What are the main factors that influence an Architectural/Technical Designer'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/Technical Designer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Architectural/Technical Designer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Architectural/Technical Designer's salary?

An Architectural/Technical Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $72,906 for beginners, reaching about $112,992 at mid-level, and approach $148,641 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architectural/Technical Designer?

Architectural/Technical Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architectural/Technical Designer roles are District of Columbia $80,787, California $80,481, Massachusetts $79,408. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architectural/Technical Designer roles make?

Salaries for Architectural/Technical Designer level roles vary by specialization: Designer: $61,912; Set Designer: $58,671.

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary in Colorado

How much does an Architectural/Technical Designer make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural/Technical Designer in Colorado is $74,446 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an Architectural/Technical Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,570
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,999 to $81,839
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,130

10% $62,130

50% (Median) $74,446

90% $88,570

Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,839	$6,820	$1,574	$39
Average	$74,446	$6,204	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$67,999	$5,667	$1,308	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries

An Architectural/Technical Designer'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/Technical Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural/Technical Designer'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): $72,906
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,948
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,992
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,410
Expert (over 8 years): $148,641

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Architectural/Technical Designer	less than 1 year	$72,906
CAE Designer II	1-2 years	$81,948
CAE Designer III	2-4 years	$112,992
CAE Designer IV	5-8 years	$130,410
CAE Designer V	over 8 years	$148,641

How Do Architectural/Technical Designer 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/Technical Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,787.
California: $80,481.
Massachusetts: $79,408.

District of Columbia $80,787 California $80,481 Massachusetts $79,408 Washington $79,116 New Jersey $79,087 Alaska $78,985 Connecticut $77,978 New York $77,569

Hawaii $76,263 Rhode Island $75,650 Maryland $75,234 Minnesota $74,665 Colorado $74,446 Illinois $74,373 Oregon $74,096 Delaware $73,892

New Hampshire $73,763 Virginia $73,476 Pennsylvania $72,637 Nevada $72,214 North Dakota $72,075 Michigan $71,856 Wisconsin $71,776 Vermont $71,615

Texas $71,170 Maine $71,141 Arizona $71,097 Ohio $71,046 Georgia $70,375 Indiana $70,039 Wyoming $69,974 Utah $69,871

Iowa $69,828 Kansas $69,477 Louisiana $69,375 North Carolina $69,339 Missouri $69,324 Florida $69,040 Montana $68,886 Nebraska $68,740

Kentucky $68,660 South Carolina $68,368 Tennessee $68,186 Idaho $68,113 New Mexico $67,580 Oklahoma $67,464 Alabama $67,033 South Dakota $66,311

Arkansas $65,917 West Virginia $65,705 Mississippi $65,070

Top Paying Cities for Architectural/Technical Designer

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:

Glen Haven: $72,988
Hygiene: $75,525
Johnstown: $73,151

Glen Haven, CO $72,988

Hygiene, CO $75,525

Johnstown, CO $73,151

Laporte, CO $72,341

Livermore, CO $72,106

Loveland, CO $72,923

Lyons, CO $75,393

Masonville, CO $72,386

Mead, CO $73,982

Milliken, CO $73,050

Niwot, CO $76,118

Red Feather Lakes, CO $72,304

Severance, CO $72,444

Timnath, CO $72,351

Wellington, CO $71,946

Windsor, CO $72,455

Brighton, CO $74,251

Ault, CO $72,317

Briggsdale, CO $72,337

Carr, CO $71,093

Eastlake, CO $74,444

Eaton, CO $72,546

Evans, CO $72,915

Fort Lupton, CO $74,039

Galeton, CO $72,553

Gilcrest, CO $73,313

Gill, CO $72,672

Greeley, CO $72,735

Henderson, CO $74,366

Hudson, CO $73,795

Keenesburg, CO $73,439

Kersey, CO $72,681

La Salle, CO $73,187

Lucerne, CO $72,657

Nunn, CO $72,087

Orchard, CO $72,328

Pierce, CO $72,363

Ohio City, CO $73,107

Parlin, CO $72,764

Penrose, CO $72,128

Pitkin, CO $73,017

Poncha Springs, CO $72,522

Powderhorn, CO $72,612

Rockvale, CO $71,801

Sargents, CO $72,400

Twin Lakes, CO $74,791

Westcliffe, CO $71,841

Wetmore, CO $71,379

Durango, CO $72,816

Cahone, CO $72,636

Cortez, CO $72,581

Dolores, CO $72,754

Dove Creek, CO $72,564

Egnar, CO $72,604

Hesperus, CO $72,179

Lewis, CO $72,764

Mancos, CO $72,580

Marvel, CO $72,177

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $72,204

Pleasant View, CO $72,427

Rico, CO $72,772

Towaoc, CO $72,278

Yellow Jacket, CO $72,678

Montrose, CO $73,044

Austin, CO $73,139

Bedrock, CO $72,586

Cedaredge, CO $73,213

Cory, CO $73,121

Crawford, CO $72,914

Delta, CO $73,042

Eckert, CO $73,157

Hotchkiss, CO $73,112

Lazear, CO $73,057

Naturita, CO $72,733

Norwood, CO $72,762

Nucla, CO $72,845

Olathe, CO $72,962

Ophir, CO $72,840

Ouray, CO $72,829

Paonia, CO $73,447

Paradox, CO $72,626

Placerville, CO $72,773

Redvale, CO $72,796

Ridgway, CO $72,818

Silverton, CO $72,696

Somerset, CO $73,670

Telluride, CO $72,854

Grand Junction, CO $73,493

Platteville, CO $73,476

Roggen, CO $72,718

Weldona, CO $72,157

Wiggins, CO $72,543

Fort Morgan, CO $72,186

Log Lane Village, CO $72,422

Akron, CO $71,663

Amherst, CO $71,433

Atwood, CO $71,914

Brush, CO $71,909

Crook, CO $71,709

Eckley, CO $71,483

Fleming, CO $71,847

Grover, CO $71,790

Haxtun, CO $71,832

Hereford, CO $71,331

Hillrose, CO $71,979

Holyoke, CO $71,615

Idalia, CO $71,256

Iliff, CO $71,898

Julesburg, CO $71,608

Lindon, CO $71,355

Merino, CO $71,976

New Raymer, CO $71,960

Otis, CO $71,727

Ovid, CO $71,633

Padroni, CO $71,715

Paoli, CO $71,833

Peetz, CO $71,696

Sedgwick, CO $71,659

Snyder, CO $71,922

Sterling, CO $72,037

Stoneham, CO $71,964

Vernon, CO $71,323

Woodrow, CO $71,504

Wray, CO $71,466

Yuma, CO $71,705

Anton, CO $71,374

Arapahoe, CO $70,811

Arriba, CO $71,068

Bethune, CO $71,173

Burlington, CO $71,107

Calhan, CO $72,232

Cascade, CO $72,826

Cheyenne Wells, CO $70,914

Cope, CO $71,340

Cripple Creek, CO $72,689

Divide, CO $72,727

Flagler, CO $71,141

Florissant, CO $72,668

Fountain, CO $72,225

Genoa, CO $71,116

Green Mountain Falls, CO $72,807

Guffey, CO $72,590

Hugo, CO $70,681

Joes, CO $71,411

Karval, CO $70,270

Kirk, CO $71,352

Kit Carson, CO $70,826

Limon, CO $71,545

Lake George, CO $72,778

Manitou Springs, CO $72,826

Matheson, CO $71,493

Peyton, CO $72,573

Ramah, CO $71,031

Rush, CO $71,200

Seibert, CO $71,111

Simla, CO $71,818

Stratton, CO $71,182

U S A F Academy, CO $72,821

Victor, CO $72,656

Vona, CO $71,153

Wild Horse, CO $70,689

Woodland Park, CO $72,766

Yoder, CO $71,474

Colorado Springs, CO $72,826

Clifton, CO $73,447

Fruita, CO $73,265

Gateway, CO $72,749

Glade Park, CO $73,001

Loma, CO $73,291

Mack, CO $73,096

Palisade, CO $73,315

Whitewater, CO $72,996

Glenwood Springs, CO $74,202

Dinosaur, CO $72,976

Aspen, CO $75,592

Snowmass Village, CO $75,589

Avon, CO $74,910

Basalt, CO $75,351

Carbondale, CO $75,071

Collbran, CO $73,242

Craig, CO $73,780

De Beque, CO $73,234

Eagle, CO $74,604

Edwards, CO $74,764

Parachute, CO $73,615

Battlement Mesa, CO $73,547

Gypsum, CO $74,233

Hamilton, CO $74,095

Hayden, CO $73,885

Maybell, CO $73,067

Meeker, CO $74,101

Meredith, CO $75,104

Mesa, CO $73,207

Minturn, CO $74,682

Molina, CO $73,163

New Castle, CO $73,946

Rangely, CO $73,273

Red Cliff, CO $74,672

Rifle, CO $73,763

Silt, CO $73,733

Slater, CO $73,429

Snowmass, CO $75,437

Wolcott, CO $74,648

Woody Creek, CO $75,587

Vail, CO $75,002

Pueblo, CO $70,616

Colorado City, CO $71,099

Aguilar, CO $71,409

Arlington, CO $70,152

Avondale, CO $70,805

Beulah, CO $71,103

Boncarbo, CO $71,444

Boone, CO $71,034

Branson, CO $70,859

Campo, CO $70,597

Cheraw, CO $70,732

Crowley, CO $70,883

Eads, CO $70,783

Fort Lyon, CO $70,705

Fowler, CO $70,907

Gardner, CO $71,601

Granada, CO $70,942

Hartman, CO $71,077

Hasty, CO $70,860

Haswell, CO $70,441

Hoehne, CO $71,328

Holly, CO $70,853

Kim, CO $70,786

La Junta, CO $70,832

Lamar, CO $71,048

Las Animas, CO $70,793

La Veta, CO $71,726

Mc Clave, CO $70,871

Manzanola, CO $70,778

Model, CO $70,886

Olney Springs, CO $70,656

Ordway, CO $70,305

Pritchett, CO $70,790

Rocky Ford, CO $70,675

Rye, CO $71,207

Sheridan Lake, CO $70,810

Springfield, CO $70,935

Sugar City, CO $70,117

Swink, CO $70,762

Trinchera, CO $71,023

Trinidad, CO $71,331

Two Buttes, CO $70,932

Vilas, CO $70,921

Walsenburg, CO $71,348

Walsh, CO $70,846

Weston, CO $71,579

Wiley, CO $70,806

Alamosa, CO $72,271

Antonito, CO $72,225

Arboles, CO $72,371

Arvada, CO $74,447

Aurora, CO $74,396

Bayfield, CO $72,575

Broomfield, CO $74,774

Commerce City, CO $74,272

Dupont, CO $74,414

Eldorado Springs, CO $76,186

Lafayette, CO $75,510

Louisville, CO $75,604

Westminster, CO $74,413

Wheat Ridge, CO $74,409

Agate, CO $71,773

Bennett, CO $73,639

Byers, CO $72,759

Castle Rock, CO $73,082

Deer Trail, CO $72,279

Elbert, CO $72,620

Elizabeth, CO $73,232

Englewood, CO $74,396

Franktown, CO $73,034

Kiowa, CO $72,705

Larkspur, CO $72,845

Littleton, CO $74,322

Lone Tree, CO $74,126

Louviers, CO $74,023

Monument, CO $72,773

Palmer Lake, CO $72,780

Parker, CO $73,855

Sedalia, CO $73,119

Strasburg, CO $73,404

Watkins, CO $73,955

Denver, CO $74,388

Thornton, CO $74,446

Boulder, CO $76,554

Golden, CO $74,403

Alma, CO $73,984

Bailey, CO $73,817

Black Hawk, CO $75,147

Bond, CO $74,641

Breckenridge, CO $74,143

Buffalo Creek, CO $73,561

Burns, CO $74,162

Central City, CO $74,724

Clark, CO $73,459

Climax, CO $74,228

Coalmont, CO $73,332

Como, CO $73,082

Conifer, CO $74,009

Cowdrey, CO $73,036

Dillon, CO $74,098

Dumont, CO $74,458

Evergreen, CO $74,274

Empire, CO $74,118

Fairplay, CO $73,150

Fraser, CO $74,202

Frisco, CO $74,556

Georgetown, CO $74,062

Granby, CO $74,004

Grand Lake, CO $73,963

Grant, CO $73,437

Hartsel, CO $72,760

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $73,905

Idaho Springs, CO $74,332

Idledale, CO $74,327

Indian Hills, CO $74,289

Jamestown, CO $76,430

Jefferson, CO $73,283

Kittredge, CO $74,296

Kremmling, CO $73,898

Leadville, CO $74,138

Mc Coy, CO $74,150

Morrison, CO $74,273

Nederland, CO $75,735

Oak Creek, CO $74,018

Parshall, CO $74,336

Phippsburg, CO $74,091

Pine, CO $73,650

Pinecliffe, CO $76,091

Rand, CO $73,337

Rollinsville, CO $75,382

Shawnee, CO $73,633

Silver Plume, CO $73,749

Steamboat Springs, CO $73,880

Tabernash, CO $74,375

Toponas, CO $74,063

Walden, CO $73,228

Ward, CO $75,536

Winter Park, CO $74,470

Yampa, CO $74,164

Silverthorne, CO $74,492

Longmont, CO $75,231

Allenspark, CO $74,889

Estes Park, CO $73,765

Bellvue, CO $72,821

Berthoud, CO $73,713

Dacono, CO $74,573

Drake, CO $72,847

Erie, CO $74,907

Firestone, CO $74,387

Fort Collins, CO $72,301

Frederick, CO $74,390

Blanca, CO $72,015

Capulin, CO $72,385

Center, CO $72,326

Chama, CO $71,768

Chimney Rock, CO $72,402

Chromo, CO $71,916

Conejos, CO $72,181

Creede, CO $72,559

Crestone, CO $72,049

Del Norte, CO $72,402

Fort Garland, CO $71,853

San Luis, CO $71,561

Homelake, CO $72,334

Hooper, CO $72,094

Ignacio, CO $72,262

Jaroso, CO $71,719

La Jara, CO $72,297

Manassa, CO $72,224

Moffat, CO $72,144

Monte Vista, CO $72,377

Mosca, CO $72,003

Pagosa Springs, CO $72,396

Romeo, CO $72,436

Saguache, CO $72,392

Sanford, CO $72,030

San Pablo, CO $71,660

South Fork, CO $72,474

Villa Grove, CO $72,241

Salida, CO $72,524

Almont, CO $74,392

Buena Vista, CO $74,278

Canon City, CO $72,201

Cimarron, CO $72,689

Coal Creek, CO $71,773

Coaldale, CO $72,347

Cotopaxi, CO $72,144

Crested Butte, CO $74,783

Florence, CO $71,660

Monarch, CO $72,676

Granite, CO $73,767

Gunnison, CO $72,745

Hillside, CO $72,117

Howard, CO $72,478

Lake City, CO $72,684

Nathrop, CO $72,743

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural/Technical Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 97% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Architectural/Technical Designer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural/Technical Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural/Technical Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$96,780	$47.0	30%
Financial Services	$93,058	$45.0	25%
Software & Networking	$90,824	$44.0	22%
Biotechnology	$89,336	$43.0	20%
Internet	$87,847	$42.0	18%

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural/Technical Designer'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.

$67,999

Average $74,446/year

$81,839

$5,667

Average $6,204/month

$6,820

$1,308

Average $1,432/week

$1,574

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,839	$6,820	$1,574	$39
Average	$74,446	$6,204	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$67,999	$5,667	$1,308	$33

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