<p>Ken, we are a pretty good sized architecture practice and a top 20 national contractor, and the architects make just as much as the contractors. I have not seen a significant difference in salary and i think we are pretty comparable to other architecture firms in the area. The contractors start higher, but the architects get responsibility faster, and by the time they get to about 5 years they have leveled out.</p>
<p>This was not always the case, but we have seen architecture salaries go up substantially in the last five years.</p>
<p>rick</p>