current engineering firm gives a $1 per hour raise w/ license.
previous firm, no change for license. A large portion of the staff there didn't have a license, really made me realize how little a license and being a good architect are related.
Presumably the principals are licensed. If so, your getting licensed doesn't add any value for them, so why would they give you a big raise? If your duties change, it's a different story. But why would your duties necessarily change just because you get a piece of paper from the state? The license will add value to your resume for the next job (hopefully).
Once you become licensed, your firm can charge more for your services. Your pay should reflect that change. For the sake of simplicity, assume all hours are billable:
For example: interns are billed at $100/hr. At a 4x multiplier, you'd be at $25/hr pay. Meanwhile a junior architect is billed at $125/hr. At a 4x multiplier, you should be at $31.25/hr pay. (in this case, a 25% raise, which some people might find laughable, but this tactic makes a fair argument to employers when renegotiating salary upon licensure).
pay increase after licensure
I want to take a poll to see how much of an increase (if any) people receive after becoming a licensed architect.
But you can't expect much if your responsibilities stay the same.
current engineering firm gives a $1 per hour raise w/ license.
previous firm, no change for license. A large portion of the staff there didn't have a license, really made me realize how little a license and being a good architect are related.
nothing.
but got something like an effective $20k raise by signing and sealing my own stuff off-hours.
Presumably the principals are licensed. If so, your getting licensed doesn't add any value for them, so why would they give you a big raise? If your duties change, it's a different story. But why would your duties necessarily change just because you get a piece of paper from the state? The license will add value to your resume for the next job (hopefully).
Once you become licensed, your firm can charge more for your services. Your pay should reflect that change. For the sake of simplicity, assume all hours are billable:
For example: interns are billed at $100/hr. At a 4x multiplier, you'd be at $25/hr pay. Meanwhile a junior architect is billed at $125/hr. At a 4x multiplier, you should be at $31.25/hr pay. (in this case, a 25% raise, which some people might find laughable, but this tactic makes a fair argument to employers when renegotiating salary upon licensure).
15% here, it's "technically" a promotion from designer to architect.
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