State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs Maryland
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In Maryland, $132,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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%
Maryland
Database Architects
- Median
- $132,940
- p25
- $109,030
- p75
- $174,690
- p10
- $80,090
- p90
- $205,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +31%
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.