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32 (M)San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Boutique
-M. Arch.
-3 years experience
-unlicensed
-health insurance
-two weeks vacation
-28 hours per week
-pay is hourly @ $24/hr
Posted: Feb, '10
24 (F)southern california
$15,000
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
to the 27/28 yr old San Franciscan LEED AP who enjoys unisex bathrooms- I think you're hott. hlblif@gmail
seriously.

BArch student-fifth year
Posted: Feb, '10
26 (M)New York, NY
$55,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
MArch
unlicensed
3y exp
Interior Arch.
50+hrs/week
Posted: Feb, '10
26 (M)Lexington, KY
$32240
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
-B Arch
-unlicensed
-20 days vac.
-no health insurance
-40 hours week
Posted: Feb, '10
38 (M)London, UK
$105000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
BA (Hons) Dip (arch) RIBA
UK Licensed
no perks / bonus'
50+ hours per week
20 days vacation
Posted: Feb, '10
38 (M)London, UK
$105000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
BA (Hons) Dip (arch) RIBA
UK Licensed
11 years expereince
no perks / bonus'
50+ hours per week
20 days vacation
Posted: Feb, '10
31 (F)New York, NY
$36,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
MArch
Unlicensed
4 years experience
60 hrs/week
Posted: Feb, '10
30 (F)qatar
$33,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
-B.Arch.
-4 years experience
-state health insurance
-accomodation
-lunch&dinner
-66 hrs week
Posted: Feb, '10
29 (M)Istanbul, Turkey
$16,000 (net)
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
B.Arch
Unlicensed
4 years experience
Private health insurance
Private pension
12 days vacation
40+hrs/week
Posted: Jan, '10
29 (M)Los Angeles, CA
$52,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
-MArch
-Working on License
-4 years experience
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (M)Albany, NY
$38000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
B.Arch.
2 Yrs. Experience
LEED AP
2 Weeks Vacation
Full Health
401k w/ Match
Lunch 2-3x per week
1k-2k in bonuses each year (holiday/performance)
40 hrs week
Posted: Jan, '10
29 (F)Boston
$53,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
-BArch
-Working on MArch
-unlicensed
-4 years experience
-
Posted: Jan, '10
38 (M)New York, NY
$88,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
B. Arch, 11 yrs. experience, unlicensed
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (F)Boston, MA USA
$37,440
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
9 months full time experience, MArch, 2 years worth of internships
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (M)usa
$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Jan, '10
32 (M)new york, ny
$57,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
-MArch
-unlicensed
-5 yrs experience
-2 wks vacatin
-90% health
-5 sick/personal days
-401k, no match
Posted: Jan, '10
31 (M)London, United Kingdom
$49,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
I am licensed in the US but not in the UK. While the firm is "Corporate" it's definitely not an HOK or SOM type place - there are about 40-50 employees. 4 weeks paid holiday per year.
Posted: Jan, '10
40 (F)Boston MA
$70,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
BArch, MArch, licensed in MA, 13 yrs experience, Associate Architect, 300 person interdisciplinary firm, profitable, IRA match (on hold), yearly bonus
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (F)San Francisco, CA
$56,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
BArch Engineering
Design
Const. Management
Unlicensed
Full Insurance
401K, no match
10 days Vacation
7 days sick leave
Holidays
LEED AP
Posted: Jan, '10
28 (M)Indianapolis, IN
$30,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
-5-year BArch
-unlicensed
-3.5 years experience, -benefits: basic coverage
-IRA match -underwhelming work and poor office environment
-one of the 2 partners looks at porn regularly
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (M)New York, NY
$36000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Posted: Jan, '10
33 (M)Atlanta, GA
$67,000
Type of work: Other
Type of workplace: Other
M.Arch non-Ivy
Licensed, 4 years exp, LEED AP.
40 hrs/week
flexible schedule
full insurance package
100% 401K match
all holidays off
24 days vacation/yr
gov't job
Posted: Jan, '10
30 (F)Atlanta, GA
$53,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
1 yr licensed
Posted: Jan, '10
22 (F)San Francisco, CA
$25000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
unlicensed, school year intern
no benefits, holidays, vacation, or personal days.
Posted: Jan, '10
37 (M)Los Angeles
$100,000+
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Licensed, M.arch, 12 years experience, running my own practice, benefits: health insurance, flexible schedule, etc.
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (M)New York, NY
$55K
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
-5+ years exp. unlicensed, B. Arch
-@ 45 hours/week
-health, dental, eye
-2 weeks vacation and most holidays
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (M)Long Island, NY
$40,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
unlicensed, 2 years college experience, just about 10 years experience, 2 weeks vacation, health, dental, bonus, get to work in shorts
Posted: Jan, '10
28 (M)Vancouver, BC, Canada
$57000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
unlicensed in Canada,
3 years experience, MASA, B.Arch
no benefits
Posted: Jan, '10
30 (M)riyadh,saudi arabia
$10,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
licensed,with benefits
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (F)Chicago, IL
$21,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
unliscensed, 1 year experienced intern
MArch & BS Arch
no benefits
Posted: Jan, '10
37 (F)New York, NY
$75,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Licensed, LEED AP, 10 years experience, Master degree, medical and dental, 401K, 2weeks vac, holidays, bonus, great work environment
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (M)Philadelphia
$47,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Jan, '10
39 (M)Philadelphia
$63000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
licensed.
10 years experience. Academic, Healthcare, Corporate work for 200 ppl award winning firm. Medical, dental, 401k, small bonus 3-5% on a normal year, 2 weeks vacation. Once licensed, exempt from overtime.
Corporate machine, which hired too many bodies to fill the seats and had to purge to survive.
Posted: Jan, '10
26 (F)San Francisco, CA
$50000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
3 years experience, unlicensed, LEED AP, BARCH, 2 weeks vacation, no bonus, health care stipend, hourly position.
Posted: Jan, '10
28 (F)Edmonton, AB Canada
$51,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Base salary, 4 years experience, medical & dental included, 2 weeks vacation
Posted: Jan, '10
29 (M)Anchorage
$60,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Base salary. Unlicensed with 6 years experience. Medical, dental, 401K, profit sharing not included.
Posted: Jan, '10
29 (F)Anchorage, AK, USA
$60,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Jan, '10
32 (M)maryland
$54000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
licensed, residential work
Posted: Jan, '10
31 (M)Barcelona
42000$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Posted: Jan, '10
25 (F)New York City, NY
$40,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
2 years of experience, unlicensed, BArch Degree, 2 weeks vacation, no bonus, health (no dental), no overtime
Posted: Jan, '10
23 (M)Bethlehem, PA
$22000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
4 yr BA in architecture.
7 months out of school.
Full health insurance.
Adaptive reuse, residential, commercial, and historic preservation
Posted: Jan, '10
28 (M)San Francisco, CA, USA
$52500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 yrs experience, unlicensed, full health care benefits
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (M)Bergen County, NJ
$40,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Jan, '10
37 (M)New York, NY
$80000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Jan, '10
42 (F)NYC
$85000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Jan, '10
27 (M)Honolulu, HI
$45,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
3 yr experience, unlicensed, LEED AP, DArch Degree, 2 wk vac, holidays, health/dental, 40 hr/wk, no overtime, bonus if available, pension after vested
Posted: Jan, '10
21 (M)Seattle, WA
$0
Type of work: Other
Type of workplace: Other
the Architect who posted he is from Seattle making 130,000 a year please email me I live in Seattle and I would love to job shadow an architect! EMAIL: tanner.w888@yahoo.com
Posted: Jan, '10
24 (M)Peoria, IL
$31,200
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Corporate
$15/hour internship
Posted: Jan, '10
29 (M)Westfield, NJ
$42,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
LEED AP, 2 years post B.Arch experience
Posted: Dec, '09
60 (M)Seattle, WA, USA
$130,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Senior architect w/30+ years experience
Posted: Dec, '09
24 (F)jackson, ms
$35000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Dec, '09
27 (M)china
$26000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 years experience
only benefit 1 ticket back home every year

inter-culturally exhaustive
Posted: Dec, '09
24 (M)New York
$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Dec, '09
25 (M)Albania
4000$
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
working towards license
Posted: Dec, '09
30 (F)spain
25.000 €
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
Posted: Dec, '09
34 (F)Dallas, TX
$60,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
7 years experience (other industry)
MArch
No benefits-hourly contract work
40 hrs/ week
working towards license
Posted: Dec, '09
30 (M)Malaysia
$48000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
3 years graduate architect experience.

award winning as student
Posted: Dec, '09
33 (M)Toronto, Canada
$60,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
University projects, 40hrs / week (overtime is rare). Large corporate office with international profile

Unlicensed. 7+ years experience.

M.Arch + Ivy League Post-Graduate Degree.

Benefits:
No vacation in first year, 2 weeks in 2nd year. Blue-chip health insurance after 6 months in contract position (dental, vision, medical coverage). 10% of exam, professional membership and approved course fees.
annual performance bonus

Posted: Dec, '09
32 (M)San Diego, CA
$52000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Posted: Dec, '09
24 (M)new york, new york
$36,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
work non-stop

no health dental or 401k

--

exciting projects

great people

responsibility

expect raise to mid 40's as economy improves

love the job other than money

--

3 years experience in great firms

B.Arch - New Ivy
Posted: Dec, '09
29 (F)New York City
$55,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
Unlicensed. Work on designing theaters and other public performance spaces - very interesting work. But long long uncompensated hours - 60 hours a week every week. Office based on Revit


2 weeks vacation
No bonus
Some holidays
medical and dental

LEED AP
Barch - Ivy League
Posted: Dec, '09
54 (M)NYC
$104
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
LEED Acredited
Associate Principal
Project Manager
5 weeks vacation
Posted: Dec, '09
28 (F)dubai
$65000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Dec, '09
23 (F)Madrid
€2,160
Type of work: Other
Type of workplace: Other
student job as a part-time intern at university. six hours a week on average. 250 hours total in 8 months (vacation in january and june-august)

M Arch (incomplete)
ETSAM, Madrid

no work experience needed, just design skills in Adobe.
Posted: Dec, '09
32 (F)New York City
$70000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
Sustainable Design
2 weeks vacation
all holidays
40 hour weeks
medical. dental. 401K

BENVD
MARCH - Ivy League
4 years experience
LEED AP
Unlicensed
Posted: Dec, '09
32 (F)New York City
$68000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
2 weeks vaca
all holidays
40 hour weeks
medical/dental/
retirement

M ARCH
3 years experience
government job
Posted: Dec, '09
33 (M)new york, NY
$53000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
m.arch
unlincensed
4+ yrs experience
full medical
2 weeks vacation
50-80 hrs/wk
Posted: Dec, '09
25 (M)Cracow, malopolska, Poland
$42,000
Type of work: Freelance
Type of workplace: Other
M Arch
RIBA Part 2

own company
3+ years expirience
not licensed

health insurance
usual holidays
working: 60+ hrs/wk
Posted: Dec, '09
26 (M)Boston, MA
$50000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
m. arch
unlicensed
2 years experience
LEED GA

health insurance
no overtime
2 weeks vacation
usual holidays
Posted: Dec, '09
40 (M)Los Angeles, CA, USA
$90000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
licensed
12 years experience
medical dental insurance
401k (some employer match)
bonus 0-$10000 depending on year
Posted: Dec, '09
33 (M)Los Angeles, CA, USA
$53,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
M Arch
BFA
6+ years experience
not licensed
full health & dental
401k (employee contribution only)
2 weeks vacation
5 sick days
8 holidays

working 80% since the summer
Posted: Dec, '09
45 (M)Los Angeles, CA
$114,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
20 years experience
Associate
5 weeks of PTO
health insurance
401k
Posted: Dec, '09
29 (M)Seattle,WA,USA
$35000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
6 years professional experience, unlicensed, health only, 5 days sick leave, 10 days vacation, was 40 hrs/wk, cut to 30/wk
Posted: Dec, '09
28 (M)Birmingham, UK
$25,144
Type of work: Partime
Type of workplace: Other
1 day unpaid day as leave for university.
4 days a week employment. (average worked 34 hours over the 4 days)

Post RIBA part 1.
Studying RIBA part 2.

4 years experience

21 days vacation and +1 day holiday

Posted: Dec, '09
29 (F)New York
$47,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
BS Arch
M Arch
3+ years experience
apprx. 40 hours/wk
2 weeks vacation
5 days sick pay
Health Ins., no dental
Posted: Dec, '09
31 (F)new york, NY
$58000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
6 years professional experience
unlicensed
full health, vision and dental
20 days vacation
average 50-60 hours per week (80 for deadlines)
Posted: Dec, '09
49 (M)Burlington, VT
$51,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
[Ammended poll]
-16 yrs professional experience total with 11 at this firm
-Laid off in July
-Project Manager, -Education/Schools: Local and some international
-2 yr Associates degree
-Unlicensed at this point. (4 more to pass ARE)
-No IDP
-Mediocre HSA hi-deduct. health plan for employee only, no family
-6 wks total CTO time after 10 years
-Bonuses typical $3-5,000 but very little this past year
-Typical 3% contribution to a 401k but none this year
-Very small per deiem for travel obver 2 days duration (aside from direct expenses)
-Personally 40-45 hours per week
-While others worked much more, I did not believe that additional work meant promotions, security or additional compensation...only meant more tired come Sunday
-Office environment: Casual, spirited and cooperative in good geographical location
-Office paid cost of passed ARE exams
-Paid professional development (workshops/AIA continuing ed, etc)
Posted: Dec, '09
49 (M)Burlington, VT
$51,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Other
16 yrs professional experience
Project Manager, local and some international
Unlicensed
Mediocre HSA hi-deduct. health plan for employee only, no family
6 wks total CTO time
Posted: Dec, '09
52 (F)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$150,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Posted: Nov, '09
25 (M)Los Angeles
$0.00
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
no stipend, no pay... just free coffee and nutrigrain bars.

work 7days a week. 12+ a day......

m.arch....... wtf right?
Posted: Nov, '09
33 (F)NY, NY
$57,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
Landscape Architect
MLA, BS, licensed
6+ years experience

good benefits
2 weeks vacation
7 holidays
no bonuses
no career development or advancement opportunities

underpaid compared to coworkers
Posted: Nov, '09
31 (F)Pittsburgh, PA
$42,500
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
2ND year out of grad school. I've had several internships while in school. I have full health, vision and dental. 2 weeks vacation.
Posted: Nov, '09
35 (M)New York, NY
$110000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Starchitect
11 yrs. experience
registered architect
LEED AP
Posted: Nov, '09
32 (M)seattle, wa
$48,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
8 years
unlicensed
Posted: Nov, '09
28 (M)Tucson, AZ
$38000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
University design build project
unlicensed
entry-level
no benefits
long long hours
Posted: Nov, '09
27 (F)Boulder, CO
$52000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
designer/project manager, unlicensed, 5 yrs experience, LEED AP, MArch, health insurance, 3 wks vacation
Posted: Nov, '09
24 (F)Wichita, KS
$37000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
1.5 experience
LEED AP
2 weeks paid vacation, 1 week sick (not paid)
401K, match
medical, no dental
Posted: Nov, '09
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
 
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