Architectural Associate Salary in North Carolina

How much does an Architectural Associate make in North Carolina?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Associate in North Carolina is $58,466 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,802
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,158 to $63,876
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,506

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Architectural Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,876	$5,323	$1,228	$31
Average	$58,466	$4,872	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$51,158	$4,263	$984	$25

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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): $58,973
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,619
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,242
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,577
Expert (over 8 years): $124,189

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$58,973
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$71,619
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$88,242
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$105,577
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$124,189

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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:

Morven: $55,781
Mount Holly: $59,173
Mount Mourne: $58,334

Morven, NC $55,781 Mount Holly, NC $59,173 Mount Mourne, NC $58,334 Mount Pleasant, NC $57,537 Mount Ulla, NC $57,524 Newell, NC $59,449 New London, NC $57,031 Norwood, NC $57,011

Oakboro, NC $57,696 Paw Creek, NC $59,457 Peachland, NC $56,541 Pineville, NC $59,315 Polkton, NC $57,394 Polkville, NC $57,189 Richfield, NC $57,294 Rockwell, NC $57,544

Rutherfordton, NC $56,678 Salisbury, NC $57,641 Warsaw, NC $55,822 Roaring River, NC $56,021 Ronda, NC $56,180 Rutherford College, NC $56,661 Scottville, NC $55,204 Sherrills Ford, NC $57,869

Sparta, NC $55,535 State Road, NC $56,151 Stony Point, NC $56,679 Sugar Grove, NC $55,206 Taylorsville, NC $56,327 Terrell, NC $58,037 Thurmond, NC $55,953 Todd, NC $55,208

Traphill, NC $55,789 Turnersburg, NC $56,851 Union Grove, NC $56,223 Valdese, NC $56,557 Valle Crucis, NC $55,284 Vilas, NC $55,167 Warrensville, NC $55,259 West Jefferson, NC $55,269

Wilkesboro, NC $55,863 Zionville, NC $55,207 Scotts, NC $56,637 Alexander, NC $56,592 Almond, NC $55,660 Arden, NC $56,590 Bakersville, NC $55,311 Balsam, NC $55,986

Balsam Grove, NC $56,152 Barnardsville, NC $56,380 Bat Cave, NC $56,408 Black Mountain, NC $56,434 Brevard, NC $56,246 Bryson City, NC $55,706 Burnsville, NC $56,018 Candler, NC $56,559

Canton, NC $56,338 Cashiers, NC $55,863 Cedar Mountain, NC $56,411 Cherokee, NC $55,871 Chimney Rock, NC $56,389 Clyde, NC $56,260 Columbus, NC $56,958 Cullowhee, NC $55,986

Dana, NC $56,367 Gaston, NC $55,949 Greenville, NC $55,348 Grimesland, NC $55,128 Halifax, NC $55,296 Hamilton, NC $55,127 Shelby, NC $57,639 Spencer, NC $57,643

Spindale, NC $56,738 Stanfield, NC $58,233 Stanley, NC $58,945 Troutman, NC $57,384 Union Mills, NC $56,175 Vale, NC $57,739 Waco, NC $58,399 Wadesboro, NC $56,371

Waxhaw, NC $58,465 Wingate, NC $58,033 Charlotte, NC $59,462 Dillsboro, NC $55,748 East Flat Rock, NC $56,341 Edneyville, NC $56,399 Enka, NC $56,676 Etowah, NC $56,383

Fairview, NC $56,531 Flat Rock, NC $56,345 Fletcher, NC $56,537 Fontana Dam, NC $55,847 Franklin, NC $55,454 Gerton, NC $56,482 Glenville, NC $55,726 Glenwood, NC $56,189

Hazelwood, NC $56,128 Hendersonville, NC $56,340 Green Mountain, NC $55,223 Highlands, NC $55,692 Horse Shoe, NC $56,445 Hot Springs, NC $56,087 Lake Junaluska, NC $56,191 Lake Lure, NC $56,385

Lake Toxaway, NC $56,114 Leicester, NC $56,510 Little Switzerland, NC $55,828 Lynn, NC $56,496 Maggie Valley, NC $55,957 Marion, NC $56,340 Marshall, NC $56,152 Mars Hill, NC $56,187

Micaville, NC $55,827 Mill Spring, NC $56,367 Montreat, NC $56,459 Mountain Home, NC $56,458 Mills River, NC $56,466 Naples, NC $56,483 Nebo, NC $56,051 Old Fort, NC $56,329

Otto, NC $55,392 Penland, NC $55,659 Penrose, NC $56,288 Pisgah Forest, NC $56,341 Ridgecrest, NC $56,442 Robbinsville, NC $55,657 Rosman, NC $56,223 Saluda, NC $56,342

Sapphire, NC $55,923 Scaly Mountain, NC $55,577 Skyland, NC $56,616 Spruce Pine, NC $55,740 Hassell, NC $55,184 Tryon, NC $56,720 Tuckasegee, NC $55,786 Tuxedo, NC $56,413

Waynesville, NC $55,799 Weaverville, NC $56,547 Webster, NC $55,814 Whittier, NC $55,679 Zirconia, NC $56,431 Asheville, NC $56,712 Andrews, NC $55,548 Brasstown, NC $55,319

Culberson, NC $55,264 Hayesville, NC $55,360 Marble, NC $55,497 Murphy, NC $55,324 Warne, NC $55,321 Whitsett, NC $57,237 Henrico, NC $55,906 Hobgood, NC $55,208

Hollister, NC $56,643 Jackson, NC $55,139 Jamesville, NC $55,038 Kelford, NC $55,258 Lewiston Woodville, NC $55,008 Littleton, NC $55,999 Lucama, NC $58,007 Macclesfield, NC $56,296

Margarettsville, NC $55,754 Milwaukee, NC $55,741 Murfreesboro, NC $56,017 Nashville, NC $57,395 Oak City, NC $55,007 Pantego, NC $54,982 Parmele, NC $55,187 Pendleton, NC $55,905

Pikeville, NC $57,054 Pinetops, NC $56,386 Pinetown, NC $54,987 Pleasant Hill, NC $55,937 Potecasi, NC $55,594 Red Oak, NC $57,213 Rich Square, NC $55,259 Roanoke Rapids, NC $55,639

Robersonville, NC $55,073 Roxobel, NC $55,369 Saratoga, NC $56,896 Scotland Neck, NC $55,144 Scranton, NC $54,952 Seaboard, NC $55,653 Severn, NC $55,924 Sharpsburg, NC $57,230

Simpson, NC $55,291 Sims, NC $58,302 Speed, NC $55,606 Spring Hope, NC $58,305 Stantonsburg, NC $56,701 Stokes, NC $55,052 Swanquarter, NC $54,954 Tarboro, NC $55,839

Tillery, NC $55,150 Walstonburg, NC $56,394 Washington, NC $55,142 Weldon, NC $55,506 Whitakers, NC $56,311 Williamston, NC $55,108 Wilson, NC $57,359 Woodland, NC $55,569

Elizabeth City, NC $56,593 Ahoskie, NC $55,851 Avon, NC $55,166 Aydlett, NC $56,759 Barco, NC $56,857 Belvidere, NC $56,536 Buxton, NC $55,193 Camden, NC $56,699

Cofield, NC $56,002 Coinjock, NC $56,906 Colerain, NC $55,711 Columbia, NC $55,137 Corapeake, NC $56,968 Corolla, NC $56,739 Creswell, NC $55,044 Currituck, NC $57,181

Durants Neck, NC $56,159 Edenton, NC $55,842 Eure, NC $56,279 Frisco, NC $55,209 Gates, NC $56,733 Gatesville, NC $56,341 Grandy, NC $56,403 Harbinger, NC $55,929

Harrellsville, NC $56,077 Hatteras, NC $55,217 Hertford, NC $56,137 Hobbsville, NC $56,620 Jarvisburg, NC $56,106 Kill Devil Hills, NC $55,750 Kitty Hawk, NC $55,988 Knotts Island, NC $57,465

Swannanoa, NC $56,599 Sylva, NC $55,788 Vaughan, NC $56,148 Wake Forest, NC $59,491 Warrenton, NC $56,851 Wendell, NC $59,579 Willow Spring, NC $59,363 Wilsons Mills, NC $58,977

Wise, NC $56,419 Youngsville, NC $59,204 Zebulon, NC $59,199 Raleigh, NC $60,336 Durham, NC $58,840 Rocky Mount, NC $56,688 Aulander, NC $55,534 Aurora, NC $55,001

Bailey, NC $58,328 Bath, NC $55,083 Battleboro, NC $56,514 Belhaven, NC $55,013 Bellarthur, NC $55,696 Bethel, NC $55,304 Black Creek, NC $57,374 Blounts Creek, NC $55,022

Castalia, NC $57,714 Chocowinity, NC $55,099 Como, NC $56,216 Conetoe, NC $55,711 Conway, NC $55,785 Edward, NC $55,059 Elm City, NC $57,083 Enfield, NC $55,987

Engelhard, NC $54,964 Everetts, NC $55,190 Fairfield, NC $54,959 Falkland, NC $55,916 Farmville, NC $56,029 Fountain, NC $56,140 Fremont, NC $57,134 White Oak, NC $55,248

Wilmington, NC $56,362 Ash, NC $55,833 Atkinson, NC $55,985 Bolivia, NC $56,101 Bolton, NC $55,898 Brunswick, NC $55,540 Burgaw, NC $56,001 Carolina Beach, NC $56,228

Castle Hayne, NC $56,362 Cerro Gordo, NC $55,212 Chadbourn, NC $55,319 Clarendon, NC $55,400 Clarkton, NC $55,388 Council, NC $55,584 Currie, NC $56,194 Delco, NC $56,090

Evergreen, NC $55,261 Fair Bluff, NC $55,225 Garland, NC $55,521 Hallsboro, NC $55,478 Hampstead, NC $56,043 Harrells, NC $55,431 Holly Ridge, NC $55,850 Ivanhoe, NC $55,617

Kelly, NC $55,694 Kure Beach, NC $56,135 Lake Waccamaw, NC $55,726 Leland, NC $56,320 Longwood, NC $55,659 Magnolia, NC $55,610 Maple Hill, NC $55,777 Nakina, NC $55,500

Riegelwood, NC $56,014 Rocky Point, NC $56,187 Rose Hill, NC $55,647 Shallotte, NC $55,863 Sneads Ferry, NC $55,734 Southport, NC $56,103 Supply, NC $55,959 Tabor City, NC $55,417

Teachey, NC $55,743 Oak Island, NC $56,009 Wallace, NC $55,655 Calabash, NC $55,703 Sunset Beach, NC $55,710 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $55,736 Whiteville, NC $55,424 Willard, NC $55,806

Winnabow, NC $56,310 Wrightsville Beach, NC $56,343 Kinston, NC $55,284 Albertson, NC $55,435 Alliance, NC $55,270 Arapahoe, NC $55,129 Atlantic, NC $55,133 Atlantic Beach, NC $55,276

Ayden, NC $55,182 Bayboro, NC $55,073 Beaufort, NC $55,152 Beulaville, NC $55,713 Bridgeton, NC $55,224 Cedar Island, NC $54,900 Chinquapin, NC $55,657 Comfort, NC $55,271

Cove City, NC $55,079 Davis, NC $55,152 Deep Run, NC $55,342 Dover, NC $55,049 Ernul, NC $55,022 Gloucester, NC $55,215 Grantsboro, NC $55,079 Grifton, NC $55,153

Harkers Island, NC $55,278 Havelock, NC $55,172 Cherry Point, NC $55,387 Hobucken, NC $54,974 Hookerton, NC $55,697 Hubert, NC $55,574 Jacksonville, NC $55,755 Camp Lejeune, NC $55,856

Garysburg, NC $55,651 Manns Harbor, NC $54,922 Townsville, NC $56,559 Manteo, NC $55,395 Maple, NC $57,023 Merry Hill, NC $55,545 Moyock, NC $57,297 Nags Head, NC $55,217

Ocracoke, NC $55,154 Plymouth, NC $55,113 Point Harbor, NC $56,028 Poplar Branch, NC $56,626 Powells Point, NC $55,980 Powellsville, NC $55,815 Rodanthe, NC $55,075 Roduco, NC $56,583

Yanceyville, NC $56,743 Greensboro, NC $57,266 Angier, NC $58,698 Apex, NC $59,323 Bahama, NC $58,130 Benson, NC $57,791 Broadway, NC $56,925 Buies Creek, NC $57,596

Bullock, NC $56,497 Bunn, NC $58,769 Butner, NC $58,540 Carrboro, NC $58,078 Cary, NC $59,969 Chapel Hill, NC $58,081 Clayton, NC $59,497 Coats, NC $57,831

Creedmoor, NC $58,821 Four Oaks, NC $57,607 Franklinton, NC $58,600 Fuquay Varina, NC $58,839 Garner, NC $59,884 Goldsboro, NC $56,929 Henderson, NC $57,542 Holly Springs, NC $59,191

Hurdle Mills, NC $56,751 Kenly, NC $58,151 Kipling, NC $58,294 Kittrell, NC $58,332 Knightdale, NC $59,998 Lillington, NC $57,096 Louisburg, NC $58,311 Macon, NC $56,303

Mamers, NC $57,090 Manson, NC $56,538 Micro, NC $58,236 Middleburg, NC $56,941 Middlesex, NC $58,811 Moncure, NC $57,857 Morrisville, NC $59,665 New Hill, NC $58,684

Norlina, NC $56,744 Oxford, NC $57,208 Pine Level, NC $58,140 Princeton, NC $57,438 Ridgeway, NC $56,806 Rolesville, NC $59,576 Rougemont, NC $57,589 Roxboro, NC $56,636

Selma, NC $58,538 Smithfield, NC $58,361 Stem, NC $58,185 Stovall, NC $56,984 Alamance, NC $57,100 Altamahaw, NC $57,057 Asheboro, NC $56,966 Bear Creek, NC $56,404

Bennett, NC $56,452 Biscoe, NC $55,837 Blanch, NC $56,320 Bonlee, NC $56,665 Browns Summit, NC $57,198 Burlington, NC $57,126 Bynum, NC $57,700 Candor, NC $55,622

Cedar Falls, NC $57,095 Cedar Grove, NC $56,906 Climax, NC $57,219 Colfax, NC $57,374 Cumnock, NC $56,836 Denton, NC $56,854 Eagle Springs, NC $55,697 Efland, NC $57,093

Elon, NC $57,009 Ether, NC $56,173 Franklinville, NC $57,062 Gibsonville, NC $57,163 Goldston, NC $56,203 Graham, NC $57,064 Gulf, NC $56,712 Haw River, NC $57,021

Highfalls, NC $56,162 High Point, NC $57,820 Roper, NC $55,275 Salvo, NC $55,252 Shawboro, NC $56,898 Shiloh, NC $56,244 South Mills, NC $57,172 Stumpy Point, NC $54,974

Sunbury, NC $56,844 Tyner, NC $56,127 Wanchese, NC $55,199 Waves, NC $55,213 Windsor, NC $55,175 Winfall, NC $56,367 Winton, NC $56,216 Albemarle, NC $56,995

Alexis, NC $58,793 Ansonville, NC $56,962 Badin, NC $56,815 Barium Springs, NC $57,227 Belmont, NC $59,268 Bessemer City, NC $59,109 Boiling Springs, NC $57,263 Bostic, NC $56,338

Caroleen, NC $57,073 Casar, NC $56,965 Cherryville, NC $58,375 China Grove, NC $57,606 Cliffside, NC $57,173 Concord, NC $58,114 Cornelius, NC $58,726 Cramerton, NC $59,283

Crouse, NC $58,577 Dallas, NC $59,160 Davidson, NC $58,505 Denver, NC $58,535 Earl, NC $57,876 East Spencer, NC $57,643 Ellenboro, NC $56,822 Faith, NC $57,660

Fallston, NC $57,846 Forest City, NC $56,927 Gastonia, NC $59,395 Huntersville, NC $59,116 Gold Hill, NC $57,405 Granite Quarry, NC $57,648 Grover, NC $58,169 Harris, NC $57,076

Harrisburg, NC $59,103 Henrietta, NC $57,141 High Shoals, NC $58,882 Indian Trail, NC $58,939 Iron Station, NC $58,566 Kannapolis, NC $57,884 Kings Mountain, NC $58,778 Landis, NC $57,651

Lattimore, NC $57,174 Lawndale, NC $57,518 Lilesville, NC $55,761 Lincolnton, NC $58,419 Locust, NC $57,859 Lowell, NC $59,368 Mc Adenville, NC $59,280 Mc Farlan, NC $55,719

Marshville, NC $57,815 Matthews, NC $59,045 Midland, NC $58,619 Mineral Springs, NC $58,461 Misenheimer, NC $57,321 Monroe, NC $58,503 Mooresboro, NC $57,217 Mooresville, NC $57,755

Hillsborough, NC $57,350 Jackson Springs, NC $55,680 Jamestown, NC $57,777 Julian, NC $57,221 Kernersville, NC $57,171 Eden, NC $56,565 Leasburg, NC $56,293 Lexington, NC $57,105

Liberty, NC $57,096 Linwood, NC $57,499 Mc Leansville, NC $57,283 Mebane, NC $56,986 Milton, NC $56,206 Mount Gilead, NC $56,135 Oak Ridge, NC $57,142 Pelham, NC $56,607

Pittsboro, NC $57,296 Pleasant Garden, NC $57,312 Prospect Hill, NC $56,714 Providence, NC $56,532 Ramseur, NC $56,845 Randleman, NC $57,223 Reidsville, NC $56,943 Robbins, NC $56,108

Ruffin, NC $56,656 Sanford, NC $56,981 Saxapahaw, NC $57,090 Seagrove, NC $56,439 Sedalia, NC $57,269 Semora, NC $56,038 Siler City, NC $56,816 Snow Camp, NC $57,040

Sophia, NC $57,234 Southmont, NC $57,366 Staley, NC $56,979 Star, NC $56,108 Stokesdale, NC $56,983 Summerfield, NC $57,168 Swepsonville, NC $57,049 Thomasville, NC $57,408

Trinity, NC $57,326 Troy, NC $56,197 Wallburg, NC $57,272 Welcome, NC $57,077 Wentworth, NC $56,789 West End, NC $55,873 Topton, NC $55,444 Advance, NC $56,947

Ararat, NC $56,481 Belews Creek, NC $57,006 Bethania, NC $57,103 Boonville, NC $56,583 Clemmons, NC $57,006 Cleveland, NC $57,385 Cooleemee, NC $57,377 Danbury, NC $56,624

Dobson, NC $56,270 East Bend, NC $56,813 Germanton, NC $56,926 Hamptonville, NC $56,482 King, NC $56,817 Lawsonville, NC $56,503 Lewisville, NC $56,939 Lowgap, NC $55,927

Madison, NC $56,738 Mayodan, NC $56,579 Mocksville, NC $56,910 Mount Airy, NC $56,319 White Plains, NC $56,394 Pfafftown, NC $56,972 Pilot Mountain, NC $56,562 Pine Hall, NC $56,778

Pinnacle, NC $56,701 Rural Hall, NC $56,984 Sandy Ridge, NC $56,517 Siloam, NC $56,597 Stoneville, NC $56,578 Toast, NC $56,318 Tobaccoville, NC $56,904 Walkertown, NC $57,070

Walnut Cove, NC $56,874 Westfield, NC $56,515 Woodleaf, NC $57,390 Yadkinville, NC $56,727 Winston Salem, NC $57,131 Tarawa Terrace, NC $55,750 Midway Park, NC $55,650 Mccutcheon Field, NC $55,807

La Grange, NC $56,089 Lowland, NC $54,948 Marshallberg, NC $55,251 Maury, NC $55,998 Maysville, NC $55,303 Merritt, NC $55,022 Morehead City, NC $55,329 New Bern, NC $55,206

Newport, NC $55,189 Oriental, NC $55,102 Pink Hill, NC $55,518 Pollocksville, NC $55,042 Richlands, NC $55,708 Salter Path, NC $55,301 Sealevel, NC $55,037 Seven Springs, NC $55,807

Smyrna, NC $55,091 Snow Hill, NC $56,161 Stacy, NC $55,049 Stella, NC $55,423 Stonewall, NC $55,271 Swansboro, NC $55,461 Trenton, NC $55,118 Vanceboro, NC $55,104

Vandemere, NC $55,168 Williston, NC $55,099 Winterville, NC $55,505 Emerald Isle, NC $55,351 Hickory, NC $56,855 Banner Elk, NC $55,300 Blowing Rock, NC $55,316 Boomer, NC $55,678

Boone, NC $55,375 Catawba, NC $57,531 Claremont, NC $57,254 Collettsville, NC $55,270 Connellys Springs, NC $56,847 Conover, NC $57,152 Creston, NC $55,134 Crossnore, NC $55,504

Crumpler, NC $55,267 Deep Gap, NC $55,230 Drexel, NC $56,444 Elkin, NC $56,407 Elk Park, NC $55,227 Ennice, NC $55,753 Ferguson, NC $55,339 Statesville, NC $56,816

Fleetwood, NC $55,249 Glade Valley, NC $55,746 Glen Alpine, NC $56,087 Glendale Springs, NC $55,209 Granite Falls, NC $56,440 Grassy Creek, NC $55,241 Lenoir, NC $55,970 Harmony, NC $56,647

Hays, NC $55,711 Hiddenite, NC $56,262 Hildebran, NC $56,922 Hudson, NC $56,332 Jefferson, NC $55,275 Jonas Ridge, NC $55,685 Jonesville, NC $56,407 Lansing, NC $55,274

Laurel Springs, NC $55,294 Linville, NC $55,253 Linville Falls, NC $55,740 Mc Grady, NC $55,458 Maiden, NC $57,969 Millers Creek, NC $55,387 Minneapolis, NC $55,283 Montezuma, NC $55,507

Moravian Falls, NC $55,842 Morganton, NC $55,937 North Wilkesboro, NC $55,895 Newland, NC $55,374 Newton, NC $57,593 Olin, NC $56,553 Patterson, NC $55,455 Pineola, NC $55,440

Piney Creek, NC $55,284 Plumtree, NC $55,370 Purlear, NC $55,285 Icard, NC $56,925 Rhodhiss, NC $56,725 Roaring Gap, NC $55,782 Fayetteville, NC $55,100 Fort Bragg, NC $55,271

Pope Army Airfield, NC $55,389 Aberdeen, NC $55,782 Autryville, NC $55,203 Timberlake, NC $56,947 Barnesville, NC $55,219 Bladenboro, NC $55,260 Bunnlevel, NC $56,389 Calypso, NC $56,196

Cameron, NC $56,032 Carthage, NC $56,012 Clinton, NC $55,746 Cordova, NC $55,688 Cumberland, NC $55,634 Dublin, NC $55,214 Dudley, NC $56,442 Dunn, NC $56,485

Elizabethtown, NC $55,285 Ellerbe, NC $55,478 Erwin, NC $56,524 Fairmont, NC $55,249 Faison, NC $56,037 Falcon, NC $55,561 Gibson, NC $55,396 Godwin, NC $55,538

Hamlet, NC $55,518 Hoffman, NC $55,665 Hope Mills, NC $55,121 Kenansville, NC $55,647 Lakeview, NC $56,007 Laurel Hill, NC $55,497 Laurinburg, NC $55,449 Lemon Springs, NC $56,495

Linden, NC $55,660 Lumber Bridge, NC $55,214 Lumberton, NC $55,195 Marietta, NC $55,284 Marston, NC $55,502 Maxton, NC $55,137 Mount Olive, NC $55,980 Newton Grove, NC $56,472

Norman, NC $55,604 Olivia, NC $56,543 Orrum, NC $55,220 Pinehurst, NC $56,057 Parkton, NC $55,141 Pembroke, NC $55,126 Pinebluff, NC $55,827 Proctorville, NC $55,318

Raeford, NC $55,456 Red Springs, NC $55,335 Rex, NC $55,205 Rockingham, NC $55,510 Roseboro, NC $55,286 Rowland, NC $55,232 Saint Pauls, NC $55,193 Salemburg, NC $55,483

Shannon, NC $55,263 Southern Pines, NC $55,873 Spring Lake, NC $55,541 Stedman, NC $55,132 Tar Heel, NC $55,259 Turkey, NC $55,799 Vass, NC $55,893 Wade, NC $55,217

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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	$73,082	$35.0	25%
Construction	$70,159	$34.0	20%
Business Services	$61,389	$30.0	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

$51,158

Average $58,466/year

$63,876

$4,263

Average $4,872/month

$5,323

$984

Average $1,124/week

$1,228

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,876	$5,323	$1,228	$31
Average	$58,466	$4,872	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$51,158	$4,263	$984	$25

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