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State comparison · 2025

Architects salary: Indiana vs Massachusetts

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Architects in Massachusetts earn a median of $117,330. In Indiana, $96,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 18.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-18.1%
Indiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Indiana

Architects

Median
$96,060
p25
$63,040
p75
$127,440
p10
$50,790
p90
$221,430
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-70%
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Massachusetts

Architects

Median
$117,330
p25
$87,050
p75
$127,780
p10
$82,920
p90
$163,060
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-61%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.