State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Architects in Massachusetts earn a median of $117,330. In North Dakota, $97,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Dakota
Architects
- Median
- $97,110
- p25
- $79,110
- p75
- $123,210
- p10
- $75,000
- p90
- $137,140
- 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.