Architectural and Engineering Managers Salary
Management Occupations · 220K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$171,270
Median hourly
$82
Average annual
$181,540
Typical range
$120,810–$262,760
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Architectural and Engineering Managers is $171,270 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $82 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields..
Most earn between $120,810 and $262,760 a year. There are roughly 220K people employed as architectural and engineering managers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Architectural and Engineering Managers.
- Hourly
- $82.34
- Daily
- $659
- Weekly
- $3,294
- Bi-weekly
- $6,587
- Monthly
- $14,273
- Annual
- $171,270
$171,270 a year is around the 50th percentile for Architectural and Engineering Managerss. The median is $171,270.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1New Mexico$215,120
- 2California$210,280
- 3Massachusetts$201,430
- 4Washington$189,680
- 5District of Columbia$185,220
- 6Colorado$183,810
- 7Delaware$181,190
- 8New Jersey$180,640
- 9Oregon$177,190
- 10Virginia$176,160
- 11Rhode Island$175,910
- 12New York$175,710
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$234,590
- 2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$221,580
- 3Albuquerque, NM$215,120
- 4San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$213,070
- 5Peoria, IL$212,820
- 6Manchester-Nashua, NH$212,050
- 7Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$207,900
- 8Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$207,140
- 9Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$206,880
- 10Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$205,130
- 11Naples-Marco Island, FL$204,420
- 12Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$204,340
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What a Architectural and Engineering Managers does
- Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
- Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
- Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.
- Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.
- Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.
- Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.
- Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
- Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Architectural and Engineering Managers make?
- The median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers is $171,270 ($82 per hour). Pay ranges from about $120,810 at the 10th percentile to $262,760 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Architectural and Engineering Managers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $181,540, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Architectural and Engineering Managerss the most?
- New Mexico has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $215,120.
- Is Architectural and Engineering Managers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 220K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Architectural and Engineering Managers do?
- Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.; Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.; Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development..