For many people, an architect is a dream job.
But after graduation, the salary is still low.
Here you can find out how much construction planners can earn in the course of their careers.
Architects are true “building artists”: They
plan and design buildings
and structures, such as residential houses, factories or urban planning systems, and they also monitor the construction plans.
This profession requires both creative and technical skills.
After all, the buildings not only have to be aesthetically pleasing, but also have to be designed efficiently.
How high is the salary *?
Starting salary for architects
After successfully completing a degree in architecture, things are getting serious: the first salary interview awaits the young professionals.
But at the beginning, architects usually earn relatively little.
According to
gehalt.de,
your starting salary is
on average around
38,800 euros gross per year.
That corresponds to
around 3,100 euros a month.
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Salary table: That's how much architects earn based on professional experience
With growing professional experience, the salary increases over the years, so that even architects can earn salaries of
more than 50,000 euros gross per year
.
The numbers at a glance:
Work experience in years |
Average Gross annual salary (40-hour week) |
|---|---|
under 3 years |
38,780 euros |
3–6 years |
40,540 euros |
7–9 years |
42,890 euros |
more than 9 years |
50,690 euros |
Source: Salary.de (as of April 2021)
In addition to work experience, however, the place of work also has an impact on the wallet.
An architect in
Bavaria
earns an
average of around 48,740 euros gross per year,
while in
Baden-Württemberg
around 50,280 euros
Waving annual earnings.
In
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
, however, architects only expected
a salary of
35,260 euros
yearly.
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Collective agreement in the architecture sector
How high the salary is ultimately also depends on whether the respective company pays according to the tariff.
In Germany, however, only a few architecture firms belong to the employers' association, which has concluded the
collective agreement for the architecture industry
.
The Federal Chamber of Architects issues a non-binding salary tariff recommendation every year.
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Architect: Protected job title
The
job title "architect" is incidentally protected in Germany
: In order to be allowed to call himself an architect, you have to be registered in the list of architects of the Architectural Association in the respective province.
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Source: gehalt.de, absolventa.de
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