It takes so much effort and internal agreement for a firm to issue a job offer, that rescinding the offer is pretty much unheard of. The difference between starting at $45k vs $55k is a million dollars over a lifetime. Unsuccessfully negotiating your starting salary can literally affect your entire lifetime salary, as it’s a baseline for every negotiation in the future. It’s important to realise that you’ve become a coveted asset. Yes, it can be scary, but the firm has received hundreds of portfolios and chosen you. But young people don’t realise that they can negotiate! I actually encourage it. Joel: Yes, architecture pays a very average grad salary. It might take a few years of long hours and hard work, but if you’re a good architect, you can expect a comfortable salary. Employers will calculate your salary based on things like your experience, how effective you are, and whether you need to learn on the job or not. Everyone would like to make more money, that’s a fact that isn’t unique to architecture. Hannah: If there was “no money in it”, there would be significantly less architects. I would be happy with a lower salary if I was working 9-5, but that’s not the reality. To be honest, I’m not sure it’s the pay that’s the bad part, as the average salary isn’t shockingly different to other industries… I think it’s just the hours that are put into the job. Why? And where can I work if I am set on it?”Ĭhristie: Salary is always a hot topic. “I want to be an architect, but people continue to tell me that there is no money in it.
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