Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes "Landscape Architects" (17-1012) and "Marine Engineers and Naval Architects" (17-2121).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 104,360 |
1.7 % |
$42.72 |
$88,860 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$23.09 |
$29.46 |
$38.16 |
$50.25 |
$66.40 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$48,020 |
$61,280 |
$79,380 |
$104,510 |
$138,120 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
89,820 |
6.20 |
$42.50 |
$88,390 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,820 |
0.23 |
$41.79 |
$86,920 |
| Specialized Design Services |
1,400 |
0.98 |
$38.41 |
$79,900 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,360 |
0.17 |
$42.64 |
$88,680 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
1,290 |
0.06 |
$47.04 |
$97,830 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
89,820 |
6.20 |
$42.50 |
$88,390 |
| Specialized Design Services |
1,400 |
0.98 |
$38.41 |
$79,900 |
| Residential Building Construction |
1,820 |
0.23 |
$41.79 |
$86,920 |
| Land Subdivision |
80 |
0.21 |
$51.68 |
$107,500 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,360 |
0.17 |
$42.64 |
$88,680 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
13,570 |
0.80 |
1.11 |
$45.70 |
$95,060 |
| New York |
11,620 |
1.24 |
1.72 |
$52.66 |
$109,520 |
| Texas |
8,560 |
0.71 |
0.98 |
$47.88 |
$99,580 |
| Illinois |
5,560 |
0.93 |
1.29 |
$38.23 |
$79,520 |
| Florida |
4,340 |
0.50 |
0.70 |
$39.76 |
$82,710 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
11,620 |
1.24 |
1.72 |
$52.66 |
$109,520 |
| Massachusetts |
3,320 |
0.93 |
1.29 |
$49.96 |
$103,920 |
| District of Columbia |
1,900 |
2.67 |
3.70 |
$48.45 |
$100,770 |
| Texas |
8,560 |
0.71 |
0.98 |
$47.88 |
$99,580 |
| Arizona |
1,160 |
0.42 |
0.58 |
$45.78 |
$95,220 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,800 |
1.24 |
1.72 |
$52.06 |
$108,290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,770 |
0.94 |
1.31 |
$43.14 |
$89,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,110 |
1.10 |
1.53 |
$38.33 |
$79,730 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,020 |
1.66 |
2.31 |
$48.07 |
$99,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,790 |
1.21 |
1.68 |
$44.94 |
$93,480 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,640 |
1.02 |
1.41 |
$48.89 |
$101,690 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,540 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
$38.00 |
$79,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,010 |
1.09 |
1.51 |
$49.99 |
$103,970 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,780 |
0.98 |
1.36 |
$39.48 |
$82,110 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,680 |
1.82 |
2.52 |
$34.85 |
$72,500 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Missoula, MT |
160 |
2.69 |
3.74 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Lawrence, KS |
110 |
2.30 |
3.18 |
$32.26 |
$67,090 |
| Boulder, CO |
380 |
2.10 |
2.91 |
$32.07 |
$66,710 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,680 |
1.82 |
2.52 |
$34.85 |
$72,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,540 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
$38.00 |
$79,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,020 |
1.66 |
2.31 |
$48.07 |
$99,980 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
110 |
1.51 |
2.09 |
$38.07 |
$79,190 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
170 |
1.50 |
2.08 |
$32.57 |
$67,750 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
180 |
1.49 |
2.07 |
$34.24 |
$71,210 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,760 |
1.48 |
2.06 |
$41.07 |
$85,420 |
United States Department of Labor
