17 Series · SOC 17-1011
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $99,280
- Median / year
- +2.7%
- 2024→2025
- $161,420
- Top 10% earn
- +3.9%
- Growth '24–'34
- 106,770
- Estimated US jobs
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval earn a median of $99,280 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $99,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $62,300 (10th percentile) to $161,420 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 106,770 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Wyoming ($120,580).
The pay verdict
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval earn a median of $99,280, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 83% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #18 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.9% by 2034.
- $99,280
- Median annual wage
- Top 17%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #18 of 36
- in Architecture and Engineering
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $120,580. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval moved from $80,750 in May 2019 to $99,280 in May 2025 (+22.9%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval sits -1.5 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (SOC 17-1011) has a national median of $99,280 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $62,300 to $161,420, and the published mean is $106,260. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 106,770 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 269 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $96,690 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $99,280 in May 2025, a rise of $2,590 (+2.7%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 7,800 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as internship/residency. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Architecture and Engineering Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $120,580, which is +21% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $129,640. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$99,280
per year
Median Hourly
$47.73/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$106,260
average
Employment
106,770
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Architects, Except Landscape and Naval pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$99,280 Top 17% higher than 83% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 (this entry) | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$99,280 · 83rd percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Architects, Except Landscape and Naval; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Civil Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $100840
- Industrial Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11%, Median annual wage $102440
- Mechanical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $104110
- Electrical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.2%, Median annual wage $120630
- Engineers, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $122930
- Architects, Except L…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $99280
- Architectural and Ci…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $66150
- Electronics Engineer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $130220
- Electrical and Elect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $78190
- Computer Hardware En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $161740
- Industrial Engineeri…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $66120
- Civil Engineering Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $64950
- Aerospace Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $134960
- Engineering Technolo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $78350
- Surveying and Mappin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54240
- Surveyors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $75440
- Mechanical Drafters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.5%, Median annual wage $71550
- Environmental Engine…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $107110
- Bioengineers and Bio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $109370
- Materials Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $112860
- Health and Safety En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $115160
- Chemical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $125040
- Landscape Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $79870
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.9%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
7,800
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+4,800
123,600 (2024) → 128,400 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Architecture and Engineering Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
2/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction.
- ▸ Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
- ▸ Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.
- ▸ Consult with clients to determine functional or spatial requirements of structures.
- ▸ Meet with clients to review or discuss architectural drawings.
- ▸ Monitor the work of specialists, such as electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, interior designers, or sound specialists to ensure optimal form or function of designs or final structures.
- ▸ Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs.
- ▸ Plan layouts of structural architectural projects.
- ▸ Conduct periodic on-site observations of construction work to monitor compliance with plans.
- ▸ Prepare contract documents for building contractors.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $76,100 |
| 2016 | $76,930 |
| 2017 | $78,470 |
| 2018 | $79,380 |
| 2019 | $80,750 |
| 2020 | $82,320 |
| 2021 | $80,180 |
| 2022 | $82,840 |
| 2023 | $93,310 |
| 2024 | $96,690 |
| 2025 | $99,280 |
2015 median
$76,100
2025 median
$99,280
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$18,530 (+22.9%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $76,100 | First banked release | 93,720 |
| May 2016 | $76,930 | +1.1% | 99,860 |
| May 2017 | $78,470 | +2.0% | 103,110 |
| May 2018 | $79,380 | +1.2% | 104,360 |
| May 2019 | $80,750 | Classification break | 105,850 |
| May 2020 | $82,320 | +1.9% | 103,900 |
| May 2021 | $80,180 | -2.6% | 100,400 |
| May 2022 | $82,840 | +3.3% | 107,490 |
| May 2023 | $93,310 | +12.6% | 111,170 |
| May 2024 | $96,690 | +3.6% | 111,140 |
| May 2025 | $99,280 | +2.7% | 106,770 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $76,100 in May 2015 to $99,280 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 105,850 in May 2019 to 106,770 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $120,580 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $117,330 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $114,550 | +15% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $108,730 | +10% above national |
| 5 | California | $108,540 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $105,160 | +6% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $103,540 | +4% above national |
| 8 | South Dakota | $102,500 | +3% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $102,400 | +3% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $102,340 | +3% above national |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $102,040 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Arizona | $102,000 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Nevada | $101,570 | +2% above national |
| 14 | South Carolina | $101,550 | +2% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $101,100 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Georgia | $100,420 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $100,350 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Washington | $100,190 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $99,940 | +1% above national |
| 20 | New Jersey | $99,800 | +1% above national |
| 21 | New York | $99,280 | same as national |
| 22 | Oregon | $98,800 | same as national |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $98,510 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Missouri | $98,490 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Kentucky | $97,680 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Virginia | $97,680 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Montana | $97,290 | 2% below national |
| 28 | North Dakota | $97,110 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Delaware | $97,030 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $97,030 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $96,810 | 2% below national |
| 32 | West Virginia | $96,470 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $96,240 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $96,060 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Alabama | $95,990 | 3% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $95,700 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Utah | $95,590 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $94,960 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $94,490 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $94,030 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $93,710 | 6% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $91,530 | 8% below national |
| 43 | Michigan | $88,430 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $85,490 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Vermont | $82,400 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Illinois | $81,780 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $80,870 | 19% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $79,580 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Maine | $78,600 | 21% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $78,190 | 21% below national |
| 51 | New Mexico | $77,720 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $69,990 | 30% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $60,120 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $129,640 | +31% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,550 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $125,980 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Modesto, CA | $124,810 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Barnstable Town, MA | $120,460 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Redding, CA | $120,060 | +21% above national |
| 7 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $120,040 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $119,120 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $115,960 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Rapid City, SD | $115,600 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $114,880 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Glens Falls, NY | $111,200 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $111,070 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Appleton, WI | $110,990 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $109,140 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Anchorage, AK | $108,720 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $107,300 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Salisbury, MD | $106,230 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $106,090 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $105,750 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Binghamton, NY | $105,600 | +6% above national |
| 22 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $105,540 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $105,300 | +6% above national |
| 24 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $105,140 | +6% above national |
| 25 | Reno, NV | $104,990 | +6% above national |
| 26 | Worcester, MA | $104,970 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $104,650 | +5% above national |
| 28 | Boulder, CO | $104,550 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $104,170 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $104,090 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,900 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $103,820 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Mobile, AL | $103,380 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $103,330 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Asheville, NC | $103,100 | +4% above national |
| 36 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $103,090 | +4% above national |
| 37 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $103,050 | +4% above national |
| 38 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $102,890 | +4% above national |
| 39 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $102,880 | +4% above national |
| 40 | New Haven, CT | $102,880 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $102,550 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $102,550 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Waco, TX | $102,540 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $102,530 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $102,490 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $102,160 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $102,120 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $102,080 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $102,080 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $101,930 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Oklahoma City, OK | $101,880 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Springfield, MA | $101,860 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $101,650 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $101,540 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $101,410 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $100,960 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $100,810 | +2% above national |
| 58 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $100,760 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $100,610 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $100,490 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,460 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $100,420 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Fresno, CA | $100,360 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Columbia, SC | $100,200 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $100,050 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Midland, TX | $99,990 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $99,920 | +1% above national |
| 68 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $99,800 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $99,790 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Tulsa, OK | $99,740 | same as national |
| 71 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $99,710 | same as national |
| 72 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $99,680 | same as national |
| 73 | Salinas, CA | $99,600 | same as national |
| 74 | Savannah, GA | $99,560 | same as national |
| 75 | Omaha, NE-IA | $99,350 | same as national |
| 76 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $99,320 | same as national |
| 77 | Bozeman, MT | $99,280 | same as national |
| 78 | Jacksonville, FL | $99,230 | same as national |
| 79 | Madison, WI | $99,210 | same as national |
| 80 | Columbus, OH | $99,140 | same as national |
| 81 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $99,050 | same as national |
| 82 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $99,030 | same as national |
| 83 | Visalia, CA | $98,890 | same as national |
| 84 | Tucson, AZ | $98,860 | same as national |
| 85 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $98,800 | same as national |
| 86 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $98,750 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $98,620 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $98,620 | 1% below national |
| 89 | Green Bay, WI | $98,470 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $98,350 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Iowa City, IA | $98,220 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $98,140 | 1% below national |
| 93 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $98,020 | 1% below national |
| 94 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $97,950 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $97,920 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Rochester, MN | $97,610 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Springfield, IL | $97,600 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $97,590 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $97,500 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $97,460 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Reading, PA | $97,330 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $97,110 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Colorado Springs, CO | $97,080 | 2% below national |
| 104 | Billings, MT | $96,990 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Ithaca, NY | $96,920 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Birmingham, AL | $96,730 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $96,690 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $96,600 | 3% below national |
| 109 | Huntsville, AL | $96,500 | 3% below national |
| 110 | York-Hanover, PA | $96,250 | 3% below national |
| 111 | Bismarck, ND | $96,210 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $96,190 | 3% below national |
| 113 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $96,040 | 3% below national |
| 114 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $96,040 | 3% below national |
| 115 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $95,910 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Richmond, VA | $95,860 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Ames, IA | $95,750 | 4% below national |
| 118 | Missoula, MT | $95,700 | 4% below national |
| 119 | Rochester, NY | $95,480 | 4% below national |
| 120 | Toledo, OH | $95,480 | 4% below national |
| 121 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $95,350 | 4% below national |
| 122 | Columbus, GA-AL | $95,140 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $95,130 | 4% below national |
| 124 | Fargo, ND-MN | $95,100 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $94,990 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $94,630 | 5% below national |
| 127 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $94,610 | 5% below national |
| 128 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $94,490 | 5% below national |
| 129 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $94,440 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Knoxville, TN | $94,310 | 5% below national |
| 131 | Boise City, ID | $94,270 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $94,230 | 5% below national |
| 133 | Syracuse, NY | $94,170 | 5% below national |
| 134 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $94,160 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $94,150 | 5% below national |
| 136 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $94,110 | 5% below national |
| 137 | Gainesville, FL | $94,050 | 5% below national |
| 138 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $93,970 | 5% below national |
| 139 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $93,900 | 5% below national |
| 140 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $93,840 | 5% below national |
| 141 | State College, PA | $93,820 | 5% below national |
| 142 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $93,720 | 6% below national |
| 143 | Wilmington, NC | $93,720 | 6% below national |
| 144 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $93,640 | 6% below national |
| 145 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $93,620 | 6% below national |
| 146 | Ocala, FL | $92,400 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Duluth, MN-WI | $92,370 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $92,360 | 7% below national |
| 149 | Bellingham, WA | $92,320 | 7% below national |
| 150 | Lawrence, KS | $91,860 | 7% below national |
| 151 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $91,570 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Lancaster, PA | $91,340 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $91,100 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $90,850 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $90,010 | 9% below national |
| 156 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $89,820 | 10% below national |
| 157 | Amarillo, TX | $88,810 | 11% below national |
| 158 | Tyler, TX | $87,970 | 11% below national |
| 159 | Dubuque, IA | $87,890 | 11% below national |
| 160 | Lubbock, TX | $87,700 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Ann Arbor, MI | $87,490 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Bloomington, IN | $86,900 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $85,770 | 14% below national |
| 164 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $84,990 | 14% below national |
| 165 | Ogden, UT | $84,970 | 14% below national |
| 166 | Charlottesville, VA | $84,650 | 15% below national |
| 167 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $84,370 | 15% below national |
| 168 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $84,130 | 15% below national |
| 169 | Idaho Falls, ID | $84,110 | 15% below national |
| 170 | Santa Fe, NM | $83,870 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Helena, MT | $83,670 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Cleveland, OH | $83,620 | 16% below national |
| 173 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $83,470 | 16% below national |
| 174 | Pittsburgh, PA | $83,460 | 16% below national |
| 175 | Evansville, IN | $83,000 | 16% below national |
| 176 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $82,900 | 16% below national |
| 177 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $82,890 | 17% below national |
| 178 | Corpus Christi, TX | $82,540 | 17% below national |
| 179 | Roanoke, VA | $82,530 | 17% below national |
| 180 | St. George, UT | $82,460 | 17% below national |
| 181 | Columbia, MO | $82,430 | 17% below national |
| 182 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $82,300 | 17% below national |
| 183 | Bloomington, IL | $82,250 | 17% below national |
| 184 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $82,180 | 17% below national |
| 185 | Salem, OR | $82,030 | 17% below national |
| 186 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $81,940 | 17% below national |
| 187 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $81,790 | 18% below national |
| 188 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $81,660 | 18% below national |
| 189 | Jackson, TN | $81,510 | 18% below national |
| 190 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $81,470 | 18% below national |
| 191 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $81,450 | 18% below national |
| 192 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $81,420 | 18% below national |
| 193 | Erie, PA | $81,270 | 18% below national |
| 194 | Lincoln, NE | $81,190 | 18% below national |
| 195 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $81,110 | 18% below national |
| 196 | Rockford, IL | $81,010 | 18% below national |
| 197 | Jackson, MS | $81,000 | 18% below national |
| 198 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $80,870 | 19% below national |
| 199 | Flint, MI | $80,270 | 19% below national |
| 200 | Winston-Salem, NC | $80,260 | 19% below national |
| 201 | Laredo, TX | $80,210 | 19% below national |
| 202 | Montgomery, AL | $80,060 | 19% below national |
| 203 | Bend, OR | $79,990 | 19% below national |
| 204 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $79,960 | 19% below national |
| 205 | El Paso, TX | $79,850 | 20% below national |
| 206 | Fort Wayne, IN | $79,750 | 20% below national |
| 207 | Akron, OH | $79,640 | 20% below national |
| 208 | Peoria, IL | $79,580 | 20% below national |
| 209 | Topeka, KS | $79,400 | 20% below national |
| 210 | Wichita, KS | $79,180 | 20% below national |
| 211 | Grand Junction, CO | $78,850 | 21% below national |
| 212 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $78,830 | 21% below national |
| 213 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $78,740 | 21% below national |
| 214 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $78,660 | 21% below national |
| 215 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $78,250 | 21% below national |
| 216 | Manhattan, KS | $77,940 | 21% below national |
| 217 | Baton Rouge, LA | $77,810 | 22% below national |
| 218 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $77,620 | 22% below national |
| 219 | Springfield, MO | $77,360 | 22% below national |
| 220 | Medford, OR | $77,200 | 22% below national |
| 221 | Traverse City, MI | $76,840 | 23% below national |
| 222 | Albuquerque, NM | $76,520 | 23% below national |
| 223 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $76,500 | 23% below national |
| 224 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $75,600 | 24% below national |
| 225 | Tallahassee, FL | $74,960 | 24% below national |
| 226 | Bangor, ME | $74,130 | 25% below national |
| 227 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $73,710 | 26% below national |
| 228 | Monroe, LA | $73,320 | 26% below national |
| 229 | Lafayette, LA | $73,160 | 26% below national |
| 230 | Saginaw, MI | $70,820 | 29% below national |
| 231 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $60,120 | 39% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 17 (Architecture and Engineering Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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SOC 17-3021
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SOC 17-2011
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SOC 17-2021
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SOC 17-3011
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Architecture and Engineering Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($99,280 here) and reported employment (106,770 jobs here).
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