Parsons designer salary

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Average Parsons designer salary

$110,957yearly

$31.9 hourly rate

Entry-level Parsons designer salary

$76,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Parsons pay designers?

The average salary for Parsons designers is $110,957 per year. Parsons designer salaries range between $76,000 to $160,000 per year. Parsons designers earn 67% more than the national average salary for designers of $66,347.

Location impacts how much a designer at Parsons can expect to make. Designers at Parsons make the most in Ione, WA, Pasadena, CA, and Colorado Springs, CO.

How much does Parsons pay designers by location?

Parsons pays designers the most in Ione, WA, Pasadena, CA, and Colorado Springs, CO. Additionally, cities like Washington and Newark also report highly competitive salaries for designers at Parsons.

Designer Parsons salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Ione, WA	$156,842	$75.40
2	Pasadena, CA	$125,909	$60.53
3	Colorado Springs, CO	$120,848	$58.10
4	Washington, DC	$118,251	$56.85
5	Newark, NJ	$114,676	$55.13
6	New York, NY	$112,412	$54.04
7	Boston, MA	$112,170	$53.93
8	Pasadena, TX	$111,755	$53.73
9	Philadelphia, PA	$107,933	$51.89
10	Centreville, VA	$107,900	$51.88

Highest-paid Parsons designers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Web Designer And Developer	$158,635	$76	-
2	Principal Designer	$141,361	$68	-
3	Design Manager	$137,676	$66	29
4	Head Designer	$132,598	$64	-
5	Design Manager/Senior Designer	$131,256	$63	31
6	Internet Designer	$129,194	$62	-
7	Senior System Designer	$127,870	$61	-
8	Design Consultant	$127,250	$61	-
9	Senior Designer/Art Director	$126,513	$61	-
10	Senior Designer/Project Manager	$124,729	$60	7

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Recent salaries for designers at parsons

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Designers (Civil, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical)	Lexington, KY	06/13/2025	$73,149
Designers (Civil, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical)	Kingsport, TN	06/13/2025	$73,149
Designers (Civil, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical)	San Antonio, TX	06/13/2025	$73,149

Designer salary at Parsons competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Caterpillar	$95,588	$46	4
2	GE Aviation	$83,213	$40	-
3	Jacobs Engineering Group	$80,765	$39	-
4	Black & Veatch	$77,379	$37	62
5	SLM Technologies	$76,894	$37	-
6	HDR	$74,362	$36	112
7	Montgomery Watson Harza	$68,244	$33	-
8	RS&H	$66,899	$32	17
9	Guernsey - Engineers/Architects/Consultants	$66,574	$32	-
10	Target Engineering	$66,510	$32	-
11	Roper Technologies	$66,111	$32	-
12	POWER Engineers	$65,840	$32	-
13	Louis Berger	$65,780	$32	-
14	HNTB	$65,559	$32	77
15	AECOM	$64,722	$31	166
16	Urban Engineers	$64,203	$31	1
17	KCI Technologies	$63,801	$31	14
18	Tetra Tech	$63,533	$31	37
19	Stantec	$63,257	$30	270
20	GAI Consultants	$62,541	$30	39

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