4. North Carolina
Hourly wage: $41.81
Cost of Living Index: 94.2
Employment: 58,530
We are slowly moving to the first place of the list 25 best states for architects. The fourth place on the list is North Carolina. This state in the 2010 year marked as the ninth wealthiest state in the country. If we see the economy through our indicators we will see that states proved a very good working conditions for architects.
