Real salary data
What Architectural and Engineering Managers actually earn in 2026.
The median for Architectural and Engineering Manager is $175,000 across 4476 real salary records (H-1B visa filings and tech job postings), updated Aug 10, 2026.
01 / By source
Real salary bands, by source.
Bands come from 4476 real records. Each source has a different bias, disclosed below.
Density curve fitted to the observed quartiles (log-normal). $145,699–$208,572 contains the middle 50% of records in the best-represented source; the shape between them is an approximation.
| Source | Records | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B visa filings | 4,476 | $145,699 | $175,000 | $208,572 |
- H-1B visa filings (DOL) — over-represents visa-eligible roles (typically high-skill, high-wage)
Salary data updated Aug 10, 2026. Bands are percentiles, not averages; n is the number of underlying records.
02 / By city
What Architectural and Engineering Managers earn, by city.
Real records; cities with at least 10 observations.
| City | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 311 | $190,490 – $243,256 | $218,507 |
| Austin, TX | 164 | $165,000 – $208,125 | $189,150 |
| Hillsboro, OR | 148 | $146,037 – $182,998 | $165,212 |
| Houston, TX | 127 | $150,036 – $214,542 | $179,148 |
| San Jose, CA | 107 | $193,151 – $239,424 | $208,125 |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 100 | $144,716 – $170,624 | $153,336 |
| San Francisco, CA | 95 | $182,686 – $253,864 | $206,614 |
| New York, NY | 92 | $179,806 – $247,110 | $210,000 |
| San Diego, CA | 81 | $154,400 – $208,395 | $181,000 |
| Irvine, CA | 76 | $165,967 – $203,122 | $183,609 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 76 | $186,700 – $249,474 | $215,748 |
| Cupertino, CA | 74 | $197,876 – $219,300 | $210,900 |
03 / By state
What Architectural and Engineering Managers earn, by state.
| State | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,443 | $178,818 – $236,273 | $208,104 |
| TX | 543 | $149,947 – $205,000 | $177,418 |
| MI | 456 | $135,000 – $172,051 | $151,154 |
| OR | 189 | $146,037 – $182,998 | $161,450 |
| NY | 152 | $162,880 – $230,000 | $196,521 |
| WA | 151 | $180,355 – $224,000 | $200,000 |
| MA | 135 | $149,256 – $195,628 | $175,084 |
| NC | 115 | $132,818 – $183,200 | $150,000 |
| AZ | 112 | $136,909 – $190,000 | $160,250 |
| IL | 106 | $139,110 – $175,000 | $161,006 |
| FL | 92 | $118,227 – $181,522 | $149,256 |
| GA | 86 | $134,102 – $183,153 | $151,385 |
04 / Context
How Architectural and Engineering Managers pay compares with similar roles.
| Profession | Risk | Median | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Research Scientist | High | $179,000 | +19.7% (2024–34) |
| Computer Network Architect | Critical | $134,000 | +11.9% (2024–34) |
| Computer Systems Analyst | Critical | $104,416 | +8.7% (2024–34) |
| Data Analyst | High | $120,000 | +33.5% (2024–34) |
| Data Engineer | High | $136,011 | +8.7% (2024–34) |
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06 / FAQ
Salary questions, answered.
01Why are the bands different from the BLS median?
The BLS median covers all Architectural and Engineering Manager in the US. These bands come from real records with known biases — H-1B filings skew to visa-eligible (high-skill) roles and tech postings skew to tech employers — so they sit above the national median. We disclose the source of every band.
02How often is this data updated?
The dataset refreshes weekly from live job postings and quarterly from new H-1B disclosures.