Architectural Designer Salary in Iowa

How much does an Architectural Designer make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Designer in Iowa is $88,011 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,744
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,360 to $96,246
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,393

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Architectural Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,246	$8,021	$1,851	$46
Average	$88,011	$7,334	$1,693	$42
25th Percentile	$80,360	$6,697	$1,545	$39

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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): $58,414
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,940
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,406
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,576
Expert (over 8 years): $123,011

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$58,414
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$70,940
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$87,406
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$104,576
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$123,011

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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:

West Bend: $85,766
Melvin: $85,515
Milford: $85,880

West Bend, IA $85,766 Melvin, IA $85,515 Milford, IA $85,880 Ocheyedan, IA $85,668 Okoboji, IA $86,200 Royal, IA $85,782 Ruthven, IA $85,787 Spirit Lake, IA $86,120

Superior, IA $86,193 Terril, IA $85,718 Wallingford, IA $85,837 Webb, IA $85,701 Carroll, IA $85,857 Arcadia, IA $85,720 Arthur, IA $85,644 Aspinwall, IA $86,211

Auburn, IA $85,685 Breda, IA $85,707 Charter Oak, IA $85,681 Dedham, IA $85,867 Deloit, IA $85,777 Denison, IA $85,980 Glidden, IA $85,985 Halbur, IA $85,992

Ida Grove, IA $85,628 Irwin, IA $86,185 Kirkman, IA $86,121 Kiron, IA $85,658 Lake City, IA $85,761 Lake View, IA $85,781 Lanesboro, IA $86,115 Lidderdale, IA $85,884

Lohrville, IA $85,868 Manilla, IA $86,030 Manning, IA $85,972 Odebolt, IA $85,722 Ralston, IA $86,382 Ricketts, IA $85,946 Schleswig, IA $85,708 Scranton, IA $86,350

Templeton, IA $85,812 Vail, IA $85,743 Wall Lake, IA $85,746 Westside, IA $85,702 Council Bluffs, IA $87,395 Carter Lake, IA $87,395 Arion, IA $85,853 Avoca, IA $86,728

Blencoe, IA $85,661 Carson, IA $86,955 Crescent, IA $87,392 Defiance, IA $86,131 Dow City, IA $86,038 Dunlap, IA $86,086 Earling, IA $86,234 Elk Horn, IA $86,348

Elliott, IA $86,295 Emerson, IA $86,773 Glenwood, IA $87,151 Griswold, IA $86,467 Hancock, IA $86,846 Harlan, IA $86,476 Hastings, IA $86,850 Henderson, IA $86,911

Honey Creek, IA $87,350 Kimballton, IA $86,241 Lewis, IA $86,384 Little Sioux, IA $86,090 Logan, IA $86,949 Mc Clelland, IA $87,270 Macedonia, IA $87,015 Magnolia, IA $86,876

Malvern, IA $86,908 Marne, IA $86,329 Minden, IA $87,083 Mineola, IA $87,282 Missouri Valley, IA $87,117 Modale, IA $86,905 Mondamin, IA $86,563 Moorhead, IA $85,749

Van Meter, IA $89,306 Van Wert, IA $86,695 Waukee, IA $89,574 Weldon, IA $86,820 West Des Moines, IA $89,993 What Cheer, IA $86,273 Whitten, IA $86,401 Williams, IA $85,915

Williamson, IA $87,729 Winterset, IA $88,525 Wiota, IA $86,095 Woodburn, IA $87,943 Woodward, IA $88,820 Yale, IA $87,312 Zearing, IA $86,714 Des Moines, IA $90,200

Urbandale, IA $90,036 Windsor Heights, IA $90,160 Clive, IA $89,852 Pleasant Hill, IA $90,040 Mason City, IA $85,979 Alexander, IA $85,685 Belmond, IA $85,804 Britt, IA $85,756

Buffalo Center, IA $85,854 Carpenter, IA $86,716 Chapin, IA $86,129 Clear Lake, IA $85,890 Corwith, IA $85,647 Coulter, IA $86,121 Crystal Lake, IA $86,122 Dougherty, IA $85,605

Fertile, IA $85,827 Floyd, IA $86,016 Forest City, IA $85,835 Garner, IA $85,800 Goodell, IA $85,651 Grafton, IA $85,839 Hampton, IA $85,888 Hanlontown, IA $85,722

Joice, IA $85,787 Kanawha, IA $85,684 Kensett, IA $85,719 Klemme, IA $85,725 Lake Mills, IA $86,017 Lakota, IA $85,789 Latimer, IA $85,783 Leland, IA $85,827

Sioux Center, IA $85,291 Neola, IA $87,160 Oakland, IA $86,920 Mount Ayr, IA $85,708 Nodaway, IA $85,854 Orient, IA $86,614 Prescott, IA $85,842 Redding, IA $85,524

Shannon City, IA $86,232 Sharpsburg, IA $85,512 Tingley, IA $86,216 Villisca, IA $86,098 Akron, IA $84,290 Alta, IA $85,808 Alton, IA $85,278 Anthon, IA $84,286

Aurelia, IA $85,595 Battle Creek, IA $85,427 Bronson, IA $83,702 Brunsville, IA $84,198 Calumet, IA $86,010 Castana, IA $85,350 Chatsworth, IA $84,507 Cherokee, IA $85,486

Cleghorn, IA $85,142 Climbing Hill, IA $84,007 Correctionville, IA $84,489 Cushing, IA $85,102 Danbury, IA $85,275 Galva, IA $85,527 Granville, IA $85,263 Hawarden, IA $85,083

Hinton, IA $83,660 Holstein, IA $85,332 Hornick, IA $84,386 Ireton, IA $84,950 Kingsley, IA $84,129 Larrabee, IA $85,507 Lawton, IA $83,624 Le Mars, IA $84,241

Linn Grove, IA $85,695 Mapleton, IA $85,512 Marcus, IA $85,032 Maurice, IA $85,025 Meriden, IA $85,329 Merrill, IA $83,831 Moville, IA $83,947 Onawa, IA $85,536

Orange City, IA $85,409 Oto, IA $84,609 Oyens, IA $84,446 Paullina, IA $85,484 Peterson, IA $85,696 Pierson, IA $84,420 Quimby, IA $85,095 Remsen, IA $84,568

Rodney, IA $84,805 Salix, IA $83,797 Schaller, IA $85,725 Sergeant Bluff, IA $83,534 Sloan, IA $84,244 Smithland, IA $84,701 Sutherland, IA $85,732 Ute, IA $85,690

Washta, IA $84,927 Westfield, IA $83,862 Whiting, IA $84,695 Sioux City, IA $83,431 Sheldon, IA $85,446 Alvord, IA $84,353 Archer, IA $85,470 Ashton, IA $85,299

Boyden, IA $85,179 Doon, IA $84,572 George, IA $85,111 Hospers, IA $85,439 Hull, IA $85,124 Inwood, IA $84,249 Larchwood, IA $84,042 Lester, IA $84,274

Little Rock, IA $85,240 Matlock, IA $85,457 Primghar, IA $85,728 Rock Rapids, IA $84,592 Rock Valley, IA $84,541 Sanborn, IA $85,581 Sibley, IA $85,534 Spencer, IA $85,954

Massena, IA $85,965 Gifford, IA $86,197 Lenox, IA $85,790 Ackworth, IA $89,240 Adair, IA $86,321 Adel, IA $88,988 Albion, IA $86,278 Alden, IA $85,939

Alleman, IA $89,474 Allerton, IA $86,008 Altoona, IA $89,880 Ames, IA $88,406 Anita, IA $85,977 Ankeny, IA $89,823 Atlantic, IA $86,442 Audubon, IA $85,990

Bagley, IA $86,874 Barnes City, IA $86,202 Baxter, IA $88,580 Bayard, IA $86,627 Beaver, IA $87,555 Berwick, IA $90,039 Bevington, IA $89,266 Blairsburg, IA $85,792

Bondurant, IA $89,641 Boone, IA $88,013 Booneville, IA $89,452 Bouton, IA $88,685 Boxholm, IA $87,164 Bradford, IA $86,227 Brayton, IA $86,111 Buckeye, IA $86,011

Bussey, IA $87,112 Cambridge, IA $89,037 Carlisle, IA $89,756 Casey, IA $86,713 Chariton, IA $87,342 Churdan, IA $86,200 Clemons, IA $86,404 Clio, IA $85,906

Colfax, IA $89,065 Collins, IA $88,668 Colo, IA $87,706 Columbia, IA $87,964 Coon Rapids, IA $86,214 Cooper, IA $87,163 Corydon, IA $86,323 Cumming, IA $89,683

Melcher Dallas, IA $88,405 Dallas Center, IA $89,249 Dana, IA $86,830 Davis City, IA $85,799 Dawson, IA $88,096 Decatur, IA $86,022 Derby, IA $87,022 De Soto, IA $89,005

Dexter, IA $88,192 Dows, IA $85,713 Earlham, IA $88,616 Elkhart, IA $89,475 Ellston, IA $86,415 Ellsworth, IA $86,579 Exira, IA $86,035 Ferguson, IA $86,821

Galt, IA $85,631 Garden City, IA $86,842 Garden Grove, IA $86,481 Gibson, IA $86,281 Gilbert, IA $88,000 Gilman, IA $86,519 Grand Junction, IA $87,142 Grand River, IA $86,379

Granger, IA $89,418 Gray, IA $86,170 Grimes, IA $89,684 Grinnell, IA $86,735 Guthrie Center, IA $86,682 Hamilton, IA $87,201 Pacific Junction, IA $87,138 Hamlin, IA $85,907

Little Cedar, IA $86,602 Mc Intire, IA $87,193 Manly, IA $85,792 Meservey, IA $85,677 Nora Springs, IA $85,925 Northwood, IA $86,280 Orchard, IA $85,969 Osage, IA $86,064

Plymouth, IA $85,759 Rake, IA $86,127 Riceville, IA $86,659 Rock Falls, IA $85,926 Rockford, IA $85,836 Rockwell, IA $85,778 Rowan, IA $85,660 Rudd, IA $85,945

Saint Ansgar, IA $86,510 Scarville, IA $85,947 Sheffield, IA $85,747 Stacyville, IA $87,007 Swaledale, IA $85,719 Thompson, IA $85,847 Thornton, IA $85,690 Titonka, IA $85,727

Toeterville, IA $86,829 Ventura, IA $85,772 Wesley, IA $85,678 Woden, IA $85,674 Fort Dodge, IA $86,105 Albert City, IA $85,768 Algona, IA $85,885 Armstrong, IA $85,836

Ayrshire, IA $85,705 Badger, IA $85,794 Bancroft, IA $85,765 Barnum, IA $85,709 Bode, IA $85,720 Bradgate, IA $85,671 Burnside, IA $86,582 Burt, IA $85,707

Callender, IA $86,079 Clare, IA $85,686 Clarion, IA $85,780 Curlew, IA $85,644 Cylinder, IA $85,637 Dakota City, IA $86,236 Dayton, IA $86,733 Dolliver, IA $85,835

Duncombe, IA $86,080 Eagle Grove, IA $85,835 Early, IA $85,731 Emmetsburg, IA $85,850 Farnhamville, IA $86,101 Fenton, IA $85,697 Fonda, IA $85,716 Gilmore City, IA $85,701

Goldfield, IA $85,720 Gowrie, IA $86,346 Harcourt, IA $86,597 Hardy, IA $85,640 Havelock, IA $85,673 Humboldt, IA $85,865 Jolley, IA $85,606 Knierim, IA $85,942

Laurens, IA $85,820 Ledyard, IA $85,889 Lehigh, IA $86,404 Livermore, IA $85,723 Lone Rock, IA $85,680 Lu Verne, IA $85,653 Lytton, IA $85,701 Mallard, IA $85,705

Manson, IA $85,793 Marathon, IA $85,754 Moorland, IA $85,806 Nemaha, IA $85,668 Newell, IA $85,777 Otho, IA $86,267 Ottosen, IA $85,645 Palmer, IA $85,665

Plover, IA $85,981 Pocahontas, IA $85,808 Pomeroy, IA $85,736 Rembrandt, IA $85,750 Renwick, IA $85,691 Ringsted, IA $85,719 Rockwell City, IA $85,763 Rolfe, IA $85,710

Rutland, IA $85,690 Sac City, IA $85,784 Sioux Rapids, IA $85,801 Somers, IA $85,693 Storm Lake, IA $85,966 Swea City, IA $85,861 Thor, IA $85,694 Truesdale, IA $86,145

Varina, IA $86,113 Vincent, IA $85,683 Webster City, IA $86,310 Luana, IA $85,732 Mc Gregor, IA $85,870 Marquette, IA $86,139 Monona, IA $85,866 New Albin, IA $86,320

Ossian, IA $85,776 Postville, IA $85,840 Protivin, IA $86,050 Randalia, IA $85,736 Ridgeway, IA $85,842 Saint Lucas, IA $86,148 Spillville, IA $86,196 Wadena, IA $85,800

Waterville, IA $85,918 Waucoma, IA $85,756 Waukon, IA $86,057 West Union, IA $85,881 Ainsworth, IA $86,198 Alburnett, IA $87,607 Amana, IA $87,494 Anamosa, IA $87,183

Atkins, IA $87,666 Baldwin, IA $86,114 Belle Plaine, IA $86,549 Blairstown, IA $87,027 Brandon, IA $86,169 Brooklyn, IA $86,436 Center Junction, IA $86,636 Center Point, IA $87,335

Central City, IA $87,422 Chelsea, IA $86,234 Clarence, IA $86,419 Clutier, IA $86,176 Coggon, IA $87,028 Prairieburg, IA $87,158 Conroy, IA $87,181 Guernsey, IA $86,484

Deep River, IA $86,389 Delhi, IA $86,464 Dysart, IA $86,075 Elberon, IA $86,209 Ely, IA $87,895 Fairfax, IA $87,848 Garrison, IA $86,293 Harper, IA $86,347

Hartford, IA $89,472 Harvey, IA $87,440 Haverhill, IA $86,751 Hubbard, IA $86,310 Humeston, IA $86,644 Huxley, IA $89,092 Indianola, IA $89,315 Iowa Falls, IA $86,092

Ira, IA $88,810 Jamaica, IA $87,293 Jefferson, IA $86,928 Jewell, IA $86,769 Johnston, IA $89,866 Kamrar, IA $86,327 Kellerton, IA $85,909 Kelley, IA $88,823

Kellogg, IA $87,098 Keswick, IA $86,378 Killduff, IA $88,081 Knoxville, IA $88,285 Hartwick, IA $86,377 Mount Pleasant, IA $86,042 Rome, IA $85,850 Mount Union, IA $85,926

New London, IA $86,034 Oakville, IA $86,045 Olds, IA $86,409 Pilot Grove, IA $86,139 Salem, IA $85,869 Sperry, IA $86,050 Stockport, IA $85,790 Swedesburg, IA $86,111

Wapello, IA $86,211 Wayland, IA $86,031 West Burlington, IA $86,242 West Point, IA $85,873 Saint Paul, IA $86,140 Wever, IA $85,897 Winfield, IA $86,075 Yarmouth, IA $85,933

Andover, IA $86,234 Atalissa, IA $86,411 Bennett, IA $86,442 Bettendorf, IA $86,516 Blue Grass, IA $86,600 Bryant, IA $86,209 Buffalo, IA $86,573 Calamus, IA $86,464

Camanche, IA $86,363 Charlotte, IA $86,276 Clinton, IA $86,285 Columbus City, IA $86,626 Columbus Junction, IA $86,208 Conesville, IA $86,256 De Witt, IA $86,405 Dixon, IA $86,541

Donahue, IA $86,584 Durant, IA $86,508 Eldridge, IA $86,662 Fruitland, IA $86,324 Goose Lake, IA $86,249 Grand Mound, IA $86,432 Grandview, IA $86,265 Le Claire, IA $86,450

Letts, IA $86,224 Lone Tree, IA $86,432 Long Grove, IA $86,543 Low Moor, IA $86,356 Mc Causland, IA $86,455 Montpelier, IA $86,537 Moscow, IA $86,419 Muscatine, IA $86,386

New Liberty, IA $86,486 Nichols, IA $86,297 Pleasant Valley, IA $86,430 Princeton, IA $86,444 Stockton, IA $86,561 Teeds Grove, IA $86,203 Tipton, IA $86,477 Walcott, IA $86,661

Welton, IA $86,354 West Liberty, IA $86,408 Wheatland, IA $86,409 Wilton, IA $86,451 Davenport, IA $87,285 Hiawatha, IA $87,956 Hills, IA $86,816 Homestead, IA $87,381

Hopkinton, IA $86,834 Iowa City, IA $86,952 Coralville, IA $87,315 Kalona, IA $86,765 Keota, IA $86,376 Keystone, IA $86,518 Ladora, IA $86,751 Langworthy, IA $86,899

Lisbon, IA $87,407 Lost Nation, IA $86,337 Lowden, IA $86,408 Luzerne, IA $86,776 Marengo, IA $87,014 Marion, IA $87,841 Martelle, IA $87,431 Mechanicsville, IA $87,063

Middle Amana, IA $87,464 Millersburg, IA $87,094 Monmouth, IA $86,136 Monticello, IA $86,788 Morley, IA $87,129 Mount Auburn, IA $86,163 Mount Vernon, IA $87,712 Newhall, IA $87,406

North English, IA $86,693 North Liberty, IA $87,581 Norway, IA $87,607 Oakdale, IA $87,327 Olin, IA $86,808 Onslow, IA $86,266 Oxford, IA $87,361 Oxford Junction, IA $86,293

Palo, IA $87,757 Parnell, IA $87,074 Quasqueton, IA $86,376 Riverside, IA $86,556 Robins, IA $87,898 Rowley, IA $86,333 Ryan, IA $86,785 Shellsburg, IA $87,467

Solon, IA $87,537 South Amana, IA $87,279 South English, IA $86,548 Springville, IA $87,605 Stanwood, IA $86,681 Swisher, IA $87,735 Tama, IA $86,346 Morning Sun, IA $86,082

Lacona, IA $88,450 Lamoni, IA $85,843 Laurel, IA $86,869 Le Grand, IA $86,729 Leighton, IA $87,064 Leon, IA $86,329 Liberty Center, IA $88,645 Linden, IA $88,206

Lineville, IA $85,788 Liscomb, IA $86,230 Lorimor, IA $87,337 Lovilia, IA $87,048 Lucas, IA $88,074 Luther, IA $88,566 Lynnville, IA $87,128 Mc Callsburg, IA $86,805

Macksburg, IA $87,180 Madrid, IA $88,893 Malcom, IA $86,213 Marshalltown, IA $86,512 Martensdale, IA $89,413 Maxwell, IA $89,069 Melbourne, IA $87,370 Menlo, IA $86,986

Millerton, IA $86,845 Milo, IA $88,933 Minburn, IA $88,798 Mingo, IA $88,980 Mitchellville, IA $89,511 Monroe, IA $88,731 Montezuma, IA $86,419 Montour, IA $86,270

Murray, IA $87,162 Nevada, IA $88,313 New Providence, IA $86,202 New Sharon, IA $86,682 Newton, IA $88,404 New Virginia, IA $88,632 Norwalk, IA $89,813 Ogden, IA $87,445

Osceola, IA $87,469 Otley, IA $88,468 Panora, IA $87,475 Paton, IA $86,598 Patterson, IA $89,046 Pella, IA $87,613 Perry, IA $88,361 Peru, IA $88,358

Pilot Mound, IA $86,991 Pleasantville, IA $88,961 Polk City, IA $89,467 Popejoy, IA $86,083 Prairie City, IA $89,192 Prole, IA $89,377 Radcliffe, IA $86,415 Randall, IA $87,229

Reasnor, IA $88,244 Redfield, IA $88,381 Rhodes, IA $88,422 Rippey, IA $87,292 Roland, IA $87,136 Runnells, IA $89,611 Russell, IA $86,871 Saint Anthony, IA $86,476

Saint Charles, IA $89,000 Saint Marys, IA $89,124 Searsboro, IA $86,748 Sheldahl, IA $89,160 Slater, IA $89,248 Stanhope, IA $86,811 State Center, IA $86,905 Story City, IA $87,199

Stratford, IA $86,829 Stuart, IA $87,359 Sully, IA $87,380 Swan, IA $89,291 Thayer, IA $86,829 Thornburg, IA $86,661 Tracy, IA $87,215 Truro, IA $88,401

Union, IA $86,192 Whittemore, IA $85,748 Woolstock, IA $85,704 Ackley, IA $85,895 Allison, IA $85,719 Alta Vista, IA $85,989 Aplington, IA $85,728 Aredale, IA $85,672

Arlington, IA $85,869 Aurora, IA $85,982 Austinville, IA $85,725 Beaman, IA $86,029 Bristow, IA $85,709 Buckingham, IA $85,891 Cedar Falls, IA $85,675 Charles City, IA $86,071

Clarksville, IA $85,716 Colwell, IA $86,362 Conrad, IA $86,032 Denver, IA $85,771 Dewar, IA $85,883 Dike, IA $85,756 Dumont, IA $85,771 Dunkerton, IA $85,850

Eldora, IA $86,166 Elma, IA $85,900 Fairbank, IA $85,845 Fredericksburg, IA $85,770 Frederika, IA $85,694 Garwin, IA $86,245 Geneva, IA $85,733 Gilbertville, IA $85,912

Gladbrook, IA $86,004 Greene, IA $85,740 Grundy Center, IA $85,851 Hazleton, IA $85,927 Holland, IA $85,745 Hudson, IA $85,860 Independence, IA $86,045 Ionia, IA $85,743

Janesville, IA $85,720 Jesup, IA $85,914 Kesley, IA $85,721 Lamont, IA $86,010 La Porte City, IA $85,937 Lincoln, IA $85,928 Marble Rock, IA $85,746 Masonville, IA $86,547

Maynard, IA $85,849 Morrison, IA $85,805 Nashua, IA $85,686 New Hampton, IA $86,041 New Hartford, IA $85,723 North Washington, IA $86,060 Oelwein, IA $85,870 Oran, IA $85,826

Toddville, IA $87,769 Toledo, IA $86,183 Troy Mills, IA $86,982 Urbana, IA $86,890 Van Horne, IA $86,974 Victor, IA $86,585 Vining, IA $86,530 Vinton, IA $86,702

Viola, IA $87,616 Walford, IA $87,715 Walker, IA $86,841 Washington, IA $86,350 Watkins, IA $87,380 Webster, IA $86,407 Wellman, IA $86,636 West Branch, IA $86,772

West Chester, IA $86,362 Williamsburg, IA $87,093 Wyoming, IA $86,337 Cedar Rapids, IA $87,993 Ottumwa, IA $86,067 Agency, IA $85,984 Albia, IA $86,579 Batavia, IA $85,839

Beacon, IA $87,022 Birmingham, IA $85,833 Blakesburg, IA $85,956 Bloomfield, IA $85,819 West Grove, IA $85,734 Brighton, IA $86,000 Cantril, IA $85,727 Cedar, IA $86,163

Centerville, IA $85,887 Chillicothe, IA $86,389 Cincinnati, IA $85,723 Delta, IA $86,041 Douds, IA $85,794 Drakesville, IA $85,793 Eddyville, IA $86,430 Eldon, IA $85,918

Exline, IA $85,732 Fairfield, IA $86,027 Floris, IA $85,812 Fremont, IA $86,125 Hayesville, IA $86,372 Hedrick, IA $85,850 Keosauqua, IA $85,830 Kirkville, IA $86,262

Libertyville, IA $85,887 Martinsburg, IA $86,215 Melrose, IA $86,683 Milton, IA $85,789 Moravia, IA $86,146 Moulton, IA $85,728 Mount Sterling, IA $85,637 Mystic, IA $86,170

Ollie, IA $86,064 Oskaloosa, IA $86,809 Packwood, IA $85,842 Plano, IA $86,173 Promise City, IA $86,266 Pulaski, IA $85,791 Richland, IA $86,090 Rose Hill, IA $86,151

Selma, IA $85,772 Seymour, IA $85,893 Sigourney, IA $86,305 Udell, IA $85,683 Unionville, IA $85,711 University Park, IA $86,952 Burlington, IA $86,277 Argyle, IA $85,784

Bonaparte, IA $85,812 Crawfordsville, IA $86,066 Danville, IA $85,987 Denmark, IA $86,186 Donnellson, IA $85,858 Farmington, IA $85,790 Fort Madison, IA $86,104 Hillsboro, IA $85,778

Houghton, IA $86,172 Keokuk, IA $86,098 Lockridge, IA $85,855 Mediapolis, IA $86,153 Middletown, IA $85,911 Montrose, IA $85,922 Lime Springs, IA $86,654 Panama, IA $86,590

Persia, IA $86,926 Pisgah, IA $86,305 Portsmouth, IA $86,751 Red Oak, IA $86,531 Shelby, IA $86,847 Silver City, IA $87,181 Soldier, IA $85,706 Stanton, IA $86,236

Treynor, IA $87,225 Underwood, IA $87,330 Walnut, IA $86,531 Westphalia, IA $86,500 Woodbine, IA $86,686 Shenandoah, IA $86,328 Blanchard, IA $85,823 Braddyville, IA $85,675

Clarinda, IA $86,034 Coin, IA $85,931 College Springs, IA $86,111 Essex, IA $86,246 Farragut, IA $86,207 Hamburg, IA $86,075 Imogene, IA $86,524 New Market, IA $85,801

Northboro, IA $85,918 Percival, IA $86,413 Randolph, IA $86,569 Riverton, IA $86,150 Shambaugh, IA $86,238 Sidney, IA $86,467 Tabor, IA $86,746 Thurman, IA $86,666

Yorktown, IA $86,328 Dubuque, IA $86,348 Tiffin, IA $87,380 Andrew, IA $86,596 Bellevue, IA $86,178 Bernard, IA $86,073 Cascade, IA $86,371 Colesburg, IA $85,974

Delaware, IA $86,650 Delmar, IA $86,305 Dundee, IA $86,055 Durango, IA $86,034 Dyersville, IA $86,385 Earlville, IA $86,290 Edgewood, IA $86,024 Elkader, IA $85,802

Elkport, IA $85,811 Epworth, IA $86,238 Farley, IA $86,290 Farmersburg, IA $85,739 Garber, IA $85,811 Garnavillo, IA $85,824 Greeley, IA $86,057 Guttenberg, IA $85,932

Holy Cross, IA $85,975 La Motte, IA $86,088 Luxemburg, IA $86,387 Manchester, IA $86,404 Maquoketa, IA $86,270 Miles, IA $86,114 New Vienna, IA $86,051 North Buena Vista, IA $85,949

Peosta, IA $86,221 Preston, IA $86,209 Sabula, IA $86,182 Saint Donatus, IA $86,359 Saint Olaf, IA $85,694 Sherrill, IA $85,923 Spragueville, IA $86,075 Springbrook, IA $86,376

Strawberry Point, IA $85,958 Volga, IA $85,807 Worthington, IA $86,342 Zwingle, IA $86,013 Decorah, IA $86,235 Calmar, IA $85,803 Castalia, IA $85,685 Chester, IA $87,205

Clermont, IA $85,806 Cresco, IA $86,248 Dorchester, IA $86,264 Elgin, IA $85,789 Fayette, IA $85,881 Fort Atkinson, IA $85,778 Harpers Ferry, IA $85,906 Hawkeye, IA $85,755

Highlandville, IA $86,484 Lansing, IA $86,165 Lawler, IA $85,800 Parkersburg, IA $85,732 Plainfield, IA $85,708 Raymond, IA $85,913 Readlyn, IA $85,796 Reinbeck, IA $85,814

Shell Rock, IA $85,724 Stanley, IA $85,940 Steamboat Rock, IA $86,019 Stout, IA $85,736 Sumner, IA $85,717 Traer, IA $85,976 Tripoli, IA $85,729 Waverly, IA $85,726

Wellsburg, IA $85,864 Westgate, IA $85,819 Winthrop, IA $86,270 Waterloo, IA $85,951 Evansdale, IA $85,928 Creston, IA $86,540 Afton, IA $86,788 Arispe, IA $86,790

Bedford, IA $85,571 Benton, IA $85,514 Blockton, IA $85,457 Bridgewater, IA $85,814 Carbon, IA $86,203 Clearfield, IA $85,578 Corning, IA $85,907 Cromwell, IA $86,555

Cumberland, IA $86,116 Diagonal, IA $85,817 Fontanelle, IA $86,289 Grant, IA $86,569 Gravity, IA $85,652 Greenfield, IA $86,867 Arnolds Park, IA $86,243 Dickens, IA $85,702

Estherville, IA $85,969 Everly, IA $85,749 Fostoria, IA $86,189 Gillett Grove, IA $85,996 Graettinger, IA $85,767 Greenville, IA $85,734 Gruver, IA $85,931 Harris, IA $85,766

Hartley, IA $85,766 Lake Park, IA $85,882

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	$110,014	$53.0	25%
Construction	$96,813	$47.0	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

$80,360

Average $88,011/year

$96,246

$6,697

Average $7,334/month

$8,021

$1,545

Average $1,693/week

$1,851

$39

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,246	$8,021	$1,851	$46
Average	$88,011	$7,334	$1,693	$42
25th Percentile	$80,360	$6,697	$1,545	$39

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