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Top 15 cities for database architects by average salary
| San Francisco, CA | $198,740 |
|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $191,170 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $162,560 |
| Boston, MA | $160,910 |
| Washington, DC | $159,980 |
| Waterbury, CT | $159,410 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $159,170 |
| Sacramento, CA | $157,960 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $157,410 |
| San Diego, CA | $157,310 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $157,200 |
| Reno, NV | $156,330 |
| Sarasota, FL | $156,240 |
| Oxnard, CA | $155,880 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $155,880 |
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Database Architects salary by state
California pays database architects the most statewide, $175,330 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.
| State | Statewide average | Statewide median | Jobs | Metros | Highest city average | Lowest city average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $175,330 | $170,160 | 6,210 | 10 | $198,740 | $128,540 |
| Massachusetts | $163,290 | $161,650 | 2,690 | 3 | $160,910 | $148,570 |
| Pennsylvania | n/a | n/a | 2,840 | 7 | $157,200 | $116,010 |
| Virginia | $154,550 | $160,360 | 5,260 | 4 | $138,240 | $122,810 |
| Connecticut | $154,520 | $144,460 | 1,140 | 4 | $162,560 | $145,510 |
| Washington, D.C. | $149,300 | $150,010 | 790 | 1 | $159,980 | $159,980 |
| Hawaii | $147,120 | $134,040 | 60 | 1 | $143,250 | $143,250 |
| Colorado | $146,780 | $154,560 | 1,950 | 4 | $154,960 | $133,400 |
| Texas | $146,050 | $151,370 | 8,270 | 5 | $147,980 | $124,790 |
| Rhode Island | $145,930 | $140,320 | 160 | 1 | $147,420 | $147,420 |
| New York | $145,180 | $141,350 | 3,850 | 7 | $140,400 | $115,500 |
| Georgia | $144,970 | $139,500 | 2,590 | 4 | $147,500 | $118,450 |
| Illinois | $144,790 | $142,500 | 1,590 | 3 | $149,820 | $144,640 |
| Arizona | $144,610 | $156,100 | 1,200 | 2 | $146,450 | $121,740 |
| Nevada | $143,000 | $140,200 | 420 | 1 | $156,330 | $156,330 |
| Florida | $142,270 | $138,320 | 1,810 | 6 | $156,240 | $139,760 |
| Maryland | $141,810 | $132,940 | 1,370 | 1 | $137,400 | $137,400 |
| Oregon | $140,710 | $138,250 | 730 | 3 | $146,840 | $125,680 |
| Utah | $140,270 | $131,740 | 630 | 3 | $143,930 | $131,340 |
| Delaware | $138,080 | $147,800 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| New Hampshire | $137,030 | $139,990 | 120 | 1 | $124,910 | $124,910 |
| Wisconsin | $136,650 | $137,810 | 520 | 2 | $142,700 | $141,550 |
| North Carolina | $136,590 | $134,630 | 4,070 | 6 | $142,890 | $116,290 |
| Washington | $135,800 | $128,760 | 2,990 | 3 | $147,700 | $133,670 |
| Nebraska | $135,170 | $134,320 | 610 | 2 | $137,410 | $121,420 |
| Ohio | $135,120 | $132,910 | 1,820 | 6 | $138,510 | $118,390 |
| Indiana | $134,490 | $132,830 | 500 | 2 | $139,360 | $106,700 |
| Minnesota | $134,470 | $133,050 | 1,240 | 1 | $136,910 | $136,910 |
| South Carolina | $133,300 | $130,000 | 1,160 | 5 | $155,880 | $113,170 |
| Idaho | $131,490 | $121,380 | 260 | 2 | $145,600 | $133,620 |
| New Jersey | $130,590 | $120,790 | 3,090 | 1 | $139,180 | $139,180 |
| Louisiana | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | $130,020 | $130,020 |
| Maine | $129,700 | $133,120 | 190 | 1 | $124,370 | $124,370 |
| Michigan | $128,220 | $131,000 | 1,390 | 5 | $138,810 | $110,810 |
| Oklahoma | $127,250 | $110,110 | 860 | 2 | $128,580 | $118,410 |
| Kansas | $124,980 | $129,990 | 360 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| South Dakota | $124,430 | $136,540 | 40 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Kentucky | $124,130 | $125,400 | 350 | 2 | $131,090 | $106,470 |
| Iowa | $122,810 | $124,040 | 240 | 1 | $120,240 | $120,240 |
| New Mexico | $122,200 | $117,950 | 120 | 1 | $127,420 | $127,420 |
| Alabama | $118,790 | $105,450 | 270 | 2 | $125,380 | $122,580 |
| Tennessee | $117,980 | $115,170 | 650 | 4 | $122,730 | $107,410 |
| Montana | $113,610 | $109,990 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Missouri | $113,570 | $110,570 | 1,410 | 5 | $120,410 | $91,120 |
| North Dakota | $113,270 | $109,430 | 60 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Arkansas | $113,190 | $104,070 | 360 | 2 | $119,350 | $109,820 |
| Alaska | $106,680 | $112,500 | 70 | 1 | $110,480 | $110,480 |
| West Virginia | n/a | n/a | 120 | 1 | $105,390 | $105,390 |
| Mississippi | $98,030 | $98,420 | 100 | 1 | $97,550 | $97,550 |
| Puerto Rico | $94,630 | $95,620 | 60 | 1 | $95,880 | $95,880 |
| Wyoming | n/a | n/a | 160 | 1 | $77,560 | $77,560 |
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Database Architects salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $198,740 | $175,860 | $95.55 | 1,600 |
| San Jose, CA | $191,170 | $197,960 | $91.91 | 1,120 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $162,560 | $163,350 | $78.16 | 170 |
| Boston, MA | $160,910 | $161,650 | $77.36 | 2,120 |
| Washington, DC | $159,980 | $162,870 | $76.92 | 4,740 |
| Waterbury, CT | $159,410 | $160,480 | $76.64 | n/a |
| Santa Maria, CA | $159,170 | $159,240 | $76.52 | 40 |
| Sacramento, CA | $157,960 | $169,310 | $75.94 | 230 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $157,410 | $155,740 | $75.68 | 1,530 |
| San Diego, CA | $157,310 | $156,800 | $75.63 | 390 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $157,200 | $163,590 | $75.58 | 1,500 |
| Reno, NV | $156,330 | $170,390 | $75.16 | 80 |
| Sarasota, FL | $156,240 | $157,730 | $75.12 | 30 |
| Oxnard, CA | $155,880 | $168,390 | $74.94 | 60 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $155,880 | $153,240 | $74.94 | n/a |
| Denver, CO | $154,960 | $162,640 | $74.50 | 1,360 |
| Boulder, CO | $154,170 | $139,160 | $74.12 | 150 |
| Allentown, PA | $152,540 | $160,300 | $73.34 | 110 |
| Lancaster, PA | $150,550 | $146,400 | $72.38 | 40 |
| Springfield, MA | $150,280 | $161,730 | $72.25 | 50 |
| Bloomington, IL | $149,820 | $161,430 | $72.03 | 90 |
| Hartford, CT | $149,500 | $137,980 | $71.88 | 460 |
| Orlando, FL | $149,480 | $143,540 | $71.87 | 270 |
| Worcester, MA | $148,570 | $150,940 | $71.43 | 170 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $148,420 | $151,210 | $71.36 | 150 |
| Dallas, TX | $147,980 | $154,770 | $71.14 | 4,320 |
| Austin, TX | $147,860 | $139,960 | $71.09 | 1,110 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $147,760 | $152,800 | $71.04 | 570 |
| Spokane, WA | $147,700 | $142,490 | $71.01 | 50 |
| Atlanta, GA | $147,500 | $139,500 | $70.92 | 2,110 |
| Providence, RI | $147,420 | $142,070 | $70.88 | 160 |
| Portland, OR | $146,840 | $143,410 | $70.59 | 560 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $146,450 | $156,100 | $70.41 | 980 |
| Chicago, IL | $146,080 | $147,490 | $70.23 | 1,260 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $145,600 | $142,170 | $70.00 | 30 |
| New Haven, CT | $145,510 | $135,580 | $69.96 | n/a |
| Miami, FL | $144,750 | $141,170 | $69.59 | 490 |
| Peoria, IL | $144,640 | $154,400 | $69.54 | 30 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $143,930 | $136,990 | $69.20 | 400 |
| Honolulu, HI | $143,250 | $134,040 | $68.87 | 50 |
| Charlotte, NC | $142,890 | $138,870 | $68.70 | 1,560 |
| Madison, WI | $142,700 | $155,160 | $68.61 | 170 |
| Houston, TX | $142,690 | $139,100 | $68.60 | 780 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $141,880 | $136,640 | $68.21 | 150 |
| Ogden, UT | $141,670 | $137,870 | $68.11 | 40 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $141,550 | $148,020 | $68.06 | 130 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $141,010 | $150,330 | $67.79 | 60 |
| New York, NY | $140,400 | $131,540 | $67.50 | 5,460 |
| Durham, NC | $140,130 | $141,770 | $67.37 | 560 |
| Stockton, CA | $140,050 | $132,810 | $67.33 | 30 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $140,000 | $133,020 | $67.31 | 50 |
| Tampa, FL | $139,760 | $133,290 | $67.19 | 360 |
| San Antonio, TX | $139,560 | $135,790 | $67.10 | 390 |
| Reading, PA | $139,520 | $126,370 | $67.08 | 30 |
| Charleston, SC | $139,450 | $129,640 | $67.04 | 170 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $139,360 | $136,990 | $67.00 | 290 |
| Trenton, NJ | $139,180 | $141,220 | $66.91 | 100 |
| Flint, MI | $138,810 | $157,100 | $66.74 | 30 |
| Olympia, WA | $138,550 | $133,500 | $66.61 | 210 |
| Columbus, OH | $138,510 | $135,840 | $66.59 | 470 |
| Richmond, VA | $138,240 | $133,770 | $66.46 | 440 |
| Omaha, NE | $137,410 | $136,620 | $66.06 | 490 |
| Baltimore, MD | $137,400 | $132,940 | $66.06 | 560 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $137,100 | $134,480 | $65.91 | 380 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $136,910 | $134,010 | $65.82 | 1,090 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $136,070 | $135,130 | $65.42 | 490 |
| Akron, OH | $134,660 | $133,150 | $64.74 | 100 |
| Riverside, CA | $133,850 | $132,150 | $64.35 | 160 |
| Columbia, SC | $133,780 | $135,790 | $64.32 | 240 |
| Seattle, WA | $133,670 | $105,430 | $64.26 | 2,500 |
| Boise, ID | $133,620 | $122,810 | $64.24 | 150 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $133,400 | $127,050 | $64.14 | 120 |
| Raleigh, NC | $133,280 | $132,740 | $64.08 | 710 |
| Salem, OR | $132,780 | $126,670 | $63.84 | 80 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $131,840 | $127,990 | $63.39 | 140 |
| Provo, UT | $131,340 | $127,070 | $63.14 | 170 |
| Louisville, KY | $131,090 | $125,890 | $63.03 | 150 |
| Cleveland, OH | $130,050 | $127,530 | $62.52 | 400 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $130,020 | $136,480 | $62.51 | 40 |
| Detroit, MI | $129,580 | $132,040 | $62.30 | 730 |
| Tulsa, OK | $128,580 | $117,690 | $61.82 | 160 |
| Fresno, CA | $128,540 | $130,290 | $61.80 | 40 |
| Columbus, GA | $127,790 | $118,880 | $61.44 | 30 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $127,500 | $122,780 | $61.30 | 80 |
| Wilmington, NC | $127,480 | $131,470 | $61.29 | 50 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $127,420 | $121,790 | $61.26 | 70 |
| Dayton, OH | $127,270 | $129,100 | $61.19 | 120 |
| Eugene, OR | $125,680 | $120,210 | $60.42 | 40 |
| Birmingham, AL | $125,380 | $129,030 | $60.28 | 80 |
| Utica, NY | $125,250 | $121,720 | $60.22 | 30 |
| Manchester, NH | $124,910 | $131,290 | $60.06 | 50 |
| El Paso, TX | $124,790 | $126,700 | $60.00 | 60 |
| Portland, ME | $124,370 | $114,270 | $59.79 | 70 |
| Greenville, SC | $124,040 | $121,610 | $59.64 | 250 |
| Savannah, GA | $123,870 | $112,660 | $59.55 | n/a |
| Roanoke, VA | $122,810 | $120,460 | $59.04 | 40 |
| Nashville, TN | $122,730 | $121,730 | $59.01 | 300 |
| Huntsville, AL | $122,580 | $101,860 | $58.94 | 110 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $121,840 | $118,980 | $58.58 | 140 |
| Tucson, AZ | $121,740 | $111,510 | $58.53 | 90 |
| Lincoln, NE | $121,420 | $119,760 | $58.37 | 60 |
| Albany, NY | $121,380 | $108,730 | $58.36 | 150 |
| St. Louis, MO | $120,410 | $122,310 | $57.89 | 710 |
| Des Moines, IA | $120,240 | $120,030 | $57.81 | 140 |
| Kansas City, MO | $119,880 | $127,590 | $57.64 | 570 |
| Little Rock, AR | $119,350 | $121,490 | $57.38 | 100 |
| Buffalo, NY | $119,230 | $128,100 | $57.32 | 110 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $119,120 | $125,530 | $57.27 | 130 |
| Augusta, GA | $118,450 | $114,490 | $56.95 | 50 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $118,410 | $110,110 | $56.93 | 520 |
| Toledo, OH | $118,390 | $118,800 | $56.92 | 30 |
| Rochester, NY | $118,240 | $104,610 | $56.84 | 130 |
| Memphis, TN | $117,950 | $124,080 | $56.71 | 120 |
| Syracuse, NY | $117,400 | $110,980 | $56.44 | 50 |
| Asheville, NC | $116,290 | $110,910 | $55.91 | 50 |
| Scranton, PA | $116,010 | $120,890 | $55.77 | 30 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $115,500 | $114,560 | $55.53 | 30 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $113,170 | $128,290 | $54.41 | 60 |
| Lansing, MI | $110,810 | $102,160 | $53.28 | 90 |
| Anchorage, AK | $110,480 | $117,540 | $53.12 | 50 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $109,820 | $104,070 | $52.80 | 210 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $108,740 | $100,260 | $52.28 | 40 |
| Knoxville, TN | $107,410 | $101,090 | $51.64 | 80 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $106,700 | $103,830 | $51.30 | 30 |
| Lexington, KY | $106,470 | $101,540 | $51.19 | 60 |
| Charleston, WV | $105,390 | $104,570 | $50.67 | 30 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $102,970 | $97,560 | $49.51 | 40 |
| Columbia, MO | $102,800 | $99,000 | $49.42 | 30 |
| Jackson, MS | $97,550 | $97,090 | $46.90 | 60 |
| San Juan, PR | $95,880 | $98,890 | $46.09 | 60 |
| Springfield, MO | $91,120 | $81,830 | $43.81 | 130 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $77,560 | $67,630 | $37.29 | 110 |
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Database Architects salary: questions
Where do database architects make the most money?
In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $198,740 a year, among the 132 metro areas we cover.
What is the average database architects salary in the U.S.?
$144,440 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $139,500, so half of database architects earn more than that and half less.
What salary should database architects ask for?
Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of database architects nationwide earn between $109,370 (25th percentile) and $169,290 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.
Which state pays database architects the most?
California, with a statewide average of $175,330 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).
Where is database architects pay the lowest?
Cheyenne, WY, at $77,560 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1243.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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