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State comparison · 2025

Architects salary: Massachusetts vs Oklahoma

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Architects in Massachusetts earn a median of $117,330. In Oklahoma, $100,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 16.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+16.9%
Massachusetts vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
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%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

Oklahoma

Architects

Median
$100,350
p25
$75,630
p75
$121,050
p10
$55,040
p90
$165,790
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+200%
See full breakdown for Oklahoma

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.