State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs New Hampshire
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In New Hampshire, $139,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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%
New Hampshire
Database Architects
- Median
- $139,990
- p25
- $104,820
- p75
- $164,110
- p10
- $74,120
- p90
- $174,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +325%
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.