State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs Indiana
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In Indiana, $132,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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%
Indiana
Database Architects
- Median
- $132,830
- p25
- $106,690
- p75
- $163,430
- p10
- $83,480
- p90
- $172,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
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.