Architect Intern/Designer Salary in North Dakota

How much does an Architect Intern/Designer make in North Dakota?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architect Intern/Designer in North Dakota is $61,191 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Architect Intern/Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,006
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,853 to $67,376
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,082

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Architect Intern/Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,376	$5,615	$1,296	$32
Average	$61,191	$5,099	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$54,853	$4,571	$1,055	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Architect Intern/Designer Salaries

An Architect Intern/Designer'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 Architect Intern/Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architect Intern/Designer'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): $59,902
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,748
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,638
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $107,233
Expert (over 8 years): $126,129

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architect Intern/Designer	$59,902
Architect... Level Architect Intern/Designer	$72,748
Architect... Level Architect Intern/Designer	$89,638
Architect... Level Architect Intern/Designer	$107,233
Architect... Level Architect Intern/Designer	$126,129

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How Do Architect Intern/Designer 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 Architect Intern/Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,587.
California: $68,327.
Massachusetts: $67,416.

District of Columbia $68,587 California $68,327 Massachusetts $67,416 Washington $67,169 New Jersey $67,144 Alaska $67,057 Connecticut $66,202 New York $65,855

Hawaii $64,747 Rhode Island $64,226 Maryland $63,873 Minnesota $63,390 Colorado $63,204 Illinois $63,142 Oregon $62,907 Delaware $62,733

New Hampshire $62,624 Virginia $62,380 Pennsylvania $61,668 Nevada $61,309 North Dakota $61,191 Michigan $61,005 Wisconsin $60,937 Vermont $60,801

Texas $60,423 Maine $60,398 Arizona $60,361 Ohio $60,317 Georgia $59,747 Indiana $59,463 Wyoming $59,407 Utah $59,320

Iowa $59,283 Kansas $58,986 Louisiana $58,899 North Carolina $58,868 Missouri $58,855 Florida $58,614 Montana $58,484 Nebraska $58,360

Kentucky $58,292 South Carolina $58,044 Tennessee $57,889 Idaho $57,827 New Mexico $57,375 Oklahoma $57,276 Alabama $56,910 South Dakota $56,297

Arkansas $55,963 West Virginia $55,783 Mississippi $55,244

Top Paying Cities for Architect Intern/Designers

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:

Epping: $62,470
Fortuna: $62,031
Grenora: $61,947

Epping, ND $62,470 Fortuna, ND $62,031 Grenora, ND $61,947 Keene, ND $62,533 Ray, ND $62,479 Tioga, ND $62,523 Trenton, ND $62,415 Watford City, ND $62,647

Zahl, ND $62,126 Stirum, ND $61,704 Tower City, ND $60,980 Valley City, ND $61,477 Wahpeton, ND $61,296 Walcott, ND $60,393 West Fargo, ND $59,663 Wheatland, ND $60,314

Wyndmere, ND $61,191 Fargo, ND $59,636 Grand Forks, ND $59,475 Grand Forks Afb, ND $59,475 Adams, ND $61,657 Aneta, ND $61,166 Arvilla, ND $59,759 Bathgate, ND $61,655

Buxton, ND $59,846 Caledonia, ND $60,330 Cavalier, ND $61,854 Crystal, ND $61,743 Cummings, ND $60,115 Dahlen, ND $61,220 Drayton, ND $61,448 Edinburg, ND $61,737

Emerado, ND $59,475 Fairdale, ND $61,673 Almont, ND $62,169 Baldwin, ND $61,647 Beulah, ND $62,780 Braddock, ND $61,754 Cannon Ball, ND $61,995 Carson, ND $62,060

Center, ND $61,996 Coleharbor, ND $62,461 Driscoll, ND $61,769 Elgin, ND $62,342 Flasher, ND $62,003 Fort Yates, ND $61,872 Garrison, ND $62,684 Golden Valley, ND $62,755

Hague, ND $61,675 Hazelton, ND $61,820 Hazen, ND $62,676 Drake, ND $62,087 Kintyre, ND $61,834 Linton, ND $61,894 Mandan, ND $61,662 Menoken, ND $61,594

Mercer, ND $62,035 Moffit, ND $61,752 Napoleon, ND $61,898 New Leipzig, ND $62,258 New Salem, ND $62,108 Raleigh, ND $61,918 Riverdale, ND $62,733 Saint Anthony, ND $61,782

Selfridge, ND $61,797 Shields, ND $61,856 Solen, ND $61,882 Stanton, ND $62,368 Sterling, ND $61,691 Strasburg, ND $61,758 Turtle Lake, ND $62,236 Underwood, ND $62,347

Washburn, ND $62,148 Wilton, ND $61,814 Zap, ND $62,731 Zeeland, ND $61,655 Dickinson, ND $62,774 Amidon, ND $62,362 Beach, ND $62,182 Belfield, ND $62,549

Bowman, ND $62,124 Dodge, ND $62,775 Dunn Center, ND $62,709 Fairfield, ND $62,462 Gladstone, ND $62,642 Glen Ullin, ND $62,502 Golva, ND $62,145 Grassy Butte, ND $62,435

Halliday, ND $62,767 Hebron, ND $62,634 Hettinger, ND $62,016 Killdeer, ND $62,658 Lefor, ND $62,502 Manning, ND $62,617 Marmarth, ND $61,893 Marshall, ND $62,672

Medora, ND $62,367 Mott, ND $62,370 New England, ND $62,482 Reeder, ND $62,111 Regent, ND $62,427 Rhame, ND $62,043 Richardton, ND $62,635 Scranton, ND $61,981

Sentinel Butte, ND $62,204 South Heart, ND $62,583 Taylor, ND $62,641 Minot, ND $62,597 Minot Afb, ND $62,668 Anamoose, ND $62,012 Antler, ND $62,171 Balfour, ND $62,084

Bantry, ND $62,115 Benedict, ND $62,318 Berthold, ND $62,407 Bowbells, ND $62,331 Burlington, ND $62,511 Butte, ND $62,118 Carpio, ND $62,322 Columbus, ND $62,310

Crosby, ND $62,352 Deering, ND $62,215 Des Lacs, ND $62,444 Donnybrook, ND $62,327 Douglas, ND $62,433 Finley, ND $61,190 Fordville, ND $61,088 Forest River, ND $60,312

Gilby, ND $59,920 Glasston, ND $61,724 Grafton, ND $61,055 Hamilton, ND $61,640 Hannah, ND $61,706 Hatton, ND $60,145 Hensel, ND $61,735 Hoople, ND $61,626

Inkster, ND $60,344 Langdon, ND $61,829 Lankin, ND $61,529 Larimore, ND $60,270 Mcville, ND $61,443 Maida, ND $61,857 Manvel, ND $59,475 Mayville, ND $60,346

Mekinock, ND $59,475 Michigan, ND $61,406 Milton, ND $61,673 Minto, ND $60,061 Mountain, ND $61,798 Neche, ND $61,755 Niagara, ND $60,823 Northwood, ND $60,188

Osnabrock, ND $61,751 Park River, ND $61,498 Pembina, ND $61,711 Petersburg, ND $61,122 Pisek, ND $60,979 Portland, ND $60,836 Reynolds, ND $59,487 Saint Thomas, ND $61,719

Sharon, ND $60,972 Thompson, ND $59,476 Wales, ND $61,720 Walhalla, ND $61,823 Devils Lake, ND $61,825 Agate, ND $61,802 Alsen, ND $61,670 Balta, ND $62,251

Belcourt, ND $62,145 Bisbee, ND $61,828 Bottineau, ND $62,171 Bremen, ND $61,605 Brocket, ND $61,576 Calvin, ND $61,725 Cando, ND $61,857 Churchs Ferry, ND $61,668

Crary, ND $61,613 Dunseith, ND $62,109 Edmore, ND $61,670 Abercrombie, ND $60,534 Absaraka, ND $60,353 Amenia, ND $60,190 Argusville, ND $59,807 Arthur, ND $60,168

Ayr, ND $60,461 Barney, ND $61,115 Blanchard, ND $60,560 Buffalo, ND $60,571 Casselton, ND $59,994 Cayuga, ND $61,575 Christine, ND $60,177 Clifford, ND $60,965

Cogswell, ND $61,506 Colfax, ND $60,586 Davenport, ND $60,042 Enderlin, ND $61,124 Erie, ND $60,440 Fairmount, ND $61,530 Fingal, ND $60,999 Forman, ND $61,598

Fort Ransom, ND $61,625 Galesburg, ND $60,819 Gardner, ND $60,006 Bismarck, ND $61,544 Grandin, ND $60,196 Egeland, ND $61,772 Esmond, ND $61,814 Fort Totten, ND $61,809

Hampden, ND $61,675 Hansboro, ND $61,856 Harvey, ND $61,926 Knox, ND $61,839 Lakota, ND $61,592 Lawton, ND $61,595 Leeds, ND $61,826 Maddock, ND $61,773

Minnewaukan, ND $61,730 Munich, ND $61,775 Mylo, ND $61,870 Nekoma, ND $61,732 New Rockford, ND $61,610 Oberon, ND $61,691 Pekin, ND $61,419 Penn, ND $61,688

Perth, ND $61,840 Rocklake, ND $61,820 Rolette, ND $61,971 Rolla, ND $62,005 Rugby, ND $62,014 Saint John, ND $62,068 Saint Michael, ND $61,738 Sarles, ND $61,779

Sheyenne, ND $61,605 Starkweather, ND $61,703 Tokio, ND $61,727 Tolna, ND $61,484 Warwick, ND $61,501 Webster, ND $61,646 Willow City, ND $62,006 Wolford, ND $61,867

York, ND $61,818 Jamestown, ND $61,743 Ashley, ND $61,602 Berlin, ND $61,699 Binford, ND $61,349 Bowdon, ND $61,733 Buchanan, ND $61,499 Carrington, ND $61,587

Cathay, ND $61,611 Chaseley, ND $61,789 Cleveland, ND $61,626 Cooperstown, ND $61,460 Courtenay, ND $61,361 Dawson, ND $61,804 Dazey, ND $61,424 Denhoff, ND $61,916

Dickey, ND $61,657 Edgeley, ND $61,751 Ellendale, ND $61,514 Fessenden, ND $61,775 Forbes, ND $61,498 Fredonia, ND $61,690 Fullerton, ND $61,647 Gackle, ND $61,739

Glenfield, ND $61,356 Goodrich, ND $61,903 Grace City, ND $61,418 Hannaford, ND $61,381 Hurdsfield, ND $61,842 Jessie, ND $61,565 Jud, ND $61,662 Kensal, ND $61,377

Kulm, ND $61,729 Lamoure, ND $61,757 Lehr, ND $61,739 Litchville, ND $61,601 Mcclusky, ND $61,992 Mchenry, ND $61,372 Marion, ND $61,624 Medina, ND $61,710

Montpelier, ND $61,644 Oakes, ND $61,603 Pettibone, ND $61,685 Pingree, ND $61,486 Regan, ND $61,837 Robinson, ND $61,715 Rogers, ND $61,465 Sanborn, ND $61,517

Spiritwood, ND $61,505 Steele, ND $61,839 Streeter, ND $61,782 Sutton, ND $61,271 Sykeston, ND $61,635 Tappen, ND $61,789 Tuttle, ND $61,759 Verona, ND $61,669

Wimbledon, ND $61,424 Wing, ND $61,760 Wishek, ND $61,864 Woodworth, ND $61,584 Ypsilanti, ND $61,597 Gwinner, ND $61,784 Hankinson, ND $61,589 Harwood, ND $59,682

Havana, ND $61,463 Hillsboro, ND $60,472 Hope, ND $61,156 Horace, ND $59,921 Hunter, ND $60,330 Kathryn, ND $61,450 Kindred, ND $60,172 Leonard, ND $60,446

Lidgerwood, ND $61,609 Lisbon, ND $61,470 Luverne, ND $61,276 Mcleod, ND $60,972 Mantador, ND $61,425 Mapleton, ND $59,995 Milnor, ND $61,470 Mooreton, ND $61,180

Nome, ND $61,304 Oriska, ND $61,074 Page, ND $60,928 Pillsbury, ND $61,114 Rutland, ND $61,578 Sheldon, ND $60,933 Flaxton, ND $62,273 Glenburn, ND $62,303

Granville, ND $62,222 Karlsruhe, ND $62,119 Kenmare, ND $62,357 Kramer, ND $62,084 Lansford, ND $62,260 Lignite, ND $62,370 Mcgregor, ND $62,367 Makoti, ND $62,496

Mandaree, ND $62,674 Martin, ND $61,940 Max, ND $62,413 Maxbass, ND $62,194 Mohall, ND $62,285 Newburg, ND $62,188 New Town, ND $62,637 Noonan, ND $62,334

Norwich, ND $62,283 Palermo, ND $62,430 Parshall, ND $62,635 Plaza, ND $62,479 Portal, ND $62,328 Powers Lake, ND $62,404 Roseglen, ND $62,643 Ross, ND $62,469

Ruso, ND $62,199 Ryder, ND $62,505 Sawyer, ND $62,381 Sherwood, ND $62,248 Souris, ND $62,087 Stanley, ND $62,519 Surrey, ND $62,434 Tolley, ND $62,260

Towner, ND $62,090 Upham, ND $62,157 Velva, ND $62,344 Voltaire, ND $62,169 Westhope, ND $62,197 White Earth, ND $62,464 Wildrose, ND $62,347 Williston, ND $62,415

Alamo, ND $62,316 Alexander, ND $62,287 Ambrose, ND $62,144 Arnegard, ND $62,451 Cartwright, ND $62,099

Architect Intern/Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architect Intern/Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Architect Intern/Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architect Intern/Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architect Intern/Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$76,489	$37.0	25%
Construction	$73,429	$35.0	20%
Business Services	$64,250	$31.0	5%

Architect Intern/Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architect Intern/Designer'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 August 01, 2026

$54,853

Average $61,191/year

$67,376

$4,571

Average $5,099/month

$5,615

$1,055

Average $1,177/week

$1,296

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,376	$5,615	$1,296	$32
Average	$61,191	$5,099	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$54,853	$4,571	$1,055	$26

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