Architectural Associate Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Architectural Associate make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Associate in Mississippi is $54,867 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,567
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,009 to $59,944
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,766

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Architectural Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,944	$4,995	$1,153	$29
Average	$54,867	$4,572	$1,055	$26
25th Percentile	$48,009	$4,001	$923	$23

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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): $55,343
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,210
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,810
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,078
Expert (over 8 years): $116,544

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$55,343
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$67,210
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$82,810
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$99,078
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$116,544

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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:

Hillsboro: $53,842
Holly Bluff: $53,380
Kosciusko: $53,365

Hillsboro, MS $53,842 Holly Bluff, MS $53,380 Kosciusko, MS $53,365 Lake, MS $53,663 Lena, MS $53,875 Lexington, MS $53,271 Lorman, MS $53,404 Louise, MS $53,944

Ludlow, MS $53,993 Mc Adams, MS $53,317 Mc Cool, MS $53,258 Madden, MS $53,525 Madison, MS $54,484 Magee, MS $53,908 Mayersville, MS $53,700 Mendenhall, MS $54,099

Midnight, MS $53,945 Mize, MS $53,689 Morton, MS $54,119 Mount Olive, MS $53,692 Natchez, MS $53,542 Newhebron, MS $53,843 Pattison, MS $53,660 Pelahatchie, MS $54,291

Pickens, MS $53,700 Piney Woods, MS $54,380 Pinola, MS $54,067 Port Gibson, MS $53,651 Puckett, MS $54,171 Pulaski, MS $53,861 Raleigh, MS $53,716 Raymond, MS $54,464

Redwood, MS $53,728 Ridgeland, MS $54,624 Rolling Fork, MS $53,738 Sallis, MS $53,409 Sandhill, MS $54,416 Satartia, MS $54,002 Sharon, MS $54,059 Sibley, MS $53,672

Silver City, MS $53,645 Star, MS $54,454 Taylorsville, MS $53,553 Tchula, MS $53,316 Terry, MS $54,481 Thomastown, MS $53,530 Tinsley, MS $53,955 Tougaloo, MS $54,662

Utica, MS $54,163 Vaiden, MS $53,164 Valley Park, MS $53,481 Vaughan, MS $53,807 Vicksburg, MS $53,912 Walnut Grove, MS $53,628 Washington, MS $53,519 Wesson, MS $53,885

West, MS $53,157 Whitfield, MS $54,657 Yazoo City, MS $53,731 Jackson, MS $54,701 Pearl, MS $54,696 Richland, MS $54,701 Flowood, MS $54,685 Byram, MS $54,633

Lula, MS $54,418 Lyon, MS $53,405 Marks, MS $53,767 Michigan City, MS $54,823 Mount Pleasant, MS $56,141 Myrtle, MS $53,832 Nesbit, MS $57,069 New Albany, MS $53,736

Olive Branch, MS $56,986 Oxford, MS $53,921 Pope, MS $53,583 Potts Camp, MS $54,424 Red Banks, MS $56,113 Ripley, MS $53,666 Robinsonville, MS $56,298 Sarah, MS $55,493

Sardis, MS $54,521 Senatobia, MS $55,563 Sherard, MS $53,290 Sledge, MS $54,328 Southaven, MS $57,403 Taylor, MS $53,838 Tiplersville, MS $53,760 Tula, MS $53,537

Tunica, MS $55,640 University, MS $54,302 Victoria, MS $56,044 Walls, MS $57,280 Walnut, MS $53,779 Waterford, MS $54,622 Greenville, MS $54,694 Alligator, MS $53,120

Anguilla, MS $54,125 Arcola, MS $54,694 Avon, MS $54,694 Benoit, MS $54,183 Beulah, MS $53,683 Boyle, MS $53,940 Chatham, MS $54,600 Cleveland, MS $53,744

Doddsville, MS $53,448 Drew, MS $53,162 Parchman, MS $53,220 Dublin, MS $53,025 Duncan, MS $53,091 Glen Allan, MS $54,437 Grace, MS $54,304 Gunnison, MS $53,247

Hollandale, MS $54,694 Holly Ridge, MS $54,219 Indianola, MS $54,255 Inverness, MS $54,149 Isola, MS $54,271 Leland, MS $54,694 Merigold, MS $53,455 Metcalfe, MS $54,694

Moorhead, MS $53,730 Mound Bayou, MS $53,406 Pace, MS $53,721 Panther Burn, MS $54,456 Rena Lara, MS $53,104 Rome, MS $53,114 Rosedale, MS $53,594 Ruleville, MS $53,418

Scott, MS $54,370 Shaw, MS $54,104 Shelby, MS $53,279 Stoneville, MS $54,694 Sunflower, MS $53,629 Wayside, MS $54,694 Winstonville, MS $53,553 Winterville, MS $54,694

Tupelo, MS $53,982 Algoma, MS $53,833 Amory, MS $53,071 Baldwyn, MS $53,701 Becker, MS $52,934 Belden, MS $53,888 Belmont, MS $53,490 Blue Springs, MS $53,736

Booneville, MS $53,669 Burnsville, MS $53,626 Corinth, MS $53,829 Dennis, MS $53,429 Derma, MS $53,786 Ecru, MS $53,781 Fulton, MS $53,702 Gattman, MS $52,858

Glen, MS $53,680 Abbeville, MS $54,233 Arkabutla, MS $56,087 Ashland, MS $54,438 Batesville, MS $54,080 Belen, MS $53,602 Blue Mountain, MS $53,790 Byhalia, MS $56,362

Clarksdale, MS $53,250 Coahoma, MS $53,799 Coldwater, MS $56,175 Como, MS $54,830 Courtland, MS $53,799 Crenshaw, MS $54,546 Crowder, MS $53,612 Darling, MS $54,059

Dumas, MS $53,631 Dundee, MS $54,451 Etta, MS $53,774 Falcon, MS $54,189 Falkner, MS $54,030 Farrell, MS $53,407 Friars Point, MS $53,830 Hernando, MS $56,593

Hickory Flat, MS $54,183 Holly Springs, MS $55,059 Horn Lake, MS $57,341 Independence, MS $55,955 Jonestown, MS $53,848 Lake Cormorant, MS $57,039 Lamar, MS $55,088 Stennis Space Center, MS $54,657

Diamondhead, MS $54,197 Biloxi, MS $54,528 Diberville, MS $54,498 Escatawpa, MS $54,232 Gautier, MS $54,223 Hurley, MS $54,377 Kiln, MS $54,251 Lakeshore, MS $54,698

Long Beach, MS $54,130 Mc Henry, MS $53,979 Moss Point, MS $54,277 Ocean Springs, MS $54,304 Vancleave, MS $54,170 Pascagoula, MS $54,276 Pass Christian, MS $54,131 Pearlington, MS $55,406

Perkinston, MS $53,968 Saucier, MS $54,141 Waveland, MS $54,282 Wiggins, MS $53,784 Brookhaven, MS $53,876 Bogue Chitto, MS $53,602 Bude, MS $53,608 Centreville, MS $55,185

Chatawa, MS $54,093 Crosby, MS $53,924 Fernwood, MS $53,839 Gloster, MS $54,291 Jayess, MS $53,423 Kokomo, MS $53,449 Liberty, MS $54,441 Mc Call Creek, MS $53,558

Mccomb, MS $53,622 Magnolia, MS $53,901 Meadville, MS $53,398 Monticello, MS $53,742 Oak Vale, MS $53,471 Osyka, MS $54,275 Roxie, MS $53,367 Ruth, MS $53,505

Silver Creek, MS $53,694 Smithdale, MS $53,524 Sontag, MS $53,760 Summit, MS $53,503 Tylertown, MS $53,492 Union Church, MS $53,610 Woodville, MS $54,498 Columbus, MS $52,459

Aberdeen, MS $52,812 Ackerman, MS $53,281 Artesia, MS $52,536 Bellefontaine, MS $53,362 Brooksville, MS $52,737 Caledonia, MS $52,691 Cedarbluff, MS $52,819 Crawford, MS $52,614

Eupora, MS $53,348 French Camp, MS $53,267 Hamilton, MS $52,591 Kilmichael, MS $53,241 Maben, MS $53,138 Mantee, MS $53,209 Mathiston, MS $53,233 Mayhew, MS $52,462

Montpelier, MS $53,007 Pheba, MS $52,956 Prairie, MS $52,806 Starkville, MS $52,751 Mississippi State, MS $52,708 Steens, MS $52,488 Stewart, MS $53,248 Sturgis, MS $53,108

Walthall, MS $53,451 Weir, MS $53,333 West Point, MS $52,563 Woodland, MS $53,239 Thaxton, MS $53,639 Tishomingo, MS $53,387 Toccopola, MS $53,644 Trebloc, MS $53,064

Tremont, MS $53,580 Van Vleet, MS $53,476 Vardaman, MS $53,540 Verona, MS $53,970 Wheeler, MS $53,674 Grenada, MS $53,266 Banner, MS $53,497 Big Creek, MS $53,356

Bruce, MS $53,530 Calhoun City, MS $53,465 Carrollton, MS $53,015 Cascilla, MS $53,081 Charleston, MS $53,154 Coffeeville, MS $53,298 Coila, MS $53,020 Cruger, MS $53,142

Duck Hill, MS $53,223 Elliott, MS $53,282 Enid, MS $53,306 Glendora, MS $52,994 Gore Springs, MS $53,320 Greenwood, MS $53,000 Holcomb, MS $53,012 Itta Bena, MS $53,391

Mc Carley, MS $53,084 Minter City, MS $52,887 Money, MS $52,958 Morgan City, MS $53,485 North Carrollton, MS $53,301 Oakland, MS $53,246 Paris, MS $53,498 Philipp, MS $52,846

Pittsboro, MS $53,543 Schlater, MS $52,992 Scobey, MS $53,160 Sidon, MS $53,126 Slate Spring, MS $53,431 Sumner, MS $53,152 Swan Lake, MS $53,013 Swiftown, MS $53,626

Tie Plant, MS $53,268 Tillatoba, MS $53,186 Tippo, MS $52,929 Tutwiler, MS $53,124 Vance, MS $53,039 Water Valley, MS $53,442 Webb, MS $53,079 Winona, MS $53,223

Belzoni, MS $53,879 Benton, MS $53,796 Bentonia, MS $54,181 Bolton, MS $54,404 Brandon, MS $54,408 Braxton, MS $54,317 Camden, MS $53,657 Canton, MS $54,213

Carthage, MS $53,554 Cary, MS $53,794 Clinton, MS $54,576 Conehatta, MS $53,554 Crystal Springs, MS $54,294 Delta City, MS $54,453 D Lo, MS $54,204 Durant, MS $53,324

Edwards, MS $54,262 Ethel, MS $53,253 Fayette, MS $53,427 Flora, MS $54,379 Pocahontas, MS $54,645 Florence, MS $54,518 Meridian, MS $53,449 Bailey, MS $53,377

Buckatunna, MS $53,423 Chunky, MS $53,327 Clara, MS $53,385 Collinsville, MS $53,405 Daleville, MS $53,325 Decatur, MS $53,405 De Kalb, MS $53,337 Enterprise, MS $53,326

Hickory, MS $53,336 Lauderdale, MS $53,390 Lawrence, MS $53,519 Little Rock, MS $53,347 Louin, MS $53,437 Louisville, MS $53,334 Macon, MS $53,469 Marion, MS $53,564

Newton, MS $53,418 Noxapater, MS $53,359 Pachuta, MS $53,295 Paulding, MS $53,284 Philadelphia, MS $53,404 Porterville, MS $53,327 Preston, MS $53,343 Quitman, MS $53,364

Rose Hill, MS $53,254 Scooba, MS $53,450 Sebastopol, MS $53,684 Shubuta, MS $53,319 Shuqualak, MS $53,442 State Line, MS $53,522 Stonewall, MS $53,387 Toomsuba, MS $53,402

Union, MS $53,372 Vossburg, MS $53,306 Waynesboro, MS $53,388 Hattiesburg, MS $53,511 Bassfield, MS $53,471 Bay Springs, MS $53,477 Beaumont, MS $53,451 Brooklyn, MS $53,561

Carriere, MS $54,502 Carson, MS $53,495 Collins, MS $53,544 Columbia, MS $53,465 Eastabuchie, MS $53,410 Ellisville, MS $53,429 Heidelberg, MS $53,344 Laurel, MS $53,595

Leakesville, MS $53,864 Lucedale, MS $54,283 Lumberton, MS $53,706 Mc Lain, MS $53,660 Mc Neill, MS $54,435 Moselle, MS $53,411 Moss, MS $53,379 Neely, MS $53,562

New Augusta, MS $53,343 Nicholson, MS $54,773 Ovett, MS $53,340 Petal, MS $53,493 Picayune, MS $54,721 Poplarville, MS $54,081 Prentiss, MS $53,663 Purvis, MS $53,495

Richton, MS $53,332 Sandersville, MS $53,436 Sandy Hook, MS $53,485 Seminary, MS $53,399 Soso, MS $53,390 Stringer, MS $53,421 Sumrall, MS $53,425 Foxworth, MS $53,449

Gulfport, MS $54,098 Bay Saint Louis, MS $54,596 Plantersville, MS $53,674 Pontotoc, MS $53,820 Randolph, MS $53,620 Rienzi, MS $53,674 Saltillo, MS $53,842 Shannon, MS $53,692

Sherman, MS $53,906 Smithville, MS $53,402 Golden, MS $53,495 Greenwood Springs, MS $53,031 Guntown, MS $53,755 Houlka, MS $53,696 Houston, MS $53,407 Iuka, MS $53,433

Mantachie, MS $53,761 Marietta, MS $53,604 Mooreville, MS $53,862 Nettleton, MS $53,480 New Site, MS $53,489 Okolona, MS $53,358 Lambert, MS $53,186 Forest, MS $53,810

Gallman, MS $54,146 Georgetown, MS $54,179 Goodman, MS $53,602 Harperville, MS $53,768 Harriston, MS $53,451 Harrisville, MS $54,267 Hazlehurst, MS $53,935 Hermanville, MS $53,760

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	$68,583	$33.0	25%
Construction	$65,840	$32.0	20%
Business Services	$57,610	$28.0	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

$48,009

Average $54,867/year

$59,944

$4,001

Average $4,572/month

$4,995

$923

Average $1,055/week

$1,153

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,944	$4,995	$1,153	$29
Average	$54,867	$4,572	$1,055	$26
25th Percentile	$48,009	$4,001	$923	$23

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