Architectural Designer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Architectural Designer make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Designer in Connecticut is $98,284 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,853
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,739 to $107,480
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,959

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Architectural Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,480	$8,957	$2,067	$52
Average	$98,284	$8,190	$1,890	$47
25th Percentile	$89,739	$7,478	$1,726	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Designer Salaries

An Architectural Designer'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 Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Designer'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): $65,232
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,220
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,608
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,782
Expert (over 8 years): $137,369

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$65,232
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$79,220
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$97,608
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$116,782
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$137,369

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

District of Columbia: $101,825.
California: $101,438.
Massachusetts: $100,086.

District of Columbia $101,825 California $101,438 Massachusetts $100,086 Washington $99,719 New Jersey $99,682 Alaska $99,553 Connecticut $98,284 New York $97,769

Hawaii $96,123 Rhode Island $95,350 Maryland $94,826 Minnesota $94,109 Colorado $93,833 Illinois $93,741 Oregon $93,391 Delaware $93,134

New Hampshire $92,972 Virginia $92,610 Pennsylvania $91,552 Nevada $91,019 North Dakota $90,844 Michigan $90,568 Wisconsin $90,467 Vermont $90,265

Texas $89,704 Maine $89,667 Arizona $89,612 Ohio $89,547 Georgia $88,701 Indiana $88,278 Wyoming $88,195 Utah $88,067

Iowa $88,011 Kansas $87,570 Louisiana $87,441 North Carolina $87,395 Missouri $87,377 Florida $87,018 Montana $86,825 Nebraska $86,641

Kentucky $86,540 South Carolina $86,172 Tennessee $85,942 Idaho $85,850 New Mexico $85,179 Oklahoma $85,032 Alabama $84,489 South Dakota $83,579

Arkansas $83,082 West Virginia $82,815 Mississippi $82,015

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Designers

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:

Old Mystic: $96,725
Oneco: $96,476
Avon: $96,910

Old Mystic, CT $96,725 Oneco, CT $96,476 Avon, CT $96,910 Bloomfield, CT $96,965 Windsor, CT $96,968 Bristol, CT $96,958 Burlington, CT $96,952 Broad Brook, CT $96,426

Canaan, CT $96,492 Canton, CT $96,863 Canton Center, CT $96,835 Colebrook, CT $96,495 Collinsville, CT $96,856 East Berlin, CT $96,803 East Canaan, CT $96,601 East Glastonbury, CT $96,966

East Granby, CT $96,439 East Hartland, CT $96,193 East Windsor Hill, CT $96,893 Ellington, CT $96,216 Farmington, CT $96,805 Falls Village, CT $96,823 Glastonbury, CT $96,970 Granby, CT $96,241

Berlin, CT $96,796 Lakeville, CT $96,905 Manchester, CT $96,958 Bolton, CT $96,833 New Britain, CT $96,767 New Hartford, CT $96,936 Norfolk, CT $96,733 North Canton, CT $96,762

North Granby, CT $95,958 Pine Meadow, CT $96,849 Plainville, CT $96,803 Barkhamsted, CT $96,655 Poquonock, CT $96,893 Riverton, CT $96,537 Vernon Rockville, CT $96,701 Rocky Hill, CT $96,861

Salisbury, CT $96,254 Sharon, CT $97,639 Simsbury, CT $96,824 Somers, CT $95,424 Somersville, CT $95,405 South Glastonbury, CT $96,944 South Windsor, CT $96,929 North Windham, CT $96,703

Pomfret Center, CT $96,601 Putnam, CT $96,546 Quinebaug, CT $96,575 Rogers, CT $96,542 Scotland, CT $96,708 South Willington, CT $96,464 South Windham, CT $96,728 South Woodstock, CT $96,591

Storrs Mansfield, CT $96,650 Thompson, CT $96,565 Ashford, CT $96,481 Willington, CT $96,451 Windham, CT $96,713 Woodstock, CT $96,563 Woodstock Valley, CT $96,524 New London, CT $96,730

Baltic, CT $96,707 Canterbury, CT $96,666 Central Village, CT $96,590 East Lyme, CT $96,761 Bozrah, CT $96,718 Gales Ferry, CT $96,723 Gilman, CT $96,737 Mashantucket, CT $96,713

Ledyard, CT $96,721 Groton, CT $96,729 Hanover, CT $96,706 Jewett City, CT $96,701 Montville, CT $96,727 Moosup, CT $96,543 Mystic, CT $96,724 Niantic, CT $96,755

North Stonington, CT $96,677 Norwich, CT $96,702 Preston, CT $96,702 Oakdale, CT $96,753 Old Lyme, CT $96,940 Stafford, CT $96,056 Stafford Springs, CT $96,103 Staffordville, CT $95,965

Suffield, CT $95,333 Taconic, CT $96,607 Tariffville, CT $96,653 Enfield, CT $95,313 Tolland, CT $96,415 Unionville, CT $96,887 East Windsor, CT $96,301 Weatogue, CT $96,915

West Granby, CT $96,447 West Hartland, CT $96,228 West Simsbury, CT $96,813 West Suffield, CT $95,349 Winchester Center, CT $96,823 Windsor Locks, CT $96,304 Winsted, CT $96,813 Hartford, CT $97,052

West Hartford, CT $96,969 East Hartford, CT $97,044 Wethersfield, CT $96,964 Newington, CT $96,786 Plainfield, CT $96,631 Quaker Hill, CT $96,730 South Lyme, CT $96,820 Sterling, CT $96,451

Stonington, CT $96,705 Pawcatuck, CT $96,652 Taftville, CT $96,702 Uncasville, CT $96,723 Versailles, CT $96,697 Voluntown, CT $96,627 Waterford, CT $96,732 Wauregan, CT $96,583

West Mystic, CT $96,726 Yantic, CT $96,709 Ansonia, CT $98,658 Beacon Falls, CT $98,395 Botsford, CT $100,209 Branford, CT $97,732 Cheshire, CT $97,552 Centerbrook, CT $97,241

Chester, CT $97,241 Clinton, CT $97,664 Cobalt, CT $96,976 Colchester, CT $96,882 Cromwell, CT $96,857 Deep River, CT $97,298 Derby, CT $99,109 Killingworth, CT $97,542

Salem, CT $96,810 Durham, CT $97,303 East Haddam, CT $97,024 East Hampton, CT $97,007 Essex, CT $97,156 Guilford, CT $97,820 Haddam, CT $97,210 Hadlyme, CT $97,076

Hawleyville, CT $99,957 Higganum, CT $97,234 Ivoryton, CT $97,260 Madison, CT $97,701 Marion, CT $97,284 Marlborough, CT $96,946 Meriden, CT $97,025 Middlefield, CT $97,097

Middle Haddam, CT $97,043 Middletown, CT $96,984 Milford, CT $100,496 Milldale, CT $97,127 Monroe, CT $101,499 Moodus, CT $97,050 Newtown, CT $100,152 North Branford, CT $97,704

Northford, CT $97,688 North Haven, CT $97,614 North Westchester, CT $96,873 Old Saybrook, CT $97,194 Orange, CT $98,066 Oxford, CT $99,171 Plantsville, CT $97,122 Portland, CT $96,934

Rockfall, CT $96,988 Sandy Hook, CT $100,064 Seymour, CT $98,711 Shelton, CT $101,183 South Britain, CT $99,536 Southbury, CT $99,502 Southington, CT $96,870 Stevenson, CT $101,714

Wallingford, CT $97,520 Stratford, CT $103,119 Westbrook, CT $97,437 New Haven, CT $97,475 East Haven, CT $97,521 Hamden, CT $97,606 West Haven, CT $97,559 Bethany, CT $97,975

Woodbridge, CT $97,765 Willimantic, CT $96,729 Abington, CT $96,588 Amston, CT $96,830 Andover, CT $96,788 Ballouville, CT $96,504 Brooklyn, CT $96,587 Chaplin, CT $96,670

Columbia, CT $96,797 Coventry, CT $96,736 Danielson, CT $96,472 Dayville, CT $96,477 Eastford, CT $96,545 East Killingly, CT $96,380 East Woodstock, CT $96,580 Fabyan, CT $96,581

Grosvenor Dale, CT $96,582 Hampton, CT $96,638 Hebron, CT $96,847 Lebanon, CT $96,762 Mansfield Center, CT $96,677 Mansfield Depot, CT $96,681 North Franklin, CT $96,718 North Grosvenordale, CT $96,588

Pomfret, CT $96,595 Bridgeport, CT $103,387 Trumbull, CT $102,832 Easton, CT $102,774 Waterbury, CT $97,868 Prospect, CT $97,843 Wolcott, CT $97,300 Bantam, CT $98,219

Bethlehem, CT $98,435 Cornwall, CT $97,751 Cornwall Bridge, CT $98,318 Gaylordsville, CT $99,209 Goshen, CT $97,503 Kent, CT $98,516 Lakeside, CT $98,327 Litchfield, CT $97,866

Middlebury, CT $98,552 Morris, CT $98,167 Naugatuck, CT $98,306 New Milford, CT $99,508 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $98,691 Northfield, CT $97,539 Oakville, CT $97,937 Pequabuck, CT $97,187

Plymouth, CT $97,506 Roxbury, CT $99,434 Sherman, CT $99,624 South Kent, CT $98,742 Terryville, CT $97,260 Thomaston, CT $97,655 Torrington, CT $97,228 Harwinton, CT $97,255

Washington, CT $98,901 Washington Depot, CT $98,966 Watertown, CT $98,073 West Cornwall, CT $97,453 Woodbury, CT $98,841 Bethel, CT $100,073 Brookfield, CT $99,914 Cos Cob, CT $104,274

Danbury, CT $99,928 New Fairfield, CT $99,929 Darien, CT $104,243 Fairfield, CT $103,326 Georgetown, CT $102,500 Greenwich, CT $104,196 Greens Farms, CT $103,266 New Canaan, CT $103,807

Norwalk, CT $103,875 Old Greenwich, CT $104,275 Redding Center, CT $101,524 Redding Ridge, CT $101,524 Ridgefield, CT $100,631 Riverside, CT $104,269 Westport, CT $103,267 Weston, CT $102,843

Southport, CT $103,302 Redding, CT $101,297 Wilton, CT $102,947 Stamford, CT $104,299 Bridgewater, CT $99,774

Architectural Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Architectural Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$122,855	$59.0	25%
Construction	$108,112	$52.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Architectural Designer'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

$89,739

Average $98,284/year

$107,480

$7,478

Average $8,190/month

$8,957

$1,726

Average $1,890/week

$2,067

$43

Average $47/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,480	$8,957	$2,067	$52
Average	$98,284	$8,190	$1,890	$47
25th Percentile	$89,739	$7,478	$1,726	$43

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