State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: Maryland vs Montana
Architects in Maryland earn a median of $114,550. In Montana, $97,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.7%
Maryland vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Architects
- Median
- $114,550
- p25
- $81,280
- p75
- $148,700
- p10
- $68,320
- p90
- $182,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
Montana
Architects
- Median
- $97,290
- p25
- $74,700
- p75
- $127,900
- p10
- $61,500
- p90
- $139,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.