Senior Architectural Designer Salary in Fairbanks, Alaska

How much does a Senior Architectural Designer make in Fairbanks, AK?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior Architectural Designer in Fairbanks, AK is $116,973. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $103,767 to $130,922, with most professionals earning between $91,743 and $143,622.

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What does a Senior Architectural Designer do?

Common responsibilities of a Senior Architectural Designer

Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature architectural judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented architectural problems, determining program objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse architectural activities.

July 01, 2022

Facilitate communication between Senior Leadership Team, development team, and external design teams to enhance collaboration and input from all stakeholders.

November 27, 2022

Deliver iterative design ideas that meet project goals including project schedules, budgets, applicable codes, in addition to advancing organization mission, vision and core values.

December 16, 2022

Provide thought leadership in the area of design strategy through knowledge sharing, participation and facilitation to help evolve the workplace, people within it and the technologies used.

December 25, 2022

Collaborate with external design professionals to create design concepts for all interior and exterior new build and renovation projects.

February 01, 2023

Leads design presentations to clients, project stakeholders, and team members in a variety of environments both inside and outside of the office.

February 06, 2023

Manages assignments using prescribed methods and standard techniques including drawing sequence and presentation, sizing various system components and refining rough sketches.

March 26, 2023

Assist Project Architects, other Architectural Project Coordinators or Technicians as needed, and take responsibility for work in all phases of the architectural process.

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Architectural Designer in Fairbanks, AK

Average Base Salary

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103767

130922

116973

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

104286

132459

118113

What is the average salary for Senior Architectural Designer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Architectural Designer in Fairbanks, AK. The base salary for Senior Architectural Designer ranges from $103,767 to $130,922 with the average base salary of $116,973. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $104,286 to $132,459 with the average total cash compensation of $118,113.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$116,973	$103,767 - $130,922
Bonus	$1,141	$520 - $1,537
Total Pay	$118,113	$104,286 - $132,459

* 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.

Senior Architectural Designer Salary Near Fairbanks, AK

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Palmer, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,570 - $129,412	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Wasilla, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,570 - $129,412	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Anchorage, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,972 - $131,181	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Juneau, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,047 - $130,014	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Sitka, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $101,645 - $128,244	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK
CITY, STATE Ketchikan, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $101,645 - $128,244	COMPARE TO Fairbanks, AK

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About Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks (Tanana: Tanan) is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. 2016 estimates put the population of the city proper at 32,751, and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 97,121, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska (after Anchorage). The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located 196 driving miles (or ...

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