Architectural Manager Salary in Montana

How much does an Architectural Manager make in Montana?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Manager in Montana is $166,521 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $80.

However, an Architectural Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $193,096
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $152,598 to $180,432
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $139,921

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Architectural Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,432	$15,036	$3,470	$87
Average	$166,521	$13,877	$3,202	$80
25th Percentile	$152,598	$12,716	$2,935	$73

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Manager Salaries

An Architectural Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Architectural Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $104,437
Early Career (1-2 years): $122,879
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,586
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,034
Expert (over 8 years): $165,499

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Manager	$104,437
Architect... Level Architectural Manager	$122,879
Architect... Level Architectural Manager	$106,586
Architect... Level Architectural Manager	$134,034
Architect... Level Architectural Manager	$165,499

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How Do Architectural Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Architectural Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $195,289.
California: $194,548.
Massachusetts: $191,955.

District of Columbia $195,289 California $194,548 Massachusetts $191,955 Washington $191,250 New Jersey $191,179 Alaska $190,932 Connecticut $188,498 New York $187,511

Hawaii $184,353 Rhode Island $182,872 Maryland $181,866 Minnesota $180,491 Colorado $179,962 Illinois $179,785 Oregon $179,115 Delaware $178,621

New Hampshire $178,311 Virginia $177,616 Pennsylvania $175,587 Nevada $174,564 North Dakota $174,229 Michigan $173,700 Wisconsin $173,506 Vermont $173,118

Texas $172,042 Maine $171,971 Arizona $171,866 Ohio $171,742 Georgia $170,119 Indiana $169,308 Wyoming $169,149 Utah $168,902

Iowa $168,797 Kansas $167,950 Louisiana $167,703 North Carolina $167,615 Missouri $167,580 Florida $166,892 Montana $166,521 Nebraska $166,169

Kentucky $165,975 South Carolina $165,269 Tennessee $164,828 Idaho $164,652 New Mexico $163,364 Oklahoma $163,082 Alabama $162,041 South Dakota $160,295

Arkansas $159,343 West Virginia $158,831 Mississippi $157,297

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $168,091
Acton: $169,502
Ashland: $168,091

Absarokee, MT $168,091 Acton, MT $169,502 Ashland, MT $168,091 Ballantine, MT $168,797 Bearcreek, MT $168,091 Belfry, MT $168,091 Bighorn, MT $168,091 Big Timber, MT $168,091

Birney, MT $168,091 Boyd, MT $168,091 Bridger, MT $168,091 Broadview, MT $168,091 Busby, MT $168,091 Clyde Park, MT $150,718 Columbus, MT $168,091 Cooke City, MT $168,091

Crow Agency, MT $168,091 Custer, MT $168,091 Decker, MT $168,091 Edgar, MT $168,091 Emigrant, MT $150,718 Fishtail, MT $168,091 Fromberg, MT $168,091 Gardiner, MT $178,445

Garryowen, MT $168,091 Grass Range, MT $168,091 Greycliff, MT $168,091 Hardin, MT $168,091 Fort Smith, MT $168,091 Harlowton, MT $168,091 Huntley, MT $170,208 Hysham, MT $168,091

Ingomar, MT $168,091 Joliet, MT $168,091 Lame Deer, MT $168,091 Laurel, MT $169,855 Lavina, MT $168,091 Livingston, MT $159,396 Lodge Grass, MT $168,091 Mc Leod, MT $168,091

Martinsdale, MT $150,718 Melstone, MT $168,091 Melville, MT $168,091 Molt, MT $168,444 Mosby, MT $168,091 Musselshell, MT $168,091 Nye, MT $168,091 Otter, MT $168,091

Park City, MT $168,091 Pompeys Pillar, MT $168,091 Pray, MT $159,396 Pryor, MT $168,091 Rapelje, MT $168,091 Red Lodge, MT $168,091 Reed Point, MT $168,091 Roberts, MT $168,091

Roscoe, MT $168,091 Roundup, MT $168,091 Ryegate, MT $168,091 Saint Xavier, MT $168,091 Sanders, MT $168,091 Sand Springs, MT $168,091 Shawmut, MT $168,091 Shepherd, MT $168,973

Silver Gate, MT $168,091 Springdale, MT $168,091 Sumatra, MT $168,091 Teigen, MT $168,091 Two Dot, MT $157,843 Wilsall, MT $150,718 Winnett, MT $168,091 Worden, MT $168,091

Wyola, MT $168,091 Billings, MT $170,737 Baker, MT $163,540 Wolf Point, MT $168,091 Antelope, MT $172,765 Bainville, MT $172,765 Brockton, MT $172,765 Brockway, MT $168,091

Circle, MT $168,091 Crane, MT $172,765 Culbertson, MT $172,765 Dagmar, MT $172,765 Fairview, MT $172,765 Flaxville, MT $170,419 Fort Peck, MT $168,091 Frazer, MT $168,091

Froid, MT $172,765 Glasgow, MT $168,091 Saint Marie, MT $168,091 Glentana, MT $161,389 Hinsdale, MT $161,389 Homestead, MT $172,765 Lambert, MT $172,765 Larslan, MT $161,389

Medicine Lake, MT $172,765 Nashua, MT $168,091 Opheim, MT $161,389 Outlook, MT $172,765 Peerless, MT $168,091 Plentywood, MT $172,765 Poplar, MT $170,419 Raymond, MT $172,765

Redstone, MT $172,765 Reserve, MT $172,765 Richey, MT $170,419 Richland, MT $161,389 Saco, MT $161,389 Savage, MT $172,765 Scobey, MT $170,419 Sidney, MT $172,765

Vandalia, MT $161,389 Vida, MT $168,091 Westby, MT $172,765 Whitetail, MT $170,419 Miles City, MT $168,091 Alzada, MT $154,316 Angela, MT $168,091 Alberton, MT $150,718

Arlee, MT $150,718 Bonner, MT $150,718 Charlo, MT $150,718 Clinton, MT $150,718 Condon, MT $150,718 Conner, MT $150,718 Corvallis, MT $150,718 Darby, MT $150,718

De Borgia, MT $178,427 Dixon, MT $150,718 Drummond, MT $150,718 Florence, MT $150,718 Frenchtown, MT $150,718 Grantsdale, MT $150,718 Hall, MT $150,718 Hamilton, MT $150,718

Pinesdale, MT $150,718 Haugan, MT $178,427 Helmville, MT $150,718 Heron, MT $178,427 Hot Springs, MT $164,563 Huson, MT $150,718 Lolo, MT $150,718 Lonepine, MT $178,427

Milltown, MT $150,718 Noxon, MT $178,427 Ovando, MT $150,718 Pablo, MT $150,718 Paradise, MT $178,427 Philipsburg, MT $150,718 Plains, MT $178,427 Polson, MT $152,711

Ravalli, MT $150,718 Ronan, MT $150,718 Saint Ignatius, MT $150,718 Saint Regis, MT $178,427 Saltese, MT $178,427 Seeley Lake, MT $150,718 Stevensville, MT $150,718 Sula, MT $150,718

Superior, MT $178,427 Thompson Falls, MT $178,427 Trout Creek, MT $178,427 Victor, MT $150,718 Kalispell, MT $161,283 Big Arm, MT $161,283 Bigfork, MT $152,711 Columbia Falls, MT $166,557

Coram, MT $152,711 Dayton, MT $161,283 Elmo, MT $161,283 Essex, MT $154,704 Eureka, MT $178,427 Fortine, MT $178,427 Hungry Horse, MT $152,711 Kila, MT $178,427

Lake Mc Donald, MT $154,704 Lakeside, MT $161,283 Libby, MT $178,427 Marion, MT $178,427 Martin City, MT $154,704 Olney, MT $178,427 Polebridge, MT $166,557 Proctor, MT $161,283

Rexford, MT $178,427 Rollins, MT $152,711 Somers, MT $152,711 Stryker, MT $178,427 Trego, MT $178,427 Troy, MT $178,427 West Glacier, MT $154,704 Whitefish, MT $178,427

Bloomfield, MT $170,419 Boyes, MT $154,316 Broadus, MT $161,195 Brusett, MT $168,091 Capitol, MT $154,316 Cohagen, MT $168,091 Colstrip, MT $168,091 Ekalaka, MT $154,316

Fallon, MT $165,057 Forsyth, MT $168,091 Glendive, MT $170,419 Hammond, MT $154,316 Hathaway, MT $168,091 Ismay, MT $161,195 Jordan, MT $168,091 Kinsey, MT $168,091

Lindsay, MT $168,091 Mildred, MT $165,057 Olive, MT $161,195 Plevna, MT $163,540 Powderville, MT $161,195 Rosebud, MT $168,091 Terry, MT $168,091 Volborg, MT $168,091

Wibaux, MT $172,765 Willard, MT $154,316 Great Falls, MT $157,349 Malmstrom A F B, MT $157,349 Augusta, MT $154,704 Babb, MT $154,704 Belt, MT $154,704 Black Eagle, MT $157,349

Brady, MT $154,704 Browning, MT $154,704 Buffalo, MT $161,389 Bynum, MT $154,704 Carter, MT $154,704 Cascade, MT $153,504 Choteau, MT $154,704 Coffee Creek, MT $154,704

Conrad, MT $154,704 Cut Bank, MT $154,704 Denton, MT $154,704 Dupuyer, MT $154,704 Dutton, MT $154,704 East Glacier Park, MT $154,704 Ethridge, MT $154,704 Fairfield, MT $154,704

Floweree, MT $156,291 Forest Grove, MT $168,091 Fort Benton, MT $154,704 Fort Shaw, MT $155,586 Galata, MT $154,704 Geraldine, MT $154,704 Geyser, MT $154,704 Heart Butte, MT $154,704

Highwood, MT $154,880 Hilger, MT $154,704 Hobson, MT $154,704 Judith Gap, MT $168,091 Kevin, MT $154,704 Ledger, MT $154,704 Lewistown, MT $161,389 Loma, MT $154,704

Lothair, MT $154,704 Moccasin, MT $154,704 Monarch, MT $154,704 Moore, MT $161,389 Neihart, MT $154,704 Oilmont, MT $154,704 Pendroy, MT $154,704 Power, MT $155,409

Raynesford, MT $154,704 Roy, MT $161,389 Sand Coulee, MT $156,997 Shelby, MT $154,704 Simms, MT $154,704 Stanford, MT $154,704 Stockett, MT $155,233 Sunburst, MT $154,704

Sun River, MT $154,880 Sweet Grass, MT $154,704 Biddle, MT $154,316 Ulm, MT $156,291 Valier, MT $154,704 Vaughn, MT $156,115 Winifred, MT $154,704 Havre, MT $154,704

Big Sandy, MT $154,704 Box Elder, MT $154,704 Chester, MT $154,704 Chinook, MT $154,704 Dodson, MT $154,704 Gildford, MT $154,704 Harlem, MT $154,704 Hays, MT $154,704

Hingham, MT $154,704 Hogeland, MT $154,704 Inverness, MT $154,704 Joplin, MT $154,704 Kremlin, MT $154,704 Lloyd, MT $154,704 Loring, MT $154,704 Malta, MT $161,389

Rudyard, MT $154,704 Turner, MT $154,704 Whitewater, MT $161,389 Whitlash, MT $154,704 Zortman, MT $161,389 Zurich, MT $154,704 Helena, MT $153,363 Basin, MT $150,718

Boulder, MT $150,718 Canyon Creek, MT $151,247 Clancy, MT $152,658 East Helena, MT $152,834 Fort Harrison, MT $153,363 Jefferson City, MT $151,423 Lincoln, MT $150,718 Marysville, MT $152,305

Radersburg, MT $150,718 Ringling, MT $150,718 Toston, MT $150,718 Townsend, MT $150,718 White Sulphur Springs, MT $150,718 Winston, MT $150,718 Wolf Creek, MT $150,718 Butte, MT $150,718

Alder, MT $154,016 Anaconda, MT $150,718 Avon, MT $150,718 Belgrade, MT $150,718 Bozeman, MT $150,718 Big Sky, MT $150,718 Cameron, MT $162,165 Cardwell, MT $150,718

Deer Lodge, MT $150,718 Dell, MT $157,332 Dillon, MT $154,016 Divide, MT $150,718 Elliston, MT $151,423 Ennis, MT $150,718 Gallatin Gateway, MT $150,718 Garrison, MT $150,718

Glen, MT $150,718 Gold Creek, MT $150,718 Harrison, MT $150,718 Jackson, MT $150,718 Lima, MT $157,332 Mc Allister, MT $150,718 Manhattan, MT $150,718 Melrose, MT $150,718

Norris, MT $150,718 Polaris, MT $150,718 Pony, MT $150,718 Ramsay, MT $150,718 Sheridan, MT $150,718 Silver Star, MT $150,718 Three Forks, MT $150,718 Twin Bridges, MT $150,718

Virginia City, MT $150,718 Warm Springs, MT $150,718 West Yellowstone, MT $167,879 Whitehall, MT $150,718 Willow Creek, MT $150,718 Wisdom, MT $150,718 Wise River, MT $150,718 Missoula, MT $150,718

Architectural Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$152,598

Average $166,521/year

$180,432

$12,716

Average $13,877/month

$15,036

$2,935

Average $3,202/week

$3,470

$73

Average $80/hour

$87

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,432	$15,036	$3,470	$87
Average	$166,521	$13,877	$3,202	$80
25th Percentile	$152,598	$12,716	$2,935	$73

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