

20

40

14

36

Planner

$67,000

$48,900

$75,000

$79,900

$1,700


$63,600

$52,400

$60,800

$77,500

$2,300

30

30

Accountant

$59,400

$46,200

$60,100

$69,500

$2,400

36

48


$65,100

$55,400

$63,300

$77,300

$2,600

20

20

30

39

Marketing Manager

$70,400

$60,000

$68,000

$84,000

$3,000


$96,000

$80,000

$85,000

$121,500

$9,100

15

27


$50,700

$42,300

$49,100

$57,000

$1,700

48

64

Graphic Designer

$56,900

$47,400

$54,900

$64,700

$2,300

32

43

31

35

56

512


$67,800

$54,600

$65,000

$78,000

$2,100


$53,200

$44,100

$56,600

$61,000

$900




27

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$181,500

$223,100

$260,000

$76,100

21

23

$130,900

$159,000

$175,500

$49,900

49

228

7

7

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$224,700

Managing Principal

$156,000

Position


$185,600

$150,000

$182,000

$212,500

$100,200


$134,700

$123,900

$126,700

$160,000

$29,800

18

23

Director of Design

$147,700

$95,400

$144,800

$190,400

$30,900

29

68


$141,600

$120,000

$144,000

$165,000

$23,400

31

31

13

13


$135,400

$122,500

$132,500

$148,900

$29,700


$105,600

$87,300

$104,600

$126,300

$12,600

18

18


$115,000

$96,600

$124,600

$132,600

$14,400

22

23


$142,600

$125,000

$143,500

$165,700

$17,000

18

20

15

20


$131,600

$102,400

$123,800

$148,700

$12,300


$156,200

$127,300

$153,500

$176,300

$19,000

16

18


$101,900

$75,000

$90,300

$140,300

$3,600

11

11


$108,600

$90,300

$105,800

$121,500

$18,500

41

174

29

183

$79,800

$69,700

$83,000

$95,000

$6,900

$110,400

$97,500

$106,100

$124,000

$8,300

47

363

Project Manager

$90,600

$80,300

$88,300

$100,700

$5,800

38

215

Architect 3

$94,400

$83,300

$91,600

$101,400

$8,300

53

490

30

155



$74,700

$63,500

$77,000

$85,000

$4,200

Architect 2

$77,200

$65,900

$76,000

$91,900

$3,200

45

227


$68,400

$55,800

$69,000

$74,600

$2,700

37

236

Architect 1

$62,100

$52,000

$63,200

$75,000

$2,200

33

188

40

294


$56,700

$50,000

$56,600

$62,000

$1,800

Intern 3

$54,900

$48,500

$51,000

$63,200

$2,300

37

255

Intern 2

$47,000

$43,600

$46,400

$52,900

$2,300

32

170

Intern 1

$40,800

$39,500

$40,700

$43,400

$1,500

23

92

$8,900

49

246


$80,100

$66,700

$83,500

$90,000


$57,900

$53,100

$57,100

$63,100

$3,200

45

222


$43,100

$39,300

$43,000

$45,900

$2,100

45

178

Landscape Architect

$73,000

$62,900

$69,700

$85,000

$2,000

17

49

$2,000

18

55

Planner

$77,000

$68,000

$74,500

$90,900


$67,100

$59,900

$67,500

$72,000

$4,100

28

30

Accountant

$65,000

$54,000

$64,100

$76,200

$2,400

37

112


$64,600

$50,700

$68,200

$78,800

$2,700

41

60

$3,200

38

58

$76,800

$68,800

$77,900

$83,200

$111,100

$103,800

$113,200

$119,300

$11,600

23

41


$52,000

$46,700

$49,800

$58,000

$2,300

48

110

Graphic Designer

$55,000

$48,000

$50,400

$58,800

$2,200

33

71

$4,700

36

52

$2,400

35

776

Marketing Manager Business Development Manager


$80,300

$66,300

$79,300

$86,200


$54,600

$45,600

$53,200

$61,900




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$148,400

$151,000

$163,000

$49,700

11

64

$219,400

$192,500

$211,000

$262,500

$94,600

8

8

Director of Design

$122,700

$120,200

$122,200

$124,400

$4,000

7

67


$173,400

$119,000

$153,100

$230,000

$26,600

7

7


$154,600

$127,500

$140,700

$188,800

$2,800

5

5


$112,600

$96,500

$109,000

$130,800

$10,000

9

9


$127,600

$100,000

$128,500

$153,600

$20,600

10

10

$141,800

$107,500

$139,900

$177,000

$21,500

5

5

$86,800

$62,100

$82,600

$98,100

$10,800

11

106

Mean

Lower quartile

Managing Principal

$153,200


Position CEO / President


Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer

$65,300

$54,300

$67,200

$72,000

$3,700

9

92

$101,000

$84,900

$90,000

$118,000

$8,200

16

246

Project Manager

$87,600

$75,000

$89,000

$93,500

$3,900

7

54

Architect 3

$87,600

$75,300

$83,600

$90,000

$2,800

14

332


$78,100

$78,000

$79,000

$85,900

$6,300

6

40

Architect 2

$76,700

$65,200

$70,400

$81,500

$2,800

10

111


$77,800

$65,000

$72,300

$99,000

$4,600

8

79

Architect 1

$60,200

$53,600

$57,200

$61,300

$1,000

12

75


$57,600

$52,000

$66,000

$2,500

7

43

Intern 3

$54,700

$48,000

$52,800

$56,800

$1,500

7

81

Intern 2

$50,800

$44,400

$52,000

$55,500

$1,200

9

116

Intern 1

$43,500

$43,700

$48,000

$400

6

57



$74,500

$60,400

$74,000

$87,400

$1,900

11

131


$58,100

$55,700

$56,800

$63,100

$700

11

138


$41,800

$41,800

$43,300

$1,100

7

42


$71,300

$64,400

$68,000

$74,000

$2,200

6

7

Accountant

$73,200

$62,900

$77,000

$78,000

$2,800

11

45


$60,400

$45,000

$60,000

$72,600

$2,000

11

23

Marketing Manager

$78,000

$69,000

$75,000

$79,300

$2,700

12

31


$84,900

$81,000

$83,300

$29,200

6

22


$51,700

$45,400

$50,000

$55,000

$1,800

10

48

Graphic Designer

$59,600

$56,300

$62,800

$66,000

$1,500

12

46


$86,600

$81,900

$88,000

$2,600

11

33


$59,400

$58,000

$67,000

$1,800

9

298


$48,500




29

n e w e n g la n d BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$65,000

$100,000

$175,000

$25,400

44

53

$124,300

$93,300

$132,500

$138,400

$26,000

34

74


$112,400

$70,000

$106,900

$157,500

$12,000

5

5


$117,600

$97,000

$112,500

$135,000

$19,000

8

8

Director of Design

$123,000

$95,000

$135,000

$143,900

$12,600

15

19


$118,000

$64,500

$125,700

$162,800

$12,800

6

6

$110,500

$88,000

$104,000

$136,100

$4,700

5

5

$109,200

$62,100

$106,900

$157,500

$9,000

5

5


$76,600

$65,000

$77,400

$90,000

$2,300

25

40

Project Designer

$64,200

$52,600

$57,000

$87,900

$700

14

31


$89,000

$73,500

$80,000

$96,100

$8,200

30

69

Project Manager

$81,000

$70,000

$82,700

$88,300

$4,400

24

63

Architect 3

$89,900

$76,900

$86,600

$108,300

$8,300

25

82


$72,700

$60,000

$70,900

$85,700

$4,000

18

52

Architect 2

$70,600

$60,000

$70,000

$77,100

$5,300

17

27


$63,700

$50,000

$64,000

$72,500

$2,400

19

48

Architect 1

$62,800

$48,600

$66,700

$75,100

$1,200

13

28


$52,900

$50,000

$54,000

$55,300

$2,600

25

59

Intern 3

$48,900

$45,000

$50,300

$3,200

30

65

Intern 2

$42,800

$39,600

$42,200

$47,000

$3,200

19

33

Intern 1

$35,600

$33,000

$35,000

$39,100

$1,200

22

31


$79,500

$58,000

$78,900

$85,600

$3,500

11

28


$55,400

$48,500

$53,100

$62,400

$2,500

12

31


$43,100

$41,100

$42,700

$45,300

$2,100

9

23


$54,800

$45,000

$53,500

$70,000

$3,000

27

27

Accountant

$51,500

$38,500

$56,000

$63,300

$2,400

10

13


$71,100

$65,900

$70,300

$2,800

5

8

$49,000

$42,800

$50,200

$57,500

$2,300

13

18


$72,300

$61,700

$73,900

$78,000

$3,000

7

9


$44,500

$43,000

$45,200

$47,500

$3,300

22

125

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$124,700

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications


Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer




30

M i d d l e Atla n ti c BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,400

$110,000

$180,000

$32,900

125

147

$90,000

$115,000

$151,300

$37,500

97

171

14

14

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,100

Managing Principal

$123,500

Position


$137,600

$92,500

$123,000

$184,400

$48,900


$98,300

$77,000

$87,000

$132,500

$18,100

13

13

Director of Design

$130,000

$100,000

$123,700

$150,000

$10,800

45

83


$105,500

$79,000

$98,000

$132,000

$9,400

27

27

6

6

$143,300

$109,400

$148,600

$190,000

$12,000

$99,800

$67,000

$111,500

$130,900

$8,000

10

10


$103,500

$73,100

$102,000

$132,600

$9,000

11

13


$144,300

$111,400

$150,000

$182,800

$3,900

5

6

5

5

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources


$134,000

$87,500

$139,900

$177,500

$13,900


$102,800

$53,800

$96,500

$130,800

$19,700

20

20


$91,200

$58,600

$90,000

$120,000

$4,800

9

9


$90,300

$70,000

$91,700

$110,000

$8,000

73

174

36

83

$69,200

$60,000

$72,800

$81,000

$5,100

$103,900

$89,000

$100,000

$128,000

$6,500

83

277

Project Manager

$78,100

$67,000

$75,400

$90,000

$3,900

70

171

Architect 3

$96,000

$78,700

$91,600

$104,000

$5,600

43

224

41

119



$71,200

$59,400

$73,000

$85,300

$3,500

Architect 2

$77,300

$62,800

$78,200

$91,900

$2,100

44

142


$66,000

$54,300

$69,000

$73,200

$3,200

54

184

Architect 1

$65,500

$58,800

$65,000

$75,000

$1,400

36

102

70

191


$52,600

$45,000

$52,000

$58,100

$2,400

Intern 3

$51,100

$45,000

$50,000

$56,800

$2,300

81

225

Intern 2

$47,300

$40,600

$47,300

$55,500

$1,800

59

180

Intern 1

$37,700

$30,900

$39,800

$45,900

$2,100

54

122

$87,400

$6,000

31

61

$1,300

37

117


$79,900

$68,800

$82,400


$58,200

$50,500

$62,500


$42,800

$35,900

$42,800

$53,000

$2,100

25

54

Landscape Architect

$70,300

$61,200

$68,400

$82,000

$1,500

9

14

$1,400

8

12

Planner

$71,800

$69,000

$75,000


$55,500

$42,000

$48,000

$65,000

$4,800

71

75

Accountant

$65,600

$50,000

$68,500

$76,200

$2,300

32

57


$57,100

$44,900

$58,000

$62,000

$2,300

13

17

$3,500

20

27

$77,700

$63,300

$78,000

$90,100

$107,100

$82,000

$95,000

$144,900

$6,700

13

15


$52,300

$46,600

$51,300

$56,400

$1,100

29

43

Graphic Designer

$58,600

$48,000

$66,700

$800

16

25

$2,200

18

29

$1,400

60

284



$71,700

$62,500

$66,300

$82,500


$54,100

$41,900

$55,000

$64,400




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East N o rt h C e n tral BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$79,500

$109,200

$146,500

$42,800

117

133

$93,000

$115,000

$139,000

$33,200

100

209

9

9

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$119,000

Managing Principal

$119,700

Position


$149,700

$107,500

$135,000

$194,700

$93,700


$100,100

$80,000

$95,000

$125,000

$8,400

32

37

Director of Design

$104,200

$80,000

$95,400

$110,000

$29,800

36

55


$120,800

$100,000

$109,200

$133,800

$40,600

20

20

5

5

$112,600

$67,500

$130,000

$148,900

$35,600


$84,100

$56,500

$72,800

$119,800

$18,000

12

12


$88,200

$58,500

$79,000

$122,200

$14,100

20

20


$106,200

$62,500

$78,000

$162,500

$11,700

8

9

9

10


$101,600

$86,400

$97,500

$119,100

$4,700


$97,300

$76,100

$92,600

$122,500

$34,700

15

16


$65,100

$47,500

$60,600

$78,500

$3,500

8

9


$79,600

$66,200

$80,000

$92,500

$7,700

64

102

32

74


Project Designer

$60,100

$47,400

$55,000

$70,200

$3,800


$89,600

$80,000

$88,000

$100,000

$4,500

75

231

Project Manager

$69,900

$58,000

$66,600

$79,600

$3,700

65

144

Architect 3

$86,300

$69,500

$82,100

$95,200

$7,700

60

270

41

73


$65,200

$54,800

$61,000

$77,500

$2,700

Architect 2

$66,400

$55,600

$67,000

$74,800

$2,500

45

113


$61,900

$52,400

$57,700

$67,500

$2,200

48

126

Architect 1

$53,900

$45,000

$53,000

$60,000

$1,600

34

79

74

163


$48,400

$43,600

$49,000

$53,600

$2,700

Intern 3

$48,700

$43,000

$46,000

$52,000

$1,100

69

179

Intern 2

$42,900

$40,000

$42,000

$47,500

$1,500

53

144

Intern 1

$38,700

$36,500

$39,500

$43,700

$700

36

76

$86,500

$12,400

41

125

$2,500

37

116


$74,400

$52,200

$74,500


$53,200

$48,100

$57,100


$40,900

$37,700

$40,000

$43,900

$2,100

32

61

Landscape Architect

$72,200

$55,000

$65,000

$78,500

$3,900

17

35

$2,100

8

14

Planner

$69,400

$48,600

$70,000

$87,700


$48,000

$37,500

$45,800

$56,000

$2,500

53

53

Accountant

$61,100

$52,900

$63,700

$68,800

$2,300

29

48


$63,700

$50,000

$69,600

$71,000

$2,900

14

17

$4,200

17

20

Marketing Manager

$67,600

$58,000

$65,000

$81,000


$88,500

$80,000

$85,000

$103,800

$4,800

22

30


$46,000

$42,000

$45,400

$49,300

$2,000

39

56

Graphic Designer

$53,000

$47,400

$50,400

$58,800

$800

16

33

$1,200

24

28

$1,900

73

478


$68,500

$55,000

$65,000

$75,000


$55,600

$49,200

$56,600

$63,500




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,000

$100,000

$150,000

$39,100

81

91

$108,900

$82,000

$103,500

$120,000

$37,900

59

140


$109,700

$75,000

$90,000

$152,000

$9,200

13

13

Director of Design

$103,400

$75,000

$97,300

$120,000

$11,400

23

30

$92,900

$60,000

$94,000

$120,000

$20,000

23

23


$79,700

$52,300

$86,600

$101,000

$13,100

6

6


$77,700

$66,300

$77,800

$85,000

$4,500

12

12


$122,000

$87,500

$119,500

$165,700

$6,900

6

8

$115,600

$80,000

$100,000

$160,900

$11,200

13

15


$77,600

$61,600

$73,300

$87,800

$17,100

48

82

Project Designer

$68,700

$57,000

$67,200

$80,000

$3,700

24

47


$89,400

$80,000

$89,200

$100,000

$9,400

47

123

Project Manager

$72,000

$57,600

$70,000

$84,400

$5,500

46

121

Architect 3

$75,800

$67,000

$73,300

$87,400

$9,100

39

142


$65,200

$53,500

$66,000

$70,000

$5,100

26

53

Architect 2

$68,300

$59,200

$62,100

$81,600

$3,800

27

68


$61,900

$55,000

$60,600

$74,600

$2,600

21

50

Architect 1

$55,700

$47,900

$53,000

$62,000

$3,500

34

85


$49,200

$40,000

$49,800

$58,700

$1,700

36

84

Intern 3

$47,800

$40,000

$47,900

$51,100

$2,300

43

106

Intern 2

$41,900

$38,600

$42,900

$46,000

$1,700

42

72

Intern 1

$37,500

$34,000

$37,700

$40,500

$1,500

34

58


$63,000

$54,600

$60,500

$74,300

$4,200

33

67


$46,900

$40,000

$44,300

$55,400

$2,200

31

60


$37,600

$34,800

$38,600

$41,800

$2,300

22

38

Landscape Architect

$73,100

$64,300

$73,000

$83,400

$3,300

14

34


$50,600

$39,300

$47,100

$57,400

$2,600

44

44

Accountant

$48,500

$40,400

$46,200

$58,200

$2,300

27

32


$62,600

$50,500

$67,300

$73,400

$3,300

7

8

Marketing Manager

$58,500

$44,600

$61,000

$74,400

$3,600

15

16


$45,900

$37,300

$47,000

$50,700

$1,800

33

46

Graphic Designer

$55,300

$47,400

$57,300

$65,000

$2,300

10

15


$69,000

$49,000

$72,400

$85,500

$3,700

8

8


$51,100

$37,600

$59,500

$62,400

$1,000

47

245

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$117,300

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications

Planner





33

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$77,200

$115,000

$150,000

$45,200

166

200

$90,000

$124,000

$150,000

$29,100

156

334

16

16

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$126,100

Managing Principal

$124,500

Position


$128,700

$75,000

$93,500

$193,800

$21,100


$118,800

$100,000

$120,000

$150,000

$19,100

25

27

Director of Design

$113,700

$89,600

$116,700

$129,600

$15,500

62

84


$101,100

$73,800

$86,000

$113,400

$10,000

34

34

6

6

$106,600

$78,800

$125,000

$134,000

$17,000


$81,600

$60,500

$79,500

$100,800

$3,100

16

16


$85,600

$60,000

$85,000

$98,000

$5,200

19

19


$126,600

$100,000

$125,200

$168,700

$14,700

11

12

9

9


$118,400

$77,500

$122,600

$148,700

$18,000


$92,400

$55,000

$77,000

$120,000

$17,600

21

23


$77,500

$61,200

$72,800

$97,100

$4,000

6

6


$92,500

$77,600

$87,300

$109,900

$12,900

88

169

57

146


Project Designer

$70,100

$54,300

$65,000

$88,800

$6,400


$93,400

$80,000

$94,000

$108,300

$5,800

126

377

Project Manager

$76,900

$64,200

$75,000

$87,700

$4,300

105

270

Architect 3

$80,700

$70,000

$81,100

$86,800

$3,700

89

284

73

151


$64,300

$55,000

$62,000

$71,100

$2,400

Architect 2

$67,900

$58,000

$66,200

$75,200

$3,200

72

173


$60,100

$50,000

$57,200

$69,000

$2,500

76

178

Architect 1

$56,300

$50,000

$57,600

$61,100

$1,700

66

156

86

216


$51,600

$46,700

$51,900

$56,600

$2,200

Intern 3

$47,000

$43,000

$46,700

$50,000

$2,100

110

254

Intern 2

$43,700

$39,500

$42,700

$47,000

$2,200

77

167

Intern 1

$39,000

$35,000

$40,000

$44,300

$1,000

60

92

$3,500

81

177


$72,900

$66,000

$68,500

$83,500


$52,600

$44,000

$53,600

$56,800

$1,900

61

164


$43,000

$39,000

$43,500

$46,000

$1,600

37

100

Landscape Architect

$73,000

$67,000

$70,000

$80,000

$1,200

16

27

$900

12

16

Planner

$62,900

$47,800

$59,000

$70,500


$51,100

$40,000

$49,300

$60,000

$3,800

111

113

Accountant

$58,900

$49,900

$55,000

$74,200

$2,800

43

75


$58,900

$45,000

$56,200

$68,200

$1,900

20

26

$2,800

34

45

Marketing Manager

$69,300

$57,500

$70,000

$76,700


$91,300

$65,000

$87,500

$112,500

$8,800

29

36


$50,300

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

$1,900

57

90

Graphic Designer

$52,200

$45,000

$51,100

$56,900

$2,100

31

49

$3,500

36

50

$1,400

97

411


$70,700

$60,000

$71,500

$81,000


$50,300

$40,000

$48,000

$60,000




34

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$84,900

$101,000

$126,300

$25,000

31

34

$111,800

$83,000

$102,000

$143,000

$16,400

33

75

$105,400

$72,500

$80,000

$150,000

$13,400

6

7

$87,000

$60,000

$82,000

$118,000

$4,400

7

7


$75,600

$60,000

$75,000

$82,000

$1,500

15

28

Project Designer

$57,600

$50,000

$59,500

$65,800

$1,800

10

13


$72,900

$66,400

$71,500

$75,000

$5,100

18

35

Project Manager

$66,200

$53,300

$66,000

$77,200

$2,800

20

34

Architect 3

$99,600

$75,000

$119,000

$2,800

11

53


$56,500

$48,000

$60,000

$1,900

8

13

Architect 2

$71,200

$61,300

$81,500

$2,600

9

33


$53,300

$45,000

$50,000

$60,000

$1,200

14

27

Architect 1

$52,900

$46,700

$55,000

$60,200

$1,300

14

33


$49,500

$42,800

$48,000

$52,200

$1,900

13

24

Intern 3

$46,400

$40,200

$49,000

$52,800

$1,300

19

48

Intern 2

$40,600

$37,500

$40,000

$43,000

$1,800

14

27

Intern 1

$31,700

$25,800

$31,700

$37,000

$800

11

16


$74,100

$57,800

$64,700

$98,800

$2,000

10

23


$48,500

$38,500

$55,700

$400

9

29


$43,800

$35,000

$40,500

$50,500

$2,600

21

22

Accountant

$57,400

$46,900

$62,900

$64,400

$7,400

6

8

$56,900

$46,300

$61,500

$69,000

$0

6

8

$44,700

$200

7

16

$48,500

$400

18

91

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$109,800

Managing Principal

Position


$63,300

Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator

$43,700

Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$43,700

$39,000




35

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$81,300

$112,500

$150,000

$42,000

115

132

$120,500

$91,000

$120,000

$136,700

$41,100

101

186


$128,500

$100,000

$130,000

$159,000

$20,400

11

11


$100,900

$85,000

$95,800

$124,400

$7,600

17

18

Director of Design

$97,800

$74,500

$104,800

$116,400

$8,500

34

50


$97,000

$67,500

$88,000

$120,000

$7,800

23

23

$103,000

$77,500

$115,000

$122,500

$15,300

5

5


$71,600

$47,500

$66,100

$97,000

$2,700

9

9


$85,300

$66,000

$80,000

$114,800

$10,900

16

16


$117,400

$97,200

$113,500

$144,800

$9,600

6

6

$84,700

$57,600

$85,300

$106,000

$4,200

18

18

$84,100

$68,300

$88,000

$94,000

$10,500

48

103 83

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$121,100

Managing Principal

Position



$70,700

$65,000

$72,000

$82,800

$3,700

32


$93,400

$84,500

$90,000

$106,100

$9,600

84

276

Project Manager

$71,500

$60,000

$70,000

$84,400

$4,800

67

177

Architect 3

$76,100

$68,000

$72,200

$84,000

$3,100

49

195 93


$62,700

$55,000

$60,000

$74,900

$3,500

42

Architect 2

$66,800

$60,000

$65,900

$74,000

$2,800

30

80


$53,800

$45,500

$54,500

$65,000

$2,400

43

87

Architect 1

$56,400

$50,500

$56,100

$61,400

$2,900

34

88 135


$50,400

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

$2,300

55

Intern 3

$47,100

$43,000

$48,000

$50,000

$1,800

89

239

Intern 2

$42,500

$40,000

$43,500

$46,700

$2,000

54

127

Intern 1

$38,000

$34,000

$40,000

$43,000

$1,600

37

64 93


$64,100

$54,200

$65,000

$74,000

$2,900

29


$50,100

$44,900

$49,400

$55,000

$2,100

35

70


$38,700

$35,800

$39,300

$42,000

$2,400

26

56

Landscape Architect

$66,800

$60,000

$69,500

$900

6

7


$46,900

$36,000

$45,000

$55,000

$3,300

70

71

Accountant

$55,600

$44,000

$53,000

$67,300

$2,000

28

39


$57,600

$47,400

$54,500

$77,000

$2,200

11

14

$3,100

20

23

$27,400

11

28

Planner

$56,000

$64,000

$93,000

Marketing Manager

$72,400


$84,400


$48,400

$40,000

$48,000

$61,000

$1,800

32

48

Graphic Designer

$52,900

$48,000

$49,100

$64,000

$3,900

10

20

$5,500

11

14

$1,500

58

209

$81,000


$75,700

$62,300

$78,500


$51,200

$42,000

$58,000

$86,800




36

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,000

$100,000

$136,300

$50,600

58

74

$117,100

$90,000

$115,000

$148,400

$31,100

53

113

$129,900

$80,000

$114,000

$200,000

$22,400

7

7

Director of Design

$128,000

$96,700

$145,000

$147,000

$44,900

13

25


$114,600

$78,600

$98,800

$155,000

$39,500

14

14


$79,800

$59,000

$75,000

$103,000

$26,500

5

5


$82,400

$66,600

$81,900

$97,500

$4,700

8

8


$107,400

$78,800

$112,000

$128,800

$12,300

6

6

$92,300

$63,000

$80,000

$125,000

$10,100

7

7


$82,200

$64,500

$83,200

$98,100

$3,700

28

64

Project Designer

$68,700

$58,700

$71,900

$3,700

17

53


$92,600

$76,000

$90,000

$115,000

$10,400

37

102

Project Manager

$75,400

$67,000

$76,000

$90,000

$3,900

34

95

Architect 3

$86,100

$84,500

$90,000

$95,000

$9,900

26

131


$61,800

$57,100

$58,100

$74,800

$3,800

15

32

Architect 2

$64,800

$65,200

$67,000

$68,000

$4,500

23

82


$54,800

$49,000

$53,500

$65,000

$3,800

22

66

Architect 1

$54,900

$52,000

$53,600

$56,100

$3,200

19

68


$46,200

$37,100

$48,000

$53,500

$1,700

31

91

Intern 3

$46,500

$42,000

$47,000

$50,300

$4,600

39

86

Intern 2

$43,500

$40,600

$44,400

$2,300

31

70

Intern 1

$37,300

$35,000

$38,500

$40,600

$3,700

13

24


$75,900

$63,800

$80,700

$90,000

$6,100

13

44


$52,100

$51,300

$54,100

$56,500

$2,700

15

44


$39,200

$33,000

$40,000

$44,000

$1,500

15

36

Landscape Architect

$63,800

$55,000

$61,500

$73,800

$2,200

5

13

Planner

$55,300

$45,000

$50,000

$65,300

$5,600

7

17


$49,500

$40,000

$46,400

$57,800

$2,500

39

40

Accountant

$61,800

$50,000

$64,000

$77,000

$4,800

15

23

$65,300

$64,300

$66,000

$5,300

8

14


$48,700

$41,500

$47,000

$56,000

$2,200

16

23

Graphic Designer

$52,700

$48,000

$54,500

$58,000

$2,600

11

25


$77,600

$59,700

$79,500

$94,000

$7,300

5

6


$44,200

$38,500

$45,100

$52,000

$2,600

28

91

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$120,300

Managing Principal Chief Operating Officer

Position




Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager




37

Pac ifi c S o u t h w e st BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$86,200

$118,000

$150,000

$44,200

178

212

$100,000

$125,000

$157,500

$41,700

169

333

15

15

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$127,700

Managing Principal

$132,100

Position


$146,600

$107,000

$125,000

$190,000

$49,600


$123,600

$95,800

$126,500

$149,900

$18,100

27

32

Director of Design

$126,000

$100,000

$120,200

$149,300

$8,600

61

97


$113,500

$86,300

$110,000

$126,900

$20,800

48

48

5

5

$104,800

$67,000

$120,000

$135,000

$2,900


$89,900

$79,300

$91,500

$101,800

$4,300

16

16


$97,200

$77,800

$95,000

$112,300

$5,100

21

21


$135,700

$111,500

$140,000

$158,800

$15,700

8

8

7

10



$130,900

$111,300

$123,000

$137,800

$7,500


$113,900

$76,300

$112,600

$145,500

$25,000

26

26


$117,300

$75,000

$140,300

$148,000

$0

5

5

$98,000

$75,500

$94,000

$116,000

$10,100

87

203

58

159

Senior Project Designer Project Designer

$78,200

$65,000

$80,000

$88,000

$4,400


$94,800

$82,700

$92,800

$103,100

$5,000

134

403

Project Manager

$78,700

$69,200

$79,000

$90,000

$4,600

121

300

Architect 3

$92,300

$76,500

$85,900

$103,400

$5,100

101

380

78

217


$69,100

$59,500

$70,000

$77,600

$3,100

Architect 2

$79,200

$70,000

$80,000

$86,100

$3,500

74

206


$66,600

$55,600

$68,200

$74,000

$3,000

82

240

Architect 1

$60,200

$57,200

$65,500

$1,500

61

126

123

378


$57,500

$50,000

$57,400

$64,200

$2,500

Intern 3

$53,400

$45,100

$52,000

$59,100

$1,800

106

284

Intern 2

$46,400

$42,600

$46,400

$52,000

$1,900

81

213

Intern 1

$39,500

$36,000

$40,000

$44,500

$800

72

147

67

171


$78,400

$60,400

$77,000

$93,100

$2,400


$60,000

$51,500

$63,400

$70,300

$2,600

49

124


$43,800

$39,700

$45,000

$48,800

$1,700

42

85

Landscape Architect

$69,000

$60,000

$65,000

$70,800

$2,600

11

21

$2,200

22

62

Planner

$78,900

$68,000

$74,500

$90,000


$58,100

$49,400

$56,600

$67,700

$2,600

109

114

Accountant

$63,300

$54,500

$64,000

$74,400

$1,900

64

93


$66,100

$51,000

$65,700

$81,800

$2,100

22

31

$79,300

$2,200

36

54

$4,200

18

31

$74,200

$69,500

$76,600

$100,200

$80,000

$113,200


$52,000

$44,000

$50,000

$59,300

$2,300

54

70

Graphic Designer

$58,500

$50,600

$60,000

$64,800

$1,100

38

54

$2,800

33

36

$1,700

108

499



$77,100

$65,600

$78,200

$88,600


$49,400

$42,700

$46,300

$55,000




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Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$102,100

$77,500

Managing Principal

$137,900

Position

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$133,000

$101,500

8

9

$116,000

$175,000

$52,200

8

13

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer

$114,800

$98,500

$116,600

$133,200

$21,900

6

14


$83,000

$71,500

$76,000

$102,300

$1,400

9

20

Project Manager

$82,300

$67,000

$94,000

$101,900

$4,900

10

26

Architect 3

$85,800

$74,900

$93,300

$6,700

7

14

Architect 2

$65,200

$59,800

$70,700

$3,200

5

13


$54,100

$54,600

$1,800

8

20

Architect 1

$54,500

$46,800

$56,700

$58,000

$1,400

5

8


$53,000

$46,000

$54,000

$55,000

$2,600

8

16

$47,600

$45,000

$46,500

$52,300

$1,600

6

7


$66,200

$48,000

$80,000

$82,000

$2,800

7

11


$49,100

$46,100

$50,800

$52,400

$2,200

5

6

$46,400

$45,300

$49,300

$51,400

$1,600

8

8

$4,700

9

56

Project Designer


Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1

Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$63,700

$69,600




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Position

Mean

Lower quartile

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$116,000

$175,000

$52,200

8

13

$116,600

$133,200

$21,900

6

14

$76,000

$103,100

$1,600

7

17

$94,000

$101,900

$5,400

8

24

CEO / President Managing Principal

$137,900


$114,800

$98,500


$85,500

Project Manager

$83,300

Architect 3

$88,900

$75,000

$98,500

$7,200

6

13

$56,500

$54,600

$56,300

$2,500

5

14

$67,000

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1

$53,000

$46,000

$54,000

$55,000

$2,600

8

16

$47,800

$44,800

$46,500

$52,300

$1,600

5

6


$68,000

$48,000

$81,000

$82,000

$2,700

6

10


$49,100

$46,100

$50,800

$52,400

$2,200

5

6

$5,100

6

52

Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1


$65,800

$69,600




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$125,000

$175,000

$36,000

104

126

$116,000

$147,000

$170,000

$42,100

105

205 10

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$141,700

Managing Principal

$146,800

Position


$171,500

$109,300

$162,500

$216,300

$40,300

10


$135,500

$108,800

$140,000

$154,500

$22,100

19

24

Director of Design

$134,500

$113,300

$122,200

$157,500

$9,800

44

76


$124,900

$100,800

$118,800

$145,100

$28,200

33

33

$93,000

$82,000

$94,200

$103,300

$3,900

13

13


$105,500

$76,400

$109,300

$122,500

$5,000

14

14


$135,700

$111,500

$140,000

$158,800

$15,700

8

8 7



$141,900

$115,700

$126,000

$152,000

$10,700

5


$123,600

$82,500

$129,000

$146,000

$22,500

17

17


$117,300

$75,000

$140,300

$148,000

$0

5

5

$99,800

$75,500

$95,500

$121,500

$9,900

57

145

38

112

Senior Project Designer Project Designer

$79,600

$70,000

$83,000

$87,900

$4,200


$98,800

$84,900

$97,400

$108,000

$4,900

98

309

Project Manager

$80,500

$71,800

$80,000

$90,000

$5,100

85

217

Architect 3

$96,700

$83,600

$89,100

$105,200

$5,600

71

302

51

157


$73,300

$65,000

$71,600

$78,000

$3,200

Architect 2

$85,100

$77,200

$85,000

$95,800

$3,600

48

150


$69,700

$65,000

$70,000

$76,000

$3,300

58

194

Architect 1

$62,700

$57,200

$63,000

$68,200

$1,400

37

84

88

312


$58,800

$52,000

$58,600

$66,200

$2,400

Intern 3

$56,900

$50,400

$54,900

$68,700

$1,900

62

190

Intern 2

$48,200

$43,800

$47,500

$52,800

$1,900

50

150

Intern 1

$40,200

$36,100

$41,600

$45,300

$700

47

107

$94,000

$2,200

43

129

$3,000

30

95

26

60


$82,300

$62,200

$87,400


$63,100

$52,200

$69,500


$45,200

$40,100

$45,200

$49,000

$2,000

Landscape Architect

$75,500

$63,600

$69,400

$91,300

$2,900

6

10

17

51

Planner

$79,800

$68,000

$75,000

$90,000

$1,300


$61,400

$51,000

$60,000

$70,000

$2,600

72

77

Accountant

$67,100

$55,500

$67,000

$81,100

$1,700

44

68


$68,200

$60,000

$69,300

$81,800

$1,800

17

26

$77,900

$79,300

$2,100

25

42

$80,000

$120,000

$5,200

14

15

$73,900

Marketing Manager

$77,900


$95,800


$54,300

$47,300

$51,300

$62,000

$2,300

36

51

Graphic Designer

$59,000

$51,600

$60,000

$64,700

$1,300

28

40

24

25

75

349


$80,600

$70,500

$78,400

$93,000

$2,900


$49,500

$44,700

$50,000

$55,000

$1,400




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$130,000

$178,800

$32,300

29

36

$159,100

$131,000

$153,000

$182,800

$49,300

35

63


$199,000

$125,000

$210,000

$267,500

$80,000

5

5


$124,000

$87,500

$135,000

$156,400

$21,800

6

6

Director of Design

$140,200

$122,200

$160,000

$13,300

16

27


$128,700

$98,500

$118,500

$163,000

$24,700

12

12

$89,700

$70,500

$93,600

$107,700

$5,600

6

6

$129,100

$85,000

$145,000

$148,700

$30,900

7

7

$91,800

$63,300

$94,000

$110,400

$4,700

21

59

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$138,600

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer

$85,600

$75,300

$87,300

$91,100

$4,500

19

42

$100,400

$84,900

$98,400

$108,000

$5,600

36

126

$85,200

$75,000

$84,600

$92,000

$6,700

30

74

$100,900

$83,600

$97,400

$109,500

$6,600

24

124


$75,700

$65,000

$73,400

$78,000

$2,800

18

73

Architect 2

$87,400

$80,000

$86,100

$107,000

$2,900

16

48


$69,400

$61,500

$69,100

$79,500

$3,100

21

68

Architect 1

$59,400

$55,000

$57,200

$65,100

$900

13

45


$57,800

$50,000

$58,300

$66,200

$2,000

27

108

Intern 3

$58,800

$49,800

$55,000

$71,600

$2,100

21

70

Intern 2

$48,400

$45,800

$47,400

$50,400

$2,400

14

46

Intern 1

$39,600

$37,000

$42,000

$44,000

$600

17

45


$74,700

$60,400

$71,000

$85,700

$1,800

17

60


$62,400

$53,200

$64,200

$71,000

$3,400

10

28


$42,400

$38,300

$40,600

$48,500

$1,400

8

12

Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3


$80,600

$75,000

$87,500

$900

7

24


$61,400

$50,500

$58,900

$67,900

$1,300

27

28

Accountant

$65,100

$60,000

$66,600

$70,000

$2,000

13

15

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager

$78,200

$78,500

$2,100

8

17


$94,000

$80,000

$120,000

$3,000

7

7


$56,100

$47,700

$55,000

$65,200

$1,800

14

19

Graphic Designer

$59,000

$52,500

$58,400

$65,000

$1,400

10

13


$80,200

$59,200

$85,500

$94,000

$3,400

8

8


$52,300

$50,000

$56,000

$1,300

22

133




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$107,500

$125,000

$171,300

$29,300

9

10

$174,800

$149,000

$182,800

$194,900

$73,500

13

33

Director of Design

$152,900

$110,000

$145,000

$181,300

$24,500

7

9


$106,500

$87,500

$110,000

$123,800

$22,400

5

5

$98,800

$75,500

$107,500

$116,000

$8,500

8

21

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$132,000

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations


$82,900

$75,300

$87,000

$91,500

$5,000

10

21

$108,200

$100,800

$102,400

$122,200

$9,300

16

62

$88,900

$81,300

$84,600

$105,300

$8,800

13

31

$112,800

$101,400

$103,400

$137,200

$10,300

12

63


$81,600

$73,400

$77,600

$87,300

$2,800

10

48

Architect 2

$91,800

$80,400

$86,100

$107,900

$2,500

8

31


$70,300

$61,800

$72,800

$79,500

$3,800

11

48

Architect 1

$67,000

$58,500

$64,800

$84,300

$800

5

12


$57,200

$50,000

$54,400

$62,000

$2,000

14

71

Intern 3

$57,000

$52,700

$66,800

$400

9

33

Intern 2

$48,300

$46,400

$47,400

$50,100

$2,700

10

34

Intern 1

$42,700

$39,700

$43,000

$45,300

$900

8

28


$82,000

$71,000

$80,700

$90,000

$1,800

10

23


$54,100

$48,000

$51,000

$58,000

$1,400

7

11


$41,800

$35,400

$41,200

$53,500

$700

5

7

$65,800

$58,300

$67,500

$69,000

$1,200

11

12

$103,300

$80,000

$115,000

$120,800

$2,600

5

5


$62,000

$55,000

$65,200

$67,500

$2,300

7

11

Graphic Designer

$65,000

$58,400

$65,000

$73,000

$1,500

5

7

$58,000

$54,000

$60,000

$63,500

$1,900

11

56

Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3

Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager

Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$96,100

$130,200

$198,500

$33,500

20

26

$117,300

$133,000

$156,300

$22,600

22

30

$122,200

$148,400

$7,800

9

18

7

7

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$141,200

Managing Principal

$141,900

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design

$133,900


$144,500

$109,000

$142,100

$172,500

$26,300

Project Designer

$88,300

$80,000

$90,500

$91,700

$3,900

9

21


$92,700

$84,900

$86,700

$98,400

$2,000

20

64

Project Manager

$82,500

$75,000

$83,100

$91,700

$5,100

17

43

Architect 3

$88,500

$83,600

$87,700

$2,800

12

61


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2

$79,400

$70,000

$80,000

$95,000

$3,600

8

17


$67,100

$61,300

$67,400

$70,000

$1,400

10

20

$58,900

$45,000

$63,300

$68,900

$2,100

13

37

Intern 1

$34,400

$30,000

$32,000

$42,500

$200

9

17


$70,200

$60,400

$80,000

$1,700

7

37

Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2

Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager

$58,100

$50,000

$55,000

$61,300

$1,400

16

16

Accountant

$64,200

$58,800

$64,600

$71,300

$1,600

9

10


$47,900

$44,400

$48,800

$50,900

$1,100

7

8

Graphic Designer

$51,900

$45,300

$52,500

$57,600

$1,200

5

6


$84,000

$74,900

$90,000

$95,000

$3,300

7

7


$48,200

$800

11

77


$50,000




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$110,500

$150,000

$237,300

$19,000

5

6

$132,300

$166,900

$169,200

$37,000

8

20

$85,900

$88,100

$6,700

6

30

$77,700

$83,500

$2,300

6

14

$59,600

$62,100

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$182,900

Managing Principal

$156,400

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3

$87,600


$73,900

$60,900

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1

$59,800

$4,800

6

21

Intern 3

$61,300

$57,400

$68,800

$2,800

7

29

Intern 2

$44,400

$41,100

$43,800

$1,100

5

10

$72,200

$64,900

$71,700

$5,400

6

12

$3,300

6

35

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer

$75,900

Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$45,000

$45,600




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$111,000

$160,000

$231,000

$73,900

11

13

$146,800

$119,800

$135,200

$177,100

$27,900

8

14

$110,500

$76,800

$101,000

$150,700

$5,000

6

6

$85,000

$80,000

$87,600

$88,800

$2,800

5

5

$106,800

$100,000

$101,700

$125,800

$6,200

7

15

Project Manager

$78,600

$71,500

$79,000

$92,600

$3,400

6

17

Architect 3

$83,900

$78,000

$80,900

$90,000

$2,600

10

19


$70,100

$70,100

$81,000

$1,900

6

11

Architect 2

$79,600

$67,900

$80,500

$85,000

$3,300

5

9

$61,400

$51,000

$60,000

$75,000

$3,700

11

33


$70,400

$57,000

$65,000

$82,500

$4,600

8

9

Accountant

$67,900

$62,000

$67,000

$74,300

$2,300

5

5

$41,200

$34,000

$40,900

$42,700

$900

11

26

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$181,400

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$92,800

$120,000

$185,000

$34,100

31

38

$143,400

$114,500

$147,000

$151,100

$52,900

31

62


$145,700

$133,000

$149,900

$162,000

$24,600

10

15

Director of Design

$136,200

$120,200

$163,900

$9,200

13

31


$124,300

$100,000

$118,800

$148,000

$40,500

11

11

$125,800

$109,000

$116,300

$152,500

$6,600

6

6

$107,300

$65,000

$126,700

$140,000

$6,000

5

5

$111,900

$79,000

$121,500

$132,000

$16,800

19

65

$4,700

12

52

$4,800

33

107

$5,400

22

62

$122,000

$5,100

19

101

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$136,400

Managing Principal

Position



$77,300

$66,300

$83,000

$100,000

$80,500

$95,000

Project Manager

$85,700

$75,000

$89,800

Architect 3

$99,300

$75,300

$91,600


$73,600

$63,500

$70,000

$80,000

$3,900

12

49

Architect 2

$87,600

$80,100

$85,700

$100,000

$4,400

15

69


$72,600

$67,400

$73,000

$76,500

$4,100

20

94

Architect 1

$69,800

$64,600

$65,900

$75,000

$1,800

10

19


$58,700

$52,500

$56,600

$66,200

$1,900

25

96

Intern 3

$54,500

$50,000

$53,000

$58,500

$1,900

19

45

Intern 2

$51,000

$46,400

$52,400

$54,800

$1,900

15

57

Intern 1

$42,500

$40,000

$41,600

$47,000

$500

14

35


$93,400

$93,100

$94,300

$2,000

12

46


$66,000

$66,100

$70,000

$3,400

8

52


$49,200

$46,000

$49,000

$55,000

$2,300

8

22


$120,100


$71,800

$68,000

$74,500

$2,100

5

20


$63,600

$55,000

$62,000

$75,000

$2,800

19

19

Accountant

$72,600

$61,000

$81,100

$1,800

11

31


$77,300

$65,500

$81,800

$1,900

6

13

$84,200

$76,600

$78,000

$96,600

$1,300

8

11

$102,300

$77,500

$99,300

$126,300

$7,700

5

6


$57,900

$50,000

$59,000

$64,700

$3,700

14

19

Graphic Designer

$59,800

$60,000

$62,800

$900

11

17


$83,200

$65,000

$83,700

$102,700

$3,000

10

10


$55,900

$50,000

$55,000

$63,800

$2,000

20

81





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$93,800

$130,000

$225,000

$32,300

19

23

$146,200

$113,000

$147,000

$187,700

$30,000

26

48


$148,600

$138,300

$149,900

$164,600

$26,100

9

14

Director of Design

$139,100

$120,200

$163,900

$9,800

10

28


$126,500

$103,800

$119,400

$143,500

$50,600

8

8

$128,500

$106,300

$120,000

$155,000

$6,800

5

5

$114,800

$79,500

$121,500

$147,800

$18,400

15

57

$4,900

8

48

$5,500

26

88

$7,200

17

41

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$151,300

Managing Principal

Position



$77,500

$66,800

$83,000

$100,100

$80,500

$95,000

Project Manager

$86,900

$79,500

$89,800

Architect 3

$99,900

$75,300

$95,000

$122,000

$5,200

16

97


$75,000

$63,500

$74,600

$91,600

$4,100

10

34

Architect 2

$87,300

$82,600

$85,700

$95,800

$4,700

12

60


$74,900

$70,000

$73,500

$86,000

$4,900

16

75

Architect 1

$65,700

$60,000

$65,900

$72,800

$1,500

9

15


$58,500

$52,500

$56,600

$66,200

$2,100

18

70

Intern 3

$55,200

$49,500

$54,000

$59,700

$2,100

15

38

Intern 2

$51,200

$46,400

$52,400

$54,800

$2,100

11

51

Intern 1

$42,700

$40,000

$42,500

$47,000

$400

11

32


$93,100

$93,100

$2,100

9

43


$66,000

$66,100

$70,000

$3,400

8

52


$49,200

$46,000

$49,000

$55,000

$2,300

8

22


$62,100

$53,800

$61,000

$72,700

$3,500

14

14

Accountant

$73,100

$61,000

$81,100

$1,700

9

29


$77,300

$65,500

$81,800

$1,900

6

13

Marketing Manager

$85,900

$76,900

$78,000

$95,500

$1,100

5

8

$102,300

$77,500

$99,300

$126,300

$7,700

5

6


$58,600

$54,500

$59,000

$64,700

$3,800

13

18

Graphic Designer

$59,800

$60,000

$62,800

$900

9

15


$84,300

$56,000

$100,000

$110,000

$3,100

7

7


$58,300

$55,000

$56,400

$63,800

$2,100

15

63


$120,100






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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$90,000

$110,000

$125,000

$36,800

12

15

$133,700

$128,800

$150,000

$131,500

5

14


$99,300

$85,000

$93,000

$1,600

7

19

Project Manager

$83,300

$75,000

$90,000

$2,000

5

21

$59,200

$50,000

$60,000

$67,000

$1,400

7

26

$68,000

$53,500

$75,000

$78,900

$900

5

5

$47,400

$46,000

$50,000

$1,400

5

18

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$113,500

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer $105,000

Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




49

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$121,300

$139,500

$171,300

$66,600

8

8

$132,700

$116,000

$117,500

$157,500

$33,800

8

13


$89,800

$75,000

$92,000

$100,000

$4,900

9

27

Project Manager

$70,700

$62,500

$72,000

$4,900

7

20

Intern 3

$57,300

$50,000

$55,100

$65,000

$1,500

5

10

Intern 2

$45,200

$43,000

$52,000

$3,300

6

14

$70,000

$73,900

$5,000

5

6

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$156,100

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer

Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager

$63,900

$53,800

Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$60,000

$89,900

$112,500

$44,300

38

45

$106,600

$82,500

$100,000

$122,000

$47,700

31

72

$102,500

$87,000

$108,000

$111,700

$4,500

8

11

$93,000

$73,300

$100,000

$114,800

$3,700

10

10

$80,900

$60,300

$85,500

$99,200

$2,400

5

5


$88,100

$68,000

$89,200

$104,800

$7,800

12

30

Project Designer

$74,700

$68,400

$87,500

$3,200

10

22


$82,500

$80,000

$83,300

$88,300

$6,200

15

48

Project Manager

$73,200

$65,000

$77,000

$80,700

$3,500

15

32

Architect 3

$73,200

$68,600

$71,800

$75,000

$2,000

14

39


$57,600

$48,500

$57,000

$70,600

$3,300

10

25

Architect 2

$65,000

$59,300

$63,800

$73,700

$2,300

14

33


$49,100

$46,500

$52,800

$55,600

$900

7

16

Architect 1

$54,300

$300

9

23


$49,000

$42,500

$47,500

$56,000

$3,000

16

29

Intern 3

$46,300

$42,000

$45,000

$53,300

$2,100

20

44

Intern 2

$40,700

$36,000

$40,800

$46,000

$1,200

15

33

Intern 1

$39,900

$35,000

$44,500

$1,300

13

26


$68,300

$65,600

$69,700

$72,800

$2,900

9

20


$52,300

$44,700

$52,800

$55,000

$400

10

16


$40,300

$34,800

$41,800

$45,000

$1,400

5

7


$56,700

$43,900

$57,900

$63,400

$2,300

10

10

Accountant

$55,300

$48,600

$52,500

$66,000

$600

10

13

$64,500

$55,900

$62,200

$74,000

$2,200

7

8


$44,500

$38,000

$43,400

$52,500

$1,800

8

8

Graphic Designer

$62,400

$52,700

$60,000

$76,700

$600

6

9


$73,100

$62,200

$77,200

$79,300

$1,100

6

8


$43,400

$45,000

$46,300

$700

12

49

Position CEO / President Managing Principal

Mean

Lower quartile

$95,100


$56,700






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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$60,000

$97,500

$111,300

$27,900

24

26

$107,000

$82,500

$95,900

$121,300

$48,900

19

46

$102,500

$87,000

$108,000

$111,700

$4,500

8

11

$83,500

$86,300

$89,200

$15,400

5

12


$81,900

$80,000

$83,300

$96,500

$7,500

11

37

Project Manager

$71,100

$65,000

$73,000

$77,000

$3,700

10

20

Architect 3

$73,900

$68,600

$71,800

$75,000

$1,700

8

27


$57,400

$4,100

6

16

Architect 2

$67,800

$2,900

8

19

$100

6

20


Mean

Lower quartile

$92,000


$57,000 $62,800

$67,600

$76,000


$55,400


$51,500

$44,000

$47,500

$62,700

$4,800

10

17

Intern 3

$44,300

$42,000

$43,000

$51,000

$2,000

14

28

Intern 2

$40,900

$38,200

$39,400

$49,000

$1,800

7

14


$68,800

$68,000

$69,500

$4,800

5

8


$49,800

$41,300

$54,400

$700

6

9


$57,700

$42,800

$54,900

$70,600

$3,600

6

6

Accountant

$63,400

$60,300

$64,000

$72,000

$1,100

6

7

$46,600

$36,600

$45,000

$57,500

$2,600

5

5


$69,300

$57,500

$71,700

$80,000

$1,800

5

5


$42,400

$1,100

8

26

$56,700

Intern 1

Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer $44,600




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,000

$102,600

$169,000

$28,300

12

15

$100,000

$110,000

$240,000

$32,900

9

17

$64,500

$92,000

$3,700

6

8

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$141,200

Managing Principal

$145,400

Position


$77,500


$92,700

$72,000

$74,000

$130,500

$3,700

9

21

Project Manager

$74,000

$62,000

$66,000

$95,500

$2,300

7

12

Architect 3

$79,500

$75,000

$77,500

$82,200

$3,200

8

15


$62,200

$47,500

$65,000

$77,500

$2,000

8

13

Architect 2

$69,400

$54,600

$68,900

$80,500

$4,600

5

6


$51,900

$44,000

$53,500

$55,500

$1,100

5

10

Intern 3

$45,700

$37,600

$46,300

$50,000

$1,000

7

11

$54,500

$44,700

$50,000

$71,300

$3,000

10

10

$46,500

$39,500

$41,300

$56,500

$500

5

7


Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$125,000

$186,000

$37,100

11

15

$163,000

$153,000

$177,900

$183,600

$49,300

15

47


$130,100

$108,800

$135,000

$153,800

$14,500

7

8

Director of Design

$132,700

$124,400

$140,600

$4,100

7

19

$112,400

$146,000

$31,400

11

38

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$132,400

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer

$115,400

$88,300

$54,300

$100,000

$6,100

7

57

$103,100

$94,000

$97,100

$123,900

$6,100

19

94

Project Manager

$85,500

$75,000

$86,000

$95,400

$4,500

15

37

Architect 3

$84,300

$70,000

$76,700

$98,900

$2,000

19

82


$75,000

$69,500

$70,500

$81,700

$2,600

9

31

Architect 2

$75,200

$66,500

$77,700

$86,000

$3,000

14

45


$70,200

$62,100

$69,000

$82,400

$2,300

16

44

Architect 1

$64,200

$60,000

$64,800

$68,300

$1,700

15

29


$57,100

$55,200

$56,400

$57,500

$1,800

19

65

Intern 3

$49,600

$44,500

$47,700

$49,400

$1,600

17

46

Intern 2

$49,000

$44,500

$50,000

$52,900

$1,800

16

51

Intern 1

$43,700

$43,100

$44,700

$47,800

$1,200

11

21


$87,600

$79,600

$83,500

$91,000

$3,400

11

32


$59,300

$56,800

$60,000

$1,100

11

63


$46,300

$44,500

$46,700

$49,300

$2,000

8

39


$70,500

$60,400

$65,000

$77,500

$2,200

9

9

Accountant

$66,600

$56,700

$60,000

$80,000

$3,100

9

15


$75,300



$81,000

$69,000

$85,500

$87,900

$4,300

10

12

$135,400

$136,000

$137,000

$144,500

$10,000

6

9

$51,000

$47,600

$50,000

$54,500

$1,300

11

22

$80,000

$88,300

$2,800

7

9

$62,600

$75,000

$3,100

14

95

Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager

$85,300


$61,800

$53,000




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$95,000

$147,400

$204,000

$66,200

26

33

$146,900

$119,100

$153,000

$177,900

$38,600

34

74


$124,100

$100,000

$127,500

$151,300

$13,600

8

10

Director of Design

$134,600

$124,400

$142,800

$6,300

12

25


$130,800

$77,000

$110,000

$195,000

$12,800

5

5

$112,800

$94,300

$110,000

$146,000

$26,700

16

52

$74,400

$54,300

$60,600

$100,000

$6,500

14

67

$103,200

$94,000

$97,100

$123,900

$6,300

35

130

Project Manager

$89,300

$73,800

$86,000

$103,300

$4,700

28

80

Architect 3

$84,800

$70,000

$80,000

$98,900

$2,600

33

111


$76,800

$68,800

$71,100

$94,000

$2,300

15

41

Architect 2

$76,300

$67,800

$77,700

$86,000

$2,500

24

72


$71,200

$60,800

$69,000

$83,400

$1,900

25

69

Architect 1

$62,600

$57,700

$62,700

$69,700

$1,900

23

44


$56,800

$55,800

$58,400

$2,300

33

97

Intern 3

$50,000

$45,000

$48,200

$50,000

$1,700

29

68

Intern 2

$48,300

$44,000

$47,400

$52,900

$1,600

23

64

Intern 1

$41,700

$40,000

$44,300

$47,800

$1,300

19

31


$86,800

$76,600

$83,500

$94,000

$4,800

16

50


$60,000

$56,800

$69,000

$1,700

16

82


$46,300

$44,500

$46,000

$48,900

$1,700

11

48


$64,800

$55,500

$64,000

$74,900

$2,900

19

19

Accountant

$60,900

$55,800

$58,400

$78,800

$3,300

14

20


$63,100

$52,000

$60,500

$79,500

$3,200

6

7

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$158,800

Managing Principal

Position


Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager


$78,200

$66,000

$78,000

$87,900

$4,400

13

15

$135,400

$136,000

$137,000

$144,500

$10,000

6

9


$50,900

$47,700

$49,900

$53,100

$1,700

14

26

Graphic Designer

$53,900

$50,100

$51,100

$56,900

$1,400

8

12


$83,000

$75,400

$79,900

$85,300

$3,000

9

11


$59,800

$49,600

$59,000

$75,000

$2,800

24

115





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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$125,000

$186,000

$37,100

11

15

$163,000

$153,000

$177,900

$183,600

$49,300

15

47


$130,100

$108,800

$135,000

$153,800

$14,500

7

8

Director of Design

$132,700

$124,400

$140,600

$4,100

7

19

$112,400

$146,000

$31,400

11

38

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$132,400

Managing Principal

Position



$115,400

$88,300

$54,300

$100,000

$6,100

7

57

$103,100

$94,000

$97,100

$123,900

$6,100

19

94

Project Manager

$85,500

$75,000

$86,000

$95,400

$4,500

15

37

Architect 3

$84,300

$70,000

$76,700

$98,900

$2,000

19

82


$75,000

$69,500

$70,500

$81,700

$2,600

9

31

Architect 2

$75,200

$66,500

$77,700

$86,000

$3,000

14

45


$70,200

$62,100

$69,000

$82,400

$2,300

16

44

Architect 1

$64,200

$60,000

$64,800

$68,300

$1,700

15

29


$57,100

$55,200

$56,400

$57,500

$1,800

19

65

Intern 3

$49,600

$44,500

$47,700

$49,400

$1,600

17

46

Intern 2

$49,000

$44,500

$50,000

$52,900

$1,800

16

51

Intern 1

$43,700

$43,100

$44,700

$47,800

$1,200

11

21


$87,600

$79,600

$83,500

$91,000

$3,400

11

32


$59,300

$56,800

$60,000

$1,100

11

63


$46,300

$44,500

$46,700

$49,300

$2,000

8

39


$70,500

$60,400

$65,000

$77,500

$2,200

9

9

Accountant

$66,600

$56,700

$60,000

$80,000

$3,100

9

15


$75,300



$81,000

$69,000

$85,500

$87,900

$4,300

10

12

$135,400

$136,000

$137,000

$144,500

$10,000

6

9

$51,000

$47,600

$50,000

$54,500

$1,300

11

22

$80,000

$88,300

$2,800

7

9

$62,600

$75,000

$3,100

14

95

Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager

$85,300


$61,800

$53,000




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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,000

$100,000

$145,000

$49,000

41

47

$109,300

$80,000

$110,000

$135,000

$33,700

28

43


$149,700

$73,800

$87,500

$257,000

$23,000

6

6


$110,700

$87,900

$120,000

$125,000

$33,300

9

9

Director of Design

$93,000

$62,500

$95,000

$117,700

$32,600

19

21


$84,100

$73,200

$86,000

$95,300

$9,700

10

10


$65,000

$53,800

$68,000

$77,800

$2,300

6

6


$78,800

$51,500

$60,000

$115,500

$10,000

5

5

$75,800

$37,500

$57,500

$135,000

$2,200

5

6


$74,000

$60,000

$80,000

$87,300

$7,600

20

31

Project Designer

$65,800

$59,500

$66,300

$71,500

$7,000

10

21


$94,700

$75,000

$85,000

$122,000

$6,900

24

55

Project Manager

$75,200

$65,000

$75,000

$87,600

$6,000

27

70

Architect 3

$80,000

$68,900

$78,000

$90,000

$6,800

13

40


$56,000

$45,500

$58,400

$62,000

$3,900

19

50

Architect 2

$64,500

$60,000

$65,000

$75,000

$4,700

13

26


$53,200

$45,000

$47,500

$60,000

$2,400

12

18

Architect 1

$57,700

$56,000

$58,000

$2,200

13

42


$46,100

$32,000

$46,700

$58,700

$2,100

9

21

Intern 3

$49,600

$42,000

$53,000

$57,200

$5,100

16

42

Intern 2

$41,100

$35,000

$42,400

$44,500

$1,900

12

20

Intern 1

$37,300

$26,300

$43,300

$45,400

$600

6

8

$5,900

17

40

$4,100

13

27

$2,700

6

13

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$109,000

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications


$64,400

$55,000

$67,400


$47,000

$43,000

$49,500


$39,500

$38,900

$40,000

Landscape Architect

$65,200

$56,300

$69,000

$72,000

$1,300

5

6


$49,300

$41,000

$46,500

$55,000

$5,000

22

23

Accountant

$64,000

$42,300

$60,000

$87,000

$4,000

7

12


$52,900

$45,000

$61,300

$2,500

5

10

Marketing Manager

$66,400

$45,000

$64,000

$75,000

$2,200

8

15


$80,000

$65,000

$85,000

$90,000

$9,400

7

7


$49,500

$50,000

$51,200

$2,600

8

19

Graphic Designer

$51,500

$45,000

$52,100

$3,600

9

16


$72,900

$68,800

$79,500

$81,000

$4,800

8

18


$46,900

$40,000

$43,000

$61,000

$800

18

86

$50,600

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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$56,000

$75,000

$147,500

$15,100

11

13

$112,500

$81,300

$125,100

$156,300

$36,500

7

12

$102,600

$60,000

$116,700

$125,000

$18,300

6

7


$90,600

$70,000

$84,500

$123,200

$4,300

5

11

Project Manager

$72,200

$63,800

$71,100

$77,800

$4,000

8

10

$40,100

$36,500

$41,700

$2,100

5

8

$46,600

$35,500

$50,000

$56,000

$3,000

5

5

$47,400

$31,300

$48,000

$68,100

$600

6

9


Mean

Lower quartile

$95,800






58

orlando metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$109,800

$144,000

$150,000

$103,100

10

13

$122,700

$92,500

$130,900

$150,000

$42,800

8

13

Director of Design

$90,600

$55,000

$75,000

$125,000

$68,700

6

7


$77,200

$63,000

$85,000

$87,600

$17,700

5

5

$85,300

$75,000

$87,300

$101,500

$13,000

6

9


$85,600

$75,000

$79,000

$102,100

$12,600

7

15

Project Manager

$80,300

$74,800

$86,300

$87,600

$10,500

7

30

Architect 3

$75,800

$68,900

$84,000

$8,100

5

26


$54,100

$42,900

$58,400

$62,000

$5,000

8

34

Architect 2

$65,800

$53,800

$68,300

$75,000

$5,800

6

14


$51,100

$45,000

$47,500

$57,400

$2,400

6

10

Architect 1

$57,100

$2,400

5

31

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,800

Managing Principal

Position


Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer

$58,000

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3

$51,100

$42,000

$53,000

$59,400

$6,400

6

26


$70,000

$48,000

$68,500

$85,900

$19,500

5

11


$49,900

$49,500

$50,600

$5,800

5

14


$39,700

$38,800

$40,000

$41,300

$3,500

5

10

$52,700

$45,000

$46,500

$60,200

$8,300

8

9

$46,900

$42,500

$47,500

$52,200

$3,700

5

6

$52,300

$41,000

$61,000

$800

6

36

Intern 2 Intern 1

Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$68,500

$100,000

$168,800

$27,200

26

32

$116,000

$82,800

$97,000

$129,000

$29,300

26

80

Director of Design

$127,800

$90,000

$128,500

$180,000

$8,200

11

15


$117,100

$59,000

$100,000

$183,900

$6,200

5

5

$130,300

$69,000

$144,900

$177,500

$13,900

6

6

$81,300

$64,500

$82,500

$96,100

$41,300

5

6

$100,200

$80,000

$105,800

$120,000

$11,200

9

18

Project Designer

$76,200

$65,700

$87,500

$88,800

$9,000

12

19


$84,700

$72,000

$81,000

$111,600

$6,100

19

64

Project Manager

$65,900

$60,300

$64,200

$73,100

$3,600

16

48

Architect 3

$83,400

$4,900

9

47


$61,900

Architect 2

$64,200


$54,500

Architect 1

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$126,700

Managing Principal

Position



$84,400 $55,000

$73,000

$800

11

21

$62,300

$69,300

$3,600

7

24

$50,500

$55,800

$59,100

$2,500

10

33

$53,200

$47,200

$52,800

$57,600

$800

10

37


$46,200

$42,300

$47,500

$51,300

$1,500

13

44

Intern 3

$46,400

$42,000

$49,300

$1,600

17

53

Intern 2

$41,300

$36,500

$43,500

$46,900

$3,700

10

27

Intern 1

$38,000

$35,000

$37,000

$45,000

$300

13

22


$71,300

$61,900

$66,600

$74,900

$1,400

16

37


$42,200

$39,800

$47,000

$1,300

7

19


$39,400

$38,800

$41,000

$1,300

7

19

Landscape Architect

$75,500

$64,700

$80,000

$82,500

$200

5

9


$52,400

$38,000

$52,000

$62,000

$4,900

18

19

Accountant

$65,900

$54,300

$64,500

$82,600

$1,900

6

9


$64,800

$52,300

$60,500

$79,500

$0

5

5

Marketing Manager

$65,300

$50,500

$70,000

$74,600

$1,900

5

7


$53,700

$42,900

$56,800

$58,000

$3,500

11

15

Graphic Designer

$55,200

$45,000

$55,600

$75,000

$2,000

6

11


$62,400

$46,300

$61,500

$79,600

$1,900

8

8


$48,300

$45,700

$54,700

$1,200

13

64

$50,500

Planner





60

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$66,300

$90,000

$177,500

$25,700

23

29

$117,700

$82,800

$94,000

$149,500

$28,400

21

73

$135,500

$102,500

$128,500

$180,000

$9,200

9

13

$130,300

$69,000

$144,900

$177,500

$13,900

6

6

$106,500

$85,000

$105,800

$120,000

$14,200

6

14

Project Designer

$76,900

$57,900

$88,800

$10,100

10

17


$86,700

$77,100

$81,000

$111,600

$6,800

15

57

Project Manager

$68,600

$61,200

$64,200

$79,300

$4,200

15

41

Architect 3

$84,100

$5,500

6

40


$67,900

$55,000

$66,000

$81,500

$1,300

7

13

Architect 2

$65,300

$62,300

$65,000

$69,300

$4,000

5

21


$56,200

$55,800

$59,100

$3,200

7

26

Architect 1

$53,300

$47,200

$52,800

$57,600

$800

8

32


$46,200

$42,300

$47,500

$51,300

$1,500

11

42

Intern 3

$46,500

$41,000

$49,300

$1,700

15

49

Intern 2

$41,900

$37,800

$43,600

$46,900

$4,200

9

24

Intern 1

$39,200

$35,000

$37,000

$45,000

$100

8

17


$74,300

$66,600

$74,900

$1,500

12

33


$42,400

$39,900

$47,000

$1,400

6

18


$39,400

$38,800

$41,000

$1,300

7

19

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$126,900

Managing Principal

Position


$84,400

Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager

$53,000

$33,800

$53,500

$66,300

$6,000

13

14

Accountant

$65,900

$54,300

$64,500

$82,600

$1,900

6

9


$64,800

$52,300

$60,500

$79,500

$0

5

5

Marketing Manager

$65,300

$50,500

$70,000

$74,600

$1,900

5

7


$52,200

$42,700

$55,900

$58,000

$3,700

10

14

Graphic Designer

$55,200

$45,000

$55,600

$75,000

$2,000

6

11


$64,600

$44,600

$64,400

$84,300

$2,100

6

6


$48,900

$46,600

$54,700

$1,200

10

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$71,600

$100,000

$200,000

$15,900

15

19

$127,200

$82,800

$126,100

$169,000

$26,700

15

54

$135,500

$102,500

$128,500

$180,000

$9,200

9

13

$142,000

$92,500

$164,800

$180,000

$16,700

5

5

Project Designer

$80,100

$71,200

$88,800

$90,400

$7,900

7

14


$91,500

$77,100

$81,000

$111,600

$5,600

11

46

Project Manager

$71,800

$64,200

$80,000

$2,100

11

33

Architect 3

$85,000

$84,400

$5,700

5

39


$70,600

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$137,200

Managing Principal

Position


$55,000

$73,000

$85,000

$300

5

11

$55,800

$59,100

$3,300

6

25

$53,900

$58,200

$800

7

30

$47,500

$51,300

Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2

$56,800

Architect 1

$53,500


$47,000

Intern 3

$47,400

$42,000

$49,300

Intern 2

$43,600

$40,000

$43,600

Intern 1

$39,800

$35,000

Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer

$47,200

$100

6

35

$1,600

13

45

$46,900

$4,700

7

20

$37,000

$45,000

$100

7

15

$76,000

$66,600

$74,900

$1,100

10

30

$42,600

$39,800

$47,000

$1,100

5

17

$39,400

$38,800

$41,000

$1,300

7

19


$53,600

$44,300

$56,000

$66,300

$4,500

9

10

Accountant

$68,500

$54,300

$64,800

$86,400

$2,000

5

8


$64,800

$52,300

$60,500

$79,500

$0

5

5


$51,600

$42,200

$55,900

$57,800

$3,000

8

12

Graphic Designer

$59,300

$48,300

$55,800

$75,000

$1,100

5

9


$65,300

$44,100

$67,900

$85,100

$300

5

5


$49,100

$45,700

$47,200

$54,700

$1,100

8

52





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$105,000

$150,000

$168,000

$72,000

14

16

$106,400

$74,800

$111,500

$150,000

$28,700

9

14

$90,800

$83,800

$88,000

$96,000

$4,500

5

6

$80,400

$68,000

$70,000

$110,000

$6,000

6

7

Project Manager

$71,800

$70,000

$73,900

$1,500

5

11

Architect 3

$73,500

$70,900

$73,100

$76,500

$3,900

5

12


$61,900

$62,000

$65,000

$67,400

$4,400

7

12

Architect 1

$61,800

$54,400

$62,500

$71,000

$5,600

6

6


$54,600

$49,900

$54,000

$60,000

$3,400

7

15

Intern 3

$47,800

$43,000

$48,000

$56,400

$1,400

7

17

Intern 2

$43,100

$42,400

$43,400

$3,000

5

16

Intern 1

$31,500

$24,000

$36,000

$37,500

$100

5

7


$64,300

$55,500

$62,000

$72,900

$4,100

5

6


$57,800

$49,000

$62,000

$67,300

$4,900

9

9

Accountant

$52,500

$40,000

$60,000

$62,400

$5,800

5

7

$1,000

5

23

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$146,200

Managing Principal

Position





$37,200

$35,000




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$120,000

$150,000

$57,600

41

48

$130,200

$94,000

$118,900

$168,300

$41,200

43

87


$103,400

$81,300

$103,400

$125,000

$10,800

18

20

Director of Design

$115,100

$93,400

$95,400

$129,700

$36,900

17

33


$139,300

$90,000

$125,000

$189,000

$39,000

7

7

$96,300

$61,000

$104,400

$127,500

$21,100

5

5

$108,100

$72,100

$101,300

$149,800

$25,600

6

6

$87,100

$65,000

$89,800

$100,000

$2,400

7

7


$87,600

$80,000

$87,600

$93,700

$6,800

25

40

Project Designer

$59,100

$47,400

$68,800

$2,800

10

36


$92,900

$85,000

$90,200

$97,500

$3,500

40

131

Project Manager

$77,400

$62,300

$72,000

$90,600

$4,200

24

54

Architect 3

$92,800

$69,500

$90,000

$95,200

$10,600

26

137


$68,300

$59,700

$61,000

$78,600

$2,500

18

34

Architect 2

$70,000

$58,500

$66,500

$85,000

$1,600

20

36


$67,000

$54,900

$63,600

$67,500

$2,400

20

75

Architect 1

$56,100

$48,000

$55,900

$63,800

$700

17

31


$49,300

$47,000

$49,000

$53,600

$2,500

36

91

Intern 3

$52,100

$44,500

$48,000

$62,700

$1,000

31

91

Intern 2

$44,900

$40,100

$42,700

$52,000

$1,900

25

80

Intern 1

$40,300

$38,900

$40,000

$43,700

$500

15

48


$76,100

$52,200

$69,000

$93,400

$5,700

16

71


$55,600

$55,400

$57,100

$3,000

17

72


$43,200

$38,000

$42,200

$45,000

$2,400

16

33

Landscape Architect

$88,600

$70,000

$77,000

$92,300

$1,300

8

11


$55,500

$42,300

$55,000

$66,500

$3,100

26

26

Accountant

$65,100

$57,900

$65,000

$78,000

$2,300

14

25


$71,800

$69,600

$78,000

$2,400

5

7

Marketing Manager

$66,700

$60,000

$64,400

$83,000

$2,900

6

7


$95,700

$83,800

$91,500

$109,600

$4,200

9

10


$45,700

$41,000

$45,400

$46,900

$1,900

18

25

Graphic Designer

$53,900

$50,400

$58,800

$200

8

23


$72,400

$55,000

$59,500

$88,900

$800

9

11


$58,600

$53,200

$63,500

$67,000

$1,900

35

293

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$135,200

Managing Principal

Position



Planner




64

chicago metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$120,000

$175,000

$60,500

37

43

$134,700

$99,500

$125,500

$168,300

$45,600

38

78


$103,300

$83,800

$103,400

$125,000

$12,000

16

18

Director of Design

$119,700

$95,400

$131,100

$38,200

15

32


$139,300

$90,000

$125,000

$189,000

$39,000

7

7

$96,300

$61,000

$104,400

$127,500

$21,100

5

5

$108,100

$72,100

$101,300

$149,800

$25,600

6

6

$87,100

$65,000

$89,800

$100,000

$2,400

7

7


$87,600

$80,000

$87,600

$93,700

$6,900

24

39

Project Designer

$59,100

$47,400

$68,800

$2,800

10

36


$93,400

$86,300

$90,500

$100,000

$3,600

36

119

Project Manager

$78,000

$63,000

$72,000

$90,600

$4,200

24

54

Architect 3

$94,500

$69,500

$90,800

$134,500

$11,500

22

125


$68,200

$59,200

$61,000

$80,200

$2,500

16

32

Architect 2

$71,300

$58,000

$68,000

$85,000

$1,500

15

31


$67,200

$54,900

$63,600

$69,200

$2,400

19

74

Architect 1

$57,500

$48,900

$55,900

$64,700

$900

13

24


$50,000

$47,500

$49,000

$53,600

$2,400

31

83

Intern 3

$53,400

$45,000

$48,500

$62,700

$1,000

26

81

Intern 2

$45,400

$40,800

$43,400

$52,000

$2,000

23

76

Intern 1

$40,400

$38,900

$40,000

$43,700

$400

14

47


$76,400

$52,200

$72,000

$93,400

$5,800

15

70


$55,800

$55,400

$57,100

$3,000

15

70


$43,900

$40,800

$43,900

$45,100

$2,700

14

29

Landscape Architect

$96,300

$77,000

$84,700

$120,600

$800

5

8


$57,600

$42,800

$57,100

$68,500

$3,200

22

22

Accountant

$65,900

$63,500

$65,000

$78,000

$2,400

13

24


$71,800

$69,600

$78,000

$2,400

5

7

Marketing Manager

$66,700

$60,000

$64,400

$83,000

$2,900

6

7


$92,800

$82,500

$85,700

$102,100

$4,700

8

9


$46,300

$43,300

$45,400

$46,900

$2,000

16

23

Graphic Designer

$53,900

$50,400

$58,800

$200

8

23


$71,900

$55,000

$62,700

$86,000

$800

10

12


$58,700

$53,200

$55,000

$67,000

$2,400

28

236

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$139,300

Managing Principal

Position



Planner




65

city of chicago BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$120,000

$150,000

$63,100

22

26

$143,200

$100,000

$161,600

$177,700

$43,000

25

50

$96,100

$81,300

$90,500

$99,000

$19,700

8

8

$95,400

$181,400

$41,200

9

25

$90,500

$94,100

$8,000

18

29

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$136,500

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design

$122,900


$88,300

Project Designer

$59,000

$47,400

$70,000

$2,700

8

33


$95,300

$86,300

$89,000

$106,100

$4,200

25

96

Project Manager

$85,300

$65,000

$88,100

$108,000

$5,900

13

30

Architect 3

$95,700

$69,500

$95,200

$134,500

$12,300

13

107


$70,100

$61,000

$64,000

$83,500

$2,800

11

27

Architect 2

$71,100

$56,800

$68,000

$85,000

$1,400

13

29


$69,400

$54,900

$66,500

$82,800

$2,700

12

63

Architect 1

$59,400

$51,500

$58,000

$65,000

$700

9

19


$50,200

$49,000

$50,000

$53,600

$2,500

20

62

Intern 3

$56,800

$48,000

$62,700

$66,000

$900

14

56

Intern 2

$46,300

$42,000

$48,200

$52,000

$2,300

17

62

Intern 1

$41,200

$39,500

$43,700

$500

8

39


$75,900

$52,200

$74,000

$6,200

9

64


$56,300

$55,400

$57,100

$3,200

11

66


$43,700

$40,800

$43,900

$45,000

$2,800

12

27


$59,600

$50,000

$60,000

$68,000

$4,100

15

15

Accountant

$69,900

$64,200

$75,600

$78,000

$2,700

8

19

Marketing Manager

$67,800

$57,500

$64,400

$83,500

$3,300

5

6


$92,500

$80,000

$85,400

$109,600

$6,800

6

6


$44,600

$41,000

$45,400

$2,000

11

17

Graphic Designer

$54,300

$200

5

20


$76,900


$62,000

$76,500

$93,400



$50,400

$58,800

$57,200

$75,000

$106,300

$900

7

9

$55,000

$67,000

$70,700

$2,600

18

157




66

chicago metro area ( e x c l u d i n g C i t y o f C h i c a g o ) BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$92,500

$144,000

$184,000

$56,500

15

17

$119,400

$95,000

$107,200

$148,600

$50,300

13

28


$109,000

$97,700

$112,500

$125,000

$5,800

8

10

Director of Design

$108,000

$92,900

$98,000

$130,000

$27,300

6

7

$80,000

$86,400

$3,700

6

10

$1,000

11

23

$2,200

11

24

$6,600

9

18

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$143,700

Managing Principal

Position



$85,800


$85,200

$60,000

$94,800

Project Manager

$68,900

$58,000

$72,000

Architect 3

$87,300

$71,100

$90,600


$57,700

$55,500

$58,400

$59,400

$800

5

5

$54,200

$45,000

$52,400

$62,000

$1,000

7

11


$49,400

$40,500

$48,000

$58,500

$2,100

11

21

Intern 3

$45,700

$44,500

$46,000

$1,200

12

25

Intern 2

$41,700

$40,000

$41,700

$700

6

14

Intern 1

$36,600

$33,000

$38,400

$400

6

8


$82,000

$61,000

$70,500

$113,900

$1,300

6

6


$53,200

$40,000

$45,000

$70,000

$1,200

7

7

Accountant

$50,600

$36,000

$48,000

$66,600

$1,300

5

5

$51,100

$44,000

$46,900

$61,300

$1,900

5

6

$1,900

10

79

$73,700

Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1



$52,000

$53,200




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$78,800

$113,700

$150,000

$33,700

13

16

$119,400

$107,400

$119,200

$143,800

$26,700

8

12

$67,900

$62,300

$66,200

$73,200

$2,000

7

10

$83,300

$82,500

$86,400

$6,000

6

21

$56,400

$50,900

$57,000

$61,600

$1,800

5

9


$45,300

$39,000

$48,000

$49,300

$1,300

7

11

Intern 3

$39,400

$38,700

$40,000

$42,000

$800

6

11

$38,200

$37,500

$39,000

$41,600

$700

6

7

$37,400

$23,800

$41,900

$46,800

$2,200

6

6

$42,500

$34,500

$40,000

$1,900

6

10

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$114,500

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1





68

I ndianapolis metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$120,000

$150,000

$190,000

$49,400

6

7

$123,200

$100,900

$120,000

$147,500

$27,500

6

9

$83,700

$85,000

$86,400

$5,700

5

19

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$150,800

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2

$41,400

Intern 1

$38,000

$43,000

$40,000

$44,000

$2,900

5

10

$35,600

$38,500

$41,600

$800

5

6

$34,000

$40,000

$41,300

$2,100

5

9

Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




69

Iowa BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$91,400

$100,000

$145,000

$59,100

13

13

$103,000

$82,500

$110,000

$118,500

$42,200

14

30

$67,800

$37,000

$55,000

$105,000

$4,200

5

5

$77,600

$60,500

$79,100

$81,700

$40,500

9

21

$86,300

$88,000

$9,800

11

26

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$112,500

Managing Principal

Position


$82,100

Project Manager

$67,200

$50,000

$72,700

$75,000

$8,600

7

15

Architect 3

$68,700

$61,400

$70,700

$74,000

$14,000

10

22

$61,600

$64,700

$6,300

8

16

$57,000

$5,100

9

14


$61,700


$53,600

$48,000

$53,400


$47,500

$44,500

$49,800

$2,800

6

15

Intern 3

$49,600

$45,500

$50,300

$52,000

$4,800

9

16

Intern 2

$42,800

$40,000

$44,000

$46,000

$3,100

10

18

Intern 1

$38,300

$35,100

$38,600

$41,500

$4,000

12

16


$57,800

$42,000

$66,000

$69,000

$6,900

6

7


$44,700

$37,900

$44,000

$49,900

$3,200

7

7


$39,900

$38,500

$42,900

$4,800

5

9


$49,200

$35,000

$48,700

$63,500

$2,700

9

9

$43,500

$34,900

$46,300

$49,700

$1,300

8

8

$59,500

$64,600

$900

11

159

Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$57,300




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$98,200

$125,000

$171,000

$53,600

6

6

$99,700

$75,300

$104,000

$118,500

$53,100

8

16

$70,800

$60,400

$67,000

$81,700

$51,300

5

14

$61,600

$64,500

$6,500

6

13

Mean

Lower quartile

$131,800

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2

$62,400

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2

$43,300

$40,200

$44,000

$2,100

6

10

Intern 1

$38,400

$36,000

$40,000

$5,400

6

7

Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



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Mean

Lower quartile

$108,800

$58,600

$95,300

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$120,000

$150,000

$32,600

11

14

$91,900

$102,000

$23,800

5

19

$83,800

$6,400

5

8

$3,000

5

10


$75,300

$66,000

$76,000


$72,400

$60,000

$79,300

Project Manager

$52,300

Project Designer $50,000

$57,600

$3,400

5

14

Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2

$39,900

$35,500

$38,000

$46,500

$700

7

8

$54,200

$50,000

$51,400

$58,500

$2,900

6

9

$50,000

$45,500

$51,000

$54,000

$2,100

5

5

$34,500

$29,000

$36,000

$38,500

$800

7

10

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff




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Position

Mean

Lower quartile

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$120,000

$150,000

$35,100

9

11

CEO / President

$145,900

Managing Principal

$118,800

$82,000

$92,000

$120,000

$15,500

8

24

$79,300

$66,000

$72,000

$100,000

$4,100

7

11

$96,400


$900

5

6

$2,400

5

16

$70,500

$700

7

21

$55,000

$62,000

$600

6

14

$35,500

$38,000

$44,000

$500

10

12

$51,500

$59,000

$61,000

$1,600

7

16

$40,000

$46,800

$1,100

5

14

$65,800

$43,800

$58,500

$103,700

$90,000

$117,000

$65,100

$60,000

$69,000

$54,700

$49,000

$38,100


$61,400


$43,100

Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1

Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager

$60,800

$48,500

$51,000

$78,000

$1,600

5

5

Accountant

$47,400

$42,800

$44,300

$52,500

$1,100

5

6

$41,900

$31,000

$47,000

$49,000

$1,000

6

11





73

Kentucky BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$90,000

$100,000

$120,000

$7,200

10

11

$100,200

$93,000

$105,900

$112,200

$10,500

7

13

$63,200

$49,500

$64,500

$80,000

$300

8

9


$47,800

$45,000

$48,300

$54,100

$400

5

9

Intern 3

$41,700

$38,900

$40,200

$800

5

12

$42,900

$35,000

$40,000

$48,000

$2,000

7

7

$30,300

$42,000

$700

6

13

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$103,400

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1


$34,500




74

Lo u isia n a BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$99,000

$120,000

$152,800

$52,600

17

18

$104,100

$95,000

$101,000

$120,000

$66,700

14

19

$104,700

$73,800

$96,000

$140,000

$21,300

5

5

$68,600

$65,300

$67,500

$72,500

$6,800

5

5

$86,600

$72,500

$87,500

$100,000

$10,700

8

12


$83,400

$77,500

$84,500

$87,300

$15,200

12

21

Project Manager

$61,700

$60,000

$66,300

$12,300

9

13

Architect 3

$64,000

$46,400

$57,000

$85,000

$2,100

5

5

Architect 1

$60,100

$55,000

$58,000

$70,000

$4,400

6

11


$53,000

$49,000

$55,000

$2,900

11

21

Intern 3

$45,100

$41,000

$45,000

$50,000

$3,400

15

39

Intern 2

$43,800

$38,100

$42,000

$47,000

$4,600

8

24

Intern 1

$38,200

$36,500

$39,000

$40,000

$1,900

7

12


$63,100

$49,300

$58,800

$75,000

$7,900

8

8


$44,700

$42,000

$45,000

$50,000

$2,000

7

9

$48,300

$36,300

$50,000

$54,300

$3,500

12

12

$38,100

$30,000

$35,000

$40,500

$2,500

13

19

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,400

Managing Principal

Position







75

M ary la n d BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$88,500

$115,000

$177,500

$97,500

17

24

$145,800

$120,000

$150,000

$175,500

$32,000

16

39

$135,800

$88,500

$120,000

$191,000

$34,100

5

5


$90,600

$85,000

$96,000

$100,000

$5,300

9

15

Project Designer

$62,300

$45,000

$55,000

$73,500

$3,200

9

13


$85,400

$82,700

$84,800

$90,000

$10,500

9

27

Project Manager

$63,600

$56,600

$63,800

$70,500

$5,000

5

12

Architect 3

$88,000

$80,000

$91,000

$103,300

$9,200

5

11


$63,400

$56,300

$64,400

$69,100

$2,300

6

6


$53,400

$50,100

$52,500

$56,300

$4,300

8

14

Intern 3

$48,000

$44,200

$45,500

$53,000

$1,900

12

22

Intern 2

$43,600

$40,000

$43,400

$45,000

$1,000

7

12

Intern 1

$41,200

$38,500

$41,000

$42,000

$2,400

6

8

$58,700

$51,200

$59,500

$64,300

$2,900

9

9

$53,000

$42,400

$60,500

$500

6

28

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$134,300

Managing Principal

Position


Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1





76

baltimore metro area BASE PAY

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$116,700

$88,000

Managing Principal

$155,500

Position

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$100,000

$136,000

$92,900

10

15

$150,000

$175,500

$34,500

9

30

10


$85,000

$75,000

$88,800

$97,000

$3,200

7

Project Designer

$58,300

$45,000

$55,000

$73,000

$2,200

5

9


$85,100

$82,700

$89,200

$9,100

5

16

$50,700

$1,000

7

13

$700

6

11

$2,000

6

6

Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3

$46,800

$40,000

$45,000

Intern 2

$43,800

$40,000

$44,800

$55,400

$48,800

$56,300


$61,300




77

M assac h u s e tts BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$72,500

$125,000

$204,400

$31,900

18

22

$135,600

$135,000

$137,900

$148,900

$23,500

13

35


$121,800

$101,000

$112,500

$144,400

$23,800

6

6

Director of Design

$129,100

$95,700

$143,900

$155,000

$4,600

7

9


$83,800

$77,400

$80,000

$97,800

$1,700

11

20

Project Designer

$65,700

$52,600

$87,900

$500

6

23


$96,800

$89,600

$94,100

$109,300

$6,900

13

28

Project Manager

$86,400

$82,000

$87,300

$88,300

$5,300

12

43

Architect 3

$96,300

$86,600

$89,400

$111,800

$10,500

11

58


$84,400

$70,900

$85,700

$104,000

$6,200

7

26

Architect 2

$73,500

$70,000

$77,000

$80,800

$6,300

9

17


$68,100

$61,200

$72,500

$75,400

$2,900

9

23

Architect 1

$70,600

$65,100

$75,100

$1,300

7

19


$54,900

$51,300

$55,300

$3,300

13

41

Intern 3

$51,300

$48,600

$51,000

$55,800

$4,300

15

44

Intern 2

$44,700

$41,100

$45,200

$49,200

$4,500

8

17

Intern 1

$36,600

$33,800

$36,000

$39,500

$1,400

12

21


$94,200

$82,700

$85,600

$103,400

$4,900

6

15


$56,300

$48,500

$53,100

$63,100

$2,400

7

26


$42,800

$41,100

$42,700

$44,200

$2,700

5

17


$59,900

$51,500

$60,700

$71,800

$3,300

11

11

Accountant

$54,300

$42,300

$62,100

$63,900

$3,000

5

8


$71,100

$65,900

$70,300

$2,800

5

8

$54,000

$48,800

$53,200

$62,000

$3,200

7

12

$45,200

$49,800

$3,200

9

92

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$137,700

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications


Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$47,100




78

boston metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$65,000

$140,000

$207,300

$22,500

15

18

$134,300

$135,000

$137,900

$148,900

$21,600

13

35


$121,800

$101,000

$112,500

$144,400

$23,800

6

6

Director of Design

$136,800

$106,000

$143,900

$155,000

$5,200

6

8


$85,300

$77,400

$85,000

$99,100

$1,100

9

17

Project Designer

$65,900

$52,600

$87,900

$400

6

23


$99,800

$89,600

$94,100

$110,800

$7,400

11

26

Project Manager

$86,400

$82,000

$87,300

$88,300

$5,300

12

43

Architect 3

$96,300

$86,600

$89,400

$111,800

$10,500

11

58


$86,300

$70,900

$85,700

$104,000

$6,400

6

25

Architect 2

$73,500

$70,000

$77,000

$80,800

$6,300

9

17


$69,800

$61,200

$72,500

$75,400

$3,000

8

22

Architect 1

$70,600

$65,100

$75,100

$1,300

7

19


$54,800

$51,300

$55,300

$3,300

13

41

Intern 3

$51,100

$47,400

$51,000

$55,500

$4,200

16

45

Intern 2

$44,700

$41,100

$45,200

$49,200

$4,500

8

17

Intern 1

$36,600

$33,800

$36,000

$39,500

$1,400

12

21


$98,100

$85,600

$111,900

$5,100

5

14


$56,800

$50,000

$53,100

$63,700

$2,500

6

25


$42,800

$41,100

$42,700

$44,200

$2,700

5

17


$63,100

$53,400

$60,800

$73,900

$3,500

10

10

Accountant

$54,300

$42,300

$62,100

$63,900

$3,000

5

8


$71,100

$65,900

$70,300

$2,800

5

8

$54,000

$48,800

$53,200

$62,000

$3,200

7

12

$45,200

$49,800

$3,200

8

91

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$142,200

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications


Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$47,100




79

city of boston BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$65,000

$181,500

$216,500

$19,200

10

13

$135,200

$135,000

$137,900

$142,300

$17,300

11

32


$127,100

$104,000

$120,000

$153,800

$26,600

5

5

Director of Design

$142,700

$135,000

$143,900

$155,000

$4,500

5

7

$77,400

$99,100

$700

6

14

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$158,800

Managing Principal

Position



$83,700

$52,600

$87,900

$400

5

22

$100,400

$89,600

$94,100

$110,800

$7,500

10

25

Project Manager

$88,000

$82,700

$87,300

$88,300

$5,500

10

39

Architect 3

$96,900

$86,600

$92,200

$113,900

$10,500

10

57


$89,600

$70,900

$93,400

$104,000

$6,900

5

22

Architect 2

$74,400

$70,000

$77,000

$80,800

$6,500

8

16


$69,800

$61,200

$72,500

$75,400

$3,000

8

22

Architect 1

$72,000

$66,700

$75,100

$1,200

5

17


$54,700

$50,500

$55,300

Intern 3

$51,800

Intern 2

$44,700

Intern 1

$37,100


$98,100


$56,800

$50,000


$42,800


$66,000

$3,400

10

35

$51,000

$56,000

$4,500

12

41

$41,100

$45,200

$49,200

$4,500

8

17

$33,800

$36,800

$39,300

$1,400

9

18

$85,600

$111,900

$5,100

5

14

$53,100

$63,700

$2,500

6

25

$41,100

$42,700

$44,200

$2,700

5

17

$64,700

$53,800

$61,700

$78,000

$3,500

8

8

$71,100

$65,900

$70,300

$2,800

5

8

$54,000

$48,800

$53,200

$62,000

$3,200

7

12

$45,200

$49,800

$3,200

8

91

Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$47,100




80

Michigan BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$68,800

$96,000

$127,300

$35,700

21

22

$109,400

$82,000

$114,000

$132,300

$15,900

12

24

$93,900

$67,500

$105,000

$114,700

$31,300

5

5

$78,500

$55,000

$68,000

$100,200

$13,200

11

19


$93,200

$78,500

$100,000

$103,100

$5,400

8

23

Project Manager

$64,000

$53,000

$62,600

$74,900

$1,400

10

20

Architect 3

$79,200

$71,700

$82,100

$83,400

$2,200

10

43


$59,500

$45,000

$57,000

$78,000

$2,100

6

11

Architect 2

$58,200

$52,800

$54,400

$60,000

$1,600

6

19


$54,900

$45,300

$57,500

$63,100

$900

5

14


$39,500

$34,800

$37,000

$46,000

$3,200

5

6

Intern 3

$41,900

$35,800

$44,000

$1,900

7

11

Intern 2

$37,700

$36,500

$38,700

$100

5

14

$40,200

$35,500

$40,000

$48,200

$2,000

8

8


$85,800

$74,700

$80,000

$103,800

$8,100

5

7


$43,200

$37,500

$46,700

$1,100

5

7

$57,100

$56,600

$61,900

$2,100

8

104

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$111,200

Managing Principal

Position


Architect 1

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager





81

detroit metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$65,000

$95,000

$153,900

$42,100

10

11

$121,800

$125,100

$132,300

$26,200

6

14

Project Manager

$70,600

$62,200

$70,000

$76,500

$2,000

5

12

Architect 3

$82,300

$71,700

$82,100

$92,900

$2,300

6

36

$53,600

$59,300

$1,200

5

18

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$118,500

Managing Principal

Position



$58,100

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



82

M i n n e s ota BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$72,000

$85,000

$150,000

$54,000

22

23

$121,200

$100,200

$120,000

$151,000

$39,500

13

38

Director of Design

$106,600

$96,500

$120,000

$3,500

5

11


$109,500

$73,200

$116,800

$150,000

$30,300

9

9


$81,800

$67,200

$77,500

$100,200

$14,900

14

24

Project Designer

$71,000

$64,200

$67,200

$80,000

$4,200

7

21


$99,300

$93,700

$97,500

$112,000

$17,600

11

30

Project Manager

$78,600

$69,100

$79,000

$85,000

$5,400

15

51

Architect 3

$78,400

$67,000

$80,500

$6,800

12

50


$67,100

$65,000

$68,700

$70,000

$5,400

7

18

Architect 2

$65,500

$59,700

$73,300

$3,400

5

17


$66,300

$57,000

$74,600

$2,300

7

32

Architect 1

$50,600

$48,000

$53,000

$55,000

$2,400

11

19


$54,200

$50,000

$58,700

$61,300

$1,200

11

36

Intern 3

$45,100

$42,000

$47,400

$48,600

$2,100

14

30

Intern 2

$44,700

$45,900

$1,500

6

16

Intern 1

$38,000

$36,700

$40,500

$1,000

5

11


$64,500

$54,600

$60,500

$77,400

$6,100

9

25


$47,500

$40,700

$42,000

$55,400

$2,900

9

19


$38,000

$35,600

$39,800

$1,400

6

14


$49,100

$39,000

$46,000

$3,800

11

11

Accountant

$55,700

$47,500

$58,200

$3,700

9

12

$51,000

$44,000

$55,900

$62,200

$3,100

6

14

$40,100

$49,700

$2,300

9

30

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$106,300

Managing Principal

Position



Landscape Architect Planner $58,000


$42,800




83

M inneapolis metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$71,000

$85,000

$150,000

$51,400

17

18

$124,800

$112,500

$130,000

$151,000

$46,000

11

32

$117,700

$79,200

$120,000

$150,000

$37,900

7

7


$87,400

$70,000

$95,000

$100,200

$18,800

11

19

Project Designer

$72,100

$67,200

$71,100

$80,000

$4,400

6

20


$99,600

$95,000

$100,000

$112,000

$18,000

10

29

Project Manager

$80,400

$70,000

$79,000

$91,000

$5,700

13

45

Architect 3

$79,400

$75,000

$80,500

$83,500

$7,200

10

46


$67,100

$65,000

$68,700

$70,000

$5,400

7

18


$67,100

$57,000

$74,600

$2,300

6

31

Architect 1

$52,400

$48,000

$55,000

$2,700

9

17


$54,200

$50,000

$58,700

$61,300

$1,200

11

36

Intern 3

$46,200

$45,000

$47,800

$50,600

$2,300

11

27

Intern 2

$45,400

$45,000

$46,800

$1,600

5

15

Intern 1

$38,000

$36,700

$40,500

$1,000

5

11


$64,800

$55,000

$77,400

$6,500

8

23


$48,200

$40,700

$42,000

$55,400

$3,300

7

16


$38,000

$35,600

$39,800

$1,400

6

14


$47,700

$40,000

$46,000

$55,000

$3,100

9

9

Accountant

$58,000

$49,200

$58,300

$60,100

$4,100

7

10

$52,100

$35,000

$55,900

$62,200

$3,500

5

11

$44,600

$40,100

$49,700

$2,400

6

25

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$106,600

Managing Principal

Position


Architect 2






84

city of M inneapolis BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$72,000

$132,000

$175,000

$36,500

11

11

$143,700

$130,000

$151,000

$62,000

5

21

$118,400

$85,900

$120,000

$150,000

$25,900

5

5

$88,600

$70,000

$95,000

$110,000

$10,400

6

11

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$125,200

Managing Principal

Position


$74,100

$67,200

$75,000

$80,000

$4,000

5

17

$102,300

$92,300

$100,000

$112,000

$12,300

8

20

Project Manager

$81,300

$70,000

$79,000

$98,300

$4,700

9

36

Architect 3

$79,400

$67,000

$75,000

$92,700

$3,800

8

29

Architect 1

$53,700

$48,000

$55,000

$3,100

5

13


$55,200

$50,000

$58,700

$1,400

8

31

Intern 3

$45,300

$45,000

$47,800

$2,300

8

23


$68,400

$53,500

$71,900

$83,600

$6,300

6

17


$49,100

$40,700

$55,400

$3,000

5

13

$58,400

$65,000

$4,600

5

7


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 $61,300

Intern 2 Intern 1

Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant

$60,600

$50,000

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



85

M iss o u ri BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$82,500

$120,000

$209,700

$35,100

22

27

$112,800

$81,000

$92,000

$120,000

$12,900

18

40


$106,900

$65,900

$105,000

$140,000

$12,700

8

8

Director of Design

$128,200

$92,500

$116,000

$185,000

$13,300

7

7


$102,700

$77,000

$100,000

$129,800

$25,100

5

5


$81,600

$60,000

$73,000

$100,000

$7,100

11

15

Project Designer

$81,600

$65,000

$96,300

$3,000

6

12


$92,600

$76,000

$89,200

$117,000

$5,500

16

47

Project Manager

$76,800

$61,400

$68,600

$103,000

$6,600

13

31

Architect 3

$77,400

$70,500

$72,700

$95,500

$9,600

13

65


$69,100

$50,000

$59,300

$94,700

$5,800

8

19

Architect 2

$75,600

$56,900

$84,900

$91,100

$2,500

10

28


$52,100

$43,800

$51,000

$60,400

$2,400

9

12

Architect 1

$59,000

$47,900

$51,400

$77,700

$3,600

10

46


$48,900

$38,500

$52,500

$61,900

$2,000

9

12

Intern 3

$51,200

$41,000

$50,700

$63,200

$1,800

12

49

Intern 2

$40,600

$37,000

$42,900

$44,000

$700

12

23

Intern 1

$39,700

$34,000

$41,600

$44,500

$500

6

11


$67,600

$58,300

$61,900

$78,600

$2,300

10

24


$47,400

$40,000

$44,500

$56,600

$1,500

9

27


$37,200

$34,800

$36,100

$42,900

$1,200

7

10


$52,800

$38,000

$46,100

$74,000

$2,200

15

15

Accountant

$45,400

$40,800

$45,000

$51,500

$1,200

11

13

$60,900

$42,000

$70,000

$75,300

$1,000

5

5


$43,000

$35,900

$46,000

$47,600

$1,100

13

16

Graphic Designer

$61,900

$54,800

$58,200

$74,000

$2,300

5

6

$41,100

$31,900

$47,000

$48,200

$700

12

27

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$150,700

Managing Principal

Position









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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$82,500

$150,000

$202,400

$40,500

15

18

$107,800

$80,500

$110,000

$122,000

$9,900

10

17


$115,700

$76,400

$120,000

$152,800

$18,700

5

5

Director of Design

$118,400

$80,000

$100,000

$185,000

$13,300

7

7

$87,700

$58,800

$78,200

$126,300

$12,600

6

6


$90,800

$68,800

$89,200

$99,700

$8,200

11

28

Project Manager

$81,500

$61,400

$68,600

$103,000

$8,800

9

23

Architect 3

$84,900

$72,700

$95,500

$13,700

6

44

Architect 2

$74,900

$60,300

$80,500

$89,200

$3,100

7

16


$53,800

$44,000

$55,000

$60,500

$1,600

6

8

Architect 1

$59,800

$47,900

$77,700

$4,400

5

36


$49,600

$34,500

$55,000

$62,500

$1,500

6

9

Intern 3

$57,500

$47,500

$63,200

$2,500

5

25

Intern 2

$41,800

$42,900

$1,100

5

14

Intern 1

$39,100

$33,600

$39,800

$44,500

$400

5

10


$69,000

$58,000

$62,800

$78,600

$3,600

5

12

$38,400

$35,800

$38,000

$42,900

$1,100

5

10


$53,300

$33,300

$45,600

$77,000

$3,100

8

8

Accountant

$43,700

$37,300

$43,700

$51,500

$1,300

7

8

$43,800

$38,500

$47,000

$1,600

8

11

$38,900

$26,600

$35,000

$700

8

16

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$150,800

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer




$48,200




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$82,500

$150,000

$209,700

$47,200

12

15

$109,500

$81,000

$110,000

$122,000

$10,600

9

16


$115,700

$76,400

$120,000

$152,800

$18,700

5

5

Director of Design

$127,300

$89,400

$108,000

$186,300

$15,500

6

6

$87,700

$58,800

$78,200

$126,300

$12,600

6

6


$90,900

$63,900

$89,200

$100,000

$8,600

9

25

Project Manager

$81,900

$61,400

$68,600

$103,000

$9,100

8

22

Architect 3

$85,900

$72,700

$95,500

$14,200

5

42

Architect 2

$75,900

$61,300

$80,500

$89,200

$3,300

6

15


$53,800

$44,000

$55,000

$60,500

$1,600

6

8


$49,600

$34,500

$55,000

$62,500

$1,500

6

9

Intern 3

$57,500

$47,500

$63,200

$2,500

5

25

Intern 2

$41,800

$42,900

$1,100

5

14

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$154,300

Managing Principal

Position


Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer


Architect 1


$69,000

$58,000

$62,800

$78,600

$3,600

5

12


$53,300

$33,300

$45,600

$77,000

$3,100

8

8

Accountant

$43,700

$37,300

$43,700

$51,500

$1,300

7

8

$43,800

$38,500

$47,000

$1,600

8

11

$39,400

$25,000

$41,500

$700

7

14



$48,200




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$85,000

$125,000

$192,000

$18,900

20

23

$128,800

$67,500

$135,000

$170,000

$16,400

16

29

$103,000

$90,000

$105,000

$3,800

6

11

$74,900

$65,000

$75,500

$85,000

$4,000

10

10


$92,700

$70,500

$82,500

$126,500

$1,700

5

6

Project Manager

$66,800

$57,000

$75,000

$3,500

8

17

$55,800

$48,500

$50,000

$64,300

$3,100

7

8

$45,000

$47,700

$1,500

6

12

$1,100

8

15

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$130,400

Managing Principal

Position



$45,200

Intern 3

$44,400

$42,000

$45,000

Intern 2

$40,800

$34,600

$44,000

$45,500

$900

5

5

Intern 1

$28,800

$22,000

$30,000

$35,000

$5,100

8

9

$48,100

$43,100

$45,000

$50,000

$2,200

10

11

$45,400

$36,000

$45,000

$57,100

$500

9

15





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$85,000

$120,000

$200,000

$33,300

68

83

$100,000

$130,000

$175,000

$55,700

51

97 10

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$146,300

Managing Principal

$135,100

Position


$161,300

$115,700

$142,300

$215,600

$61,800

10


$104,600

$79,800

$88,900

$136,300

$9,100

8

8

Director of Design

$138,600

$123,700

$130,000

$150,000

$11,900

23

49


$114,300

$87,000

$112,500

$144,800

$8,200

16

16 5


$143,800

$86,300

$156,500

$195,000

$12,500

5


$114,300

$93,000

$115,500

$131,300

$9,100

8

8


$108,800

$78,900

$111,300

$132,600

$6,000

7

8


$113,800

$76,100

$120,500

$135,800

$15,200

14

14


$103,700

$75,300

$102,500

$132,000

$6,600

6

6

$95,400

$74,300

$94,300

$114,700

$9,200

44

134 68

Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering


$71,700

$63,300

$75,300

$81,000

$6,000

27

$108,100

$89,800

$100,000

$132,500

$7,200

54

215

Project Manager

$81,100

$71,300

$83,700

$90,000

$4,600

45

114

Architect 3

$97,800

$78,700

$97,000

$110,500

$6,000

28

183

$4,300

23

84



$76,700

$66,300

$85,000

Architect 2

$77,300

$65,000

$78,200

$88,500

$2,600

27

87


$70,100

$59,500

$70,000

$73,400

$3,700

33

130

Architect 1

$65,700

$55,000

$65,000

$77,000

$2,400

23

54 132


$54,700

$48,800

$56,600

$59,000

$2,800

42

Intern 3

$53,300

$46,500

$52,000

$57,000

$2,900

49

159

Intern 2

$49,700

$43,100

$50,400

$55,500

$1,900

38

140

Intern 1

$39,800

$36,000

$40,000

$47,300

$2,100

34

90

$3,800

17

27

$1,300

20

78

$93,500


$81,900

$67,500

$80,800


$61,700

$57,200

$63,100


$47,000

$42,500

$47,600

$53,000

$3,000

14

28

Planner

$74,700

$69,000

$73,500

$87,600

$900

6

8


$60,500

$44,300

$52,500

$79,400

$6,400

43

46

Accountant

$69,500

$52,500

$76,200

$78,700

$2,600

21

44


$56,500

$40,700

$54,300

$65,200

$2,500

11

14 19

Landscape Architect

$82,400

$70,000

$83,200

$92,500

$4,400

14

$112,700

$78,900

$122,500

$144,900

$8,200

10

12


$56,400

$49,300

$56,200

$73,200

$1,400

18

27

Graphic Designer

$62,700

$54,900

$66,700

$800

12

21

$66,400

$77,800

$2,600

11

20

$56,000

$64,700

$1,500

33

197



$74,800


$56,300

$41,900




90

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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$83,800

$117,500

$194,000

$31,200

73

86

$138,100

$100,000

$132,000

$178,700

$49,100

48

89


$161,400

$100,000

$134,500

$225,000

$71,600

7

7


$101,500

$77,300

$88,900

$136,300

$6,000

8

8

Director of Design

$136,700

$123,700

$127,000

$151,300

$11,600

23

50


$108,900

$74,300

$105,000

$141,000

$8,600

12

12

$118,500

$92,000

$127,600

$138,300

$6,700

5

6

$114,400

$65,000

$120,500

$141,300

$9,000

10

10

$95,000

$70,000

$94,300

$114,700

$8,900

47

131

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$143,000

Managing Principal

Position


$72,800

$63,300

$75,600

$81,000

$6,300

22

61

$110,300

$89,800

$106,000

$132,500

$7,600

48

196

Project Manager

$81,200

$70,000

$83,700

$90,000

$4,700

42

104

Architect 3

$98,900

$78,700

$91,800

$113,000

$3,600

23

162


$79,000

$72,000

$81,000

$85,900

$4,300

22

63

Architect 2

$80,700

$70,400

$81,700

$97,000

$1,700

21

66


$71,700

$66,000

$70,000

$73,400

$3,800

29

111

Architect 1

$66,000

$55,000

$65,000

$77,000

$2,300

22

53



$55,800

$50,000

$57,600

$60,500

$3,000

36

114

Intern 3

$54,200

$49,000

$54,000

$58,000

$2,800

46

147

Intern 2

$51,000

$45,200

$53,000

$55,500

$1,900

36

124

Intern 1

$39,400

$35,000

$41,500

$48,000

$2,600

35

87


$91,100

$73,000

$82,800

$110,000

$4,100

11

19


$63,100

$1,300

17

72


$47,800

$42,800

$47,600

$53,000

$3,600

10

23

Planner

$72,300

$69,000

$72,000

$75,000

$700

5

7


$62,300

$45,000

$57,500

$81,100

$6,100

40

42

Accountant

$70,600

$65,300

$76,200

$1,000

14

34


$67,600

$58,000

$60,700

$2,900

6

7

$63,100

Landscape Architect

$87,500

$82,100

$68,800

$83,200

$94,400

$4,200

13

18

$103,600

$80,100

$95,000

$125,500

$3,100

9

9


$58,100

$49,600

$56,200

$73,200

$1,500

15

24

Graphic Designer

$63,800

$57,800

$66,700

$800

10

19


$76,800


$62,200


$52,800

$66,400

$83,400

$1,700

7

14

$60,700

$80,500

$1,600

31

141




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$85,000

$132,300

$208,000

$33,900

45

56

$148,100

$117,000

$143,500

$182,400

$58,700

32

65


$161,400

$100,000

$134,500

$225,000

$71,600

7

7


$118,000

$82,900

$125,000

$149,500

$8,600

5

5

Director of Design

$143,300

$123,700

$132,000

$150,000

$13,400

16

41


$113,400

$87,000

$120,000

$144,000

$9,300

11

11

$118,500

$92,000

$127,600

$138,300

$6,700

5

6

$114,400

$65,000

$120,500

$141,300

$9,000

10

10

$97,500

$70,500

$94,600

$114,700

$9,400

31

112

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$153,200

Managing Principal

Position


$73,600

$63,300

$75,600

$81,000

$6,400

16

53

$111,100

$89,800

$112,600

$132,500

$7,700

42

190

Project Manager

$82,600

$71,300

$85,000

$90,200

$4,900

33

86

Architect 3

$99,100

$78,700

$91,800

$113,000

$3,700

21

159


$82,100

$74,800

$85,300

$4,300

14

55

Architect 2

$80,900

$70,400

$81,700

$97,000

$1,700

20

65


$73,200

$68,000

$72,300

$73,400

$3,400

25

103

Architect 1

$66,600

$55,000

$67,500

$77,600

$2,400

18

47


$56,700

$52,500

$58,000

$63,800

$2,700

28

103

Intern 3

$55,500

$50,000

$55,000

$60,600

$3,100

31

121

Intern 2

$52,200

$48,000

$53,000

$55,500

$1,900

27

110

Intern 1

$40,800

$39,800

$43,000

$48,000

$2,400

24

73


$92,200

$78,900

$82,800

$111,800

$4,000

10

18


$63,400

$1,300

16

71


$48,400

$42,800

$49,300

$53,000

$3,700

9

22

Planner

$72,300

$69,000

$72,000

$75,000

$700

5

7


$65,400

$46,500

$62,500

$83,500

$6,200

29

30

Accountant

$71,100

$65,300

$76,200

$1,000

13

33


$68,900

$53,700

$69,800

$3,300

5

6


$63,100

Landscape Architect

$87,500

$83,600

$71,800

$83,200

$98,100

$4,600

11

16

$105,900

$78,900

$107,500

$125,800

$3,100

8

8


$58,100

$49,600

$56,200

$73,200

$1,500

15

24

Graphic Designer

$63,800

$57,800

$66,700

$800

10

19


$76,800


$63,900


$56,000

$66,400

$83,400

$1,700

7

14

$64,700

$80,500

$1,600

23

132




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$79,800

$107,500

$164,500

$26,000

28

30

$111,000

$70,000

$100,000

$135,000

$23,200

16

24

$106,700

$75,000

$90,000

$155,400

$3,200

7

9


$80,300

$70,000

$75,000

$100,000

$5,400

16

19

Project Designer

$67,400

$44,000

$71,200

$83,800

$5,900

6

8


$83,500

$64,500

$77,500

$102,500

$2,800

6

6

Project Manager

$74,200

$61,500

$75,000

$78,800

$3,600

9

18

$57,300

$50,000

$54,000

$64,300

$4,800

8

8

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$124,000

Managing Principal

Position



$47,700

$45,000

$50,000

$5,900

8

11

Intern 3

$47,800

$42,000

$45,300

$55,300

$1,400

15

26

Intern 2

$41,900

$38,000

$42,500

$48,000

$1,400

9

14

Intern 1

$32,300

$28,000

$35,000

$38,100

$3,600

11

14

$54,600

$42,300

$46,500

$65,800

$6,000

11

12

$37,400

$33,000

$40,000

$43,400

$1,500

8

9





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$67,500

$97,600

$149,900

$39,400

31

37

$120,000

$91,000

$126,500

$131,800

$19,600

30

56

$99,100

$87,900

$89,600

$116,200

$11,100

10

13


$83,300

$65,000

$77,600

$100,000

$9,200

16

19

Project Designer

$69,100

$55,000

$61,800

$88,900

$7,900

9

13


$92,500

$79,500

$94,600

$106,300

$4,600

23

66

Project Manager

$74,700

$68,000

$75,600

$79,800

$2,600

15

33

Architect 3

$73,200

$68,300

$72,800

$79,800

$3,300

21

52


$64,400

$60,000

$62,000

$70,300

$1,300

13

21

Architect 2

$63,000

$58,500

$64,000

$67,400

$3,600

17

29


$53,800

$50,000

$53,000

$60,100

$4,100

14

34

Architect 1

$50,300

$47,100

$50,000

$52,500

$1,300

8

14


$48,500

$45,000

$47,100

$52,500

$3,600

22

39

Intern 3

$45,100

$40,300

$46,700

$49,600

$1,600

22

43

Intern 2

$40,200

$38,700

$40,000

$42,300

$3,100

16

30

Intern 1

$37,100

$34,800

$37,000

$40,700

$1,200

9

15


$69,100

$62,000

$66,800

$72,200

$1,000

15

27


$46,900

$42,500

$46,000

$49,300

$1,000

14

18


$37,000

$35,000

$36,900

$39,000

$900

7

7


$44,400

$36,300

$45,400

$50,200

$5,800

20

20

Accountant

$62,600

$47,800

$60,500

$74,200

$5,800

9

12

Marketing Manager

$63,000

$49,000

$60,000

$74,100

$1,800

6

6


$86,000

$58,600

$87,500

$110,000

$700

6

7


$51,900

$47,900

$49,400

$59,600

$500

13

17


$56,200

$45,000

$60,000

$65,400

$2,400

7

9


$46,600

$39,800

$47,300

$57,200

$600

21

86

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$116,400

Managing Principal

Position




Graphic Designer




94

C harlotte metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$77,200

$125,000

$197,100

$51,800

6

9

$113,000

$75,000

$129,300

$3,900

6

23


$96,400

$90,600

$98,400

$1,700

9

29

Project Manager

$77,200

$75,600

$79,800

$2,200

5

15

Architect 3

$71,400

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$136,400

Managing Principal

Position

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer $106,300

$69,800

$79,300

$200

6

21

$52,800

$1,600

6

10

$1,900

6

13

Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1

$50,300

$44,000

$51,000

Intern 3

$47,200

$45,000

$46,700


$66,600

$60,200

$66,800

$70,000

$400

6

15


$45,300

$43,000

$45,500

$49,300

$800

5

6

$48,100

$40,000

$48,000

$54,300

$500

7

7

$42,600

$39,800

$47,300

$0

6

29

Intern 2 Intern 1





95

R aleigh metro area BASE PAY


Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$50,000

$65,000

$111,300

$27,800

10

13

$153,500

$120,000

$155,500

$200,000

$51,400

8

11

$85,900

$77,600

$81,000

$92,000

$17,700

6

7

$2,800

5

8

Mean

Lower quartile

$85,000

Chief Operating Officer Director of Operations Director of Design Director of Finance (CFO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager

$66,300

Architect 3

$72,400

$65,000

$66,000

$87,900

$10,500

5

8

Architect 2

$63,100

$59,000

$60,000

$68,400

$7,800

5

9


$51,100

$50,000

$8,100

6

16

$8,300

6

13

$68,000



$47,200

$46,000

$48,000

$39,500

$35,800

$39,300

$42,400

$4,300

8

14

$48,400

$41,000

$46,500

$56,000

$900

5

7

$46,800

$38,500

$48,100

$54,100

$17,900

6

6

$49,300

$43,800

$48,000

$54,000

$100

6

6

$57,200

$60,000

$1,600

5

22

Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$56,700




96

Ohio BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$76,800

$100,000

$126,300

$42,100

25

26

$113,000

$94,200

$120,000

$135,000

$33,700

26

71

$105,000

$85,000

$95,000

$126,700

$3,700

6

9

$75,300

$60,900

$77,500

$90,000

$14,600

7

8

$101,100

$100,000

$102,000

$111,000

$33,000

7

7

$78,800

$58,500

$72,500

$106,500

$2,400

8

8


$71,700

$65,000

$70,000

$76,000

$8,000

16

23

Project Designer

$51,900

$45,000

$53,000

$55,000

$2,400

11

19


$81,800

$63,900

$85,000

$100,000

$7,300

12

31

Project Manager

$68,400

$58,000

$65,800

$85,000

$4,800

20

46

Architect 3

$75,800

$66,200

$79,400

$85,000

$7,100

16

63


$61,900

$50,800

$57,500

$81,000

$4,200

10

16

Architect 2

$65,800

$65,500

$67,300

$70,000

$3,900

9

25


$49,800

$42,500

$52,900

$55,800

$3,200

13

20

Architect 1

$56,400

$53,000

$55,000

$64,000

$2,500

9

25


$47,500

$42,000

$45,000

$52,500

$3,900

18

35

Intern 3

$46,200

$42,300

$45,000

$47,000

$1,300

18

44

Intern 2

$41,700

$40,000

$43,300

$500

12

27

Intern 1

$35,800

$32,000

$38,800

$40,000

$2,100

8

12


$73,300

$60,000

$78,000

$86,500

$29,600

15

37


$48,800

$40,000

$47,600

$60,000

$1,800

13

30


$38,200

$36,800

$38,000

$42,300

$2,000

9

20


$39,100

$30,500

$38,000

$51,000

$1,500

9

9

Accountant

$62,300

$54,000

$65,000

$2,000

5

9

$46,300

$42,000

$45,200

$51,000

$2,700

10

16


$61,900

$58,400

$63,500

$66,800

$1,600

8

10


$40,000

$36,200

$37,500

$40,700

$1,900

17

45

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$111,400

Managing Principal

Position



Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer




97

C incinnati metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$114,200

$120,000

$155,000

$80,000

5

5

$114,300

$94,200

$110,000

$135,000

$70,000

5

23

$75,500

$66,400

$71,300

$85,100

$2,400

6

8

Project Manager

$70,700

$65,000

$66,600

$78,500

$1,400

5

15

Architect 3

$80,400

$80,000

$88,000

$5,300

6

20


$56,300

$54,500

$56,000

$59,000

$2,600

5

7

$43,500

$42,000

$43,500

$45,200

$1,800

5

16

$77,800

$73,700

$86,500

$44,100

5

24

$500

6

23

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,700

Managing Principal

Position


Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$37,100

$36,400

$37,500




98

C olumbus metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$67,000

$80,000

$125,000

$14,600

7

7

$122,600

$85,000

$137,000

$139,000

$16,900

11

26

Project Manager

$78,500

$72,500

$85,000

$3,100

7

17

Architect 3

$79,500

$75,000

$85,000

$7,900

6

29

$50,100

$44,000

$50,000

$55,500

$2,600

6

13

$41,900

$40,500

$44,000

$45,000

$600

5

11

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$106,100

Managing Principal

Position


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



99

P e n n sy lva n ia BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$68,000

$88,000

$130,000

$39,900

37

41

$95,100

$70,000

$90,000

$115,000

$11,900

30

45

$124,600

$78,000

$115,200

$135,000

$11,800

16

23

$93,400

$68,300

$87,000

$113,000

$13,400

9

9

$77,200

$42,000

$56,500

$113,500

$30,000

6

6


$73,000

$58,800

$68,000

$90,000

$4,100

19

30

Project Designer

$55,300

$45,600

$60,000

$64,800

$1,200

7

12


$89,100

$75,000

$89,000

$106,700

$4,200

24

56

Project Manager

$74,100

$55,000

$75,700

$91,000

$1,800

17

40

Architect 3

$88,400

$69,000

$84,000

$101,200

$4,300

13

38


$58,600

$59,400

$65,000

$1,200

11

27

Architect 2

$78,400

$61,000

$91,900

$1,500

15

49


$55,600

$45,000

$54,000

$64,900

$2,400

16

44

Architect 1

$65,800

$63,200

$75,000

$200

11

45


$48,500

$42,300

$48,500

$53,000

$1,700

22

47

Intern 3

$46,100

$40,000

$48,000

$49,700

$900

24

51

Intern 2

$38,400

$35,000

$39,000

$42,000

$1,600

16

35

Intern 1

$33,000

$30,000

$32,000

$36,000

$1,000

12

23


$78,300

$69,000

$85,600

$87,400

$7,700

14

34


$51,300

$42,000

$50,500

$60,600

$1,300

16

38


$38,200

$30,300

$36,000

$43,400

$1,000

11

26

Landscape Architect

$62,600

$55,300

$66,000

$67,400

$2,600

5

6


$47,000

$35,800

$44,200

$57,300

$2,500

18

18

Accountant

$52,200

$45,900

$53,300

$64,900

$1,100

10

12

$63,300

$77,000

$1,600

5

7

11

16


Mean

Lower quartile

$100,700


Planner

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager

$68,000

Business Development Manager $45,400

$35,300

$46,600

$52,400

$600


$64,500

$48,500

$59,000

$85,000

$1,400

6

8


$49,700

$36,300

$55,000

$62,500

$1,200

18

72

Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer




100

P hiladelphia metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$70,000

$90,000

$125,000

$34,100

20

23

$108,000

$75,000

$101,000

$145,000

$15,100

14

18

Director of Design

$147,400

$116,400

$135,000

$219,500

$11,800

9

16


$100,300

$81,800

$87,000

$125,600

$13,000

5

5

$79,600

$60,000

$79,000

$90,000

$6,100

10

17


$94,800

$86,000

$92,500

$111,400

$4,500

11

32

Project Manager

$75,900

$66,400

$76,400

$90,900

$2,700

9

20

$100,800

$94,600

$101,200

$131,500

$4,700

5

22


$60,400

$57,000

$60,000

$68,500

$1,400

6

14

Architect 2

$81,400

$63,600

$91,900

$1,500

5

23


$57,800

$45,000

$60,300

$2,600

10

29

Architect 1

$62,100

$200

5

22


$50,800

$48,500

$54,200

$2,000

9

28

Intern 3

$45,600

$44,300

$47,200

$48,500

$700

9

20

Intern 2

$39,800

$33,700

$42,000

$44,200

$2,300

9

20

Intern 1

$32,000

$30,000

$31,000

$1,300

5

11


$81,900

$4,600

8

26

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$107,100

Managing Principal

Position


Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer

Architect 3

$72,100

$63,200

$82,400

$87,400

Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer

$35,400

$30,300

$43,400

$1,200

5

15

$46,300

$61,500

$3,600

9

9

$46,600

$50,400

$500

5

10

$47,700

$64,400

$2,300

8

27


$48,900

$36,500

Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator

$48,100


$50,900

$37,400




101

city of P hiladelphia BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$88,300

$96,000

$113,800

$79,200

5

6

$122,000

$99,700

$130,000

$145,000

$19,900

7

10

$100,300

$81,800

$87,000

$125,600

$13,000

5

5

$84,300

$66,000

$79,000

$105,800

$6,400

6

9

$106,700

$113,000

$5,600

5

19

$48,500

$51,100

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$100,000

Managing Principal

Position


$106,000

Project Manager Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1

$48,300

$1,900

5

16

Intern 3

$46,700

$46,000

$48,500

$500

5

15

Intern 2

$41,000

$40,500

$44,200

$2,000

5

15

$500

5

10

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator

$48,100

$46,600

$50,400

Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff NOTE: Results not shown if fewer than 5 reporting establishments. Mean additional cash includes overtime pay (discretionary and/or mandated by law), bonuses, profit sharing, and/or other cash compensation and may vary due to firm performance. Not all responding firms provided compensation information for all positions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing compensation averages and ranges across positions; they may vary due to the characteristics of firms that reported for each position. See full position descriptions and reporting criteria in Chapter IV and the Appendix.



102

P hiladelphia metro area ( e x c l u d i n g C i t y o f P h i l a d e l p h i a ) BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$67,000

$75,400

$167,500

$18,200

15

17

$90,600

$56,200

$80,000

$98,800

$9,100

7

8

$100,500

$63,200

$90,100

$150,000

$5,300

5

6


$78,400

$76,400

$85,000

$89,000

$3,000

6

13

Project Manager

$62,000

$39,000

$63,500

$85,600

$1,300

5

8

$52,100

$44,000

$50,000

$61,100

$3,500

6

13

$46,100

$34,300

$43,300

$59,800

$3,500

6

6

$30,300

$28,800

$30,000

$33,300

$600

5

6


Mean

Lower quartile

$109,600






103

P ittsburgh metro area BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$72,000

$88,000

$133,000

$56,600

14

15

$80,900

$63,900

$71,000

$95,800

$9,500

10

18

$84,400

$69,500

$80,000

$101,500

$18,900

5

5

$68,300

$57,500

$65,000

$81,300

$700

6

9


$82,000

$65,000

$77,000

$110,200

$2,600

10

19

Project Manager

$70,900

$55,000

$65,000

$94,500

$600

6

18

Architect 3

$70,500

$69,000

$72,000

$75,500

$3,800

7

15


$45,200

$39,000

$42,300

$49,500

$1,300

10

16

Intern 3

$46,500

$40,000

$49,700

$51,000

$1,200

10

25

Intern 2

$37,700

$35,000

$38,000

$39,000

$700

6

13

Intern 1

$33,700

$32,000

$36,000

$600

5

9


$62,900

$52,300

$67,500

$69,000

$17,100

6

8


$50,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,600

$900

8

19


$42,100

$36,000

$58,000

$800

6

11


Mean

Lower quartile

$109,400


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2 Architect 1

Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager Accountant

$51,600

$48,700

$51,500

$55,500

$1,100

6

7

$37,000

$35,000

$36,000

$38,000

$1,300

9

21





104

S o u t h Car o li n a BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$103,800

$120,000

$175,000

$17,500

13

14

$109,900

$94,000

$100,000

$140,000

$15,200

15

27

$107,200

$57,500

$96,000

$162,500

$5,600

5

5

$90,100

$75,000

$83,800

$98,800

$2,000

7

10


$88,300

$61,300

$105,000

$108,300

$1,600

10

20

Project Manager

$76,300

$62,500

$75,000

$93,500

$3,000

10

18

Architect 3

$71,000

$63,900

$65,500

$82,400

$600

7

15


$62,000

$53,300

$61,500

$70,000

$500

5

6

Architect 2

$53,500

$51,700

$53,500

$55,000

$1,200

5

12


$46,600

$45,000

$47,600

$49,200

$2,300

7

9

Architect 1

$45,200

$41,000

$44,900

$50,100

$200

5

9

$43,700

$43,300

$44,500

$300

6

11


$58,900

$40,300

$59,500

$75,000

$2,200

9

10


$42,400

$40,000

$42,900

$44,100

$0

5

6

$46,400

$37,400

$41,400

$55,000

$1,100

13

13

$44,000

$35,600

$45,000

$50,000

$200

6

7

$35,300

$28,800

$39,200

$200

6

13

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$159,100

Managing Principal

Position


Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1





105

T e n n e ss e e BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$83,600

$102,000

$137,000

$24,800

11

13

$111,800

$88,300

$101,000

$153,000

$18,800

13

30

$83,400

$75,000

$82,000

$105,000

$300

7

15


$83,300

$72,000

$81,200

$87,000

$3,500

8

10

Project Manager

$67,900

$55,000

$66,000

$85,000

$2,100

5

7

$105,900

$85,600

$119,000

$1,600

5

44

Architect 2

$76,100

$64,500

$81,500

$1,400

5

25


$58,100

$45,000

$52,000

$75,000

$1,300

6

13

Architect 1

$56,800

$55,000

$56,600

$61,300

$200

5

17


$55,700

$46,700

$48,000

$72,300

$3,800

5

8

Intern 3

$48,600

$41,900

$52,800

$500

7

26

Intern 2

$42,900

$40,200

$43,800

$46,500

$800

5

10

$45,900

$32,600

$44,500

$60,600

$2,800

7

8

$200

8

63

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$107,600

Managing Principal

Position




$46,800

$48,500




106

T e x as BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$80,800

$109,000

$150,000

$41,100

86

102

$125,400

$91,000

$123,600

$159,000

$41,000

76

151


$131,400

$97,500

$135,000

$164,000

$19,000

10

10


$106,000

$85,800

$97,300

$125,400

$7,800

13

14

$99,700

$82,500

$104,800

$116,400

$7,400

25

41


$108,600

$85,600

$100,900

$127,300

$8,800

16

16


$103,000

$77,500

$115,000

$122,500

$15,300

5

5


$72,400

$45,000

$58,000

$100,000

$2,400

7

7


$89,000

$66,000

$80,000

$125,000

$10,300

13

13


$117,400

$97,200

$113,500

$144,800

$9,600

6

6

$93,700

$65,600

$87,000

$117,000

$3,300

13

13

$84,300

$68,300

$88,000

$93,500

$10,800

35

85 74

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$121,800

Managing Principal

Position

Director of Design


$73,400

$69,000

$72,000

$82,800

$4,000

25


$96,200

$84,800

$95,000

$108,200

$9,800

61

230

Project Manager

$73,600

$60,000

$73,800

$85,300

$4,600

53

150

Architect 3

$76,500

$68,000

$72,200

$84,000

$3,100

43

187 72


$65,600

$55,000

$67,500

$75,000

$3,600

33

Architect 2

$67,100

$60,000

$65,900

$74,000

$2,800

27

76


$54,300

$45,500

$54,600

$65,200

$2,300

34

74

Architect 1

$55,800

$50,500

$56,100

$61,400

$2,700

28

77 106


$50,800

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

$2,400

39

Intern 3

$47,800

$45,000

$48,000

$50,500

$1,500

67

188

Intern 2

$42,300

$40,000

$44,000

$45,500

$1,400

44

101

Intern 1

$38,000

$33,800

$40,500

$43,000

$1,600

28

50 82


$65,000

$54,200

$67,500

$74,000

$2,500

18


$51,700

$46,900

$49,800

$58,000

$2,200

25

55


$39,200

$38,300

$39,300

$42,000

$2,200

22

52


$47,300

$37,500

$45,000

$59,000

$3,300

49

49

Accountant

$54,900

$43,300

$51,500

$66,200

$2,000

25

36


$57,600

$47,400

$54,500

$77,000

$2,200

11

14

$3,400

18

21

$30,700

9

25

27

43


$56,100

$64,000

$98,100

Marketing Manager

$73,600


$85,900


$49,700

$41,300

$50,200

$61,000

$1,900

Graphic Designer

$53,900

$48,100

$50,000

$64,000

$4,100

9

19

$5,500

11

14

$1,400

42

183

$81,000


$75,700

$62,300

$78,500


$53,000

$51,000

$58,000

$86,800




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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$80,300

$120,000

$161,300

$28,200

22

24

$101,400

$65,000

$102,100

$125,000

$18,900

15

20

$79,600

$65,000

$72,500

$99,300

$3,800

5

6


$72,200

$61,000

$69,000

$90,000

$1,500

11

19

Project Manager

$65,900

$60,000

$66,400

$69,200

$1,900

10

17

Architect 3

$65,200

$54,000

$65,000

$73,300

$2,400

6

9

Architect 1

$58,000

$52,500

$55,800

$70,400

$1,800

5

8


$48,200

$44,500

$48,000

$52,500

$1,100

10

15

Intern 3

$42,500

$36,700

$42,000

$47,900

$1,000

10

15

Intern 2

$42,500

$41,800

$43,500

$400

7

13

$41,300

$51,500

$1,000

8

8

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$126,200

Managing Principal

Position




$45,400

$37,000




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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$75,000

$120,000

$185,000

$54,900

29

35

$134,500

$91,000

$125,000

$173,600

$53,900

32

87


$142,800

$97,500

$144,500

$184,000

$24,900

6

6


$97,400

$85,800

$93,800

$108,100

$3,400

9

10

$104,800

$116,400

$7,800

13

27

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$126,200

Managing Principal

Position

Director of Design

$107,200


$107,400

$85,800

$106,400

$122,400

$9,400

10

10

$102,200

$69,500

$104,500

$136,300

$10,500

8

8

$89,800

$61,800

$86,300

$115,500

$3,900

6

6

$85,600

$83,800

$90,200

$9,100

22

66

$72,000

$82,800

$4,200

13

61

$100,100

$90,000

$102,200

$115,000

$11,200

25

170

Project Manager

$78,900

$62,700

$84,400

$89,000

$4,700

23

93

Architect 3

$78,400

$72,200

$82,900

$84,000

$2,800

18

138


$68,600

$52,500

$74,700

$79,000

$2,500

18

37

Architect 2

$68,400

$62,500

$65,900

$76,100

$2,600

17

54


$56,500

$47,500

$54,600

$67,000

$1,900

16

43

Architect 1

$56,800

$50,500

$56,100

$61,000

$2,500

12

48


$52,900

$50,000

$52,000

$60,800

$1,700

14

67

Intern 3

$48,500

$45,800

$48,900

$50,500

$1,300

28

116

Intern 2

$43,400

$41,000

$44,000

$46,700

$1,300

17

46

Intern 1

$40,700

$40,500

$42,000

$43,000

$300

10

25


$63,500

$54,200

$61,200

$74,000

$2,500

10

67


$51,200

$49,800

$56,500

$2,300

15

41


$39,600

$39,300

$42,000

$2,200

14

36

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director of Human Resources Director of Information Technology (CIO) Director of Planning and/or Urban Design Director of Structural Engineering Chief Marketing Officer Director of Communications Senior Project Designer Project Designer Senior Project Manager

$74,300


$54,700

$42,500

$55,000

$66,000

$2,400

19

19

Accountant

$59,700

$46,400

$56,700

$77,000

$2,200

14

22


$62,500

$48,700

$61,800

$77,000

$2,500

6

9

$62,400

Marketing Manager

$72,700


$85,000


$47,600

$39,800

$47,700

Graphic Designer

$58,600

$48,500

$64,000


$86,500

$78,500

$83,000


$55,900

$53,900

$58,000

$55,600

$103,300

$81,000 $53,800 $98,200

$4,700

11

13

$35,400

5

21

$1,300

14

21

$1,300

6

12

$7,300

7

9

$1,600

17

121




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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$98,800

$120,000

$199,700

$55,100

17

21

$136,400

$91,000

$128,800

$187,900

$63,500

21

66


$102,500

$93,000

$100,000

$108,100

$4,100

6

7

Director of Design

$108,500

$104,800

$116,400

$7,700

10

24


$110,600

$90,400

$106,400

$120,000

$10,900

8

8

$93,800

$60,000

$84,000

$132,500

$15,000

5

5


$85,300

$70,900

$88,000

$97,800

$11,000

12

38

Project Designer

$69,900

$69,000

$72,000

$3,200

8

35


$95,700

$84,800

$91,000

$106,100

$12,900

18

128

Project Manager

$79,600

$70,000

$84,400

$89,000

$4,800

14

64

Architect 3

$78,400

$72,200

$82,900

$84,000

$2,900

14

125


$73,200

$69,800

$79,000

$2,200

10

27

Architect 2

$68,100

$61,500

$65,900

$76,300

$2,200

11

44


$57,900

$48,900

$54,800

$67,000

$1,800

11

28

Architect 1

$56,800

$50,500

$59,100

$61,000

$2,300

8

33


$53,800

$50,000

$52,000

$60,800

$1,700

11

61

Intern 3

$49,200

$46,100

$48,400

$50,000

$1,300

14

86

Intern 2

$44,200

$41,000

$44,000

$47,300

$1,300

11

36

Intern 1

$41,300

$41,000

$42,000

$43,000

$300

8

23


$63,100

$54,200

$61,200

$74,000

$2,400

9

66


$50,500

$47,900

$49,800

$55,000

$1,900

13

37


$40,100

$39,300

$42,000

$2,200

10

31

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$137,800

Managing Principal

Position




$59,400

$52,800

$60,100

$69,500

$3,000

11

11

Accountant

$61,700

$53,300

$67,300

$77,000

$2,100

9

14

Marketing Manager

$80,600

$58,100

$78,200

$103,400


$85,000


$50,700

$45,200

$50,200


$85,500

$75,000

$83,000


$55,800

$52,700

$58,000

Human Resources Generalist $5,500

7

9

$35,400

5

21

$55,000

$800

9

15

$98,500

$8,200

5

7

$2,100

10

87

$81,000

Graphic Designer




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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$50,000

$103,000

$151,300

$54,700

12

14

$100,000

$125,000

$159,000

$23,900

11

21

$90,300

$6,400

10

28

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$108,800

Managing Principal

$128,600

Position


$86,000

$82,800

$5,600

5

26

$113,400

$103,000

$124,000

$6,100

7

42

$77,400

$60,000

$85,000

$93,400

$4,400

9

29


$56,300

$50,000

$52,300

$57,600

$3,600

8

10

Architect 2

$69,400

$64,500

$73,600

$76,100

$4,100

6

10


$53,900

$45,500

$65,200

$2,100

5

15

$1,500

14

30

Project Designer Senior Project Manager Project Manager

$80,200

Architect 3

Architect 1 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 1 Intern 3

$46,400

$41,500

$50,500

Intern 2

$40,500

$35,000

$42,800

$46,700

$1,000

6

10


$48,300

$29,000

$47,500

$63,300

$1,800

8

8

Accountant

$56,100

$43,000

$49,200

$2,300

5

8

$39,700

$38,000

$39,800

$2,700

5

6

$56,000

$53,800

$62,200

$200

7

34

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner


$41,300





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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$90,000

$110,000

$150,000

$12,200

17

19

$132,700

$105,000

$136,700

$167,900

$7,800

15

20

$100,500

$68,300

$100,000

$132,500

$5,600

5

6

Project Designer

$72,100

$40,000

$73,500

$97,900

$1,700

6

7


$97,300

$80,000

$95,000

$119,500

$4,000

17

31

Project Manager

$70,900

$65,000

$71,900

$73,800

$1,600

9

16

Architect 3

$84,600

$60,000

$74,800

$101,200

$2,400

11

20


$69,200

$61,100

$68,000

$74,900

$1,100

7

17

$55,000

$64,500

$1,300

8

14

5

7

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$123,800

Managing Principal

Position



$60,000

Architect 1

$59,600

$57,800

$64,000

$65,000

$1,000


$53,700

$45,800

$55,000

$64,000

$1,900

7

11

Intern 3

$50,600

$43,000

$52,000

$55,900

$700

17

37

Intern 2

$42,200

$40,000

$45,400

$46,700

$1,500

12

27

$56,200

$38,500

$59,500

$71,500

$1,700

6

10


$47,400

$39,800

$45,000

$60,000

$1,300

10

10

Accountant

$47,400

$36,000

$50,000

$54,900

$1,300

7

10

$68,600

$55,800

$66,900

$78,500

$1,700

5

6

$48,800

$46,500

$48,000

$51,300

$1,600

6

6

$50,500

$36,000

$58,600

$60,100

$500

10

32

Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner





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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$82,500

$150,000

$204,000

$47,200

22

25

$110,600

$90,000

$110,000

$120,000

$16,400

23

39

$114,200

$79,900

$105,300

$138,000

$11,300

8

9


$90,500

$80,000

$89,300

$107,500

$7,800

11

33

Project Designer

$62,300

$55,000

$76,300

$6,500

6

16


$94,700

$80,000

$90,000

$110,500

$4,500

20

48

Project Manager

$88,200

$68,900

$84,600

$120,100

$4,000

17

52

Architect 3

$83,200

$72,000

$83,000

$91,400

$2,000

13

35


$75,700

$60,000

$80,000

$98,300

$1,700

9

15

Architect 2

$74,100

$54,500

$70,000

$97,200

$1,400

11

29


$69,800

$54,400

$60,500

$93,400

$900

12

29

Architect 1

$60,300

$50,000

$57,700

$70,000

$1,800

10

17


$55,500

$45,000

$53,000

$62,000

$1,900

13

28

Intern 3

$44,100

$38,000

$43,000

$48,700

$1,200

18

35

Intern 2

$42,500

$38,000

$42,100

$47,400

$900

10

19

Intern 1

$37,300

$32,000

$40,000

$41,000

$1,200

10

13


$80,900

$68,000

$85,000

$94,000

$3,300

9

23


$58,100

$46,500

$67,000

$69,000

$2,800

8

25


$44,600

$40,000

$45,900

$1,100

6

15


$52,700

$40,000

$47,000

$65,000

$2,300

15

15

Accountant

$48,300

$33,000

$49,000

$67,500

$4,000

6

6

$45,100

$40,000

$43,000

$49,000

$3,200

5

7

$45,800

$37,000

$48,000

$51,500

$1,400

16

36

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$151,100

Managing Principal

Position







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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$111,300

$184,000

$300,000

$74,000

9

10

$117,700

$97,700

$114,000

$147,500

$20,500

14

21

$107,300

$90,500

$102,000

$131,700

$5,000

13

29

Project Manager

$98,500

$77,100

$104,700

$120,100

$4,700

11

36

Architect 3

$83,400

$67,500

$81,700

$102,900

$1,400

11

20


$82,500

$65,700

$88,400

$98,300

$1,600

6

10

Architect 2

$79,100

$70,000

$73,700

$97,200

$1,100

8

23


$73,500

$57,000

$69,000

$93,400

$700

8

23

Architect 1

$63,000

$51,900

$59,300

$70,000

$2,400

6

12


$57,700

$46,000

$58,000

$76,600

$2,100

10

23

Intern 3

$51,400

$47,300

$49,200

$59,000

$1,200

8

14

Intern 2

$45,800

$42,100

$44,600

$47,400

$800

7

13

Intern 1

$36,300

$26,000

$40,000

$45,000

$1,600

7

9

$57,400

$45,000

$60,600

$65,000

$2,800

7

7

$52,900

$49,100

$51,500

$59,000

$700

8

17

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$190,300

Managing Principal

Position






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Upper quartile



No. of positions

$81,500

$105,500

$146,300

$48,600

36

44

$119,000

$90,000

$121,100

$148,800

$28,300

36

82

$129,000

$72,500

$80,000

$210,000

$15,400

5

5

Director of Design

$128,500

$93,300

$146,000

$147,000

$46,700

10

22


$125,800

$82,100

$103,700

$185,000

$39,900

9

9


$81,500

$68,800

$81,900

$92,500

$2,900

6

6


$100,800

$77,600

$104,000

$122,500

$9,800

5

5


$85,300

$66,000

$85,000

$98,100

$1,800

17

41

Project Designer

$69,500

$58,700

$71,900

$3,300

15

47


$93,000

$78,700

$90,000

$115,000

$10,000

28

81

Project Manager

$77,800

$70,900

$76,500

$92,600

$3,300

23

72

Architect 3

$83,700

$76,800

$90,000

$8,700

17

81


$61,800

$58,100

$74,800

$4,200

12

28

Architect 2

$64,400

$65,200

$68,000

$3,700

18

66


$54,100

$51,000

$65,000

$3,900

18

53

Architect 1

$55,400

$53,600

$57,500

$1,900

13

42


$45,800

$37,100

$48,000

$53,800

$1,900

25

77

Intern 3

$47,400

$45,000

$48,000

$51,000

$5,000

22

51

Intern 2

$43,400

$42,000

$44,400

$2,000

20

53

Intern 1

$37,800

$38,000

$39,500

$3,700

7

13


$70,900

$63,400

$76,000

$80,700

$3,500

8

24


$51,800

$50,000

$53,000

$57,000

$2,400

11

31


$41,100

$39,000

$44,000

$1,600

11

28

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$131,200

Managing Principal Chief Operating Officer

Position




$49,000


$55,300

$45,000

$72,600

$5,900

6

14


$49,800

$40,000

$50,000

$58,000

$2,100

22

23

Accountant

$69,100

$59,000

$77,000

$6,000

8

13

$64,400

$65,000

$66,000

$5,000

5

11


$47,000

$41,500

$47,000

$55,000

$2,000

11

16

Graphic Designer

$53,800

$44,600

$58,000

$59,500

$2,600

9

20

$45,100

$52,000

$3,000

17

74



$46,300




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No. of positions

$84,000

$106,000

$170,500

$40,600

30

37

$124,200

$91,600

$130,000

$163,000

$29,000

28

69

Director of Design

$127,700

$93,300

$147,000

$47,800

9

21


$125,800

$82,100

$103,700

$185,000

$39,900

9

9


$81,500

$68,800

$81,900

$92,500

$2,900

6

6


$100,800

$77,600

$104,000

$122,500

$9,800

5

5


$86,100

$75,000

$85,300

$98,100

$1,900

14

37

Project Designer

$73,000

$70,500

$71,900

$80,000

$3,400

12

40


$93,700

$82,900

$90,000

$115,000

$10,100

25

78

Project Manager

$78,800

$73,700

$77,000

$93,500

$3,300

20

68

Architect 3

$83,600

$76,800

$87,500

$90,000

$8,600

14

78


$63,700

$58,100

$78,000

$4,300

10

25

Architect 2

$64,600

$65,200

$68,000

$3,700

16

64


$54,400

$53,500

$65,000

$3,800

16

50

Architect 1

$55,300

$53,600

$55,900

$1,700

12

41


$45,800

$37,100

$48,000

$54,400

$1,700

24

76

Intern 3

$48,000

$45,000

$48,000

$51,000

$5,500

17

43

Intern 2

$43,300

$42,000

$44,400

$1,900

17

49

Intern 1

$38,200

$38,000

$39,500

$4,400

5

11


$70,900

$63,400

$76,000

$80,700

$3,500

8

24


$53,000

$53,100

$57,000

$2,600

9

28


$40,900

$1,300

10

27

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$136,500

Managing Principal

Position




$49,000

$39,000

$44,000


$55,300

$45,000

$72,600

$5,900

6

14


$49,800

$43,800

$50,000

$57,300

$2,300

17

18

Accountant

$69,100

$59,000

$77,000

$6,000

8

13

$64,400

$65,000

$66,000

$5,000

5

11


$48,000

$41,500

$47,000

$55,000

$2,100

10

15

Graphic Designer

$53,800

$44,600

$58,000

$59,500

$2,600

9

20

$45,100

$52,000

$3,100

14

71



$47,100




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city of S eattle BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$80,300

$102,500

$187,500

$43,900

20

24

$129,200

$90,000

$148,400

$163,000

$29,500

20

53

Director of Design

$125,600

$93,300

$141,600

$147,000

$42,100

8

20


$128,300

$58,800

$94,000

$215,000

$19,000

5

5


$87,400

$75,000

$98,100

$2,000

10

31

Project Designer

$73,100

$71,900

$80,000

$3,400

11

39


$95,400

$77,700

$90,000

$116,000

$7,800

18

61

Project Manager

$81,500

$75,000

$77,000

$93,500

$4,100

14

53

Architect 3

$84,400

$79,900

$90,000

$8,300

11

72


$71,000

$62,500

$78,000

Architect 2

$64,800


$57,700

Architect 1

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$140,900

Managing Principal

Position



$6,500

5

11

$65,200

$68,000

$4,100

12

55

$50,000

$58,800

$65,000

$5,000

10

38

$53,800

$51,300

$53,600

$2,100

9

33


$49,600

$46,500

$50,000

$55,000

$2,800

19

47

Intern 3

$48,400

$45,000

$48,300

$51,000

$5,900

15

39

Intern 2

$43,400

$1,700

14

45

$44,400


$73,600


$52,900


$42,200

$73,300 $41,000

$76,000

$80,700

$4,700

5

18

$53,000

$57,000

$3,000

6

24

$1,700

6

20

$44,000


$52,400

$45,000

$56,000

$6,900

5

12


$49,900

$41,300

$50,000

$57,800

$3,000

12

12

Accountant

$69,400

$61,000

$77,000

$6,400

5

10


$48,300

$45,500

$47,000

$2,700

8

12

Graphic Designer

$54,000

$52,300

$58,000

$3,900

7

13

$48,800

$45,000

$52,000

$4,800

9

44

Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager $55,000





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S eattle metro area ( e x c l u d i n g C i t y o f S e a tt l e ) BASE PAY

Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$98,000

$125,000

$163,000

$34,400

10

13

$107,700

$93,700

$100,500

$106,000

$27,300

8

16


$87,900

$83,000

$84,000

$18,500

7

17

Project Manager

$69,000

$65,000

$73,700

$500

6

15

$58,000

$53,800

$58,100

$2,600

5

14

$300

6

12

$100

5

29

$800

5

6

$300

5

27

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$128,400

Managing Principal

Position


Architect 3 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 3 Architect 2 Unlicensed Architecture/Design Staff 2

$44,200

$40,000

$51,000


$39,700

$35,000

$36,300

$49,500

$43,300

$50,000

Intern 3 Intern 2 Intern 1 Senior Interior Designer Intermediate Interior Designer Entry-Level Interior Designer Landscape Architect Planner Business / Administrative Manager

$55,500

Accountant Human Resources Generalist Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Marketing Coordinator Graphic Designer Systems / Information Technology Manager Other Financial/Administrative/Technical Staff

$44,400

$45,100




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Median

Upper quartile



No. of positions

$69,000

$109,200

$120,000

$23,800

17

21

$107,200

$80,000

$101,400

$108,000

$17,300

11

15

$85,200

$71,800

$77,500

$106,500

$24,300

5

6

$79,500

$56,000

$82,800

$95,000

$5,600

5

10


$84,200

$63,600

$88,200

$108,000

$3,500

9

25

Project Manager

$57,300

$46,100

$54,000

$63,000

$1,000

7

17

Architect 2

$71,700

$66,800

$76,000

$3,200

5

24


$59,500

$44,300

$60,000

$74,000

$1,200

6

13


$50,700

$40,500

$53,500

$60,100

$1,900

8

20

Intern 3

$47,700

$45,000

$51,000

$600

7

22

Intern 2

$40,700

$35,000

$43,300

$45,000

$900

5

12

$86,000

$67,000

$90,000

$110,000

$2,900

5

7

$46,900

$36,600

$48,000

$66,000

$700

7

26

Mean

Lower quartile

CEO / President

$102,500

Managing Principal

Position



Architect 1





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append i x 1 : su r vey methodology Sample Composition Invitations to the AIA 2011 Compensation Survey were extended to 8,440 uniquely addressable emailable architecture establishments (i.e., single locations of what might be multiplelocation firms), developed from three lists supplied by AIA: its Human Resources Large Firm Roundtable participants, its “firm leaders”, and respondents to the 2008 Compensation Survey. In addition, open invitations to complete the survey were published/broadcast by AIA and its component organizations through a variety of means. Data Collection Survey instrument content was developed collaboratively by AIA and Readex Research, working from the instrument used in 2008 and incorporating suggestions solicited from the Human Resources Large Firm Roundtable and other leaders in the profession. Development of the survey web site, data collection, data processing, and tabulation were handled by Readex Research.

EXHIBIT A.1

On January 19, 2011, Readex broadcast initial email requests (in the name of AIA’s president) to all sample members, inviting them to participate in the survey by visiting the access-controlled web site hosted by Readex Research. 429 of the email addresses (or 5% of the total) bounced back undeliverable, leaving a net effective email list of 8,011. On January 27, reminder emails were sent to the sample members who had not yet responded. Three additional reminders to non respondents not in the Large Firm Roundtable segment were deployed between February 4, and March 1. AIA contacted members of the Large Firm Roundtable directly, encouraging their participation. The leaders of AIA’s various component organizations (local and regional chapters) also assisted in prompting local members to participate, as did the leadership of the Human Resources Large Firm Roundtable.

The survey was closed for processing and tabulation on March 14, 2011. A total of 1,223 unique firms responded and passed the screener for having at least one office with more than 2 architecture employees as defined in question 1 of the survey. These 1,223 unique firms reported on a total of 1,484 establishments, for a 19% response rate based on the net effective email list of 8,011. Survey data were edited and cleaned; compensation data were screened for outliers and trimmed (top and bottom 1% of distribution) to enhance reliability. All survey results are broken out by establishment size (total number of employees) and location (AIA region). Compensation data is reported nationally, by establishment size, by region, and by state and metro area where response was sufficient for meaningful statistical calculation. To preserve participant confidentiality and enhance reliability, no statistics are shown in cases where fewer than five establishments reported.

Size Distribution of Responding Offices by Region All Offices

New England

Middle Atlantic

Fewer than 5

13%

18%

16 %

11 %

10%

14%

10%

10%

16%

5–9

34

47

33

34

34

31

48

38

35

29

10–19

26

12

25

28

27

24

22

27

33

25

20–49

17

12

15

13

17

19

20

17

14

20

50–99

5

8

4

7

8

7

0

3

2

5

100 or more

5

3

7

7

4

5

2

5

6

5

1,484

74

208

186

124

276

50

172

87

306

Total offices (establishments)

EXHIBIT A.2

East North West North Central Central

South Atlantic

East South West South Pacific Pacific Central Central Northwest Southwest 8%

Firm Type Distribution of Responding Offices by Office Size Number of Employees All firms

Fewer than 5

5–9

10–19

20–49

50–99

100 or more

Architecture only

35%

28 %

34%

40%

43%

17%

11%

Architecture with interior design

32

52

45

31

13

5

1

Architecture with other design disciplines

12

11

9

11

16

26

20

Architecture with engineering

6

4

3

7

9

6

8

Engineering with architecture

2

0

1

0

3

11

15

Other multidisciplinary design firms Total offices (establishments)


13

5

8

11

16

35

45

1,484

199

496

377

251

81

80

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