Building Architect Salary in Seattle, WA

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How much does a Building Architect make in Seattle, WA? The average Building Architect salary in Seattle, WA is $74,437 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $68,465 and $82,915. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Licensed Building Architect

The Vertex Companies, LLC - San Francisco , CA

The Licensed Building Architect we are looking for currently holds an architectural license in the State of California, has extensive experience with multifamily and multi-use wood-framed and ...

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IOS Architect

Centstone - Mercer Island , WA

Strong experience building inhouse apps. * While proficiency in Cloud architecture is not required, the experience building architecture for Apps with a supporting Cloud architecture is. Must haves

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IOS Architect

Donato Technologies, Inc - Seattle , WA

Strong experience building inhouse apps. * While proficiency in Cloud architecture is not required, the experience building architecture for Apps with a supporting Cloud architecture is. must haves

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IOS Architect

Vision It US - Seattle , WA

Strong experience building inhouse apps. * While proficiency in Cloud architecture is not required, the experience building architecture for Apps with a supporting Cloud architecture is. must haves

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Senior Interior Architect/Project Manager - 1O1K039

snipebridge - Seattle , WA

Support Architectural Design Team to develop and execute appropriate interior architectural designs for the project, that cohesively tie to base building architecture and FF&E * Actively participate ...

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AI/ML Architect

OmegaHires - Houston , TX

Provide technical guidance and lead other data scientists and developers building AI applications on Azure. * Architect end-to-end solutions including integration with other Azure data and analytics ...

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What does a Building Architect do?

Common responsibilities of a Building Architect

Participate on and lead teams in the performance of building diagnostics projects that include, but are not limited to, building enclosure assessments, roofing, faâ”œÂºade, waterproofing, litigation support, field testing, and distress studies.

September 09, 2022

Plan and conduct work requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard construction components and systems to execute design intent.

November 29, 2022

Requires knowledge of basic firm financial metrics related to project management.

March 16, 2023

Assist the Project Director in developing project staff-hours and planning schedule for his/her aspects of the project.

March 30, 2023

Prepare proposals, develop scope of services, establish fees, manage projects from a personnel, financial and schedule standpoint.

April 10, 2023

Develop and review design construction documents related to roof replacement, building enclosure refurbishment, glazed assembly replacement, and associated building enclosure remediation work.

April 13, 2023

Works with a wide range of technical, professional, managerial and support personnel as well as outside consultants, contractors, vendors, and various government agencies.

April 26, 2023

Performs and/or supervises the preparation of scope, pre-schematic, schematic, preliminary and construction documents including reports, calculations, drawings, and specifications, provides overall coordination for in-house design projects.

May 04, 2023

Manage or consult on complex building enclosure/facility projects providing leadership and expertise to internal and external project teams.

May 07, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Building Architect in Seattle, WA

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68465

82915

74437

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83215

74925

What is the average salary for Building Architect in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Building Architect in Seattle, WA. The base salary for Building Architect ranges from $68,465 to $82,915 with the average base salary of $74,437. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $68,848 to $83,215 with the average total cash compensation of $74,925.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,437	$68,465 - $82,915
Bonus	$489	$383 - $300
Total Pay	$74,925	$68,848 - $83,215

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Building Architect Salary Near Seattle, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,621 - $80,681	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bellevue, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,490 - $82,945	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,424 - $82,865	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,753 - $80,842	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,753 - $80,842	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bremerton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,038 - $81,186	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA

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About Seattle, Washington

Seattle (/siˈætəl/ (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual...

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