Syracuse University
       School of Architecture Alumni Survey 2004     

REPORT 1: Salary/Year of Graduation/Location
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This report displays:

    

What year did you graduate?
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The highest number of responders (9.1%) graduated in 2003. 
60.7% of all responders graduated in the last 10 years.

 

Salary by Year of Graduation by Location
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The median salary for a recent grad in NYC = $43,000.00.

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  BALTIMORE METRO ONLY          

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 6 $53,000.00 $48,000.00 $60,000.00
 2000-2004 4 $42,250.00 $39,000.00 $45,000.00

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BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE METRO ONLY 

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 4 $81,000.00 $50,000.00 $100,000.00
 1980-1984 5 $165,000.00 $35,000.00 $1,000,000.00
 1985-1989 5 $80,000.00 $63,000.00 $110,000.00
 1990-1994 14 $66,000.00 $52,000.00 $95,000.00
 1995-1999 29 $53,500.00 $37,000.00 $185,000.00
 2000-2004 30 $40,250.00 $29,120.00 $91,000.00

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CHICAGO METRO ONLY      

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 6 $53,000.00 $39,000.00 $58,000.00
 2000-2004 6 $43,000.00 $38,500.00 $49,500.00

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COLORADO

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 4 $36,750.00 $31,200.00 $42,000.00

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CONNECTICUT

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 4 $96,000.00 $69,000.00 $260,000.00
 1980-1984 7 $100,000.00 $72,000.00 $250,000.00
 1985-1989 5 $87,000.00 $75,000.00 $200,000.00
 1995-1999 4 $57,710.00 $55,000.00 $136,000.00
 2000-2004 10 $44,750.00 $34,000.00 $85,000.00

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DENVER METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 4 $31,350.00 $30,000.00 $36,400.00

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Los Angeles Metro Only

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 6 $46,500.00 $37,440.00 $65,000.00

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NY-ALBANY AREA

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 4 $40,250.00 $37,000.00 $42,500.00

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NY- BUFFALO/ROCHESTER AREA

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 4 $97,250.00 $70,000.00 $100,000.00
 1995-1999 4 $48,000.00 $42,000.00 $56,000.00
 2000-2004 6 $35,700.00 $28,000.00 $41,200.00

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NY-NYC METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 7 $150,000.00 $75,000.00 $325,000.00
 1980-1984 5 $100,000.00 $60,000.00 $250,000.00
 1985-1989 9 $97,000.00 $59,200.00 $130,000.00
 1990-1994 12 $73,750.00 $40,000.00 $220,000.00
 1995-1999 29 $55,000.00 $35,360.00 $120,000.00
 2000-2004 56 $43,000.00 $30,000.00 $85,000.00

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NY-SYRACUSE/ITHACA AREA

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 7 $100,000.00 $56,160.00 $150,000.00
 1980-1984 4 $72,500.00 $68,000.00 $89,440.00
 1990-1994 5 $55,000.00 $49,400.00 $200,000.00
 1995-1999 8 $40,300.00 $32,000.00 $49,600.00
 2000-2004 6 $31,100.00 $28,080.00 $47,000.00

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NY-LONG ISLAND

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 4 $40,000.00 $39,000.00 $42,000.00

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NY - Other

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 4 $36,310.00 $20,000.00 $45,000.00

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NEW JERSEY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 6 $34,250.00 $32,000.00 $50,000.00

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PHILADELPHIA METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 9 $50,000.00 $45,000.00 $90,000.00
 2000-2004 10 $38,000.00 $32,500.00 $48,000.00

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PRINCETON METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1990-1994 4 $75,000.00 $65,000.00 $96,000.00
 2000-2004 6 $41,400.00 $38,000.00 $55,000.00

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Rhode Island

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 4 $46,250.00 $38,160.00 $63,500.00

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SAN FRANCISCO METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1990-1994 7 $75,000.00 $65,000.00 $108,000.00
 1995-1999 7 $58,000.00 $48,000.00 $100,000.00
 2000-2004 4 $40,500.00 $39,000.00 $52,000.00

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VIRGINIA

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 5 $36,000.00 $33,280.00 $40,000.00

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WASHINGTON DC

Year of Degree

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1990-1994 4 $74,200.00 $60,000.00 $130,000.00
 1995-1999 9 $56,000.00 $45,000.00 $74,900.00
 2000-2004 14 $44,860.00 $39,500.00 $124,110.00

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Salary by Year of Graduation
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The median salary for all responders from 2004 = $39,000.00.


                           *data too small to report

   

What is your annual salary?
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Regardless of year and location, 21.7% of the responders are earning $40,000 - $49,999.

   

Part-time Employees/Owners
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This year we again included part-time part-time employees/owners.  A total of 25 alumni/ae responded with part-time salaries.  The number of part-time hours worked varies from three (3) to thirty-five (35) hours per week.  The hourly wage ranges from $13.50/hour to $115/hour depending on the nature of the work.  Because the number of responders is too small and varied to report a median or show on a graph, we will simply use this data to track trends.

 

    

In what region is your firm located?
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18.2% of all responders are working in "NYC Metro Only".

Location
a. Argentina
b. Arkansas
c. Atlanta Metro Only
d. Austin/San Marcos Metro Only
e. Australia
f. Baltimore Metro Only
g. Birmingham Metro Only
h. Boston/Cambridge Metro Only

i.

California

j.

Canada

k.

Charlotte Metro Only

l.

Chicago Metro Only

m.

China

n.

Cleveland Metro Only

o.

Colorado

p.

Connecticut

q.

Dallas Metro Only

r.

Denver Metro Only

s.

Detroit Metro Only

t.

Florida

u.

Hong Kong

v.

Houston Metro Only

w.

Iowa

x.

Italy

y.

Kansas City Metro Only

z.

Kentucky

aa.

Los Angeles Metro Only

ab.

Maine

ac.

Maryland

ad.

Massachusetts

ae.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale

af.

Milwaukee Metro Only

ag.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Only

ah.

NY - Albany Area

ai.

NY - Buffalo/Rochester Area

aj.

NY - NYC Metro Only

ak.

NY - Syracuse/Ithaca Area

al.

NY - Westchester County

am.

NY- Long Island

an.

NY - Other
ao.

Nevada

ap.

New Hampshire

aq.

New Jersey

ar.

New Mexico

as.

North Carolina

at.

Oakland Metro  Only

au.

Ohio

av.

Pennsylvania

aw.

Philadelphia Metro Only

ax.

Phoenix/Scottsdale Only

ay.

Pittsburgh Metro Only

az.

Portland Metro Only

ba.

Princeton Metro Only

bb.

Puerto Rico

bc.

Rhode Island

bd.

Sacramento Metro Only

be.

San Diego Metro Only

bf.

San Francisco Metro Only

bg.

Seattle/Tacoma Metro Only

bh.

South Carolina

bi.

Milwaukee Metro Only

bj.

St. Louis Metro Only

bk.

United Kingdom

bl.

Vermont

bm.

Virginia

bn.

Washington DC

bo.

Wyoming


 

  

Salary by Location
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The median salary for responders who are working in "NYC Metro Only" is $53,500.

Location

f.

Baltimore Metro Only

h.

Boston/Cambridge Metro Only

k.

Charlotte Metro Only

l.

Chicago Metro Only

o.

Colorado

p.

Connecticut

r.

Denver Metro Only

t.

Florida

aa.

Los Angeles Metro Only

ab.

Maine

ac.

Maryland

ad.

Massachusetts

ae.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale

ah.

NY - Albany Area

ai.

NY - Buffalo/Rochester Area

aj.

NY - NYC Metro Only

ak.

NY - Syracuse/Ithaca Area

al.

NY - Westchester County

am.

NY- Long Island

ao.

NY - Other

ap.

New Hampshire

ar.

New Jersey

av.

Pennsylvania

aw.

Philadelphia Metro Only

ax.

Phoenix/Scottsdale Only

ay.

Pittsburgh Metro Only

ba.

Princeton Metro Only

bc.

Rhode Island

bf.

San Francisco Metro Only

bg.

Seattle/Tacoma Metro Only

bh.

South Carolina

bk.

United Kingdom

bm.

Virginia

bn.

Washington DC

Note: The following locations had data that was too small to report: 
Argentina, Arkansas, Atlanta Metro Only, Austin/San Marcos Metro Only, Australia, Birmingham Metro Only, 
California, Canada, China, Cleveland Metro Only, Dallas Metro Only, Detroit Metro Only, Hong Kong, 
Houston Metro Only, Iowa, Italy, Kansas City Metro Only, Kentucky, Milwaukee Metro Only, 
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Only, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oakland Metro  Only, Ohio, 
Portland Metro Only, Puerto Rico, Sacramento Metro Only, San Diego Metro Only, Spain, St. Louis Metro Only, Vermont, Wyoming

 

   

Salary by Size of Firm for Interns and Principals
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Regardless of year and location, interns working in office with 20 to 49 employees make a median salary of $37,750.00.

Note: "intern" includes all responders who indicated they were an Intern 1, 2, or 3 and 
"principals" includes all principals, partners, and presidents.


                           *data too small to report