State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: North Dakota vs Wyoming
Architects in Wyoming earn a median of $120,580. In North Dakota, $97,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
North Dakota vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Wyoming
Architects
- Median
- $120,580
- p25
- $78,910
- p75
- $123,500
- p10
- $74,890
- p90
- $179,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.