State comparison · 2025
Architects salary: West Virginia vs Wyoming
Architects in Wyoming earn a median of $120,580. In West Virginia, $96,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
West Virginia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
West Virginia
Architects
- Median
- $96,470
- p25
- $79,240
- p75
- $105,520
- p10
- $66,240
- p90
- $137,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.