Architectural and Engineering Managers Salary in the US
A architectural and engineering managers earns a national median of $171,270 a year (mean $181,540) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #28 of 825.
How much does a architectural and engineering managers earn in the US?
A architectural and engineering managers in the United States earns a median of $171,270 a year (mean $181,540), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 236% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 220,260 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9041), ranked #28 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$171,270
per year
Mean
$181,540
per year
Employment
220,260
US workers
National rank
#28
of 825 by median
What a architectural and engineering managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a architectural and engineering managers (SOC 11-9041) earns a median annual wage of $171,270 and a mean (average) of $181,540. The median is the midpoint — half of architectural and engineering managers earn more and half earn less — and is 236% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a architectural and engineering managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for architectural and engineering managers is $171,270, and the mean (average) is $181,540. The median is the midpoint — half of architectural and engineering managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does architectural and engineering managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $171,270, a architectural and engineering managers earns 236% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many architectural and engineering managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 220,260 architectural and engineering managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9041), across all industries.
- Where does this architectural and engineering managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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