What are the main factors that influence a Jr Architect's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Jr Architect's salary?

A Jr Architect's salary grows with experience: an Jr Architect (0-2 years)earns $62,593, an Architect II (2-4 years)earns $76,012, an Architect III (4-7 years)earns $93,638, an Architect IV (7+ years)earns $112,076, an Architect V (7-10 years)earns $131,859,

What are the highest paying states for a Jr Architect?

Jr Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Jr Architect roles are District of Columbia $68,706, California $68,446, Massachusetts $67,533. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Jr Architect roles make?

Salaries for Jr Architect level roles vary by specialization: Project Manager, Jr: $96,331; Jr Designer: $83,895; Jr Programmer: $79,664; Jr Account Manager: $64,805; Jr Producer: $64,249.

How do different companies affect a Jr Architect's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Jr Architect roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Jr Architect Salary in the United States

How much does a Jr Architect make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Jr Architect in the United States is $62,054 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Jr Architect's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,028
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,301 to $67,798
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,241

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Jr Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,798	$5,650	$1,304	$33
Average	$62,054	$5,171	$1,193	$30
25th Percentile	$54,301	$4,525	$1,044	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Jr Architect Salaries

A Jr Architect'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Jr Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Jr Architect'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): $62,593
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,012
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,638
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,076
Expert (over 8 years): $131,859

Levels	Salary
Jr Archit... Level Jr Architect	$62,593
Architect... Level Jr Architect	$76,012
Architect... Level Jr Architect	$93,638
Architect... Level Jr Architect	$112,076
Architect... Level Jr Architect	$131,859

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How Do Jr Architect 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 Jr Architects. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,706.
California: $68,446.
Massachusetts: $67,533.

District of Columbia $68,706

California $68,446

Massachusetts $67,533

Washington $67,285

New Jersey $67,260

Alaska $67,174

Connecticut $66,317

New York $65,970

Hawaii $64,859

Rhode Island $64,338

Maryland $63,984

Minnesota $63,500

Colorado $63,314

Illinois $63,252

Oregon $63,016

Delaware $62,842

New Hampshire $62,733

Virginia $62,488

Pennsylvania $61,775

Nevada $61,415

North Dakota $61,297

Michigan $61,111

Wisconsin $61,043

Vermont $60,906

Texas $60,528

Maine $60,503

Arizona $60,466

Ohio $60,422

Georgia $59,851

Indiana $59,566

Wyoming $59,510

Utah $59,423

Iowa $59,386

Kansas $59,088

Louisiana $59,001

North Carolina $58,970

Missouri $58,958

Florida $58,716

Montana $58,585

Nebraska $58,461

Kentucky $58,393

South Carolina $58,145

Tennessee $57,990

Idaho $57,928

New Mexico $57,475

Oklahoma $57,375

Alabama $57,009

South Dakota $56,395

Arkansas $56,060

West Virginia $55,880

Mississippi $55,340

Top Paying Cities for Jr Architects

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:

San Jose: $78,269
San Francisco: $77,499
Oakland: $75,780

San Jose, CA $78,269

San Francisco, CA $77,499

Oakland, CA $75,780

New York, NY $71,914

Queens Village, NY $71,449

Paramus, NJ $70,953

Passaic, NJ $70,891

Bergenfield, NJ $70,829

Stamford, CT $70,735

Huntington, NY $70,673

Newark, NJ $70,270

Bridgeport, CT $70,146

New Brunswick, NJ $69,941

Vallejo, CA $69,811

Middlesex, NJ $69,774

Somerset, NJ $69,718

Petaluma, CA $69,575

Santa Cruz, CA $69,333

Boston, MA $69,209

Monterey, CA $68,899

Fairbanks, AK $68,855

Los Angeles, CA $68,737

Washington, DC $68,706

Seattle, WA $68,595

Santa Rosa, CA $68,582

Juneau, AK $68,402

Orange, CA $68,197

Anchorage, AK $68,086

Anaheim, CA $68,042

Santa Ana, CA $67,949

Nassau, NY $67,912

Long Beach, CA $67,887

Danbury, CT $67,869

Santa Maria, CA $67,658

Everett, WA $67,645

Bremerton, WA $67,341

Trenton, NJ $67,223

Sacramento, CA $67,198

San Diego, CA $67,167

Brockton, MA $67,143

Tacoma, WA $67,118

Santa Barbara, CA $67,031

Lowell, MA $66,783

New Suffolk, NY $66,758

Nashua, NH $66,683

Lompoc, CA $66,584

Ventura, CA $66,522

Stockton, CA $66,503

New Haven, CT $66,379

Atlantic City, NJ $66,218

Hartford, CT $66,081

Modesto, CA $66,050

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,914

New Britain, CT $65,883

Olympia, WA $65,796

Kennewick, WA $65,796

New London, CT $65,784

Norwich, CT $65,765

Lawrence, MA $65,734

Bakersfield, CA $65,560

Riverside, CA $65,473

New Bedford, MA $65,473

Richland, WA $65,411

Portsmouth, NH $65,362

Vineland, NJ $65,349

San Bernardino, CA $65,300

Boulder, CO $65,126

Worcester, MA $65,076

Portland, OR $65,020

Saint Paul, MN $64,946

Minneapolis, MN $64,946

Philadelphia, PA $64,859

Honolulu, HI $64,530

Springfield, MA $64,313

Providence, RI $64,307

Chicago, IL $64,127

Bellingham, WA $64,052

Baltimore, MD $63,984

Chico, CA $63,829

Wilmington, DE $63,723

Pittsfield, MA $63,661

Manchester, NH $63,543

Spokane, WA $63,270

Denver, CO $63,264

Albany, NY $62,973

Troy, NY $62,948

Schenectady, NY $62,817

Burlington, VT $62,681

Portland, ME $62,464

Salem, OR $62,414

Yakima, WA $62,402

Ann Arbor, MI $62,383

Rochester, MN $62,209

Fresno, CA $62,178

Reno, NV $62,178

Milwaukee, WI $62,122

Detroit, MI $62,060

Allentown, PA $62,042

Carson City, NV $62,035

Houston, TX $61,942

Colorado Springs, CO $61,936

Syracuse, NY $61,905

Eugene, OR $61,787

Bismarck, ND $61,713

Gary, IN $61,713

Galveston, TX $61,713

Springfield, OR $61,663

Medford, OR $61,514

Fort Collins, CO $61,489

Austin, TX $61,440

Mesa, AZ $61,309

Phoenix, AZ $61,297

Dallas, TX $61,278

Reading, PA $61,241

Saint Cloud, MN $61,216

Concord, NH $61,161

Madison, WI $61,136

Utica, NY $60,968

Raleigh, NC $60,919

Las Vegas, NV $60,912

Rochester, NY $60,869

Des Moines, IA $60,863

Atlanta, GA $60,763

Battle Creek, MI $60,745

Salt Lake City, UT $60,726

Lancaster, PA $60,633

Champaign, IL $60,621

Harrisburg, PA $60,546

Durham, NC $60,490

Kansas City, MO $60,484

Kansas City, KS $60,472

Fort Worth, TX $60,466

Boca Raton, FL $60,441

Cleveland, OH $60,434

Columbus, OH $60,422

Pittsburgh, PA $60,416

Richmond, VA $60,391

Indianapolis, IN $60,379

Cincinnati, OH $60,298

Petersburg, VA $60,205

Billings, MT $60,068

Lansing, MI $60,068

Huntsville, AL $60,068

Lebanon, PA $60,062

Dayton, OH $60,056

Pueblo, CO $60,056

Appleton, WI $60,037

Buffalo, NY $60,013

Racine, WI $59,981

Charlotte, NC $59,975

Saint Louis, MO $59,957

Springfield, IL $59,932

Elkhart, IN $59,919

York, PA $59,919

Gastonia, NC $59,913

Benton Harbor, MI $59,913

Beaumont, TX $59,876

Lorain, OH $59,864

Toledo, OH $59,839

Binghamton, NY $59,808

Rock Hill, SC $59,802

Rockford, IL $59,771

Fargo, ND $59,739

Elyria, OH $59,739

Flagstaff, AZ $59,696

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,659

Miami, FL $59,622

Duluth, MN $59,522

Bangor, ME $59,442

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,373

Louisville, KY $59,342

Grand Rapids, MI $59,330

Hialeah, FL $59,324

Casper, WY $59,237

Scranton, PA $59,162

New Orleans, LA $59,144

Virginia Beach, VA $59,138

Akron, OH $59,107

Peoria, IL $59,026

Sarasota, FL $59,013

Green Bay, WI $58,970

Baton Rouge, LA $58,939

Charleston, SC $58,927

Nashville, TN $58,908

Jamestown, NY $58,896

Davenport, IA $58,896

Tucson, AZ $58,865

Cheyenne, WY $58,846

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,827

Tampa, FL $58,815

Omaha, NE $58,802

Port Arthur, TX $58,778

Evansville, IN $58,778

Bradenton, FL $58,753

Santa Fe, NM $58,641

Orlando, FL $58,579

Clearwater, FL $58,511

Canton, OH $58,380

La Crosse, WI $58,380

Grand Forks, ND $58,362

Albuquerque, NM $58,343

Tulsa, OK $58,343

Newport News, VA $58,337

High Point, NC $58,318

Ogden, UT $58,294

Corpus Christi, TX $58,244

Laramie, WY $58,207

Norfolk, VA $58,207

Rock Island, IL $58,170

Saginaw, MI $58,157

Jacksonville, FL $58,151

Salisbury, NC $58,138

Memphis, TN $58,126

Moline, IL $58,095

Fort Myers, FL $58,076

Waterloo, IA $57,996

Spartanburg, SC $57,934

Lincoln, NE $57,903

Fort Wayne, IN $57,890

Birmingham, AL $57,822

Cedar Falls, IA $57,810

Provo, UT $57,803

Springfield, OH $57,797

San Antonio, TX $57,785

Greensboro, NC $57,760

South Bend, IN $57,754

Winston Salem, NC $57,748

Boise, ID $57,729

Savannah, GA $57,685

Muskegon, MI $57,574

Lima, OH $57,499

Lake Charles, LA $57,475

Anderson, IN $57,462

Lexington, KY $57,443

Augusta, GA $57,425

Greenville, SC $57,425

Wichita, KS $57,369

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,369

Columbia, SC $57,313

Bloomington, IN $57,158

Roanoke, VA $57,121

Asheville, NC $57,040

Knoxville, TN $56,935

Shreveport, LA $56,928

Wilmington, NC $56,848

Frankfort, KY $56,730

Oklahoma City, OK $56,686

Chillicothe, OH $56,662

Longview, TX $56,655

Topeka, KS $56,637

Mobile, AL $56,544

Terre Haute, IN $56,519

Erie, PA $56,513

Altoona, PA $56,482

Melbourne, FL $56,463

Amarillo, TX $56,438

Killeen, TX $56,420

Fayetteville, AR $56,370

Sioux Falls, SD $56,327

Chattanooga, TN $56,289

Idaho Falls, ID $56,283

Gainesville, FL $56,153

Portsmouth, OH $56,122

Little Rock, AR $56,109

Lynchburg, VA $56,109

Lafayette, LA $56,084

Youngstown, OH $56,084

Temple, TX $56,060

Daytona Beach, FL $56,047

Clarksville, TN $56,041

Pensacola, FL $56,035

Hopkinsville, KY $55,849

Charleston, WV $55,842

Florence, SC $55,811

Sioux City, IA $55,774

Macon, GA $55,594

Tallahassee, FL $55,588

Fayetteville, NC $55,576

Waco, TX $55,563

Wichita Falls, TX $55,563

Pine Bluff, AR $55,538

Vincennes, IN $55,421

Lubbock, TX $55,396

Great Falls, MT $55,358

Alamogordo, NM $55,352

Abilene, TX $55,303

Rapid City, SD $55,222

Monroe, LA $55,222

Albany, GA $55,185

Huntington, WV $55,179

Jackson, MS $55,172

Greenville, MS $55,166

Parkersburg, WV $55,104

Montgomery, AL $55,092

Johnstown, PA $55,079

Springfield, MO $55,030

Biloxi, MS $54,999

Sumter, SC $54,868

Columbus, GA $54,862

Twin Falls, ID $54,825

Pascagoula, MS $54,744

Kingsport, TN $54,583

Gulfport, MS $54,564

Alexandria, LA $54,359

Fort Smith, AR $54,204

El Paso, TX $54,037

Helena, MT $53,956

Las Cruces, NM $53,757

Harlingen, TX $53,584

Pocatello, ID $53,528

Florence, AL $53,509

Brownsville, TX $53,497

Dothan, AL $53,398

Mcallen, TX $53,367

Columbus, MS $52,907

Altus, OK $52,622

Lawton, OK $52,504

Pierre, SD $52,281

What Skills Can Increase a Jr Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.12% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Adobe (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): A mixture of wet earth and grass made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses. It originated from the oral form of Arabic al-tob, meaning "brick," It is the first materials used to create buildings in the 8th century B.C
Conceptualization (Mentioned in 1.36% Job Postings): Conceptualization is a process that involves coming up with clear, concise definitions. It is the reverse process of conception.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.12%
Adobe	1.96%
Conceptualization	1.36%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Jr Architect's salary.

AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Azure: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Salesforce: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
AWS	$84,394	36%
Azure	$82,532	33%
Salesforce	$78,188	26%
Computer Science	$75,706	22%
Java	$74,465	20%
API	$74,465	20%

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How Education impacts a Jr Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Jr Architects enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Jr Architect with a Bachelor's Degree is between $65,537 and $68,762).

Jr Architect Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Jr Architect

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 2.2%

Associates 3.0%

Bachelors 47.7%

Masters 45.5%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	2.2%
Associates	3.0%
Bachelors	47.7%
Masters	45.5%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Jr Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Jr Architect'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 April 01, 2026

$54,301

Average $62,054/year

$67,798

$4,525

Average $5,171/month

$5,650

$1,044

Average $1,193/week

$1,304

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,798	$5,650	$1,304	$33
Average	$62,054	$5,171	$1,193	$30
25th Percentile	$54,301	$4,525	$1,044	$26

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Salary Trends for Jr Architect

Salaries for a Jr Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,831 in 2023 to around $53,797 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Jr Architect salary trends, .

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