State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Architects in Massachusetts earn a median of $117,330. In Washington, $100,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.1%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+18.4%
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%
Washington
Architects
- Median
- $100,190
- p25
- $80,960
- p75
- $114,430
- p10
- $70,020
- p90
- $130,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
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.