United States · US SOC 15-1243
Database Architects salary
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US SOC 15-1243 · Classification edition 2018
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Find a place for this profession| Area | Pay | What the figure measures |
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| United StatesCountry · US | USD 139,500 per year Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 144,440 per year Mean · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 67.07 per hour Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 86,240 per year P10 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 204,000 per year P90 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 139,500 per year Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 147,500 per year Mean · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 67.07 per hour Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 139,960 per year Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 147,860 per year Mean · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 67.29 per hour Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 147,490 per year Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 146,080 per year Mean · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 70.91 per hour Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 162,640 per year Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 154,960 per year Mean · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 78.19 per hour Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 155,740 per year Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 157,410 per year Mean · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 74.88 per hour Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 155,160 per year Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 142,700 per year Mean · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 74.6 per hour Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 131,540 per year Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 140,400 per year Mean · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 63.24 per hour Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 114,270 per year Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 124,370 per year Mean · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 54.94 per hour Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro area · US | USD 105,430 per year Median · May 2025 data Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
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