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Architects in Pennsylvania

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1.9% Jobs Projection
$71,740 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Architects in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Architects in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.

  • Architects in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Architects Work in Pennsylvania?

4,180 people worked as Architects in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,040 Architects employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,160 Architects working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Architects than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Architects in this state are growing at a rate of 1.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.2%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 340 annual job openings, and 4,790 total jobs in 2026 for Architects in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,700 annual jobs and 134,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Architects Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Architects ranged from $46,020 to $123,000 with $71,740 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.12 to $59.14. The median hourly rate was $34.49.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $33.29 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.20.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Architects

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Architects.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,800 $90,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,780 $75,340
Pittsburgh, PA 1,000 $64,610
Lancaster, PA 170 $73,280
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 140 $83,260
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 120 $72,230
York-Hanover, PA 100 $72,730
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 100 $69,460
Reading, PA 90 $77,320
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 80 $75,380
State College, PA 30 $91,940

Top States for Architects Employment

The table below shows the states where most Architects work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 13,570 $87,180
New York 11,620 $92,240
Texas 8,560 $86,160
Illinois 5,560 $72,190
Florida 4,340 $70,740
Pennsylvania 4,180 $71,740
Washington 4,150 $74,740
Colorado 3,800 $65,690
Massachusetts 3,320 $93,920
Ohio 3,120 $76,720
New Jersey 2,650 $79,200
Virginia 2,640 $83,040
Georgia 2,610 $0
Maryland 2,540 $80,010
North Carolina 2,330 $78,200
Michigan 2,130 $70,640
Missouri 2,010 $72,380
Oregon 1,910 $75,190
District of Columbia 1,900 $92,490
Minnesota 1,850 $82,260

Below are the states where Architects get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $93,920
Alaska $93,180
District of Columbia $92,490
New York $92,240
Arizona $88,590
California $87,180
Texas $86,160
Alabama $84,170
New Hampshire $83,210
Virginia $83,040

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