Syracuse University
       School of Architecture Alumni Survey 2005     

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 (8.9%) graduated in 2003. 
62.2% 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 = $39,000.00.

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  BALTIMORE METRO ONLY          

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 4 $53,500.00 $40,000.00 $63,000.00
 2000-2004 6 $42,500.00 $37,000.00 $49,000.00

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BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE METRO ONLY 

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1985-1989 7 $87,500.00 $66,000.00 $200,000.00
 1990-1994 13 $72,000.00 $58,000.00 $86,000.00
 1995-1999 31 $60,000.00 $37,000.00 $85,000.00
 2000-2004 27 $45,000.00 $39,000.00 $91,000.00

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CHICAGO METRO ONLY      

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 6 $58,500.00 $48,000.00 $70,000.00
 2000-2004 5 $49,000.00 $40,000.00 $52,000.00

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COLORADO

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 6 $46,000.00 $31,200.00 $50,000.00

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CONNECTICUT

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1985-1989 6 $92,350.00 $85,000.00 $100,000.00
 2000-2004 8 $43,250.00 $37,000.00 $85,000.00

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Los Angeles Metro Only

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 5 $45,000.00 $41,000.00 $60,000.00

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NY-ALBANY AREA

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 5 $49,500.00 $38,000.00 $70,000.00

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NY- BUFFALO/ROCHESTER AREA

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 6 $37,350.00 $27,500.00 $42,000.00

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NY-NYC METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 7 $175,000.00 $90,000.00 $375,000.00
 1980-1984 7 $105,000.00 $90,300.00 $300,000.00
 1985-1989 8 $106,000.00 $76,500.00 $137,500.00
 1990-1994 8 $86,000.00 $35,000.00 $160,000.00
 1995-1999 39 $65,000.00 $43,410.00 $128,000.00
 2000-2004 59 $46,600.00 $36,750.00 $180,000.00

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NY-SYRACUSE/ITHACA AREA

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1980-1984 7 $75,000.00 $60,000.00 $210,000.00
 1995-1999 8 $43,500.00 $35,600.00 $55,000.00
 2000-2004 7 $35,000.00 $28,080.00 $42,000.00

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NY-LONG ISLAND

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 4 $55,500.00 $55,000.00 $85,000.00

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NEW JERSEY

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 2000-2004 7 $38,000.00 $32,500.00 $47,250.00

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PHILADELPHIA METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1990-1994 4 $85,000.00 $70,000.00 $91,000.00
 1995-1999 11 $51,000.00 $47,250.00 $125,000.00
 2000-2004 16 $42,000.00 $33,500.00 $50,000.00

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Rhode Island

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1995-1999 4 $47,250.00 $39,000.00 $67,000.00

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SAN FRANCISCO METRO ONLY

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1990-1994 6 $71,000.00 $65,000.00 $75,000.00
 1995-1999 5 $66,000.00 $61,000.00 $100,000.00
 2000-2004 7 $52,000.00 $41,000.00 $67,500.00

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WASHINGTON DC

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

 1975-1979 4 $137,500.00 $72,000.00 $250,000.00
 1990-1994 4 $82,910.00 $72,800.00 $150,000.00
 1995-1999 12 $62,000.00 $45,000.00 $78,000.00
 2000-2004 18 $45,250.00 $38,500.00 $288,000.00

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2005 ONLY - Boston, LA, NYC, Philly, DC Metro Areas

Year of Degree

n

Median

Minimum

Maximum

2005 25 $40,000.00 $32,000.00  $57,500.00

 

 

  

Salary by Year of Graduation
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The median salary for all responders from 2005 = $40,000.00.


NOTE: The following years of graduation had data that was too small to report:
   1954, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1981

  

Salary by Year of Graduation (Architecture Only)
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The median salary for responders from 2005 who work ONLY in the field of architecture = $40,000.00.


NOTE: The following years of graduation had data that was too small to report: 1954, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, and 1981

   

What is your annual salary?
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Regardless of year and location, 23.7% 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 11 alumni/ae responded with part-time salaries.  The number of part-time hours worked varies from twenty (20) to thirty-five (35) hours per week.  The hourly wage ranges from $21.00/hour to $125/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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20.6% of all responders are working in "NYC Metro Only".

Location
a. African Continent 
b. Arkansas 
c. Atlanta Metro Only 
d. Australia 
e. Baltimore Metro Only 
f. Birmingham Metro Only 
g. Boston/Cambridge Metro Only 
h. California 
i. Charlotte Metro Only 
j. Chicago Metro Only 
k. Cleveland Metro Only 
l. Colorado 
m. Connecticut 
n. Dallas Metro Only 
o. Denver Metro Only 
p. Detroit Metro Only 
q. Eastern Coast/USA 
r. Florida 
s. Georgia 
t. Houston Metro Only 
u. Italy 
v. Kansas City Metro Only 
w. Kentucky 
x. Los Angeles Metro Only 
y. Maine 
z. Maryland 
aa. Massachusetts 
ab. Miami/Fort Lauderdale 
ac. Milwaukee Metro Only 
ad. Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Only 
ae. Montana 
af. NY - Albany Area 
ag. NY - Buffalo/Rochester Area 
ah. NY - Long Island 
ai. NY - NYC Metro Only 
aj. NY - Syracuse/Ithaca Area 
ak. NY - Westchester County 
al. Nevada 
am. New Hampshire 
an. New Jersey 
ao. New York 
ap. North Carolina 
aq. Oakland Metro  Only 
ar. Ohio 
as. Pennsylvania 
at. Philadelphia Metro Only 
au. Phoenix/Scottsdale Only 
av. Pittsburgh Metro Only 
aw. Portland Metro Only 
ax. Princeton Metro Only 
ay. Puerto Rico 
az. Rhode Island 
ba. Sacramento Metro Only 
bb. San Diego Metro Only 
bc. San Francisco Metro Only 
bd. Seattle/Tacoma Metro Only 
be. Shanghai, China 
bf. South Carolina 
bg. St. Louis Metro Only 
bh. Texas 
bi. Transylvania, Romania 
bj. United Kingdom 
bk. Utah 
bl. Vermont 
bm. Virginia 
bn. Washington DC 
bo. Other US Locations 

NOTE: The information on location has been broken down into two graphs. These graphs read consecutively a-bo.

 

  

Salary by Location
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The median salary for responders who are working in "NYC Metro Only" is $60,000.

Location
e. Baltimore Metro Only 
g. Boston/Cambridge Metro Only 
i. Charlotte Metro Only 
j. Chicago Metro Only 
l. Colorado 
m. Connecticut 
o. Denver Metro Only 
r. Florida 
w. Los Angeles Metro Only 
z. Massachusetts 
aa. Miami/Fort Lauderdale 
ad. NY - Albany Area 
ae. NY - Buffalo/Rochester Area 
af. NY - Long Island 
ag. NY - NYC Metro Only 
ah. NY - Syracuse/Ithaca Area 
ai. NY - Westchester County 
ak. New Hampshire 
al. New Jersey 
am. New York 
as. Pennsylvania 
at. Philadelphia Metro Only 
av. Pittsburgh Metro Only 
aw. Portland Metro Only 
ax. Princeton Metro Only 
az. Rhode Island 
bc. San Francisco Metro Only 
bd. Seattle/Tacoma Metro Only 
bf. South Carolina 
bl. Vermont 
bm. Virginia 
bn. Washington DC 
NOTE: The following locations had data that was too small to report: 
African Continent, Arkansas, Atlanta Metro Only, Australia, Birmingham Metro Only, California, 
Cleveland Metro Only, Dallas Metro Only, Detroit Metro Only, Eastern Coast/USA, Georgia, 
Houston Metro Only, Italy, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Milwaukee Metro Only, 
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Only, Nevada, North Carolina, Oakland Metro Only, Ohio, 
Phoenix/Scottsdale Only, Puerto Rico, Sacramento Metro Only, San Diego Metro Only, 
Shanghai, China, St. Louis Metro Only, Texas, United Kingdom, Utah, and Other US Locations
 

 

   

Salary for Interns and Principals by Size of Firm
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Regardless of year and location, interns working in office with 20 to 49 employees make a median salary of $40,000.00.

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