The International Living Future Institute created JUST to measure social justice and equity in the workplace and is a voluntary disclosure and transparency platform. A 2014 Archinect article put the average minimum monthly student loan debt payment for B.Arch graduates at $487, to be paid over a 10-year period.Ī number of firms – and AIA Minnesota – are starting to look to the Living Wage Calculator as part of pursuing the JUST Label. Very importantly, the costs considered for this minimum standard of living do not include savings for the future (e.g., a home, retirement, or kids’ college savings) or student loan debt payments. It is designed to help “individuals, communities, and employers determine a local wage rate that allows residents to meet minimum standards of living.” The MIT Living Wage Calculator puts pay in the context of cost of living and family situation for every county and metropolitan area in the nation. Pegging pay to the AIA Salary Calculator is a solid path for ensuring compensation is at least commensurate to what’s being offered in the market.īut determining what is fair pay goes beyond simply looking at market competitiveness. It discounts the knowledge and skill gained through five to seven years of academic achievement, and the significant financial investment required to obtain a NAAB-accredited degree. Offering $15.00 per hour to someone who holds an M.Arch – or a B.Arch – degree is neither fair compensation, nor respectful. Recently, AIA Minnesota leaders were made aware that a student who will graduate with their M.Arch from a top 30 School of Architecture this Spring was offered a position at $15.00 per hour. The AIA Code of Ethics provides guidance to members when it comes to pay: “Members should provide their colleagues and employees with a fair and equitable working environment, compensate them fairly, and facilitate their professional development.” And “members shall treat their colleagues and employees with mutual respect, and provide an equitable working environment.” The decision of what salary to offer is influenced by a firm’s values, if they want to be seen as an employer of choice, and the economic conditions of the firm.Īs we emerge from the pandemic recession – which has been experienced unevenly by the architecture profession, depending on the pre-pandemic client base – there are certainly firms that are caught in a tough place, needing to expand their staff teams yet not being in a solid financial position.īut how low is too low when it comes to pay? And what should we be aiming for? Of course, the median number means there are firms paying above and below this number. For our geographic region, the median salary reported for recent college graduates, non-licensed, with a professional degree in architecture, is $49,000, or $23.56 per hour. Most commonly, people within the profession look to the AIA Salary Calculator to inform their answer. What is fair pay for new graduates with architecture degrees?
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