Women Architects in Colorado: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Women are 21% of licensed US architects despite being nearly half of architecture students. This page applies Colorado’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for architects to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Architects in Colorado
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Colorado’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (+2.5% vs national) to the national BLS median for female architects. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Colorado context
Colorado’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 85.9%, ranking #8 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 46% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 4 women from Colorado serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Colorado.
Other professions in Colorado
Women architects in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female architects in Colorado?
Estimated at $85,818 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female architects ($83,720) adjusted by Colorado’s overall wage environment (+2.5% vs national).
What is the pay gap for architects in Colorado?
Estimated at 13.2%, or about $13,034 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Colorado compare nationally on pay equity?
Colorado ranks #8 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
17-1011 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.