Architectural Associate Salary in Colorado

How much does an Architectural Associate make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Associate in Colorado is $62,772 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,870
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,927 to $68,581
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,784

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Architectural Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,581	$5,715	$1,319	$33
Average	$62,772	$5,231	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$54,927	$4,577	$1,056	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Associate Salaries

An Architectural Associate'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 Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Associate'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): $63,317
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,895
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,742
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,354
Expert (over 8 years): $133,337

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$63,317
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$76,895
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$94,742
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$113,354
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$133,337

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How Do Architectural Associate 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 Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,119.
California: $67,860.
Massachusetts: $66,956.

District of Columbia $68,119 California $67,860 Massachusetts $66,956 Washington $66,710 New Jersey $66,685 Alaska $66,599 Connecticut $65,750 New York $65,406

Hawaii $64,304 Rhode Island $63,788 Maryland $63,437 Minnesota $62,957 Colorado $62,772 Illinois $62,711 Oregon $62,477 Delaware $62,305

New Hampshire $62,197 Virginia $61,954 Pennsylvania $61,247 Nevada $60,890 North Dakota $60,773 Michigan $60,588 Wisconsin $60,521 Vermont $60,385

Texas $60,010 Maine $59,985 Arizona $59,948 Ohio $59,905 Georgia $59,339 Indiana $59,056 Wyoming $59,001 Utah $58,915

Iowa $58,878 Kansas $58,583 Louisiana $58,497 North Carolina $58,466 Missouri $58,453 Florida $58,214 Montana $58,084 Nebraska $57,961

Kentucky $57,894 South Carolina $57,648 Tennessee $57,494 Idaho $57,432 New Mexico $56,983 Oklahoma $56,885 Alabama $56,522 South Dakota $55,913

Arkansas $55,580 West Virginia $55,402 Mississippi $54,867

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Associates

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:

Glen Haven: $61,543
Hygiene: $63,682
Johnstown: $61,680

Glen Haven, CO $61,543 Hygiene, CO $63,682 Johnstown, CO $61,680 Laporte, CO $60,997 Livermore, CO $60,799 Loveland, CO $61,488 Lyons, CO $63,570 Masonville, CO $61,036

Mead, CO $62,381 Milliken, CO $61,595 Niwot, CO $64,182 Red Feather Lakes, CO $60,966 Severance, CO $61,084 Timnath, CO $61,005 Wellington, CO $60,664 Windsor, CO $61,093

Brighton, CO $62,608 Ault, CO $60,977 Briggsdale, CO $60,994 Carr, CO $59,945 Eastlake, CO $62,771 Eaton, CO $61,170 Evans, CO $61,481 Fort Lupton, CO $62,429

Galeton, CO $61,176 Gilcrest, CO $61,817 Gill, CO $61,276 Greeley, CO $61,330 Henderson, CO $62,705 Hudson, CO $62,224 Keenesburg, CO $61,923 Kersey, CO $61,284

La Salle, CO $61,711 Lucerne, CO $61,264 Nunn, CO $60,783 Orchard, CO $60,986 Pierce, CO $61,016 Ohio City, CO $61,643 Parlin, CO $61,354 Penrose, CO $60,818

Pitkin, CO $61,567 Poncha Springs, CO $61,150 Powderhorn, CO $61,226 Rockvale, CO $60,542 Sargents, CO $61,047 Twin Lakes, CO $63,063 Westcliffe, CO $60,575 Wetmore, CO $60,186

Durango, CO $61,397 Cahone, CO $61,246 Cortez, CO $61,200 Dolores, CO $61,346 Dove Creek, CO $61,185 Egnar, CO $61,219 Hesperus, CO $60,861 Lewis, CO $61,354

Mancos, CO $61,199 Marvel, CO $60,859 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $60,882 Pleasant View, CO $61,070 Rico, CO $61,360 Towaoc, CO $60,945 Yellow Jacket, CO $61,281 Montrose, CO $61,590

Austin, CO $61,670 Bedrock, CO $61,204 Cedaredge, CO $61,733 Cory, CO $61,655 Crawford, CO $61,480 Delta, CO $61,589 Eckert, CO $61,685 Hotchkiss, CO $61,647

Lazear, CO $61,601 Naturita, CO $61,328 Norwood, CO $61,352 Nucla, CO $61,422 Olathe, CO $61,521 Ophir, CO $61,418 Ouray, CO $61,408 Paonia, CO $61,930

Paradox, CO $61,237 Placerville, CO $61,362 Redvale, CO $61,381 Ridgway, CO $61,400 Silverton, CO $61,296 Somerset, CO $62,118 Telluride, CO $61,430 Grand Junction, CO $61,969

Platteville, CO $61,954 Roggen, CO $61,315 Weldona, CO $60,842 Wiggins, CO $61,167 Fort Morgan, CO $60,866 Log Lane Village, CO $61,066 Akron, CO $60,425 Amherst, CO $60,232

Atwood, CO $60,637 Brush, CO $60,633 Crook, CO $60,465 Eckley, CO $60,274 Fleming, CO $60,580 Grover, CO $60,532 Haxtun, CO $60,568 Hereford, CO $60,146

Hillrose, CO $60,692 Holyoke, CO $60,385 Idalia, CO $60,082 Iliff, CO $60,623 Julesburg, CO $60,379 Lindon, CO $60,166 Merino, CO $60,690 New Raymer, CO $60,676

Otis, CO $60,479 Ovid, CO $60,400 Padroni, CO $60,470 Paoli, CO $60,569 Peetz, CO $60,453 Sedgwick, CO $60,422 Snyder, CO $60,644 Sterling, CO $60,741

Stoneham, CO $60,679 Vernon, CO $60,139 Woodrow, CO $60,292 Wray, CO $60,259 Yuma, CO $60,461 Anton, CO $60,182 Arapahoe, CO $59,707 Arriba, CO $59,924

Bethune, CO $60,012 Burlington, CO $59,956 Calhan, CO $60,905 Cascade, CO $61,406 Cheyenne Wells, CO $59,794 Cope, CO $60,153 Cripple Creek, CO $61,290 Divide, CO $61,323

Flagler, CO $59,985 Florissant, CO $61,273 Fountain, CO $60,900 Genoa, CO $59,964 Green Mountain Falls, CO $61,391 Guffey, CO $61,207 Hugo, CO $59,597 Joes, CO $60,213

Karval, CO $59,251 Kirk, CO $60,163 Kit Carson, CO $59,720 Limon, CO $60,326 Lake George, CO $61,365 Manitou Springs, CO $61,406 Matheson, CO $60,282 Peyton, CO $61,193

Ramah, CO $59,893 Rush, CO $60,035 Seibert, CO $59,960 Simla, CO $60,556 Stratton, CO $60,020 U S A F Academy, CO $61,402 Victor, CO $61,263 Vona, CO $59,995

Wild Horse, CO $59,605 Woodland Park, CO $61,356 Yoder, CO $60,267 Colorado Springs, CO $61,407 Clifton, CO $61,930 Fruita, CO $61,776 Gateway, CO $61,341 Glade Park, CO $61,554

Loma, CO $61,799 Mack, CO $61,634 Palisade, CO $61,818 Whitewater, CO $61,549 Glenwood Springs, CO $62,566 Dinosaur, CO $61,533 Aspen, CO $63,738 Snowmass Village, CO $63,736

Avon, CO $63,164 Basalt, CO $63,535 Carbondale, CO $63,299 Collbran, CO $61,757 Craig, CO $62,211 De Beque, CO $61,750 Eagle, CO $62,905 Edwards, CO $63,040

Parachute, CO $62,072 Battlement Mesa, CO $62,014 Gypsum, CO $62,592 Hamilton, CO $62,476 Hayden, CO $62,299 Maybell, CO $61,610 Meeker, CO $62,481 Meredith, CO $63,327

Mesa, CO $61,727 Minturn, CO $62,971 Molina, CO $61,690 New Castle, CO $62,350 Rangely, CO $61,783 Red Cliff, CO $62,963 Rifle, CO $62,196 Silt, CO $62,171

Slater, CO $61,915 Snowmass, CO $63,608 Wolcott, CO $62,943 Woody Creek, CO $63,734 Vail, CO $63,241 Pueblo, CO $59,542 Colorado City, CO $59,950 Aguilar, CO $60,211

Arlington, CO $59,151 Avondale, CO $59,702 Beulah, CO $59,953 Boncarbo, CO $60,241 Boone, CO $59,895 Branson, CO $59,748 Campo, CO $59,526 Cheraw, CO $59,641

Crowley, CO $59,768 Eads, CO $59,683 Fort Lyon, CO $59,618 Fowler, CO $59,789 Gardner, CO $60,374 Granada, CO $59,817 Hartman, CO $59,932 Hasty, CO $59,749

Haswell, CO $59,395 Hoehne, CO $60,144 Holly, CO $59,743 Kim, CO $59,686 La Junta, CO $59,725 Lamar, CO $59,907 Las Animas, CO $59,692 La Veta, CO $60,479

Mc Clave, CO $59,758 Manzanola, CO $59,679 Model, CO $59,770 Olney Springs, CO $59,577 Ordway, CO $59,280 Pritchett, CO $59,689 Rocky Ford, CO $59,593 Rye, CO $60,041

Sheridan Lake, CO $59,707 Springfield, CO $59,812 Sugar City, CO $59,122 Swink, CO $59,665 Trinchera, CO $59,886 Trinidad, CO $60,145 Two Buttes, CO $59,809 Vilas, CO $59,800

Walsenburg, CO $60,160 Walsh, CO $59,737 Weston, CO $60,355 Wiley, CO $59,703 Alamosa, CO $60,938 Antonito, CO $60,900 Arboles, CO $61,023 Arvada, CO $62,773

Aurora, CO $62,730 Bayfield, CO $61,194 Broomfield, CO $63,049 Commerce City, CO $62,625 Dupont, CO $62,745 Eldorado Springs, CO $64,239 Lafayette, CO $63,669 Louisville, CO $63,748

Westminster, CO $62,744 Wheat Ridge, CO $62,741 Agate, CO $60,518 Bennett, CO $62,091 Byers, CO $61,350 Castle Rock, CO $61,622 Deer Trail, CO $60,945 Elbert, CO $61,232

Elizabeth, CO $61,749 Englewood, CO $62,730 Franktown, CO $61,581 Kiowa, CO $61,304 Larkspur, CO $61,422 Littleton, CO $62,668 Lone Tree, CO $62,502 Louviers, CO $62,416

Monument, CO $61,362 Palmer Lake, CO $61,368 Parker, CO $62,273 Sedalia, CO $61,653 Strasburg, CO $61,894 Watkins, CO $62,358 Denver, CO $62,723 Thornton, CO $62,772

Boulder, CO $64,549 Golden, CO $62,736 Alma, CO $62,383 Bailey, CO $62,241 Black Hawk, CO $63,363 Bond, CO $62,937 Breckenridge, CO $62,516 Buffalo Creek, CO $62,026

Burns, CO $62,532 Central City, CO $63,007 Clark, CO $61,940 Climax, CO $62,588 Coalmont, CO $61,833 Como, CO $61,622 Conifer, CO $62,403 Cowdrey, CO $61,583

Dillon, CO $62,479 Dumont, CO $62,782 Evergreen, CO $62,627 Empire, CO $62,496 Fairplay, CO $61,679 Fraser, CO $62,566 Frisco, CO $62,865 Georgetown, CO $62,449

Granby, CO $62,400 Grand Lake, CO $62,365 Grant, CO $61,922 Hartsel, CO $61,351 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $62,316 Idaho Springs, CO $62,676 Idledale, CO $62,672 Indian Hills, CO $62,640

Jamestown, CO $64,445 Jefferson, CO $61,792 Kittredge, CO $62,646 Kremmling, CO $62,310 Leadville, CO $62,512 Mc Coy, CO $62,523 Morrison, CO $62,626 Nederland, CO $63,859

Oak Creek, CO $62,411 Parshall, CO $62,680 Phippsburg, CO $62,473 Pine, CO $62,101 Pinecliffe, CO $64,159 Rand, CO $61,837 Rollinsville, CO $63,561 Shawnee, CO $62,086

Silver Plume, CO $62,184 Steamboat Springs, CO $62,295 Tabernash, CO $62,712 Toponas, CO $62,449 Walden, CO $61,745 Ward, CO $63,691 Winter Park, CO $62,793 Yampa, CO $62,534

Silverthorne, CO $62,811 Longmont, CO $63,434 Allenspark, CO $63,146 Estes Park, CO $62,198 Bellvue, CO $61,402 Berthoud, CO $62,154 Dacono, CO $62,879 Drake, CO $61,424

Erie, CO $63,161 Firestone, CO $62,723 Fort Collins, CO $60,964 Frederick, CO $62,725 Blanca, CO $60,722 Capulin, CO $61,034 Center, CO $60,985 Chama, CO $60,515

Chimney Rock, CO $61,049 Chromo, CO $60,639 Conejos, CO $60,862 Creede, CO $61,181 Crestone, CO $60,751 Del Norte, CO $61,049 Fort Garland, CO $60,586 San Luis, CO $60,340

Homelake, CO $60,991 Hooper, CO $60,789 Ignacio, CO $60,931 Jaroso, CO $60,473 La Jara, CO $60,960 Manassa, CO $60,898 Moffat, CO $60,831 Monte Vista, CO $61,028

Mosca, CO $60,712 Pagosa Springs, CO $61,044 Romeo, CO $61,077 Saguache, CO $61,041 Sanford, CO $60,735 San Pablo, CO $60,423 South Fork, CO $61,109 Villa Grove, CO $60,913

Salida, CO $61,152 Almont, CO $62,726 Buena Vista, CO $62,630 Canon City, CO $60,879 Cimarron, CO $61,290 Coal Creek, CO $60,518 Coaldale, CO $61,002 Cotopaxi, CO $60,831

Crested Butte, CO $63,056 Florence, CO $60,423 Monarch, CO $61,280 Granite, CO $62,200 Gunnison, CO $61,338 Hillside, CO $60,809 Howard, CO $61,113 Lake City, CO $61,287

Nathrop, CO $61,336

Architectural Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural Associate 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, Architectural Associate positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural Associate

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$78,466	$38.0	25%
Construction	$75,327	$36.0	20%
Business Services	$65,911	$32.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Architectural Associate'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 July 01, 2026

$54,927

Average $62,772/year

$68,581

$4,577

Average $5,231/month

$5,715

$1,056

Average $1,207/week

$1,319

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,581	$5,715	$1,319	$33
Average	$62,772	$5,231	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$54,927	$4,577	$1,056	$26

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