Monday, July 27, 2020

Architect’s Hourly Rates & How They Came to be

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ARCHITECT’S HOURLY RATES AND HOW THEY CAME TO BE

So why do architects charge the rates they do?  That’s mainly a function of Overhead (and very little profit).  However, before we delve deeply into this, compare the architect’s hourly rates ($100 to $150 to $250) with those of Lawyers.  Attorneys may charge around $300 to $400/hour.  Most architects are less than half that; in some cases about 1/3 of that.

Architects are in college and graduate school every bit as long, if not longer, than Attorneys and Doctors.  They deserve professional compensation.  They work longer hours, helping their clients.