The Architects Salary Business Benchmarking Report for 2023 has been published by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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… Practices need to be particularly attentive to gender and ethnicity pay gaps…
RIBA writes:
What are the average architect salary levels within the architecture industry?
After another year of high inflation threatening the value of take-home pay, RIBA Head of Economic Research and Analysis, Adrian Malleson reviews salary data from the 2023 RIBA Business Benchmarking Report.
Which staff from Chartered Practices are receiving increases? Where are there pay gaps?
Practices need to be particularly attentive to gender and ethnicity pay gaps and to ensure that all Chartered Practice staff are paid at or above the Living Wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
The RIBA Jobs Salary Report uses data from the RIBA Business Benchmarking Report, published in December 2023, drawing on insights from nearly 4,000 RIBA Chartered Practices. Further detailed analysis of practice finances and staffing are available exclusively to RIBA Chartered Practices via www.ribabenchmark.com.
In 2023*, average salaries for most staff types within RIBA Chartered Practices have increased. On average, pay is rising by between 5% and 6% for Part 1, Part 2, and less experienced Architects. However, pay increases are less pronounced for more experienced staff, with some seeing falling pay.
- Average (median) pay has increased by 3% for Associate Directors (to £50,000) and by 4% for Salaried Partners & Directors (to £65,500)
- Architects with 5 or more years’ experience have seen average pay fall by 6% to £39,000. This may be a result of senior architects being promoted to Associate roles
- The average earnings for early-stage architects are shown in more detail this year, with architects registered with ARB for less than one year receiving an average salary of £34,125, those registered between one and two years receiving £36,701, and those registered between 3 to 4 years averaging £36,071.
- Part 1 and 2 staff have seen average pay rise by between 5% and 6%
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Salaries by region and practice
The interactive tables … provide an overview of the salaries received by those working in RIBA Chartered Practices.
RIBA Chartered Practices can exclusively access full details and commentary in the 2023 RIBA Benchmarking report, which can be downloaded…..
For the first time, the 2023 RIBA Benchmarking Survey asked for greater detail about the salaries of Architects and Architectural Assistants by career stage, and this is reflected in all the tables below. Also, practices with 20 or more staff were asked to provide details about the range of roles in larger practices, and this is why the findings for practices with 20 or more staff are presented separately.
