Architectural Associate Salary in Vermont

How much does an Architectural Associate make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Associate in Vermont is $60,385 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,061
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,838 to $65,973
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,967

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Architectural Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,973	$5,498	$1,269	$32
Average	$60,385	$5,032	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$52,838	$4,403	$1,016	$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): $60,909
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,970
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,140
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,043
Expert (over 8 years): $128,266

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$60,909
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$73,970
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$91,140
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$109,043
Architect... Level Architectural Associate	$128,266

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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:

Adamant: $61,810
Barre: $61,902
Cabot: $61,767

Adamant, VT $61,810 Barre, VT $61,902 Cabot, VT $61,767 Calais, VT $61,821 East Barre, VT $61,808 East Calais, VT $61,810 East Montpelier, VT $61,851 Eden, VT $61,769

Eden Mills, VT $61,713 Graniteville, VT $61,899 Hyde Park, VT $61,860 Johnson, VT $61,938 Lake Elmore, VT $61,791 Marshfield, VT $61,777 Moretown, VT $61,942 Morrisville, VT $61,935

Moscow, VT $61,966 Northfield, VT $61,867 Northfield Falls, VT $62,156 North Hyde Park, VT $61,856 North Montpelier, VT $61,794 Plainfield, VT $61,785 Roxbury, VT $61,680 South Barre, VT $61,974

Waterbury, VT $61,960 Stowe, VT $61,969 Waitsfield, VT $61,934 Warren, VT $61,819 Washington, VT $61,698 Waterbury Center, VT $61,958 Websterville, VT $61,889 Williamstown, VT $61,817

Wolcott, VT $61,783 Woodbury, VT $61,722 Worcester, VT $61,784 Rutland, VT $61,782 Belmont, VT $61,591 Benson, VT $61,591 Bomoseen, VT $61,688 Brandon, VT $61,733

Bridport, VT $61,740 Castleton, VT $61,699 Center Rutland, VT $61,742 Chittenden, VT $61,600 Cuttingsville, VT $61,578 Danby, VT $61,683 East Middlebury, VT $61,774 East Poultney, VT $61,690

East Wallingford, VT $61,623 Fair Haven, VT $61,645 Florence, VT $61,624 Forest Dale, VT $61,736 Gaysville, VT $61,344 Granville, VT $61,634 Hancock, VT $61,624 Hydeville, VT $61,695

Killington, VT $61,617 Middlebury, VT $61,869 Middletown Springs, VT $61,657 Mount Holly, VT $61,600 North Clarendon, VT $61,690 Orwell, VT $61,683 Pawlet, VT $61,706 Pittsfield, VT $61,653

Pittsford, VT $61,712 Poultney, VT $61,700 Proctor, VT $61,768 Ripton, VT $61,697 Rochester, VT $61,665 Rupert, VT $61,659 Salisbury, VT $61,757 Shoreham, VT $61,705

Stockbridge, VT $61,595 Wallingford, VT $61,629 Wells, VT $61,708 West Pawlet, VT $61,729 West Rupert, VT $61,714 West Rutland, VT $61,677 Whiting, VT $61,707 Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,774

Albany, VT $61,738 Barnet, VT $61,708 Barton, VT $61,731 Beebe Plain, VT $61,750 Concord, VT $61,650 Coventry, VT $61,822 Craftsbury, VT $61,756 Craftsbury Common, VT $61,759

Danville, VT $61,722 Derby, VT $61,750 Derby Line, VT $61,704 East Burke, VT $61,702 East Charleston, VT $61,708 East Hardwick, VT $61,741 East Haven, VT $61,567 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,773

Glover, VT $61,713 Granby, VT $61,492 Greensboro, VT $61,692 Greensboro Bend, VT $61,731 Hardwick, VT $61,800 Irasburg, VT $61,716 Island Pond, VT $61,615 Lowell, VT $61,695

Lower Waterford, VT $61,766 Lyndon, VT $61,755 Lyndon Center, VT $61,824 Lyndonville, VT $61,757 Morgan, VT $61,646 Newport, VT $61,787 Newport Center, VT $61,708 North Concord, VT $61,547

North Troy, VT $61,717 Orleans, VT $61,693 Passumpsic, VT $61,778 Peacham, VT $61,653 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $61,779 Sheffield, VT $61,670 Sutton, VT $61,665 Troy, VT $61,723

West Burke, VT $61,706 West Charleston, VT $61,677 West Danville, VT $61,725 Westfield, VT $61,676 West Glover, VT $61,719 Averill, VT $61,359 Beecher Falls, VT $61,757 Canaan, VT $61,603

Gilman, VT $61,875 Guildhall, VT $61,522 Lunenburg, VT $61,656 Norton, VT $61,482 North Bennington, VT $62,169 North Pownal, VT $62,294 Pownal, VT $62,329 White River Junction, VT $61,766

Ascutney, VT $61,795 Barnard, VT $61,626 Bethel, VT $61,664 Bradford, VT $61,728 Bridgewater, VT $61,689 Bridgewater Corners, VT $61,567 Brookfield, VT $61,724 Brownsville, VT $61,690

Chelsea, VT $61,688 Corinth, VT $61,672 East Corinth, VT $61,698 East Randolph, VT $61,709 East Ryegate, VT $61,656 East Thetford, VT $61,732 Fairlee, VT $61,666 Groton, VT $61,682

Hartford, VT $61,926 Hartland, VT $61,710 Hartland Four Corners, VT $61,707 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $61,866 Newbury, VT $61,675 North Hartland, VT $61,754 North Pomfret, VT $61,648 North Thetford, VT $61,731

Norwich, VT $61,719 Plymouth, VT $61,522 Post Mills, VT $61,717 Quechee, VT $61,781 Randolph, VT $61,770 Randolph Center, VT $61,739 Reading, VT $61,573 Sharon, VT $61,663

South Pomfret, VT $61,603 South Royalton, VT $61,680 South Ryegate, VT $61,693 South Strafford, VT $61,677 South Woodstock, VT $61,589 Strafford, VT $61,624 Taftsville, VT $61,786 Thetford, VT $61,732

Thetford Center, VT $61,667 Topsham, VT $61,649 Tunbridge, VT $61,661 Vershire, VT $61,632 Wells River, VT $61,697 West Fairlee, VT $61,810 West Hartford, VT $61,649 West Newbury, VT $61,673

West Topsham, VT $61,698 Wilder, VT $61,930 Windsor, VT $61,735 Woodstock, VT $61,659 Bellows Falls, VT $61,885 Cambridgeport, VT $61,814 Cavendish, VT $61,608 Chester, VT $61,670

Chester Depot, VT $61,648 Grafton, VT $61,623 Londonderry, VT $61,734 Ludlow, VT $61,640 North Springfield, VT $61,856 Perkinsville, VT $61,688 Peru, VT $61,669 Proctorsville, VT $61,619

Saxtons River, VT $61,872 South Londonderry, VT $61,772 Springfield, VT $61,826 Westminster, VT $61,884 Westminster Station, VT $61,888 Weston, VT $61,606 Shaftsbury, VT $62,095 Brattleboro, VT $62,011

Bondville, VT $61,754 East Dover, VT $61,880 Jacksonville, VT $62,035 Jamaica, VT $61,755 Marlboro, VT $62,318 Newfane, VT $61,839 Putney, VT $61,826 Readsboro, VT $62,325

South Newfane, VT $61,861 Stamford, VT $62,280 Townshend, VT $61,783 Vernon, VT $62,200 Wardsboro, VT $61,828 West Dover, VT $61,930 West Dummerston, VT $61,854 West Halifax, VT $61,950

West Townshend, VT $61,700 West Wardsboro, VT $61,701 Whitingham, VT $62,013 Williamsville, VT $61,854 Wilmington, VT $61,976 Burlington, VT $62,145 South Burlington, VT $62,141 Winooski, VT $62,145

Colchester, VT $62,145 Alburgh, VT $61,835 Bakersfield, VT $61,926 Belvidere Center, VT $61,702 Bristol, VT $61,939 Cambridge, VT $62,013 Charlotte, VT $62,061 East Berkshire, VT $61,867

East Fairfield, VT $61,959 Enosburg Falls, VT $61,788 Essex, VT $62,098 Essex Junction, VT $62,102 Fairfax, VT $62,018 Fairfield, VT $61,958 Ferrisburgh, VT $61,992 Franklin, VT $61,792

Grand Isle, VT $62,024 Highgate Center, VT $61,844 Highgate Springs, VT $61,875 Hinesburg, VT $62,059 Huntington, VT $62,013 Isle La Motte, VT $61,912 Jeffersonville, VT $61,971 Jericho, VT $62,046

Jonesville, VT $62,059 Milton, VT $62,075 Monkton, VT $62,010 Montgomery, VT $61,788 Montgomery Center, VT $61,713 New Haven, VT $61,932 North Ferrisburgh, VT $62,019 North Hero, VT $61,958

Richford, VT $61,778 Richmond, VT $62,053 Saint Albans, VT $61,986 Saint Albans Bay, VT $61,978 Shelburne, VT $62,117 Sheldon, VT $61,912 Sheldon Springs, VT $62,064 South Hero, VT $62,080

Starksboro, VT $61,976 Swanton, VT $61,901 Underhill, VT $62,032 Underhill Center, VT $62,034 Vergennes, VT $61,913 Waterville, VT $61,934 Westford, VT $62,062 Williston, VT $62,109

Montpelier, VT $61,893 Bennington, VT $62,214 Arlington, VT $61,995 Dorset, VT $61,754 East Arlington, VT $61,731 East Dorset, VT $61,755 Manchester, VT $61,922 Manchester Center, VT $61,882

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	$75,482	$36.0	25%
Construction	$72,462	$35.0	20%
Business Services	$63,405	$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

$52,838

Average $60,385/year

$65,973

$4,403

Average $5,032/month

$5,498

$1,016

Average $1,161/week

$1,269

$25

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,973	$5,498	$1,269	$32
Average	$60,385	$5,032	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$52,838	$4,403	$1,016	$25

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