SOC 15-1243 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Database Architects

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$139,500

U.S. median hourly wage$67.07

U.S. employment67,140

Nationally, database architects earned a median of $139,500 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 67,140 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Database Architects: pay and employment by state
State
California	$170,160	$81.81	6,210	0.3
Massachusetts	$161,650	$77.72	2,690	0.7
Virginia	$160,360	$77.09	5,260	1.3
Arizona	$156,100	$75.05	1,200	0.4
Colorado	$154,560	$74.31	1,950	0.7
Texas	$151,370	$72.77	8,270	0.6
District of Columbia	$150,010	$72.12	790	1.1
Delaware	$147,800	$71.06	Not published	Not published
Connecticut	$144,460	$69.45	1,140	0.7
Illinois	$142,500	$68.51	1,590	0.3
New York	$141,350	$67.96	3,850	0.4
Rhode Island	$140,320	$67.46	160	0.3
Nevada	$140,200	$67.40	420	0.3
New Hampshire	$139,990	$67.31	120	0.2
Georgia	$139,500	$67.07	2,590	0.5
Florida	$138,320	$66.50	1,810	0.2
Oregon	$138,250	$66.46	730	0.4
Wisconsin	$137,810	$66.26	520	0.2
South Dakota	$136,540	$65.64	40	0.1
North Carolina	$134,630	$64.73	4,070	0.8
Nebraska	$134,320	$64.58	610	0.6
Hawaii	$134,040	$64.44	60	0.1
Maine	$133,120	$64.00	190	0.3
Minnesota	$133,050	$63.96	1,240	0.4
Maryland	$132,940	$63.92	1,370	0.5
Ohio	$132,910	$63.90	1,820	0.3
Indiana	$132,830	$63.86	500	0.2
Utah	$131,740	$63.34	630	0.4
Michigan	$131,000	$62.98	1,390	0.3
South Carolina	$130,000	$62.50	1,160	0.5
Kansas	$129,990	$62.50	360	0.2
Washington	$128,760	$61.90	2,990	0.8
Kentucky	$125,400	$60.29	350	0.2
Iowa	$124,040	$59.64	240	0.2
Idaho	$121,380	$58.36	260	0.3
New Jersey	$120,790	$58.07	3,090	0.7
New Mexico	$117,950	$56.71	120	0.1
Tennessee	$115,170	$55.37	650	0.2
Alaska	$112,500	$54.09	70	0.2
Missouri	$110,570	$53.16	1,410	0.5
Oklahoma	$110,110	$52.94	860	0.5
Montana	$109,990	$52.88	Not published	Not published
North Dakota	$109,430	$52.61	60	0.1
Alabama	$105,450	$50.70	270	0.1
Arkansas	$104,070	$50.04	360	0.3
Mississippi	$98,420	$47.32	100	0.1
Puerto Rico	$95,620	$45.97	60	0.1
Pennsylvania	Not published	Not published	2,840	0.5
West Virginia	Not published	Not published	120	0.2
Wyoming	Not published	Not published	160	0.6

Pay by metro area

All 137 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Database Architects: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$197,960	$95.17	1,120	1.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$175,860	$84.55	1,600	0.7
Reno, NV	$170,390	$81.92	80	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$169,310	$81.40	230	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$168,390	$80.96	60	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$163,590	$78.65	1,500	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$163,350	$78.53	170	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$162,870	$78.30	4,740	1.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$162,640	$78.19	1,360	0.8
Springfield, MA	$161,730	$77.75	50	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$161,650	$77.72	2,120	0.8
Bloomington, IL	$161,430	$77.61	90	1.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$160,480	$77.16	Not published	Not published
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$160,300	$77.07	110	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$159,240	$76.56	40	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$157,730	$75.83	30	0.1
Flint, MI	$157,100	$75.53	30	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$156,800	$75.39	390	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$156,100	$75.05	980	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$155,740	$74.88	1,530	0.2
Madison, WI	$155,160	$74.60	170	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$154,770	$74.41	4,320	1.1
Peoria, IL	$154,400	$74.23	30	0.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$153,240	$73.68	Not published	Not published
Pittsburgh, PA	$152,800	$73.46	570	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$151,210	$72.70	150	0.4
Worcester, MA	$150,940	$72.57	170	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$150,330	$72.27	60	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$148,020	$71.16	130	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$147,490	$70.91	1,260	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$146,400	$70.39	40	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$143,540	$69.01	270	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$143,410	$68.95	560	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$142,490	$68.51	50	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$142,170	$68.35	30	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$142,070	$68.30	160	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$141,770	$68.16	560	1.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$141,220	$67.89	100	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$141,170	$67.87	490	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$139,960	$67.29	1,110	0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$139,500	$67.07	2,110	0.7
Boulder, CO	$139,160	$66.90	150	0.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$139,100	$66.88	780	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$138,870	$66.77	1,560	1.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$137,980	$66.34	460	0.8
Ogden, UT	$137,870	$66.28	40	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$136,990	$65.86	290	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$136,990	$65.86	400	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$136,640	$65.69	150	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$136,620	$65.68	490	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$136,480	$65.61	40	0.1
Columbus, OH	$135,840	$65.31	470	0.4
Columbia, SC	$135,790	$65.28	240	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$135,790	$65.29	390	0.3
New Haven, CT	$135,580	$65.18	Not published	Not published
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$135,130	$64.97	490	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$134,480	$64.65	380	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$134,040	$64.44	50	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$134,010	$64.43	1,090	0.6
Richmond, VA	$133,770	$64.31	440	0.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$133,500	$64.18	210	1.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$133,290	$64.08	360	0.3
Akron, OH	$133,150	$64.01	100	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$133,020	$63.95	50	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$132,940	$63.92	560	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$132,810	$63.85	30	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$132,740	$63.82	710	1.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$132,150	$63.54	160	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$132,040	$63.48	730	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$131,540	$63.24	5,460	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$131,470	$63.21	50	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$131,290	$63.12	50	0.2
Fresno, CA	$130,290	$62.64	40	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$129,640	$62.33	170	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$129,100	$62.07	120	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$129,030	$62.03	80	0.1
Spartanburg, SC	$128,290	$61.68	60	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$128,100	$61.59	110	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$127,990	$61.54	140	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$127,590	$61.34	570	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$127,530	$61.31	400	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$127,070	$61.09	170	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$127,050	$61.08	120	0.4
El Paso, TX	$126,700	$60.92	60	0.2
Salem, OR	$126,670	$60.90	80	0.4
Reading, PA	$126,370	$60.76	30	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$125,890	$60.52	150	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$125,530	$60.35	130	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$124,080	$59.65	120	0.2
Boise City, ID	$122,810	$59.04	150	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$122,780	$59.03	80	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$122,310	$58.80	710	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$121,790	$58.55	70	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$121,730	$58.53	300	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$121,720	$58.52	30	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$121,610	$58.46	250	0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$121,490	$58.41	100	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$120,890	$58.12	30	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$120,460	$57.91	40	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$120,210	$57.79	40	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$120,030	$57.71	140	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$119,760	$57.58	60	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$118,980	$57.20	140	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$118,880	$57.15	30	0.3
Toledo, OH	$118,800	$57.12	30	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$117,690	$56.58	160	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$117,540	$56.51	50	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$114,560	$55.08	30	0.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$114,490	$55.04	50	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$114,270	$54.94	70	0.2
Savannah, GA	$112,660	$54.17	Not published	Not published
Tucson, AZ	$111,510	$53.61	90	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$110,980	$53.36	50	0.2
Asheville, NC	$110,910	$53.32	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$110,110	$52.94	520	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$108,730	$52.27	150	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$105,430	$50.69	2,500	1.2
Rochester, NY	$104,610	$50.29	130	0.3
Charleston, WV	$104,570	$50.27	30	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$104,070	$50.04	210	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$103,830	$49.92	30	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$102,160	$49.12	90	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$101,860	$48.97	110	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$101,540	$48.82	60	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$101,090	$48.60	80	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$100,260	$48.20	40	0.2
Columbia, MO	$99,000	$47.60	30	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$98,890	$47.54	60	0.1
Jefferson City, MO	$97,560	$46.90	40	0.6
Jackson, MS	$97,090	$46.68	60	0.2
Springfield, MO	$81,830	$39.34	130	0.6
Cheyenne, WY	$67,630	$32.52	110	2.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	Not published	Not published	40	0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Not published	Not published	50	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Not published	Not published	310	0.3
Pittsfield, MA	Not published	Not published	40	0.7
York-Hanover, PA	Not published	Not published	50	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.