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Best Cities for Architectural And Engineering Managers Salaries
The highest-paying cities for Architectural And Engineering Managers professionals in 2026, ranked by median annual salary using real BLS wage data.
25 cities rankedUpdated 2026
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San Jose, CA
$227k
Median Salary
$1k/mo disposable
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Kailua, HI
$209k
Median Salary
$1k/mo disposable
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Pearl City, HI
$209k
Median Salary
$1k/mo disposable
| # | City | Salary | Mo. Disposable | Cost Index | Median Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | San Jose, CA | $226,940 | $820 | 148 | $226,940 | Details → |
| 🥈 | Kailua, HI | $208,769 | $739 | 148 | $208,769 | Details → |
| 🥉 | Pearl City, HI | $208,769 | $752 | 142 | $208,769 | Details → |
| 4 | Hilo, HI | $208,769 | $778 | 130 | $208,769 | Details → |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | $208,580 | $711 | 155 | $208,580 | Details → |
| 6 | San Diego, CA | $201,698 | $725 | 133 | $201,698 | Details → |
| 7 | Washington, DC | $200,688 | $721 | 132 | $200,688 | Details → |
| 8 | Boulder, CO | $195,637 | $708 | 127 | $195,637 | Details → |
| 9 | Naples, FL | $190,586 | $703 | 122 | $190,586 | Details → |
| 10 | Oxnard, CA | $188,565 | $687 | 120 | $188,565 | Details → |
| 11 | Santa Rosa, CA | $187,555 | $684 | 119 | $187,555 | Details → |
| 12 | Bethesda, MD | $186,545 | $648 | 138 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 13 | Rockville, MD | $186,545 | $667 | 125 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 14 | Columbia, MD | $186,545 | $668 | 124 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 15 | Silver Spring, MD | $186,545 | $687 | 120 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 16 | Gaithersburg, MD | $186,545 | $691 | 118 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 17 | Annapolis, MD | $186,545 | $697 | 115 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 18 | Baltimore, MD | $186,545 | $713 | 108 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 19 | Bowie, MD | $186,545 | $713 | 108 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 20 | Frederick, MD | $186,545 | $719 | 105 | $186,545 | Details → |
| 21 | Bellevue, WA | $183,640 | $611 | 143 | $183,640 | Details → |
| 22 | Redmond, WA | $183,640 | $646 | 132 | $183,640 | Details → |
| 23 | Kirkland, WA | $183,640 | $655 | 128 | $183,640 | Details → |
| 24 | Seattle, WA | $183,640 | $650 | 126 | $183,640 | Details → |
| 25 | Renton, WA | $183,640 | $687 | 109 | $183,640 | Details → |
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