Database Architects · SOC 15-1243
Database Architects Salary in the Rochester Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Rochester, NY metro area
Figures describe the Rochester, NY metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Rochester city limits.
Database Architects in the Rochester, NY metro area earned a median of $104,610 per year ($50.29 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $57,250 at the 10th percentile to $199,490 at the 90th. BLS estimates 130 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Database Architects in the Rochester metro area earn more than $104,610 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $82,540 and $152,290.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $57,250 | $82,540 | $104,610 | $152,290 | $199,490 |
| Hourly | $27.53 | $39.69 | $50.29 | $73.22 | $95.91 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Rochester metro areathis metro area$104,610 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $82,540 to $152,290
- New Yorkstate (NY)$141,350 median for New York; middle half earns $100,550 to $180,280
- United Statesnational$139,500 median for United States; middle half earns $109,370 to $169,290
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −26% vs New York overall and −25% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Rochester metro area has the 118th-highest published median for this occupation among the 132 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in New York
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for database architects, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Rochester metro areathis page$104,610 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $82,540 to $152,290
- $131,540 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $93,280 to $175,760
- $128,100 median for Buffalo metro area; middle half earns $87,120 to $139,640
- $121,720 median for Utica metro area; middle half earns $78,360 to $170,130
- $114,560 median for Kiryas Joel metro area; middle half earns $77,480 to $143,470
- $110,980 median for Syracuse metro area; middle half earns $84,140 to $136,330
- $108,730 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $88,180 to $144,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.