State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs Florida
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In Florida, $138,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
+23%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Database Architects
- Median
- $170,160
- p25
- $132,880
- p75
- $203,130
- p10
- $101,200
- p90
- $227,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
Florida
Database Architects
- Median
- $138,320
- p25
- $103,080
- p75
- $168,500
- p10
- $85,880
- p90
- $206,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.