The highest-paying states for architects (except landscape and naval) (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of architects (except landscape and naval) in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $102,320, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for architects (except landscape and naval). It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $102,060). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of architects (except landscape and naval) in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $102,320 |
$61,670 | 4,100 |
| 2 | Alaska | $102,060 |
$75,230 | 120 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $101,800 |
$63,540 | 1,770 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $99,990 |
$61,290 | 1,110 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $99,330 |
$61,270 | 1,800 |
| 6 | Nevada | $97,770 |
$63,760 | 320 |
| 7 | California | $96,910 |
$61,270 | 17,370 |
| 8 | New York | $96,300 |
$62,220 | 10,370 |
| 9 | Virginia | $93,110 |
$56,290 | 2,410 |
| 10 | South Dakota | $92,000 |
$68,050 | 140 |
| 11 | Guam | $89,560 |
$45,760 | 60 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $84,150 |
$51,040 | 560 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $84,000 |
$52,550 | 370 |
| 14 | Alabama | $83,420 |
$49,630 | 960 |
| 15 | Georgia | $82,840 |
$48,890 | 2,760 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $82,490 |
$50,210 | 2,470 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $82,220 |
$51,490 | 190 |
| 18 | Vermont | $81,870 |
$48,770 | 320 |
| 19 | Illinois | $81,550 |
$56,580 | 5,160 |
| 20 | Washington | $81,490 |
$57,220 | 4,080 |
| 21 | Colorado | $81,330 |
$45,700 | 3,780 |
| 22 | Arizona | $81,230 |
$55,030 | 1,420 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $81,130 |
$49,710 | 3,220 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $80,970 |
$52,520 | 350 |
| 25 | Texas | $80,900 |
$56,260 | 7,020 |
| 26 | Mississippi | $80,890 |
$45,010 | 310 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $80,760 |
$56,470 | 1,240 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $80,660 |
$39,940 | 1,090 |
| 29 | Oregon | $80,600 |
$56,280 | 2,060 |
| 30 | Iowa | $80,420 |
$49,500 | 670 |
| 31 | Delaware | $80,410 |
$57,710 | 110 |
| 32 | Indiana | $80,230 |
$49,290 | 1,230 |
| 33 | Maryland | $80,070 |
$48,130 | 2,330 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $79,960 |
$47,820 | 140 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $79,640 |
$49,170 | 3,200 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $79,230 |
$44,000 | 940 |
| 37 | Missouri | $79,130 |
$49,950 | 2,320 |
| 38 | Ohio | $79,080 |
$50,080 | 2,920 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $78,830 |
$43,290 | 160 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $78,450 |
$51,310 | 530 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $78,370 |
$51,160 | 1,740 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $78,160 |
$50,790 | 810 |
| 43 | Kansas | $78,100 |
$49,140 | 1,090 |
| 44 | Maine | $77,820 |
$54,810 | 410 |
| 45 | Florida | $77,500 |
$38,480 | 4,790 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $76,800 |
$47,010 | 860 |
| 47 | Michigan | $76,770 |
$48,590 | 2,810 |
| 48 | Utah | $76,120 |
$41,350 | 1,280 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $75,970 |
$47,130 | 590 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $72,820 |
$42,740 | 590 |
| 51 | Montana | $72,170 |
$48,250 | 520 |
| 52 | Idaho | $70,220 |
$40,510 | 570 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $50,070 |
$34,270 | 440 |