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28 (M)paris france
$
Type of work: Freelance
Type of workplace: Other
Posted: Nov, '09
31 (M)Nashville, TN
$48000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
5 years post grad
licensed for a year (still waiting for that salary bump)
LEED AP
health insurance
2 weeks vacation
1 week sick
christmas bonus (not last year or this one probably)
Posted: Nov, '09
38 (M)San Francisco,CA
$90000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Project Architect
14 years experience
4 wks vacation
40 hrs/week max
licensed
free health insurance/dental
BArch
Posted: Nov, '09
22 (F)San Francisco, CA
$20,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
hourly
b.s. arch
no benefits
Posted: Nov, '09
25 (F)New York, New York
$45000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 yrs post graduate
Junior Designer
40+ hrs/wk
no full health insurance
no dental
2 weeks vacation
Posted: Nov, '09
32 (M)Edison, NJ, USA
$65000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Master degree
5 yr experience
unlicensed
leed ap
40 hrs/week

Posted: Nov, '09
28 (M)Denver, CO
$41600
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
hourly
landscape designer
unlicensed
2+ yrs experience
master planning
site design
Posted: Nov, '09
36 (F)Los Angeles, CA
$58500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
9 yrs experience
BArch
unlicensed
Leed AP
40 hrs/wk
xmas bomus ($3-4k)
100% medical
no dental or retirement
Posted: Nov, '09
29 (F)Columbus, OH
$46,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Once I'm registered I will get bumped up to 51,000
Posted: Nov, '09
26 (M)St. Louis, MO
$37000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
3 yrs experience
unlicensed
40 hrs/wk
2 weeks vacation/1 week sick
health ins included
401k match
overtime pay or comp time
xmas bonus (around $1500)
Posted: Nov, '09
44 (M)New York State (not NYC)
$74500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
licensed, no benefits, next to no bonus, none last year
Posted: Nov, '09
31 (M)germany, berlin
€28800
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
salary before taxes and social/health insurances
(net: approx. €18000)

3 yrs experience
degree: german diplom
unlicensed in germany
5 wks vacation
40-50hrs/wk
20hrs overtime per month not paid
no comp time
no bonus
Posted: Nov, '09
60 (M)phoenix, az
$125000 + 45-60% of base for bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
30+ yrs exp
studio leader/partner
6wks vacation
health ins
401K contributions
Posted: Nov, '09
27 (F)los angeles
$56000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
5+ yrs exp
licensed
2 weeks vacation/1 week sick
HMO insurance

reduced salary (20%)& health benefits since the downtown
Posted: Nov, '09
24 (M)road trip
$0
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
add another to the list of unemployed
Posted: Nov, '09
35 (M)san francisco
$70000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Posted: Nov, '09
30 (M)Washington, DC
$59000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
5 years experience
licensed
2 weeks vacation/1 week sick
+bonus
Posted: Oct, '09
30 (M)Finland
$52000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
M.Arch
3 years experience
project manager
phone
1 month vacation/year
Posted: Oct, '09
30 (F)porto, portugal
$20000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
master degree
60hrs/wk
no paid overtime
no health insurance
car+phone
10 days vacation/year
Posted: Oct, '09
41 (M)Portland, Oregon
$56,000+bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
unlicensed
hourly
12 yrs experience
10 days paid vacation
health insurance
401k plan
flex plan
Posted: Oct, '09
56 (M)Jacksonville, Fl
$79000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Unlicensed with 30 years experience
Project Manager
Posted: Oct, '09
33 (M)Silver Spring, MD
$62000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Posted: Oct, '09
25 (M)Beijing
$28000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
(salary calculated after Chinese taxes)

Residential, Commercial, Master Planning

M.Arch
unlicensed
40-50 avg. hrs/wk
no paid overtime
no health insurance
5 days paid vacation/yr
6 sick days/yr
Posted: Oct, '09
21 (M)Columbus, OH
$43000
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Summer Internship
-4th year B.Arch student
-1.5x OT
-Great working Environment
Posted: Oct, '09
29 (F)Washington, DC
$46400
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Oct, '09
29 (M)Canada, Calgary
$50 000 CDN
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Good benefits
no bonus
Not great learning environment

MArch
6 mo exp
Posted: Oct, '09
25 (F)New York, NY
$42000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
-B.A. in Architecture
-50 hour weeks
-Bi-yearly bonuses
-401(k)
-2 weeks vacation/personal
-80% medical, 100% dental
Posted: Oct, '09
31 (M)Dallas, Tx
$72,000 + bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Design Director
unlicensed, LEED AP
8 yrs experience
March, Arch. Association

Firm:
International Hospitality, Residential
Posted: Oct, '09
27 (F)Houston, TX
$39000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
3 years exp.
unlicensed
great benefits
.....was my previous job. Now, working for developer...with way underpaid ($15/h)
Posted: Oct, '09
34 (M)Vail, CO U.S.A.
$47,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
4+ years experience
Resort Architecture (cloned Bavarian, etc.)
5 holiday
6 vacation
4 sick
Health
Dental
1.5X overtime on approval (good luck)
no power day skiing (sucks)
Posted: Oct, '09
21 (M)cincinnati, ohio
$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Oct, '09
38 (F)New York
$89,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Oct, '09
36 (M)Zurich, Switerland
$100,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Posted: Oct, '09
24 (F)Los Angeles, CA
$39,700
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
BA Architecture
2+ years experience
unlicensed
ADA, Residential, Commercial, Public Sector
7 paid holidays
2 weeks vacation
40-50 hrs/wk
Health Insurance
No Dental & No Vision
No paid overtime, comp time instead
Posted: Oct, '09
28 (F)boston, ma
$54000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
BArch
5+ years experience
Residential, Commercial
Green building
Will help pay for ARE
401k
2 weeks vaca
1 week sick
Posted: Oct, '09
32 (F)Poland
$25000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (F)New York, NY
$50,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
MArch + MS of Arch
70% Health and Dental
2 Wks Vacation
7 sick days
bonuses
401k match

40 hr. weeks
Posted: Sep, '09
26 (M)Haldenstein, Switzerland
$22000
Type of work: Other
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Intern
Posted: Sep, '09
30 (F)Vancouver, BC, Canada
$40,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
MArch, unlicenced
2yrs experience

Public Art Commissions
Small Scale Residential
Public Space Planning

32+ hrs p/wk

no benefits
no vacation
no overtime
no sicktime
no bonuses
Posted: Sep, '09
41 (M)Tokyo,Japan
$70000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
March+MBA
14 Yrs exp.
Licensed
Benefits
Health Ins.
2 Wks Vacations
2 Bonuses
Pension plan
Posted: Sep, '09
37 (M)Charleston, SC
$58000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
BArch
12 yrs exp.
Licensed
Benefits
- 100% health ins
- two weeks vacation
- 10 sick days
- bonuses
-401k match
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (F)New York, NY, USA
$50000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
B.Arch
unlicensed, 2 yrs experience

80% health insurance/dental

2 weeks paid vacation/sick leave

50-60 hr weeks
Posted: Sep, '09
30 (M)New York, NY, USA
$47,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
B.Arch
7 years experience
IDP completed, filling for ARE
Salary w/ benefits
Posted: Sep, '09
31 (M)Bangalore, KA, India
$ 20000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Sep, '09
28 (M)Phoenix
$43000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
B.S. Architecture
M.S. Architecture

3.5 yrs experience

IDP completed

No benefits.
Posted: Sep, '09
28 (M)Phoenix
$43000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (M)Boston
$25,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
BARCH
2.5 years experience

80% IDP completed

No benefits. Just the occasional lunch and learn.
Posted: Sep, '09
39 (M)boston, ma
$68,000 +bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
licensed
AIA
m.arch
10+ years experience
Posted: Sep, '09
51 (F)pittsburgh, pa
$75,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace:
or, at least that's what it was before I was laid off on July 31 of this year. I was employed by a large E/A firm, using my design skills on wonderful engineering infrastructure projects and also providing design skills to transit projects.
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (F)New York, NY
$50,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
50% Medical, 80%Dental, and 20%Vision Benefits

10 PTO
5 Paid sick days

Eligible for annual bonus - although none given out in past year

BARCH
2 years experience

No paid overtime

6 months of year working 80-100hr weeks

Good office culture, but work you to the bone...
Posted: Sep, '09
31 (M)SF Bay Area
$62000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Licensed, AIA
8 years experience
Posted: Sep, '09
30 (M)new york, ny
$80,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Self employed consultant
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (F)Budapest, Hungary
$26000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Posted: Sep, '09
27 (M)Amsterdam, Holland
$40000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
4 yrs exp.
Master Architecture
45/50 hours a week
Posted: Sep, '09
28 (M)Slovakia
22000$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
42h/week
architectural office
1 1/2 month vacation
1 year experience
Posted: Sep, '09
25 (M)Seattle, WA
$36,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Small business mostly residential remodels, not "boutique"
BA in Arch (non-prof)
1.5 years experience
healthcare
dental
Posted: Sep, '09
26 (M)Los Angeles, CA
$42000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 yrs exp.
BA. Arch
45 hrs/week
5 days pto
health/dental
Old boss who yells, curses, insults and undermines employees. Wish I could quit but need the $.
Posted: Sep, '09
24 (M)Dallas, TX
$45000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Sep, '09
33 (M)Seattle, Wa
$98,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Principle Architect
Barch
March
LEED
AIA
50-55 hrs/week
10 yrs exp.
Posted: Sep, '09
36 (M)Boston, MA USA
$35000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Student
LEED AP
Posted: Sep, '09
24 (M)İstanbul/TURKEY
$12000
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Sep, '09
44 (F)Salt Lake City
$70,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
licensed
LEED
AIA
ASLA
13 years experience
4 weeks vacation
health/dental
small bonuses
Posted: Aug, '09
33 (F)Boston
53000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
4 years experience
LEED AP
soul-sucking job
Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Los Angeles, CA
$0.00
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
intern
Posted: Aug, '09
29 (M)Seoul
78000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Project Designer
5 years experience
40-50 Hours/week
3 week vacation
LEED AP
Licensing
Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Los Angeles, CA
$50000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
1 year experience
unlicensed
MArch

45-50 hours a week
hourly pay
1 week paid vacation
Health/dental

high end residential, some commercial
Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Sydney
$39.000
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Boutique
studying 2 days per week, working 3 days. salary shown is for full time.
Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Toronto, ON
$42,000 CDN
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
1.5 years experience
55+ hours/week
supplemental insurance
2 weeks paid vacation (plus 1 week christmas)
lots of good food!
Posted: Aug, '09
25 (M)London
$42200
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Straight out of MArch
4 weeks holiday (+ Christmas to New years)
Comfortable hours (around 42hpw)
Bonuses according to practise profit

Posted: Aug, '09
31 (M)Columbus, OH
$42500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
5 years experience
M.Arch
6 Exams Left (Just Started 4.0)
LEED AP
11 Days Vacation
3 Days Sick
6 Days Holiday
1/2 Day Friday
Cover ARE $$
401K Match
Profit Sharing
Bonus (Varies)
40/50 hrs per week

Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Houston,TX
$30,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Working contract for a single architect. $16/hr

May '08 graduate
Working June '08- current

Only hourly pay, no benefits.

Flexible schedule and relaxed workplace.

Commercial projects, mostly bars and resaurants
Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)Kansas City
$39,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
B.Arch
1.5yrs. experience
LEED AP
2 weeks vacation, 5 sick
401k match
profit sharing

40hrs/week
Posted: Aug, '09
30 (M)paris
$ 55000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
2 years after march
no bonus
5 weeks vacation
one day off /month

39h/month
Posted: Aug, '09
23 (M)Stuttgart, BW, Germany
10000€
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
B.EnvDes

Internship / Praktikant position
Posted: Aug, '09
29 (M)Minneapolis, MN
$48,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
AAS Degree, Arch. Drafting
9 years experience
Job Captain
overtime pay
good benefits
Posted: Aug, '09
28 (F)Minneapolis, MN
$48,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
B. Arch.
5-6 yrs. experience
3 licensing exams left
design/build contractor
3 weeks vacation, 6 sick days
unbelievably great benefits
profit sharing
Posted: Aug, '09
33 (F)NY NY
$84000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
terrible benefits, basically no bonus, base salary fair or good

Posted: Aug, '09
31 (M)Brooklyn, NY
$55000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Past Experiance:
4 years Residential Experiance (Draftsman thru Job Captain)
2 years Multi-Family / Commercial Experiance (Project Manager)

Present:
2 Years Corporate / Commercial / Multi-Family Experiance
Full interior Design, Inline Stores, New Construction. Full Service Firm (Project Manager)

Total 8 Years Experiance: Unlicensed / Associate AIA

4 yr. B.S. in Architectural Technology

IDP Complete
On track to A.R.E.

2 weeks paid Vacation

5 Days Sick/Personal Days

Full Paid Medical (Low Coverage)

40 - 45 hrs per week

No Paid Overtime

Option: 401K (Match)

Posted: Aug, '09
28 (M)Washington, DC
$21000
Type of work:
Type of workplace: Other
Unemployed - this number is my weekly unemployment as a yearly salary
Posted: Aug, '09
42 (M)Hong Kong
$49,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Aug, '09
22 (M)Buffalo, NY
$27,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 years experience at architectural detailing contractor
1 year as intern architect
B. Arch and in process M. Arch
6 days paid Vaca
2 sick days
No Benefits
40 - 50 hrs/wk

mostly hospitality projects
horrible management at firm
Posted: Aug, '09
29 (M)Kansas City, MO
$310
Type of work:
Type of workplace:
Unemployment per week, so much for no man left behind
Posted: Aug, '09
38 (M)Chicago, IL
$70000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
design-build
b.arch
unlicensed
12 years experience

40 hrs/week

2 wks vacation
2 wks holidays
1 wk sick
no other benefits

single family residential retail + office




Posted: Aug, '09
24 (M)New Orleans, LA
$40000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
MARCH
LEED AP
1 yr experience
2 wks sick
2 wk vac
Full benefits
Posted: Aug, '09
47 (M)Irvine, CA
$75,000+ not including perks
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
BArch
UnLicensed Architect/
Assoc. AIA
21 years experience
(12 yrs in Hospitality doing Design to Project Coordination)

DESIGN:
Hospitality (100 thru 3000 rms. designs),
Destination Resort, Spas

Unemployed as of 12/2008

PERKS:
Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insur.

401K match @ 50% when you reach 7%.

4 wks vacation days with 10 yrs @ firm.
2 wks sick days
8 holidays
Bonuses 3-5%
40 hr/wk+

Lots of food perks like catered weekly lunches for AIA CES credit type lunch seminars.
Great people, good design and sometimes traveling the WORLD for a project
Posted: Aug, '09
25 (M)San Francisco, California
$31,200*
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
*if I worked 40 hours/wk for the whole year...

10 years drafting experience, 3 years as an architectural intern.

I am an intern and architecture student. During school, I work part time, and during the summer, full time.

As an intern, I have no benefits. This includes no sick/vacation days, health insurance, retirement, etc... as is to be expected.

I'm including my information here because when I started, I had no concept of what other student interns were getting paid!
Posted: Aug, '09
25 (F)New York, NY
$53,000.00
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
5 yr. professional degree
2 yrs. experience
unlicensed


2 week vacation+sick days
no overtime
health, dental & vision benefits (mediocre)


Posted: Aug, '09
28 (M)New Haven. CT
$47000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
IDP
4 Years Experience
BArch
MArch II
Public Education

medical
10 PTO
8 Sick
3% Bonus
Posted: Aug, '09
27 (F)Santa Monica, CA
$56000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
1 test away from being licensed in CA
B.Arch
5 yrs exp

more like "boutique" firm with crazy principal who think he/she is a "star"
HMO (downgraded to bottom of the barrel HMO recently)
dental + vision
only 10 PTO
+ 5 sick days
Posted: Aug, '09
34 (M)Honolulu, HI
$50000+bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
AIA
LEED AP
9 yrs experience
Hospitality
Underpaid
douche bag partners and associates
Posted: Aug, '09
35 (F)New York City
$68000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Licensed, LEED AP, underpaid
Posted: Aug, '09
29 (M)Ventura, CA
$60,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Licensed Architect
B.Arch Degree
5+ years experience
Posted: Aug, '09
29 (F)Los Angeles
$40,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
LEED AP
unlicensed
MArch

3+ years experience
medical, no dental
Posted: Aug, '09
27 (M)New York, NY
$70,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
BS Arch
M Arch
3 years experience
Hourly
3.5 weeks vacation
Good Medical, no dental
Performance Bonuses
Great office culture
High end residential
Posted: Aug, '09
30 (M)New York, NY, USA
$65,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
6 years experience, unlicensed plus health insurance, 401K etc
Posted: Jul, '09
26 (M)Milan, Italy
€ 13.500 ($ 20.000) + 10% bonus
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
1 year experience
Master Arch
licensed Architect
50h/week
3 weeks vacation


Posted: Jul, '09
24 (F)Boston, MA
$47,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
M.ARCH
LEED AP

experience: 3 summer internships and 3 years of co-ops

Paid Salary, 10 days vacation
Unlicensed
No Benefits
appx 50hr/week

Small office = simultaneously a project manager, human resources, and IT. Responsible for managing 2 others.

Urban Design / Historic Renovation projects
Posted: Jul, '09
25 (M)NYC
$0
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Got no Job
Posted: Jul, '09
34 (F)Boston, MA
$60000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Jul, '09
24 (M)New York, NY, USA
$35100
Type of work: Freelance
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Jul, '09
 
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