<p>i feel that the payroll has increased quite a lot recently. it may be the economy but i think pay in architecture is heading in a better direction. although design is still extremely undervalued esp in america, it is being noticed more esp with issues such as sustainability…so more people are investing more in quality design</p>
<p>if you follow the traditional route of becoming an intern and then a licensed architect, i doubt the payroll will increase if you have a MBA or MSRED unless you take some management role. pay is REALLY nice if you work for some development firm or financial firm but then that is your easy way out to not becoming an architect…since those nice 100k+ bonus salaries will make going back into the architecture profession seem so unattractive…</p>
<p>but there are other ways of doing it of course…</p>