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Architects in Mississippi

Considering a career as an Architect in Mississippi?

-3% Jobs Projection
$66,520 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Architects in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Architects in Mississippi is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Architects Work in Mississippi?

350 people worked as Architects in 2018 in this state.

There were 290 Architects employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Architects in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.2%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Architects job openings in Mississippi, and 370 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Architects Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Architects ranged from $42,910 to $116,360 with $66,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.63 to $55.94. The median hourly rate was $31.98.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $32.19 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.21.

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

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Top Mississippi Metros for Architects

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 250 $77,880
Jackson, MS 150 $64,200
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 50 $73,070

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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