I was asking myself this question a few minutes ago, so went online to do some quick research and Googled “How much do architects earn per hour?”.
The first search result was Answers.com (pictured above) and the answer caught my attention.
Based on these points, How much do you earn? (1) How good do you think you are, (2) How many people demand your services, and (3) how much you feel you can charge. Feel free to answer in the comment section below.
Women are also architects and they also would like to know how much they get paid.
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Oh may gooddd.. 6 euros per hour?
Sorry.
That is reality in Bulgaria.
That is a dream in Lithuania
I agree that payment in my county(Bulgaria) is pathethic compared to the work and knowledge you have to aquire for this job. I’m second year student and I very much consider moving out of the country and finishing my study somewhere else.
same in Czech republic and Slovakia
In Vietnam 6 euros per hour is paradise
Same in Portugal now 3-6 euros. Chrisis…
I noticed the same discrepancy in the image above. Whatever “he” makes, “she” always makes less because income is kept behind closed doors.
i saw some financial poll regarding architects income here http://bit.ly/dxdqJV with some interesting & fair results. i was surprised actually.
women make less than men, btw
since “Albert” calls himself “Helga”, he makes much more money…. :)
donno what r u talkin’ about, but this is cool:
http://archialternative.com/2011/01/23/i-see-poor-people/
Just next door to the above link is
http://archialternative.com/2010/11/07/top-10-not-architects/
myths about architects
surviving on social welfare:
Albert and the struggle to be an architect without any perspective – http://archialternative.com
donations are very well appreciated!
Unfortunately the demand for architects in the developed countries have diminished. For countries like China and India, the pay is better than in U.S / UK.
One add published in India for an Urban designer with M.Arch and 10 yrs, had quoted 60K USD/ yr salary. Far better than most architects earn here in the US!
seeing how I worked 10 hours in December and my rate of pay is $40 per hour, that equals about $1 an hour based on a full 40 hour work week.
I don’t think you really understand the concept of $per hour
Actually if your rate of pay is $40 per hour then that equals about… $40 an hour based on no matter how many hours you work.
unless you are Santiago Calatrava, you will be making nada’ with this handicap economy!! Its a shame! Its a shame i tell you how this career field is coming to a vanishing point with less of prestige and appreciation. I think i agree that Architects make less money regardless of their skill.
yes i agree,how would you exercise your ability and skills if nobody can afford to have project because of the economic recession? not all architect has their opportunity to perform their talent so it depends on the economic status..
I would argue that more prestige equals less pay. Here’s why:
Our pay as architects is set, like everything else, based on supply and demand. Generally speaking, the reason why architects get paid so little for the highly skilled, important, essential work that we do is because the supply for architects outweighs the need for architect. On the other hand, I know plumbers that make significantly more than most of the architects that I know. Why is this? Because architecture is a much more prestiguous field than plumbing, so more people want to do it. With more graduates in the job market, firms can find people to work for them for less money, and with more firms bidding for projects, they will need to be agressive about keeping their fees as low as possible.
Thats poppycock. Look around you, architects are needed everywhere, especially in cities, just like computer architects are needed everywhere. The difference in that architects, to their own demise wait for clients.
Nice profession – terrible pay… take it or leave
Nice hobby or obsession – terrible profession. terrible pay.
Hello from Mars! Real figures from Latvia – 7 to 12EUR per hour. My boss earn 15EUR:)
My boss drives a Porsche – we come by bike.
Switzerland: 17 Euro brutto as an architect with three years of practice and an ETH diploma
That sounds more like a starting architect in Switzerland. Generally it is higher than this, no? Aren’t there somewhat standardized pay-tiers in Switzerland.
Finland: 21 EUR per hour brutto. 6 years experience
just forgot… 37,5 H per week.
In Belgium, Architects are 95 % self-employed, “fake status” because every body is working in offices and get paid brutto 18 euros / h after 5 years of pratice.
The solution in belgium to get better paid, leave the profession or the country…
I get paid US$ 150,000 per annum (20 years experience)
Someone with 7-9 years experience (and good) US$ 80,000
newly qualified starter $30,000
Canada:
starters/students/new immigrants work 3-4 months for free
Then the salary will be: 25-30,000 $ per annum Tax ~ 25%
5 yrs experience: ~50-55,000 Tax ~ 35%
10+ yrs experience: ~ 70-80,000 (TOP!) Tax ~ 35%
No wonder a lot of people move to US.
For a lot of people on this board it might look like a good money. But given the level of Canadian prices (cars, food, homes) this is on the level of being “very poor person”. Survival mode.
ha, i wish
are you hiring?
Well, I think that it also depends on how much does the society appreciate architecture!
that is unfortunately not true…
if we take the netherlands and spain as an expample you will discover that even though they are both renowned for the quality of their architecture the pay is terrible there
the higher the prestige and the appeal of the profession is, the more architects there will be (also considering how many foreigners migrate to these countries to work) and the pay will be greatly affected
so the quality and the pay are often inversely proportional and you often have to chose between the pay and the fun unless you start your own firm which i recently have
in canada (montreal) with ten years experience and good skills you can expect between 30 and 40 an hour
as an employee
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£14.20/ hour as an architect assistant at a large international firm. Is that ok in London?
In Italy the young architect have a strong life. Start with a long practice free, after 1 years: maybe 4-5 €/h+tax, and after 3-5 year: 1300 €/mouth + tax.
in poland 3euro/1h after diploma. with 5 years of experience u may earn even 5euro!!! u’ll laugh – but come and visit us, and see how hell on earth works. in poland it works perfectly. u won’t work for 3 euro? no problem. there’s always a fool that will work for 2euro. bloody true
Your forgetting to add the 200euro a week that a lot of poles are getting from claiming dole in Ireland while living in polska!
i totally believe, but it can be worse, trust me.
in Albania, the pay per month (for architects of 3-6 years experience) is from 300 to 450 euros per month.
That is really sad! In Holland working at McDonalds would pay better!!!
similar in portugal, i started earning 2.69€/hour (459€/month) right uoutside university. Now, 3 years of experience I’m on 6€/hour… enough for a standard living in portugal I guess
You must still live with your parents, I guess!
Russia… town 1.3 mil people – 2.13 euro/hour brutto
Worked in london as a mason and carpenter 500 pounds a week, now i am an architect in argentina, 400 pounds a month…
cost of living in london 1000 pounds a month… 50% of what i earn
cost of living in buenos aires 500 pounds a month… i still need 100 and i live with my mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont complain about crisis everything is above the microwave!
in Lithuania ~ 3.6 €/h after taxes with 2 years experience.
I think it really depends on a person. it’s not like a corporate job, you can be young and good, start your own office, win some competitions and get big projects for big money. or you aren’t that good , or you’re afraid to be on your own, so you have to work in a big office for less money. or you’re totally bad, don’t get any good job and blame the society.
architecture is really good in it’s universality. if you’re good and good in english, you can work anywhere in the world. Or much easier than doing other business in some totally different country.
answer: be good and brave, you get a lot of money. be a coward and get not so much money
Has Gordon Gekko switched from Wall Street to open ‘Studio Gekko’?
This fella makes Gordon Gekko look like Mary Poppins!
Studio Gekko….has a nice ring to it. mind if i use that some day? money never sleeps pal!
Jordan: 750$/month, fresh graduate…
Serbia- 200eur on hand/per month! Not legal, no insurance, beginner, working every second Saturday. Monthly rent for flat 120eur. Still alive!
If you have luck to find job.. Nowadays in Serbia, young architects have to search for alternatives because job in profession is almost impossible to find.. Not to mention normal job with basic employee rights..
true story! same here
(that is about 1€/h)
and working every saturday
in philippines, 150USD 2 hours site visit. 8 yrs experience.
depends on skill and experience. First work slave-labor on near to minimum wage at renounced firm. Then, start your own firm and net 8-12% of build cost (excl. tax/expenses). You need good acquisition skills off-course.
Land: Germany (East)
Office: 20 employees
Status: employed as project architekt (no free lance)
Expertise: 7 years of experience (3 years by the office)
Work time: 40 h per week
Salary:
Brutto (before taxes): 12,5 EUR/h (26.400,- EUR/year)
Netto (after taxes): 8,0 EUR/h (17.500,- EUR(year)
Excuse me, what are costs of living
in Germany for a month?
And in which part of country are
the best opportunities to find a job
as an foreign architect? Thank You!
Trainee from holland, earning €350,- a month with 40h/week
Netherlands: EU 1800/month bruto (fresh graduate), standard for same educational level, other profession is around 2200+ as a fresh graduate
this is more or less true, if the fresh graduate has the luck to actually find a real job.
If not, they can accept an internship of max. 400-600(if also lucky) euros… :)
nice world ….
in AU the going rate for 7 yrs experience appears to be between $au30-40 per hr
Hi from Croatia…we’re lucky If we have a job :)…its about 6 euro per hour…(average payment 900 euro per month)…average square meter of new apartment its about 1800 euro (just for navigation!)
Australia 6 years experience project architect 51AUD/hr or 38euro/hr less taxes in small firm for 40 hr week
never seen anything offered at that pay.
i would say closer to $25/hr for short term contract.
Can you eastern euro’s give any indication of cost of living? Having lived in Dublin for a while, a good night out would cost 150euro.
in iran you have to work one year for free
after that 250$ per month for young architects
but exprienced architects earn more money (up to 4000$ per month)
its really sad…
need to say rent for apartment is abouy 300 $ per month:(((