State comparison · 2025
Database Architects salary: California vs Washington
Database Architects in California earn a median of $170,160. In Washington, $128,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.2%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+27.7%
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%
Washington
Database Architects
- Median
- $128,760
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $160,910
- p10
- $101,970
- p90
- $195,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +10%
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.