Architectural and Engineering Managers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $172K, rent takes 14.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,528/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new architectural and engineering managers typically earn — is $120K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $7,221/month. At HUD’s $1,528/month FMR, rent would take 21% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $172K locally vs. $171K nationally, a 1% difference.

New Hampshire pays $172K median vs. the U.S. average of $171K — that’s +1%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.66), the purchasing-power equivalent is $163K — below the national median.

The median is $172,240 a year, that works out to about $83 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $120,350, and experienced architectural and engineering managers can clear $266,950. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $10,707/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,528/month, which eats 14.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Hampshire has a Regional Price Parity of 105.66 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median architectural and engineering managers salary is worth about $163,013 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.