{"id":5883,"date":"2025-04-05T15:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/?page_id=5883"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:42:00","slug":"us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/architecture-and-design-market-reports-2026\/us\/","title":{"rendered":"US Market Report 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- AF Basic Form Module Frontend Start -->\n<section>\n                        <h1><strong>The US<\/strong><strong> Architecture and<\/strong><strong> Design Market<\/strong><strong> Report 2026<\/strong><\/h1><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1425\" \/> The past year has been a testament to the resilience and adaptability of the architecture and design industry.While challenges persist, there is growing confidence in the market. Unpredictable? Yes. Cause for optimism? Definitely.Download the report for a full picture into the state of the architecture industry today.<a href=\"#whats-inside\">See what&#8217;s inside \u2193<\/a><\/p>                    \n                                                            <h3>Download the report \ud83d\udc47<\/h3>\n<form enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" id=\"form_usmarketreport2\">\n<fieldset>\n<legend>US Market Report 2026<\/legend>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_action\" value=\"create\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"36\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_hide_fields_36\" id=\"frm_hide_fields_36\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_key\" value=\"usmarketreport2\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[0]\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"frm_submit_entry_36\" name=\"frm_submit_entry_36\" value=\"2b3b6f6152\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/?page_id=5883&#038;fl_builder\" \/>\n    <label for=\"field_2mxal443\" id=\"field_2mxal443_label\">First Name\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_2mxal443\" name=\"item_meta[338]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter First Name\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_2i3k5443\" id=\"field_2i3k5443_label\">Last Name\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_2i3k5443\" name=\"item_meta[339]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter Last Name\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_y2itv443\" id=\"field_y2itv443_label\">Email Address\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"email\" id=\"field_y2itv443\" name=\"item_meta[340]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter your Email Address\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_bvtim332\" id=\"field_bvtim332_label\">Which best describes you?\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    \t\t<select name=\"item_meta[341]\" id=\"field_bvtim332\"  data-placeholder=\"Select one\"  data-frmval=\"Select one\" data-frmplaceholder=\"Select one\" placeholder=\"Select one\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Which best describes you? 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Watch the video to get the inside scoop.<\/p>\n                                  <!-- Thumbnail Image with Play Button -->\n            <a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hn3aSwSr0RM?autoplay=1&#038;rel=0\" \n              data-poster=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heading-13.jpg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heading-13.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"100%\"\/>\n              <!-- Green Play Icon Overlay -->\n            <\/a>\n<\/section>\n<!-- Video Container End -->\n<section id=\"section-\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-12.jpg\" alt=\"What's inside?\"\/>\n                                <h2>What&#039;s inside\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/themes\/af-custom-child\/assets\/stat-feature-underline.svg\"\/>\n                ?<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p>Based on a global survey of over 1,905 architecture and design professionals, drawing from 100,000+ data points.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Job Satisfaction\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>Texas leads the US on satisfaction at 57%, despite the lowest salaries of the three markets. New York sits at 47%, down sharply year on year. Cost of living is doing what paychecks alone cannot.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Salary trends\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>US median pay rose 6.2% to $103k, the highest of any region surveyed. California leads at $118k, edging New York at $115k. Texas trails at $97k, though cost of living closes most of that gap.<\/p>\n                                                                                    The shift in hybrid working\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>California is leading the retreat: 3.0 days required on average. US studios now offer more time from home than the UK or Australia. The full five-day mandate is increasingly rare.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Employee motivations\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>In a tougher hiring year, money is beating flexibility and career progression. But what keeps people is different: progression, flexibility, and mental health support are more predictive of who stays.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Workplace wellbeing\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>Texas is the breakout story at 60.1%, up 3.4 pp year-on-year. New York and California are flat or falling. Only salary and workload sit below neutral across the country.<\/p>\n                                                                                    The gender pay gap\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>The US gap stands at 9.1%. California is tightest at 7.8%, Texas widest at 10.8%. At director level the gap climbs to 16%. 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