# Specifier's salary survey **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive - Specifications Discussions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298 "2005-01-06T14:37:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/1 "2005-01-06T14:37:11Z")
Perhaps others out there have the same curiosity about how their salaries compare with other specifiers. So I thought I’d post an anonymous message and ask if others would be willing to share, anonymously, their salaries, general level of experience, and region. Probably, many of us think we’re underpaid–are we? Or is it just this dang industry? Me: 25 years experience, New England, $72,000 (at a firm) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/2 "2005-01-06T14:43:14Z")
Texas, 17 years experience, $70,000 (at a firm) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/3 "2005-01-06T14:44:48Z")
26 years experience\*, New York, $93,000 (at a firm) - 14 years doing construction contract administration; 12 years writing specifications ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/4 "2005-01-06T14:52:31Z")
31 years experience\*, New York City, $102,000 (at a firm) - the last 18 years devoted to writing specifications ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/5 "2005-01-06T14:54:52Z")
It sure sounds like I AM underpaid … 20 plus years experience, Ohio, $54,000 (at a firm) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/6 "2005-01-06T14:55:38Z")
Midwest (medium -small market), 5 years as specifier, 7 years construction PM and arch Contract Admin 53,000 (firm) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/7 "2005-01-06T14:59:30Z")
28 years experience, Washington, DC, $90,000 (at a firm). - all as a specifier ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/8 "2005-01-06T15:27:33Z")
5 years specifying; 5 years contract adminstration; 2 years field experience = $29,5 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/9 "2005-01-06T15:33:27Z")
10 years experience, Salt Lake City, $42,000 (at a firm). 5 years as intern architect, 5 writing specs. 10 years living paycheck to paycheck. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/10 "2005-01-06T16:21:47Z")
18 years experience, Seattle, 7 yrs mostly specs; 70K with a firm. As an independent Marketing = $ so it varies ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/11 "2005-01-06T16:35:47Z")
20+ years: PA, PM, Owner Rep, CA, and Specs (last 7 years). Phoenix, $71,000 with a firm ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/12 "2005-01-06T17:07:51Z")
25 years total architectural experience; Texas; $80,000 (at a firm). first 10 years - PA, PM, CA, some specs; 12 years alternating specs and CA, and some QA/QC; past 3 years exclusively specs with QA/QC. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/13 "2005-01-06T17:42:05Z")
30 years total experience; midwest; $78,000 salary plus good bonus first 12 years as architect remainder as specifier all with firms (some not so firm) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/14 "2005-01-06T17:58:12Z")
12 years total experience; San Francisco; $54,500 salary plus good bonuses (at a firm) First 9 years as architect; 3 years as specifier. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/15 "2005-01-06T19:30:49Z")
28 year total experience; Seattle. $72,000 base salary; $90,000 total. all as a specifier ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/16 "2005-01-06T20:06:09Z")
I feel like I am playing gin; of course I lost! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/17 "2005-01-07T00:28:56Z")
18 years total experience; 6 years as an architect 12 years as a specifier; Northwest; $64,000. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/18 "2005-01-07T13:09:48Z")
25 years total experience; Virginia as a draftsman, CA, code inspector and specifier (20 years) Last salaried position $40,000. I’m living in the wrong neck of the woods! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/19 "2005-01-07T14:51:20Z")
20 years total experience; 10 years architect, 10 years specifier; Midwest; $65K plus bonuses (at a firm). ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Anonymous](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298/20 "2005-01-07T15:47:30Z")
35 total years experience, last 25 strictly specs: $78K at a firm in Texas [Next page](https://forum.4specs.com/t/specifiers-salary-survey/298.md?page=2)