Why are architects so underpaid? Here are 4 reasons, plus one way to fix it

Architects have long complained about the industry’s relatively paltry pay. Given the amount of expensive education architects require (master’s level), and the years they have to put in (many) before qualifying to take a licensure exam (arduous), they have been rightly upset: Architects can barely expect to crack the $100,000 salary mark after more than eight years in the profession.

Now there are some numbers to back that up. Compared to every other design descipline Fast Company has...