What are the main factors that influence an Architectural Project Captain's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Architectural Project Captain?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Architectural Project Captain roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Architectural Project Captain's salary?

An Architectural Project Captain's salary grows with experience: starting around $101,059 for beginners, reaching about $96,338 at mid-level, and approach $143,402 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architectural Project Captain?

Architectural Project Captain salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architectural Project Captain roles are District of Columbia $110,958, California $110,537, Massachusetts $109,064. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architectural Project Captain roles make?

Salaries for Architectural Project Captain level roles vary by specialization: Architectural Job Captain: $179,671; Architectural Designer/Project Manager: $143,002; Architectural Project Leader: $119,103; Architectural Project Manager: $116,500; Architectural Project Lead: $99,936.

Architectural Project Captain Salary in Vermont

How much does an Architectural Project Captain make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Project Captain in Vermont is $98,361 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, an Architectural Project Captain's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,911
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,756 to $108,071
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,012

10% $80,012

50% (Median) $98,361

90% $116,911

Architectural Project Captain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,071	$9,006	$2,078	$52
Average	$98,361	$8,197	$1,892	$47
25th Percentile	$88,756	$7,396	$1,707	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Project Captain Salaries

An Architectural Project Captain's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Architectural Project Captain Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Project Captain's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $101,059
Early Career (1-2 years): $118,805
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,338
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,896
Expert (over 8 years): $143,402

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Graphic Design Specialist IV	less than 1 year	$101,059
Graphic Design Specialist V	1-2 years	$118,805
Architectural Project Captain	2-4 years	$96,338
Graphic Design Manager	5-8 years	$115,896
Graphic Design Senior Manager	over 8 years	$143,402

How Do Architectural Project Captain Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Architectural Project Captains. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $110,958.
California: $110,537.
Massachusetts: $109,064.

District of Columbia $110,958 California $110,537 Massachusetts $109,064 Washington $108,663 New Jersey $108,623 Alaska $108,483 Connecticut $107,100 New York $106,539

Hawaii $104,745 Rhode Island $103,903 Maryland $103,332 Minnesota $102,550 Colorado $102,249 Illinois $102,149 Oregon $101,768 Delaware $101,488

New Hampshire $101,311 Virginia $100,917 Pennsylvania $99,764 Nevada $99,183 North Dakota $98,992 Michigan $98,692 Wisconsin $98,581 Vermont $98,361

Texas $97,750 Maine $97,710 Arizona $97,649 Ohio $97,579 Georgia $96,657 Indiana $96,196 Wyoming $96,106 Utah $95,966

Iowa $95,906 Kansas $95,425 Louisiana $95,284 North Carolina $95,234 Missouri $95,214 Florida $94,823 Montana $94,613 Nebraska $94,413

Kentucky $94,302 South Carolina $93,901 Tennessee $93,651 Idaho $93,551 New Mexico $92,819 Oklahoma $92,659 Alabama $92,068 South Dakota $91,075

Arkansas $90,534 West Virginia $90,244 Mississippi $89,372

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Project Captain

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $100,681
Barre: $100,832
Cabot: $100,611

Adamant, VT $100,681

Barre, VT $100,832

Cabot, VT $100,611

Calais, VT $100,699

East Barre, VT $100,679

East Calais, VT $100,681

East Montpelier, VT $100,748

Eden, VT $100,615

Eden Mills, VT $100,524

Graniteville, VT $100,826

Hyde Park, VT $100,763

Johnson, VT $100,890

Lake Elmore, VT $100,651

Marshfield, VT $100,628

Moretown, VT $100,897

Morrisville, VT $100,885

Moscow, VT $100,937

Northfield, VT $100,774

Northfield Falls, VT $101,245

North Hyde Park, VT $100,756

North Montpelier, VT $100,655

Plainfield, VT $100,641

Roxbury, VT $100,471

South Barre, VT $100,950

Waterbury, VT $100,927

Stowe, VT $100,941

Waitsfield, VT $100,884

Warren, VT $100,696

Washington, VT $100,500

Waterbury Center, VT $100,924

Websterville, VT $100,810

Williamstown, VT $100,693

Wolcott, VT $100,638

Woodbury, VT $100,539

Worcester, VT $100,639

Rutland, VT $100,636

Belmont, VT $100,325

Benson, VT $100,324

Bomoseen, VT $100,483

Brandon, VT $100,557

Bridport, VT $100,568

Castleton, VT $100,502

Center Rutland, VT $100,571

Chittenden, VT $100,339

Cuttingsville, VT $100,304

Danby, VT $100,476

East Middlebury, VT $100,623

East Poultney, VT $100,487

East Wallingford, VT $100,377

Fair Haven, VT $100,413

Florence, VT $100,378

Forest Dale, VT $100,561

Gaysville, VT $99,922

Granville, VT $100,394

Hancock, VT $100,378

Hydeville, VT $100,495

Killington, VT $100,367

Middlebury, VT $100,778

Middletown Springs, VT $100,432

Mount Holly, VT $100,339

North Clarendon, VT $100,487

Orwell, VT $100,476

Pawlet, VT $100,512

Pittsfield, VT $100,425

Pittsford, VT $100,522

Poultney, VT $100,503

Proctor, VT $100,614

Ripton, VT $100,498

Rochester, VT $100,445

Rupert, VT $100,435

Salisbury, VT $100,596

Shoreham, VT $100,511

Stockbridge, VT $100,332

Wallingford, VT $100,386

Wells, VT $100,516

West Pawlet, VT $100,550

West Rupert, VT $100,526

West Rutland, VT $100,465

Whiting, VT $100,515

Saint Johnsbury, VT $100,623

Albany, VT $100,565

Barnet, VT $100,516

Barton, VT $100,554

Beebe Plain, VT $100,584

Concord, VT $100,420

Coventry, VT $100,701

Craftsbury, VT $100,594

Craftsbury Common, VT $100,599

Danville, VT $100,538

Derby, VT $100,584

Derby Line, VT $100,509

East Burke, VT $100,506

East Charleston, VT $100,516

East Hardwick, VT $100,570

East Haven, VT $100,286

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $100,621

Glover, VT $100,524

Granby, VT $100,163

Greensboro, VT $100,490

Greensboro Bend, VT $100,554

Hardwick, VT $100,665

Irasburg, VT $100,529

Island Pond, VT $100,364

Lowell, VT $100,495

Lower Waterford, VT $100,610

Lyndon, VT $100,592

Lyndon Center, VT $100,705

Lyndonville, VT $100,596

Morgan, VT $100,414

Newport, VT $100,644

Newport Center, VT $100,516

North Concord, VT $100,253

North Troy, VT $100,530

Orleans, VT $100,492

Passumpsic, VT $100,629

Peacham, VT $100,426

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $100,632

Sheffield, VT $100,454

Sutton, VT $100,445

Troy, VT $100,540

West Burke, VT $100,513

West Charleston, VT $100,466

West Danville, VT $100,544

Westfield, VT $100,464

West Glover, VT $100,533

Averill, VT $99,947

Beecher Falls, VT $100,596

Canaan, VT $100,345

Gilman, VT $100,787

Guildhall, VT $100,213

Lunenburg, VT $100,431

Norton, VT $100,148

North Bennington, VT $101,266

North Pownal, VT $101,471

Pownal, VT $101,528

White River Junction, VT $100,610

Ascutney, VT $100,657

Barnard, VT $100,381

Bethel, VT $100,443

Bradford, VT $100,549

Bridgewater, VT $100,485

Bridgewater Corners, VT $100,285

Brookfield, VT $100,542

Brownsville, VT $100,487

Chelsea, VT $100,484

Corinth, VT $100,457

East Corinth, VT $100,499

East Randolph, VT $100,518

East Ryegate, VT $100,430

East Thetford, VT $100,555

Fairlee, VT $100,446

Groton, VT $100,474

Hartford, VT $100,871

Hartland, VT $100,519

Hartland Four Corners, VT $100,515

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $100,773

Newbury, VT $100,462

North Hartland, VT $100,590

North Pomfret, VT $100,417

North Thetford, VT $100,553

Norwich, VT $100,533

Plymouth, VT $100,213

Post Mills, VT $100,531

Quechee, VT $100,635

Randolph, VT $100,617

Randolph Center, VT $100,566

Reading, VT $100,296

Sharon, VT $100,441

South Pomfret, VT $100,345

South Royalton, VT $100,471

South Ryegate, VT $100,491

South Strafford, VT $100,466

South Woodstock, VT $100,321

Strafford, VT $100,378

Taftsville, VT $100,643

Thetford, VT $100,555

Thetford Center, VT $100,450

Topsham, VT $100,419

Tunbridge, VT $100,438

Vershire, VT $100,391

Wells River, VT $100,498

West Fairlee, VT $100,682

West Hartford, VT $100,419

West Newbury, VT $100,459

West Topsham, VT $100,500

Wilder, VT $100,876

Windsor, VT $100,560

Woodstock, VT $100,436

Bellows Falls, VT $100,803

Cambridgeport, VT $100,688

Cavendish, VT $100,353

Chester, VT $100,454

Chester Depot, VT $100,417

Grafton, VT $100,377

Londonderry, VT $100,558

Ludlow, VT $100,405

North Springfield, VT $100,756

Perkinsville, VT $100,483

Peru, VT $100,453

Proctorsville, VT $100,370

Saxtons River, VT $100,782

South Londonderry, VT $100,620

Springfield, VT $100,707

Westminster, VT $100,802

Westminster Station, VT $100,809

Weston, VT $100,349

Shaftsbury, VT $101,146

Brattleboro, VT $101,009

Bondville, VT $100,591

East Dover, VT $100,795

Jacksonville, VT $101,049

Jamaica, VT $100,593

Marlboro, VT $101,509

Newfane, VT $100,729

Putney, VT $100,708

Readsboro, VT $101,521

South Newfane, VT $100,764

Stamford, VT $101,448

Townshend, VT $100,638

Vernon, VT $101,317

Wardsboro, VT $100,711

West Dover, VT $100,876

West Dummerston, VT $100,754

West Halifax, VT $100,909

West Townshend, VT $100,503

West Wardsboro, VT $100,505

Whitingham, VT $101,013

Williamsville, VT $100,754

Wilmington, VT $100,952

Burlington, VT $101,227

South Burlington, VT $101,221

Winooski, VT $101,227

Colchester, VT $101,227

Alburgh, VT $100,722

Bakersfield, VT $100,871

Belvidere Center, VT $100,506

Bristol, VT $100,892

Cambridge, VT $101,013

Charlotte, VT $101,090

East Berkshire, VT $100,774

East Fairfield, VT $100,925

Enosburg Falls, VT $100,646

Essex, VT $101,150

Essex Junction, VT $101,157

Fairfax, VT $101,020

Fairfield, VT $100,923

Ferrisburgh, VT $100,978

Franklin, VT $100,652

Grand Isle, VT $101,030

Highgate Center, VT $100,737

Highgate Springs, VT $100,788

Hinesburg, VT $101,088

Huntington, VT $101,012

Isle La Motte, VT $100,847

Jeffersonville, VT $100,945

Jericho, VT $101,066

Jonesville, VT $101,087

Milton, VT $101,114

Monkton, VT $101,007

Montgomery, VT $100,646

Montgomery Center, VT $100,524

New Haven, VT $100,880

North Ferrisburgh, VT $101,023

North Hero, VT $100,923

Richford, VT $100,629

Richmond, VT $101,077

Saint Albans, VT $100,968

Saint Albans Bay, VT $100,955

Shelburne, VT $101,182

Sheldon, VT $100,847

Sheldon Springs, VT $101,095

South Hero, VT $101,121

Starksboro, VT $100,952

Swanton, VT $100,829

Underhill, VT $101,043

Underhill Center, VT $101,046

Vergennes, VT $100,849

Waterville, VT $100,883

Westford, VT $101,093

Williston, VT $101,169

Montpelier, VT $100,816

Bennington, VT $101,340

Arlington, VT $100,984

Dorset, VT $100,591

East Arlington, VT $100,553

East Dorset, VT $100,593

Manchester, VT $100,864

Manchester Center, VT $100,798

Architectural Project Captain Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural Project Captain roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Architectural Project Captain positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural Project Captain as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural Project Captain

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$118,033	$57.0	20%
Software & Networking	$118,033	$57.0	20%

Architectural Project Captain Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural Project Captain's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$88,756

Average $98,361/year

$108,071

$7,396

Average $8,197/month

$9,006

$1,707

Average $1,892/week

$2,078

$43

Average $47/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,071	$9,006	$2,078	$52
Average	$98,361	$8,197	$1,892	$47
25th Percentile	$88,756	$7,396	$1,707	$43

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