Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Architectural and Civil Drafters positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $61,028 versus $55,597 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +9.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 54% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | $61,028 | 176 | 30.7% |
| Bachelor's | $55,597 | 310 | 54% |
| Associate's | $50,010 | 31 | 5.4% |
| High School | $46,638 | 22 | 3.8% |
| None | $46,415 | 34 | 5.9% |
| Other | $45,656 | 1 | 0.2% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $55,000 |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | N/A | N/A | N/A | $52,500 |
| AECOM Technical Services Inc | Master's | 0% | 100% | $51,000 |
| Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $57,200 |
| STUDIOS Architecture | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $56,618 |
| Rafael Vinoly Architects PC | Master's | 40% | 60% | $53,000 |
| M. ARTHUR GENSLER JR. AND ASSOCIATES | Master's | 13.6% | 86.4% | $55,435 |
| Laguarda Low Architects | Bachelor's | 50% | 50% | $52,000 |
| Stantec Architecture Inc. | Bachelor's | 66.7% | 33.3% | $56,098 |
| Ennead Architects LLP | Master's | 0% | 100% | $52,000 |
| M. ARTHUR GENSLER, JR. & ASSOCIATES, INC. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $46,197 |
| GRIMSHAW ARCHITECTS P.C. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $55,000 |
| MBH Architects | N/A | N/A | N/A | $52,000 |
| HDR Architecture, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $53,853 |
| Safdie Architects | N/A | N/A | N/A | $55,000 |
| Handel Architects LLP | N/A | N/A | N/A | $50,000 |
| RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS P.C | N/A | N/A | N/A | $59,740 |
| Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C | Bachelor's | 60% | 40% | $45,760 |
| Cooper Carry, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $47,944 |
| HKS, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $52,923 |