Architectural Designer Salary in New Hampshire

How much does an Architectural Designer make in New Hampshire?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Designer in New Hampshire is $92,961 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): $109,546
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,884 to $101,642
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,531

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Architectural Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,642	$8,470	$1,955	$49
Average	$92,961	$7,747	$1,788	$45
25th Percentile	$84,884	$7,074	$1,632	$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): $61,726
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,958
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,322
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,544
Expert (over 8 years): $130,083

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$61,726
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$74,958
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$92,322
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$110,544
Architect... Level Architectural Designer	$130,083

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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: $101,812.
California: $101,426.
Massachusetts: $100,074.

District of Columbia $101,812 California $101,426 Massachusetts $100,074 Washington $99,707 New Jersey $99,670 Alaska $99,541 Connecticut $98,272 New York $97,757

Hawaii $96,111 Rhode Island $95,339 Maryland $94,815 Minnesota $94,097 Colorado $93,821 Illinois $93,730 Oregon $93,380 Delaware $93,123

New Hampshire $92,961 Virginia $92,598 Pennsylvania $91,541 Nevada $91,008 North Dakota $90,833 Michigan $90,557 Wisconsin $90,456 Vermont $90,254

Texas $89,693 Maine $89,656 Arizona $89,601 Ohio $89,536 Georgia $88,690 Indiana $88,267 Wyoming $88,185 Utah $88,056

Iowa $88,001 Kansas $87,559 Louisiana $87,431 North Carolina $87,385 Missouri $87,366 Florida $87,008 Montana $86,815 Nebraska $86,631

Kentucky $86,529 South Carolina $86,162 Tennessee $85,932 Idaho $85,840 New Mexico $85,169 Oklahoma $85,021 Alabama $84,479 South Dakota $83,569

Arkansas $83,072 West Virginia $82,805 Mississippi $82,005

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:

Moultonborough: $89,987
Newbury: $91,670
New Hampton: $90,787

Moultonborough, NH $89,987 Newbury, NH $91,670 New Hampton, NH $90,787 New London, NH $91,100 Chichester, NH $90,631 North Sandwich, NH $89,987 North Sutton, NH $91,615 Northwood, NH $90,244

North Woodstock, NH $89,987 Pittsfield, NH $90,631 Plymouth, NH $89,987 Rumney, NH $89,987 Salisbury, NH $90,456 Sanbornton, NH $90,327 South Newbury, NH $91,973 South Sutton, NH $92,203

Stinson Lake, NH $89,987 Suncook, NH $90,631 Tilton, NH $90,456 Warner, NH $90,419 Warren, NH $89,987 Washington, NH $92,755 Weare, NH $92,185 Wentworth, NH $89,987

Springfield, NH $90,723 Thornton, NH $89,987 Wilmot, NH $91,063 Winnisquam, NH $90,290 Nottingham, NH $96,599 West Nottingham, NH $96,516 Woodstock, NH $89,987 Concord, NH $90,631

Bow, NH $90,631 Loudon, NH $90,631 Keene, NH $93,858 Antrim, NH $94,364 Ashuelot, NH $95,192 Bennington, NH $94,548 Chesterfield, NH $94,392 Dublin, NH $94,934

Sullivan, NH $93,610 Swanzey, NH $95,017 Fitzwilliam, NH $95,799 Gilsum, NH $93,040 Hancock, NH $94,769 Amherst, NH $98,815 Auburn, NH $94,162 Brookline, NH $98,815

Candia, NH $94,116 Chester, NH $94,116 Deerfield, NH $92,093 Derry, NH $96,378 East Candia, NH $94,116 East Derry, NH $96,681 Epping, NH $96,644 Francestown, NH $93,858

Fremont, NH $93,858 Goffstown, NH $94,162 Dunbarton, NH $92,396 Greenfield, NH $93,730 Greenville, NH $98,557 Hollis, NH $98,815 Hudson, NH $98,815 Litchfield, NH $98,815

Londonderry, NH $98,815 Merrimack, NH $98,815 Milford, NH $98,769 Mont Vernon, NH $94,079 Nashua, NH $98,815 New Boston, NH $94,116 New Ipswich, NH $98,428 North Salem, NH $97,408

Pelham, NH $98,189 Harrisville, NH $94,392 Hinsdale, NH $94,235 Jaffrey, NH $95,661 Marlborough, NH $94,557 Marlow, NH $92,847 Nelson, NH $93,987 Peterborough, NH $95,339

Rindge, NH $96,010 Spofford, NH $95,844 Stoddard, NH $93,251 Troy, NH $95,458 West Chesterfield, NH $93,877 Westmoreland, NH $93,886 West Peterborough, NH $95,477 West Swanzey, NH $95,008

Winchester, NH $96,038 Littleton, NH $91,017 Berlin, NH $91,642 Bethlehem, NH $91,017 Bretton Woods, NH $90,815 Colebrook, NH $92,056 Errol, NH $91,642 Franconia, NH $89,987

Gorham, NH $91,642 Groveton, NH $91,228 Jefferson, NH $90,815 Lancaster, NH $91,228 Lisbon, NH $91,017 Sugar Hill, NH $91,017 Milan, NH $91,642 Mount Washington, NH $90,815

North Stratford, NH $92,056 Pittsburg, NH $92,056 Randolph, NH $91,642 Twin Mountain, NH $90,815 West Stewartstown, NH $92,056 Whitefield, NH $91,228 Acworth, NH $91,238 Alstead, NH $91,274

Charlestown, NH $89,987 Drewsville, NH $90,998 Lempster, NH $91,311 South Acworth, NH $91,247 Walpole, NH $91,164 North Walpole, NH $89,987 Raymond, NH $93,950 Salem, NH $97,408

Lyndeborough, NH $96,212 Temple, NH $98,428 Wilton, NH $98,640 Windham, NH $98,116 Manchester, NH $94,162 Hooksett, NH $94,162 Bedford, NH $94,162 Waterville Valley, NH $89,987

Andover, NH $90,198 Ashland, NH $90,171 Barnstead, NH $90,502 Belmont, NH $90,456 Bradford, NH $92,378 Bristol, NH $90,713 Campton, NH $89,987 Canterbury, NH $90,631

Center Barnstead, NH $90,419 Center Harbor, NH $90,180 Center Sandwich, NH $89,987 Contoocook, NH $90,631 Danbury, NH $90,870 East Andover, NH $91,201 Elkins, NH $91,192 Epsom, NH $90,631

Franklin, NH $90,373 Gilmanton, NH $90,456 Glencliff, NH $89,987 Grafton, NH $90,695 Hebron, NH $89,987 Henniker, NH $90,373 Hill, NH $91,136 Hillsborough, NH $93,665

Holderness, NH $89,987 Laconia, NH $91,201 Gilford, NH $91,789 Lincoln, NH $89,987 Lochmere, NH $90,373 Canaan, NH $89,987 Claremont, NH $89,987 Cornish, NH $89,987

Cornish Flat, NH $89,987 Enfield, NH $89,987 Enfield Center, NH $89,987 Etna, NH $89,987 Georges Mills, NH $91,035 Goshen, NH $91,247 Grantham, NH $90,401 Guild, NH $91,017

Hanover, NH $89,987 Lebanon, NH $89,987 Haverhill, NH $91,017 Lyme, NH $89,987 Lyme Center, NH $89,987 Meriden, NH $89,987 Monroe, NH $92,056 Newport, NH $90,952

North Haverhill, NH $91,017 Orford, NH $89,987 Piermont, NH $89,987 Pike, NH $89,987 Plainfield, NH $89,987 Sunapee, NH $91,081 West Lebanon, NH $89,987 Woodsville, NH $91,017

Portsmouth, NH $96,856 Newington, NH $96,773 Alton, NH $92,571 Alton Bay, NH $92,424 Atkinson, NH $97,408 Bartlett, NH $90,815 Center Conway, NH $91,642 Center Ossipee, NH $90,649

Center Strafford, NH $93,270 Center Tuftonboro, NH $89,987 Chocorua, NH $89,987 Conway, NH $91,642 Danville, NH $97,288 Dover, NH $96,856 Madbury, NH $96,810 Durham, NH $96,856

Barrington, NH $96,553 East Hampstead, NH $97,343 East Kingston, NH $96,930 East Wakefield, NH $92,148 Eaton Center, NH $91,642 Exeter, NH $96,856 Farmington, NH $93,113 South Tamworth, NH $89,987

Strafford, NH $90,290 Stratham, NH $96,856 Tamworth, NH $89,987 Union, NH $92,865 West Ossipee, NH $90,401 Wolfeboro, NH $91,973 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $91,881 Wonalancet, NH $89,987

Freedom, NH $91,173 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $90,373 Glen, NH $91,642 Rochester, NH $96,470 Greenland, NH $96,856 Hampstead, NH $97,380 Hampton, NH $96,856 Hampton Falls, NH $96,810

Intervale, NH $91,642 Jackson, NH $91,642 Kearsarge, NH $91,642 Kingston, NH $96,911 Madison, NH $91,228 Melvin Village, NH $90,180 Milton, NH $93,159 Milton Mills, NH $92,865

Mirror Lake, NH $91,238 New Castle, NH $96,856 New Durham, NH $92,810 Newfields, NH $96,856 Newmarket, NH $96,856 Newton, NH $97,343 Newton Junction, NH $97,343 North Conway, NH $91,642

Lee, NH $96,773 North Hampton, NH $96,856 Ossipee, NH $91,504 Plaistow, NH $97,408 Rollinsford, NH $96,773 Rye, NH $96,856 Rye Beach, NH $96,856 Sanbornville, NH $92,543

Sandown, NH $95,615 Seabrook, NH $96,773 Silver Lake, NH $90,401 Somersworth, NH $96,681 Effingham, NH $91,771 Meredith, NH $90,530 Bath, NH $91,017

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 January 01, 2026

$84,884

Average $92,961/year

$101,642

$7,074

Average $7,747/month

$8,470

$1,632

Average $1,788/week

$1,955

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,642	$8,470	$1,955	$49
Average	$92,961	$7,747	$1,788	$45
25th Percentile	$84,884	$7,074	$1,632	$41

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