State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: South Dakota vs Wyoming
Architects in Wyoming earn a median of $120,580. In South Dakota, $102,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
South Dakota vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.