Database Architects Salary
Computer and Mathematical Occupations · 67K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$139,500
Median hourly
$67
Average annual
$144,440
Typical range
$86,240–$204,000
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Database Architects is $139,500 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $67 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security.
Most earn between $86,240 and $204,000 a year. There are roughly 67K people employed as database architects in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Database Architects.
- Hourly
- $67.07
- Daily
- $537
- Weekly
- $2,683
- Bi-weekly
- $5,365
- Monthly
- $11,625
- Annual
- $139,500
$139,500 a year is around the 50th percentile for Database Architectss. The median is $139,500.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1California$170,160
- 2Massachusetts$161,650
- 3Virginia$160,360
- 4Arizona$156,100
- 5Colorado$154,560
- 6Texas$151,370
- 7District of Columbia$150,010
- 8Delaware$147,800
- 9Connecticut$144,460
- 10Illinois$142,500
- 11New York$141,350
- 12Rhode Island$140,320
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$197,960
- 2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$175,860
- 3Reno, NV$170,390
- 4Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$169,310
- 5Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$168,390
- 6Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$163,590
- 7Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$163,350
- 8Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$162,870
- 9Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$162,640
- 10Springfield, MA$161,730
- 11Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$161,650
- 12Bloomington, IL$161,430
Related job titles
Employers advertise Database Architects roles under these titles.
- ADP Planner (Automatic Data Processing Planner)
- Analytics Manager
- Big Data Architect
- Big Data Engineer
- Cloud Infrastructure Architect
- Data Governance Analyst
- Data Integration Specialist
- Data Management Engineer
- Data Management Specialist
- Data Manager
- Data Migration Specialist
- Data Modeling Specialist
- Data Officer
- Data Privacy Officer
- Data Warehouse Analyst
- Data Warehouse Architect
Related occupations
What a Database Architects does
- Develop data warehouse process models, including sourcing, loading, transformation, and extraction.
- Verify the structure, accuracy, or quality of warehouse data.
- Map data between source systems, data warehouses, and data marts.
- Develop and implement data extraction procedures from other systems, such as administration, billing, or claims.
- Design and implement warehouse database structures.
- Develop or maintain standards, such as organization, structure, or nomenclature, for the design of data warehouse elements, such as data architectures, models, tools, and databases.
- Provide or coordinate troubleshooting support for data warehouses.
- Write new programs or modify existing programs to meet customer requirements, using current programming languages and technologies.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Database Architects make?
- The median annual wage for Database Architects is $139,500 ($67 per hour). Pay ranges from about $86,240 at the 10th percentile to $204,000 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Database Architects?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $144,440, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Database Architectss the most?
- California has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $170,160.
- Is Database Architects a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 67K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Database Architects do?
- Develop data warehouse process models, including sourcing, loading, transformation, and extraction.; Verify the structure, accuracy, or quality of warehouse data.; Map data between source systems, data warehouses, and data marts..