Architectural Designer Salary in Minnesota

How much does an Architectural Designer make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Designer in Minnesota is $94,109 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,931
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,927 to $102,914
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,478

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Architectural Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,914	$8,576	$1,979	$49
Average	$94,109	$7,842	$1,810	$45
25th Percentile	$85,927	$7,161	$1,652	$41

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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): $62,461
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,855
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,461
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,821
Expert (over 8 years): $131,534

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$62,461
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$75,855
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$93,461
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$111,821
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$131,534

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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:

Conger: $90,102
Courtland: $90,000
Darfur: $89,536

Conger, MN $90,102 Courtland, MN $90,000 Darfur, MN $89,536 Delavan, MN $89,551 Eagle Lake, MN $90,849 Easton, MN $89,585 Ellendale, MN $90,849 Elmore, MN $89,122

Elysian, MN $91,301 Emmons, MN $89,392 Essig, MN $89,655 Fairmont, MN $89,361 Freeborn, MN $90,229 Frost, MN $89,266 Garden City, MN $89,544 Geneva, MN $91,077

Glenville, MN $89,782 Good Thunder, MN $89,704 Granada, MN $89,274 Hanska, MN $89,276 Hartland, MN $90,306 Hayward, MN $90,300 Henderson, MN $91,863 Hollandale, MN $90,683

Hope, MN $91,126 Huntley, MN $89,482 Janesville, MN $90,669 Kasota, MN $91,010 Kiester, MN $89,408 Kilkenny, MN $91,739 Lafayette, MN $90,178 Lake Crystal, MN $89,687

La Salle, MN $89,444 Le Center, MN $91,926 Le Sueur, MN $91,728 Lewisville, MN $89,351 Madelia, MN $89,420 Madison Lake, MN $91,101 Mapleton, MN $89,750 Minnesota Lake, MN $89,796

Montgomery, MN $92,256 New Prague, MN $93,399 New Richland, MN $90,523 New Ulm, MN $89,642 Nicollet, MN $90,489 Northrop, MN $89,910 Pemberton, MN $90,207 Saint Clair, MN $90,785

Saint James, MN $89,354 Saint Peter, MN $91,215 Sanborn, MN $88,998 Searles, MN $89,500 Sleepy Eye, MN $89,208 Springfield, MN $89,123 Truman, MN $89,379 Twin Lakes, MN $89,635

Vernon Center, MN $89,484 Waldorf, MN $90,001 Waseca, MN $90,828 Waterville, MN $91,458 Wells, MN $89,804 Winnebago, MN $89,537 Windom, MN $89,228 Adrian, MN $86,907

Alpha, MN $88,968 Arco, MN $88,845 Avoca, MN $88,794 Balaton, MN $88,623 Beaver Creek, MN $84,679 Bigelow, MN $87,734 Bingham Lake, MN $89,095 Brewster, MN $88,836

Butterfield, MN $89,197 Ceylon, MN $89,038 Chandler, MN $87,392 Currie, MN $88,959 Dovray, MN $89,306 Dunnell, MN $88,903 Starbuck, MN $88,912 Morris, MN $88,968

Crane Lake, MN $88,049 Cromwell, MN $88,383 Grand Rapids, MN $88,409 Ely, MN $88,178 Embarrass, MN $88,053 Esko, MN $88,359 Eveleth, MN $88,186 Finlayson, MN $88,625

Floodwood, MN $88,134 Forbes, MN $87,898 Gilbert, MN $88,162 Goodland, MN $88,026 Hibbing, MN $87,964 Hill City, MN $88,307 Holyoke, MN $88,376 Hoyt Lakes, MN $88,177

Iron, MN $87,920 Jacobson, MN $88,081 Keewatin, MN $88,360 Kerrick, MN $88,529 Kettle River, MN $88,525 Kinney, MN $88,057 Mcgregor, MN $88,393 Makinen, MN $88,070

Marble, MN $88,306 Meadowlands, MN $88,091 Melrude, MN $88,057 Moose Lake, MN $88,718 Afton, MN $94,316 Almelund, MN $91,967 Bayport, MN $94,160 Bethel, MN $93,358

Braham, MN $90,670 Brook Park, MN $89,251 Cambridge, MN $91,713 Cannon Falls, MN $92,125 Castle Rock, MN $93,613 Cedar, MN $93,785 Center City, MN $92,565 Chisago City, MN $93,369

Circle Pines, MN $95,015 Cottage Grove, MN $94,556 Dalbo, MN $90,656 Wirt, MN $88,153 Thief River Falls, MN $88,678 Alvarado, MN $88,405 Angle Inlet, MN $88,366 Argyle, MN $88,514

Badger, MN $88,571 Brooks, MN $88,594 Crookston, MN $88,445 Donaldson, MN $88,553 East Grand Forks, MN $88,296 Euclid, MN $88,357 Fisher, MN $88,301 Gatzke, MN $88,419

Goodridge, MN $88,482 Greenbush, MN $88,575 Grygla, MN $88,379 Hallock, MN $88,791 Halma, MN $88,548 Humboldt, MN $88,741 Karlstad, MN $88,608 Kennedy, MN $88,594

Lake Bronson, MN $88,531 Lancaster, MN $88,537 Mentor, MN $88,566 Middle River, MN $88,523 Newfolden, MN $88,545 Noyes, MN $88,819 Oak Island, MN $88,363 Oklee, MN $88,613

Oslo, MN $88,431 Plummer, MN $88,575 Red Lake Falls, MN $88,529 Roseau, MN $88,628 Saint Hilaire, MN $88,583 Saint Vincent, MN $88,748 Salol, MN $88,550 Stephen, MN $88,514

Strandquist, MN $88,487 Strathcona, MN $88,476 Viking, MN $88,443 Wannaska, MN $88,521 Warren, MN $88,409 Warroad, MN $88,655 Edgerton, MN $86,917 Georgetown, MN $88,593

Glyndon, MN $88,582 Morton, MN $89,066 Murdock, MN $88,884 New London, MN $89,664 Norcross, MN $88,635 Odessa, MN $88,570 Olivia, MN $89,052 Ortonville, MN $88,754

Pennock, MN $89,235 Porter, MN $88,736 Prinsburg, MN $89,088 Raymond, MN $88,963 Redwood Falls, MN $89,056 Renville, MN $88,958 Sacred Heart, MN $88,905 Seaforth, MN $89,166

Spicer, MN $89,746 Sunburg, MN $89,166 Taunton, MN $88,877 Vesta, MN $88,868 Wabasso, MN $88,966 Wanda, MN $89,291 Watson, MN $88,924 Wheaton, MN $88,740

Wood Lake, MN $88,890 Saint Cloud, MN $90,728 Albany, MN $90,203 Alexandria, MN $89,078 Ashby, MN $88,858 Avon, MN $90,469 Barrett, MN $88,800 Belgrade, MN $89,576

Bock, MN $90,654 Bowlus, MN $90,094 Brandon, MN $88,880 Brooten, MN $89,290 Buckman, MN $90,247 Burtrum, MN $89,734 Carlos, MN $88,892 Cold Spring, MN $90,561

Collegeville, MN $90,574 Cyrus, MN $88,867 Dalton, MN $88,820 Elrosa, MN $90,024 Waltham, MN $91,343 Evansville, MN $88,832 Farwell, MN $88,874 Flensburg, MN $89,777

Foley, MN $90,487 Foreston, MN $90,505 Freeport, MN $90,030 Garfield, MN $88,895 Gilman, MN $90,461 Glenwood, MN $89,077 Greenwald, MN $89,987 Grey Eagle, MN $89,690

Hillman, MN $89,636 Hoffman, MN $88,876 Holdingford, MN $90,215 Holmes City, MN $88,868 Isle, MN $88,673 Kensington, MN $88,846 Lastrup, MN $89,650 Little Falls, MN $89,722

Long Prairie, MN $89,372 Lowry, MN $88,893 Mc Grath, MN $88,414 Melrose, MN $89,855 Milaca, MN $90,374 Miltona, MN $88,891 Nelson, MN $88,914 New Munich, MN $89,985

Oak Park, MN $90,569 Ogilvie, MN $90,036 Onamia, MN $89,360 Osakis, MN $89,181 Parkers Prairie, MN $88,797 Paynesville, MN $90,279 Pease, MN $90,666 Pierz, MN $89,702

Rice, MN $90,426 Richmond, MN $90,414 Rockville, MN $90,630 Roscoe, MN $90,348 Royalton, MN $90,273 Saint Joseph, MN $90,678 Saint Stephen, MN $90,506 Saint Martin, MN $90,311

Sartell, MN $90,628 Sauk Centre, MN $89,533 Sauk Rapids, MN $90,582 Nashua, MN $88,745 Naytahwaush, MN $88,822 New York Mills, MN $88,783 Nielsville, MN $88,570 Ogema, MN $88,623

Osage, MN $88,692 Ottertail, MN $88,861 Pelican Rapids, MN $88,769 Perham, MN $88,860 Perley, MN $88,634 Ponsford, MN $88,617 Richville, MN $88,783 Richwood, MN $88,664

Rochert, MN $88,698 Rothsay, MN $88,662 Sabin, MN $88,604 Shelly, MN $88,666 Tintah, MN $88,685 Twin Valley, MN $88,613 Ulen, MN $88,602 Underwood, MN $88,838

Vergas, MN $88,767 Vining, MN $88,762 Waubun, MN $88,628 Wendell, MN $88,720 White Earth, MN $88,908 Winger, MN $88,629 Wolf Lake, MN $88,696 Wolverton, MN $88,724

Bemidji, MN $88,806 Bagley, MN $88,695 Baudette, MN $88,477 Bena, MN $88,352 Big Falls, MN $88,083 Bigfork, MN $88,170 Birchdale, MN $88,187 Blackduck, MN $88,488

Bowstring, MN $88,273 Cass Lake, MN $88,622 Clearbrook, MN $88,660 Deer River, MN $88,341 Talmoon, MN $88,301 Effie, MN $88,096 Federal Dam, MN $88,501 Gonvick, MN $88,621

Gully, MN $88,555 Hines, MN $88,534 International Falls, MN $88,486 Kelliher, MN $88,432 Lengby, MN $88,654 Leonard, MN $88,594 Littlefork, MN $88,248 Loman, MN $88,230

Longville, MN $88,564 Marcell, MN $88,197 Margie, MN $88,152 Max, MN $88,282 Mizpah, MN $88,297 Northome, MN $88,286 Outing, MN $88,438 Pennington, MN $88,459

Ponemah, MN $88,624 Puposky, MN $88,559 Ranier, MN $88,842 Kabetogama, MN $88,159 Redby, MN $88,726 Redlake, MN $88,608 Remer, MN $88,372 Roosevelt, MN $88,471

Shevlin, MN $88,616 Solway, MN $88,639 South International Falls, MN $88,499 Spring Lake, MN $88,302 Squaw Lake, MN $88,289 Swift, MN $88,478 Tenstrike, MN $88,581 Trail, MN $88,522

Swanville, MN $89,684 Moorhead, MN $88,544 Upsala, MN $89,973 Villard, MN $89,124 Wahkon, MN $89,166 Waite Park, MN $90,725 West Union, MN $89,443 Brainerd, MN $89,005

Baxter, MN $89,112 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $88,696 Aitkin, MN $88,606 Akeley, MN $88,655 Aldrich, MN $88,747 Backus, MN $88,646 Benedict, MN $88,609 Bertha, MN $88,809

Browerville, MN $89,045 Clarissa, MN $88,932 Crosby, MN $88,696 Crosslake, MN $88,756 Cushing, MN $89,084 Deerwood, MN $88,766 Eagle Bend, MN $88,807 Emily, MN $88,519

Fifty Lakes, MN $88,523 Fort Ripley, MN $89,239 Garrison, MN $89,086 Hackensack, MN $88,633 Hewitt, MN $88,768 Ironton, MN $88,792 Jenkins, MN $88,759 Lake George, MN $88,687

Lake Hubert, MN $88,832 Laporte, MN $88,631 Menahga, MN $88,728 Merrifield, MN $88,764 Motley, MN $88,717 Nevis, MN $88,697 Nisswa, MN $88,841 Palisade, MN $88,317

Park Rapids, MN $88,752 Pequot Lakes, MN $88,775 Pillager, MN $88,815 Pine River, MN $88,655 Randall, MN $89,392 Sebeka, MN $88,680 Nimrod, MN $88,671 Staples, MN $88,783

Verndale, MN $88,723 Wadena, MN $88,857 Walker, MN $88,688 Detroit Lakes, MN $88,869 Ada, MN $88,605 Audubon, MN $88,752 Barnesville, MN $88,648 Battle Lake, MN $88,852

Bejou, MN $88,522 Beltrami, MN $88,593 Bluffton, MN $88,770 Borup, MN $88,596 Breckenridge, MN $88,947 Callaway, MN $88,656 Campbell, MN $88,740 Climax, MN $88,444

Clitherall, MN $88,795 Comstock, MN $88,636 Deer Creek, MN $88,770 Dent, MN $88,789 Dilworth, MN $88,537 Elbow Lake, MN $88,823 Elizabeth, MN $88,769 Erhard, MN $88,745

Erskine, MN $88,671 Felton, MN $88,579 Fergus Falls, MN $88,916 Fertile, MN $88,630 Flom, MN $88,589 Fosston, MN $88,698 Foxhome, MN $88,674 Frazee, MN $88,774

Gary, MN $88,525 Halstad, MN $88,659 Wabasha, MN $91,131 Hawley, MN $88,594 Hendrum, MN $88,637 Henning, MN $88,807 Hitterdal, MN $88,600 Kent, MN $88,692

Lake Park, MN $88,617 Mcintosh, MN $88,668 Mahnomen, MN $88,665 Wilton, MN $88,616 Waskish, MN $88,252 Williams, MN $88,485 Mountain Iron, MN $87,998 Cotton, MN $88,184

Wayzata, MN $95,162 Navarre, MN $95,172 Young America, MN $92,987 Winsted, MN $92,035 Winthrop, MN $90,445 Zimmerman, MN $91,636 Minneapolis, MN $96,068 Nashwauk, MN $88,009

Orr, MN $88,040 Nett Lake, MN $88,609 Pengilly, MN $88,052 Virginia, MN $88,158 Saginaw, MN $88,321 Sawyer, MN $88,331 Side Lake, MN $88,015 Soudan, MN $88,278

Sturgeon Lake, MN $88,673 Swan River, MN $88,031 Swatara, MN $88,253 Taconite, MN $88,349 Tamarack, MN $88,237 Tower, MN $88,143 Twig, MN $88,347 Warba, MN $88,113

Willow River, MN $88,750 Winton, MN $88,688 Wrenshall, MN $88,355 Wright, MN $88,299 Duluth, MN $88,361 Rochester, MN $92,196 Adams, MN $90,364 Altura, MN $90,568

Austin, MN $90,892 Blooming Prairie, MN $91,422 Brownsdale, MN $91,223 Brownsville, MN $86,926 Dundas, MN $92,551 Elko New Market, MN $93,800 Faribault, MN $91,707 Farmington, MN $94,052

Forest Lake, MN $94,232 Frontenac, MN $91,254 Goodhue, MN $91,765 Grandy, MN $91,458 Grasston, MN $89,955 Hampton, MN $93,500 Harris, MN $91,623 Hastings, MN $93,749

Henriette, MN $89,980 Hinckley, MN $88,815 Hugo, MN $94,585 Isanti, MN $92,680 Lake City, MN $91,534 Lake Elmo, MN $94,711 Lakeland, MN $94,111 Lakeville, MN $94,268

Lindstrom, MN $92,938 Lonsdale, MN $92,851 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $93,870 Medford, MN $91,410 Mora, MN $89,494 Morristown, MN $91,390 Nerstrand, MN $91,499 Newport, MN $95,047

North Branch, MN $92,568 Northfield, MN $92,932 Owatonna, MN $91,381 Pine City, MN $90,021 Randolph, MN $93,227 Red Wing, MN $91,576 Rock Creek, MN $90,643 Rosemount, MN $94,597

Rush City, MN $90,963 Saint Francis, MN $93,200 Saint Paul Park, MN $94,830 Sandstone, MN $88,788 Scandia, MN $93,568 Shafer, MN $92,625 South Saint Paul, MN $95,258 Inver Grove Heights, MN $95,032

Waverly, MN $92,144 Byron, MN $92,202 Caledonia, MN $87,314 Canton, MN $89,065 Chatfield, MN $91,203 Claremont, MN $91,642 Dakota, MN $87,128 Dexter, MN $91,382

Dodge Center, MN $91,779 Dover, MN $91,406 Eitzen, MN $87,315 Elgin, MN $91,964 Elkton, MN $91,051 Eyota, MN $91,893 Fountain, MN $90,546 Grand Meadow, MN $91,340

Harmony, MN $89,364 Hayfield, MN $91,636 Hokah, MN $86,707 Homer, MN $87,748 Houston, MN $87,490 Kasson, MN $91,992 Kellogg, MN $90,965 Kenyon, MN $91,814

La Crescent, MN $86,688 Lanesboro, MN $89,384 Lansing, MN $91,063 Le Roy, MN $90,047 Lewiston, MN $89,492 Lyle, MN $90,010 Mabel, MN $88,815 Mantorville, MN $91,981

Mazeppa, MN $91,853 Millville, MN $91,764 Minnesota City, MN $89,542 Oronoco, MN $92,202 Ostrander, MN $90,893 Peterson, MN $89,224 Pine Island, MN $91,982 Plainview, MN $91,442

Preston, MN $89,800 Racine, MN $91,651 Reads Landing, MN $91,116 Rollingstone, MN $89,927 Rose Creek, MN $90,427 Rushford, MN $88,608 Saint Charles, MN $90,962 Sargeant, MN $91,492

Spring Grove, MN $88,039 Spring Valley, MN $91,170 Stewartville, MN $91,892 Taopi, MN $90,176 Utica, MN $90,147 Ellsworth, MN $86,068 Fulda, MN $88,658 Garvin, MN $88,931

Hardwick, MN $85,798 Hendricks, MN $88,614 Heron Lake, MN $89,072 Hills, MN $84,563 Holland, MN $87,516 Ihlen, MN $85,875 Iona, MN $87,851 Ivanhoe, MN $88,796

Jackson, MN $89,058 Jasper, MN $85,464 Jeffers, MN $89,065 Kanaranzi, MN $85,842 Kenneth, MN $86,382 Lake Benton, MN $88,151 Lakefield, MN $88,931 Lake Wilson, MN $87,875

Lamberton, MN $88,985 Leota, MN $87,166 Lismore, MN $87,086 Luverne, MN $85,436 Lynd, MN $88,979 Magnolia, MN $85,991 Mountain Lake, MN $89,220 Odin, MN $89,200

Okabena, MN $89,041 Ormsby, MN $89,244 Pipestone, MN $87,026 Reading, MN $87,924 Revere, MN $88,942 Round Lake, MN $88,766 Rushmore, MN $87,377 Russell, MN $88,926

Ruthton, MN $87,991 Sherburn, MN $89,176 Slayton, MN $88,397 Steen, MN $85,175 Storden, MN $89,037 Tracy, MN $89,021 Trimont, MN $89,293 Trosky, MN $86,083

Tyler, MN $88,501 Walnut Grove, MN $88,961 Welcome, MN $89,295 Westbrook, MN $89,040 Wilmont, MN $87,624 Woodstock, MN $87,426 Worthington, MN $88,410 Beaver Bay, MN $88,312

Brimson, MN $88,023 Finland, MN $88,181 Grand Marais, MN $88,363 Grand Portage, MN $88,292 Hovland, MN $88,266 Isabella, MN $87,991 Knife River, MN $88,341 Lutsen, MN $88,317

Schroeder, MN $88,263 Silver Bay, MN $88,317 Tofte, MN $88,226 Two Harbors, MN $88,349 Adolph, MN $88,361 Alborn, MN $88,239 Angora, MN $87,949 Askov, MN $88,850

Aurora, MN $88,207 Babbitt, MN $88,195 Barnum, MN $88,365 Biwabik, MN $88,302 Bovey, MN $88,160 Britt, MN $88,009 Brookston, MN $88,289 Bruno, MN $88,650

Buhl, MN $88,066 Calumet, MN $88,357 Canyon, MN $88,259 Carlton, MN $88,345 Chisholm, MN $88,056 Cloquet, MN $88,335 Cohasset, MN $88,410 Coleraine, MN $88,585

Cook, MN $88,035 Albertville, MN $93,255 Annandale, MN $90,873 Anoka, MN $93,987 Andover, MN $94,581 Hopkins, MN $95,708 Burnsville, MN $94,890 Arlington, MN $91,507

Becker, MN $91,025 Big Lake, MN $91,525 Bird Island, MN $89,023 Osseo, MN $95,041 Brownton, MN $90,760 Buffalo, MN $92,398 Buffalo Lake, MN $89,710 Carver, MN $93,933

Champlin, MN $94,991 Chanhassen, MN $94,922 Chaska, MN $94,398 Clear Lake, MN $90,636 Clearwater, MN $90,619 Cokato, MN $91,055 Cologne, MN $93,584 Crystal Bay, MN $94,925

Darwin, MN $90,665 Dassel, MN $90,995 Dayton, MN $94,546 Delano, MN $93,494 Eden Valley, MN $90,422 Elk River, MN $93,010 Excelsior, MN $94,764 Fairfax, MN $89,171

Franklin, MN $89,025 Gaylord, MN $91,097 Gibbon, MN $89,700 Glencoe, MN $91,513 Green Isle, MN $91,989 Hamburg, MN $92,637 Hamel, MN $94,815 Hanover, MN $93,921

Hector, MN $89,249 Eden Prairie, MN $95,426 Minnetonka, MN $95,380 Maple Plain, MN $94,527 Howard Lake, MN $91,537 Hutchinson, MN $90,680 Jordan, MN $93,954 Kimball, MN $90,550

Lester Prairie, MN $92,167 Litchfield, MN $90,331 Long Lake, MN $94,936 Loretto, MN $94,146 Maple Lake, MN $91,189 Mayer, MN $93,018 Dennison, MN $91,695 Stacy, MN $93,378

Stanchfield, MN $91,060 Stillwater, MN $94,351 Taylors Falls, MN $91,906 Vermillion, MN $93,894 Warsaw, MN $91,611 Webster, MN $93,418 Welch, MN $92,280 Willernie, MN $94,922

Wyoming, MN $93,790 Saint Paul, MN $95,591 Mendota, MN $95,686 Minnetonka Beach, MN $94,955 Monticello, MN $91,486 Montrose, MN $92,733 Mound, MN $94,462 New Auburn, MN $91,495

New Germany, MN $92,686 Norwood Young America, MN $92,955 Plato, MN $92,337 Princeton, MN $91,038 Prior Lake, MN $94,490 Rockford, MN $93,914 Rogers, MN $94,298 Saint Bonifacius, MN $94,151

Saint Michael, MN $93,400 Santiago, MN $90,920 Savage, MN $95,005 Shakopee, MN $94,621 Silver Creek, MN $91,016 Silver Lake, MN $91,368 South Haven, MN $90,637 Norwood, MN $92,898

Spring Park, MN $94,705 Stewart, MN $90,129 Victoria, MN $94,403 Waconia, MN $93,793 Watertown, MN $93,428 Watkins, MN $90,501 Wanamingo, MN $91,832 West Concord, MN $91,777

Winona, MN $88,174 Stockton, MN $89,349 Wykoff, MN $90,930 Zumbro Falls, MN $91,867 Zumbrota, MN $91,822 Mankato, MN $90,608 Albert Lea, MN $90,388 Alden, MN $89,711

Amboy, MN $89,502 Belle Plaine, MN $93,207 Blue Earth, MN $89,356 Bricelyn, MN $89,410 Clarks Grove, MN $90,534 Cleveland, MN $91,443 Comfrey, MN $89,103 Willmar, MN $89,572

Alberta, MN $88,785 Appleton, MN $88,888 Atwater, MN $89,807 Barry, MN $88,831 Beardsley, MN $88,454 Bellingham, MN $88,602 Belview, MN $88,869 Benson, MN $88,967

Blomkest, MN $89,008 Boyd, MN $88,847 Browns Valley, MN $88,491 Canby, MN $88,689 Chokio, MN $88,788 Clara City, MN $88,994 Clarkfield, MN $88,913 Clements, MN $88,994

Clinton, MN $88,606 Clontarf, MN $88,827 Correll, MN $88,674 Cosmos, MN $89,779 Cottonwood, MN $88,944 Danube, MN $88,962 Danvers, MN $88,794 Dawson, MN $88,906

Donnelly, MN $88,783 Dumont, MN $88,665 Echo, MN $88,848 Ghent, MN $88,988 Graceville, MN $88,619 Granite Falls, MN $88,990 Grove City, MN $90,009 Hancock, MN $88,891

Hanley Falls, MN $88,888 Herman, MN $88,752 Holloway, MN $88,784 Kandiyohi, MN $89,636 Kerkhoven, MN $88,967 Lake Lillian, MN $89,369 Lucan, MN $88,921 Madison, MN $88,720

Marietta, MN $88,411 Marshall, MN $89,114 Maynard, MN $88,896 Milan, MN $88,906 Milroy, MN $88,901 Minneota, MN $88,961 Montevideo, MN $89,006 Morgan, MN $89,063

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	$117,636	$57.0	25%
Construction	$103,520	$50.0	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

$85,927

Average $94,109/year

$102,914

$7,161

Average $7,842/month

$8,576

$1,652

Average $1,810/week

$1,979

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,914	$8,576	$1,979	$49
Average	$94,109	$7,842	$1,810	$45
25th Percentile	$85,927	$7,161	$1,652	$41

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