State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Architects in Massachusetts earn a median of $117,330. In South Dakota, $102,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 14.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.5%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
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%
South Dakota
Architects
- Median
- $102,500
- p25
- $76,890
- p75
- $128,200
- p10
- $61,350
- p90
- $162,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.