Database Architect Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$139,500
$67.07/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $86,240 | $41.46 |
| 25th percentile | $109,370 | $52.58 |
| Median | $139,500 | $67.07 |
| 75th percentile | $169,290 | $81.39 |
| 90th percentile | $204,000 | $98.08 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 67,140
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| California | ||
| 1st | $170,160 | $153,685 5th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 2nd | $161,650 | $152,850 6th |
| Virginia | ||
| 3rd | $160,360 | $158,609 1st |
| Arizona | ||
| 4th | $156,100 | $155,050 3rd |
| Colorado | ||
| 5th | $154,560 | $149,983 7th |
| Texas | ||
| 6th | $151,370 | $155,960 2nd |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 7th | $150,010 | $136,496 24th |
| Delaware | ||
| 8th | $147,800 | $148,084 9th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 9th | $144,460 | $139,427 19th |
| Illinois | ||
| 10th | $142,500 | $142,560 15th |
| New York | ||
| 11th | $141,350 | $130,975 31st |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 12th | $140,320 | $137,192 22nd |
| Nevada | ||
| 13th | $140,200 | $140,229 18th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 14th | $139,990 | $134,393 27th |
| Georgia | ||
| 15th | $139,500 | $144,870 11th |
| Florida | ||
| 16th | $138,320 | $133,754 29th |
| Oregon | ||
| 17th | $138,250 | $133,755 28th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 18th | $137,810 | $146,458 10th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 19th | $136,540 | $154,133 4th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 20th | $134,630 | $142,728 14th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 21st | $134,320 | $149,074 8th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 22nd | $134,040 | $121,909 38th |
| Maine | ||
| 23rd | $133,120 | $137,166 23rd |
| Minnesota | ||
| 24th | $133,050 | $134,910 26th |
| Maryland | ||
| 25th | $132,940 | $126,659 34th |
| Ohio | ||
| 26th | $132,910 | $143,262 13th |
| Indiana | ||
| 27th | $132,830 | $142,324 16th |
| Utah | ||
| 28th | $131,740 | $133,254 30th |
| Michigan | ||
| 29th | $131,000 | $136,151 25th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 30th | $130,000 | $138,668 21st |
| Kansas | ||
| 31st | $129,990 | $144,324 12th |
| Washington | ||
| 32nd | $128,760 | $120,322 40th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 33rd | $125,400 | $139,088 20th |
| Iowa | ||
| 34th | $124,040 | $141,337 17th |
| Idaho | ||
| 35th | $121,380 | $127,107 33rd |
| New Jersey | ||
| 36th | $120,790 | $111,015 45th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 37th | $117,950 | $127,912 32nd |
| Tennessee | ||
| 38th | $115,170 | $125,362 35th |
| Alaska | ||
| 39th | $112,500 | $109,907 46th |
| Missouri | ||
| 40th | $110,570 | $121,750 39th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 41st | $110,110 | $125,349 36th |
| Montana | ||
| 42nd | $109,990 | $116,213 43rd |
| North Dakota | ||
| 43rd | $109,430 | $123,012 37th |
| Alabama | ||
| 44th | $105,450 | $118,719 42nd |
| Arkansas | ||
| 45th | $104,070 | $119,707 41st |
| Mississippi | ||
| 46th | $98,420 | $113,188 44th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +9.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Data Warehousing Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Database Architects; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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