Senior Architect

Class code 3961 · Bargaining Unit U09

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Range	Monthly	Annual
A	$11,437 to $14,315	$137,244 to $171,780
S	$11,437 to $14,315	$137,244 to $171,780

Representation

Bargaining Unit U09.

Bargaining Unit U09 raise history

Where these jobs are

93 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

Department	Employees
Department of General Services	40
Department of Health Care Access and Information	26
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation	9
Department of Transportation	7
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of	5

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval across all California employers was $108,540 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $137,244 to $171,780 a year.

Footnotes

Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)