Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Architectural and Engineering Managers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $95,310 to $119,310 per year or $46 to $57 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Architectural and Engineering Managers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
Senior (Top 25%) | $89 | $185,270 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $72 | $149,530 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $57 | $119,310 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $46 | $95,310 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
CA | $91 | $188,940 |
CO | $86 | $178,120 |
TX | $83 | $173,550 |
NM | $83 | $172,910 |
NJ | $82 | $171,280 |
NY | $81 | $168,520 |
MA | $80 | $166,780 |
RI | $79 | $165,170 |
DE | $76 | $158,560 |
WA | $76 | $158,410 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Architectural and Engineering Manager is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Architectural Managers are in the states of CA, CO, TX, NM and NJ.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $216330 | $104.00 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $212270 | $102.05 |
Oil and Gas Extraction | $207700 | $99.86 |
Spectator Sports | $197780 | $95.09 |
Educational Support Services | $189650 | $91.18 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $187660 | $90.22 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $184650 | $88.78 |
Other Pipeline Transportation | $180840 | $86.94 |
Software Publishers | $180840 | $86.94 |
Land Subdivision | $179990 | $86.53 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $177500 | $85.34 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $176920 | $85.06 |
Telecommunications | $174120 | $83.71 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $173770 | $83.54 |
Support Activities for Mining | $172540 | $82.95 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil | $172080 | $82.73 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $170910 | $82.17 |
Insurance Carriers | $170460 | $81.95 |
Electronics and Appliance Stores | $170350 | $81.90 |
Other Information Services | $170280 | $81.86 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $169470 | $81.48 |
Office Administrative Services | $166900 | $80.24 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $165690 | $79.66 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $165540 | $79.59 |
Rental and Leasing Services | $165230 | $79.44 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $164790 | $79.23 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $164720 | $79.19 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation | $163700 | $78.70 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $163540 | $78.63 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $162770 | $78.26 |