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Architects in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as an Architect? Read this first!

9.0% Jobs Projection
$79,200 Median Salary
220 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Architects in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Architects Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 2,650 people working as Architects in the year 2018.

There were 2,140 Architects employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 510 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Architects in this state are growing at a rate of 9.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.2%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 220 annual job openings, and 2,920 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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Architects ranged from $47,890 to $126,710 with $79,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.02 to $60.92. The median hourly rate was $38.08.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $38.24 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.16.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
Trenton, NJ 330 n/a
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 140 $83,260

Top States for Architects Employment

View the list below to see 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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