State wages ยท Cost of living
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $114,480. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $115,620. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($96,690).
National median
$96,690
Highest state median
$114,480
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$115,620
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $79,350Higher: $115,620Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $102,420 | +5.9% | 88.586 | $115,620 | 1 |
| Wyoming | $107,040 | +10.7% | 92.691 | $115,480 | 2 |
| Missouri | $97,970 | +1.3% | 90.817 | $107,880 | 3 |
| Alabama | $94,170 | -2.6% | 88.823 | $106,020 | 4 |
| Georgia | $100,870 | +4.3% | 96.293 | $104,750 | 5 |
| Ohio | $97,130 | +0.5% | 92.774 | $104,700 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | $106,950 | +10.6% | 102.28 | $104,570 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | $114,480 | +18.4% | 109.901 | $104,170 | 8 |
| Kentucky | $93,230 | -3.6% | 90.159 | $103,410 | 9 |
| Alaska | $105,340 | +8.9% | 102.359 | $102,910 | 10 |
| Nevada | $101,720 | +5.2% | 99.979 | $101,740 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $105,200 | +8.8% | 103.61 | $101,530 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $93,310 | -3.5% | 94.095 | $99,170 | 13 |
| Iowa | $86,990 | -10.0% | 87.762 | $99,120 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | $95,640 | -1.1% | 97.572 | $98,020 | 15 |
| Delaware | $97,570 | +0.9% | 99.808 | $97,760 | 16 |
| Arkansas | $84,310 | -12.8% | 86.937 | $96,980 | 17 |
| Arizona | $97,470 | +0.8% | 100.677 | $96,810 | 18 |
| Minnesota | $95,380 | -1.4% | 98.621 | $96,710 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $86,530 | -10.5% | 89.497 | $96,680 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | $101,980 | +5.5% | 105.757 | $96,430 | 21 |
| Virginia | $97,140 | +0.5% | 101.104 | $96,080 | 22 |
| Nebraska | $86,390 | -10.7% | 90.103 | $95,880 | 23 |
| California | $105,840 | +9.5% | 110.72 | $95,590 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $83,270 | -13.9% | 87.843 | $94,790 | 25 |
| Maryland | $99,210 | +2.6% | 104.959 | $94,520 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $97,990 | +1.3% | 104.165 | $94,070 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $87,990 | -9.0% | 94.326 | $93,280 | 28 |
| Tennessee | $85,490 | -11.6% | 91.87 | $93,060 | 29 |
| Colorado | $95,620 | -1.1% | 103.052 | $92,790 | 30 |
| Kansas | $82,660 | -14.5% | 90.068 | $91,780 | 31 |
| Washington | $97,800 | +1.1% | 107.013 | $91,390 | 32 |
| New York | $98,580 | +2.0% | 107.921 | $91,340 | 33 |
| Hawaii | $100,370 | +3.8% | 109.951 | $91,290 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $79,040 | -18.3% | 86.953 | $90,900 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $97,980 | +1.3% | 108.805 | $90,050 | 36 |
| South Carolina | $84,190 | -12.9% | 93.749 | $89,800 | 37 |
| Texas | $85,770 | -11.3% | 97.057 | $88,370 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $77,270 | -20.1% | 88.207 | $87,600 | 39 |
| Montana | $82,670 | -14.5% | 94.645 | $87,350 | 40 |
| North Dakota | $77,640 | -19.7% | 88.959 | $87,280 | 41 |
| Idaho | $82,510 | -14.7% | 95.494 | $86,400 | 42 |
| Michigan | $82,170 | -15.0% | 96.217 | $85,400 | 43 |
| Indiana | $79,000 | -18.3% | 93.329 | $84,650 | 44 |
| New Mexico | $77,070 | -20.3% | 92.212 | $83,580 | 45 |
| Vermont | $81,340 | -15.9% | 97.958 | $83,040 | 46 |
| Utah | $81,710 | -15.5% | 98.864 | $82,650 | 47 |
| Maine | $79,600 | -17.7% | 97.05 | $82,020 | 48 |
| Oregon | $83,870 | -13.3% | 103.361 | $81,140 | 49 |
| Florida | $83,720 | -13.4% | 103.414 | $80,960 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.