State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs North Dakota
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In North Dakota, $109,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 55.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.5%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+25%
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%
North Dakota
Database Architects
- Median
- $109,430
- p25
- $101,880
- p75
- $129,660
- p10
- $86,370
- p90
- $138,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.