An infographic published by Metalocus shows that these seven countries (in ascending order) offer highest average monthly salaries: Ireland ($4,651), Qatar ($4,665), Canada ($4,745), Australia ($4,750), United States ($5,918), the UK ($6,146), and Switzerland ($7,374).
Best Paying Countries for Architects
- UAE. Annual Salary- $98,000. ...
- Hongkong. Annual Salary- $94,000. ...
- United States. Annual Salary- $80,490. ...
- Switzerland. Annual Salary- $78,000. ...
- Singapore. Annual Salary- $70,000. ...
- Ireland. Annual Salary- $62,000. ...
- United Kingdom. Annual Salary- $60,000. ...
- Canada. Annual Salary- $60,000.
The 9 Best Countries For Architects To Find Work
- Norway. One of the few European countries to have crawled out of the Recession, Norway can boast explosive growth, low unemployment, and high wages. ...
- Panama. ...
- Brazil. ...
- India. ...
- Saudi Arabia. ...
- Australia (in spots)
Top 10 Highest Paying Architect Careers
- 1) Landscape Architect.
- 2) Architectural Technologist.
- 3) Architectural Designer.
- 4) Preservation Architect.
- 5) Green Building & Retrofit Architect.
- 6) Commercial Architect.
- 10) Extreme Architect.
1. San Francisco, California. With an average annual salary of $97,319, San Francisco is the top paying city in the United States for architects. However, top-tier architects earn much more, with the highest compensation of $165,266 per year.
Most architects are making money in a service business. They sell their skills, time and expertise in exchange for money. There is a typical problem with service businesses, which I'm sure most of you have already experienced.
It's a big commitment and a vocation,” says Andy Wilde, founder, Wilde Architects. Architects earn an average salary of £27,000- £35,000 in the UK (USD $34,895 – $45,234).
In the scale of compensation, the Architect ranks among the highest paid employee. The employers are rich who build skyscrapers and tall commercial buildings.
At the top of the pay scale, 10% of architects earn $57/hour or more, while 90% of architects earn at least $22/hour. In Canada, the median earnings are $29/hour CAD, while the top 10% earn over $50/hour and 90% of architects earn at least $19/hour.
Principals at major corporate firms like Gensler, SOM, HOK, etc... earn more like $500,000 to $1,000,000. Architects consider themselves poor because they always compare themselves to other white collar professionals like lawyers, doctors, and bankers who generally make more money.
Architects made a median salary of $82,320 in 2020. The best-paid 25 percent made $106,680 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made $63,420.
This is not true for every client. However, much of the time, the architect puts in significantly more time than the client is willing to pay for. This reduces their effective hourly rate to well beyond their invoice, and since there are only so many hours in the day, this results in a lower overall income.
According to Salary.com, the average architect salary in the United States is $83,535 as of October 28, 2020. If one religiously saves 10% of the paycheck every month, it will take an architect about 120 years to become a millionaire.
Technically, at least in the US, architects are "rich." An upper-level manager, a partner or a principal generally make more than about 95-98% of the U.S. It's also sort of the same way how people believe those working in the tech industry or engineering believe them to be well off.
Jobs that pay between $60,000 and $90,000 and evoke minimal stress include dietician, audiologist, technical writer, hydrologist and geographer. With competitive salaries above $100,000, enjoyable careers include mathematician, astronomer, orthodontist, physicist and political scientist.
Age 16-17 - £4.81 an hour. Age 18-20 - £6.83 an hour. Age 21-22 - £9.18 an hour. Age 23+ - £9.50 an hour (National Living Wage).