Modeled career paths · Architecture

Where does a Associate Principal, Architecture go next?

What employers are asking a Associate Principal, Architecture for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Principal Architect+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Associate Principal, Architecture go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Planning Officer+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Planning. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Operations+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Operating Officer+119% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Principal, Interior Design-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Associate Principal, Architecture go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Planning-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Associate Principal, Architecture go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Associate Principal, Architecture go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.