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Database Architects Salary by City
Database Architects Salary by City (2026)
127 metro areas · National average: $131,611 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Database Architects salaries across 127 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Washington, DC $183,530
$188,120
$124,840
$226,380
San Jose, CA $180,700
$166,210
$124,990
N/A
San Francisco, CA $177,900
$170,700
$111,930
N/A
Bridgeport, CT $172,170
$170,960
$101,130
N/A
Boulder, CO $168,300
$174,880
$97,620
N/A
Santa Maria, CA $167,530
$132,070
$73,900
$216,270
Boston, MA $162,780
$162,310
$111,650
$209,930
Sacramento, CA $161,610
$154,150
$97,490
$199,920
Colorado Springs, CO $160,460
$148,960
$92,500
$223,890
Waterbury, CT $158,050
$163,730
$114,910
$226,490
Providence, RI $155,310
$147,370
$103,450
$220,490
Seattle, WA $155,100
$155,880
$98,880
$213,000
Bremerton, WA $152,930
$149,910
$112,800
$177,270
San Diego, CA $152,260
$137,990
$79,400
$204,170
Madison, WI $152,210
$158,140
$119,980
$188,820
Los Angeles, CA $151,430
$145,300
$66,190
$201,320
Austin, TX $149,470
$139,010
$88,340
$212,330
Portland, OR $148,640
$143,260
$90,260
$195,380
Urban Honolulu, HI $148,000
$149,500
$96,210
$178,210
Denver, CO $147,920
$150,210
$98,160
$200,120
New Haven, CT $145,580
$151,530
$104,020
$184,030
Manchester, NH $145,040
$137,570
$85,000
$212,210
Charleston, SC $144,180
$136,640
$82,250
$215,240
Oxnard, CA $144,100
$138,010
$98,280
$188,280
Atlanta, GA $143,420
$135,280
$100,730
$181,880
New York, NY $143,220
$137,290
$84,150
$210,130
Orlando, FL $142,870
$133,930
$83,200
$208,690
Tulsa, OK $142,790
$167,760
$71,230
$180,100
Worcester, MA $142,390
$137,100
$94,020
$174,970
Reno, NV $141,890
$140,670
$47,720
$210,140
Trenton, NJ $141,760
$150,760
$88,550
$170,340
Miami, FL $141,660
$134,790
$78,830
$208,000
Boise City, ID $141,270
$155,660
$79,130
$190,870
Milwaukee, WI $141,200
$142,660
$99,150
$177,730
Hartford, CT $140,870
$147,400
$107,740
$178,890
Springfield, MA $140,460
$151,790
$108,500
$171,760
Phoenix, AZ $139,570
$132,410
$87,130
$186,620
Philadelphia, PA $139,530
$143,110
$89,660
$190,500
Idaho Falls, ID $138,940
$126,330
$60,850
$192,630
Cape Coral, FL $138,440
$140,570
$76,310
$201,700
Salt Lake City, UT $138,420
$131,550
$91,000
$194,300
Oklahoma City, OK $137,650
$135,860
$74,980
$180,040
San Antonio, TX $137,600
$132,620
$85,920
$191,880
Chicago, IL $137,130
$134,900
$80,770
$197,400
Kiryas Joel, NY $136,590
$129,100
$78,820
$178,240
Charlotte, NC $136,490
$138,480
$84,820
$176,830
Dallas, TX $136,110
$135,730
$79,990
$176,010
Columbus, OH $135,940
$132,310
$85,010
$175,300
Indianapolis, IN $135,810
$133,790
$92,780
$165,200
Bloomington, IL $135,730
$136,730
$111,420
$171,000
Tampa, FL $135,580
$130,630
$76,470
$206,460
Nashville, TN $135,470
$130,640
$75,930
$183,110
Durham, NC $135,300
$130,560
$82,480
$171,460
Charlottesville, VA $134,900
$125,360
$88,720
$192,340
Norwich, CT $134,870
$130,590
$95,210
$173,380
Olympia, WA $134,530
$129,610
$120,370
$159,920
Jacksonville, FL $134,470
$130,620
$82,980
$200,760
Richmond, VA $133,880
$128,070
$89,560
$172,550
Dayton, OH $133,870
$129,030
$81,590
$215,130
Harrisburg, PA $133,770
$131,470
$82,210
$176,020
Baltimore, MD $133,240
$132,750
$64,870
$192,820
Palm Bay, FL $132,960
$138,760
$72,140
$190,780
Allentown, PA $132,920
$137,570
$60,140
$179,930
Omaha, NE $132,710
$133,290
$90,040
$172,600
Birmingham, AL $131,870
$132,700
$80,510
$168,730
Ogden, UT $131,770
$126,220
$69,990
$196,190
Virginia Beach, VA $131,760
$127,480
$89,510
$171,260
Minneapolis, MN $131,350
$132,880
$97,620
$164,350
Cincinnati, OH $130,860
$130,400
$84,680
$168,550
Baton Rouge, LA $130,830
$132,450
$99,010
$164,610
Reading, PA $130,530
$124,390
$70,230
$176,760
Cleveland, OH $130,450
$122,050
$84,990
$179,350
Kennewick, WA $129,800
$129,830
$91,230
$192,050
Akron, OH $129,180
$129,120
$83,490
$168,360
Riverside, CA $128,820
$128,250
$64,290
$183,250
Greeley, CO $128,590
$135,780
$86,310
$165,050
Salem, OR $127,960
$123,630
$101,200
$170,660
Houston, TX $127,640
$128,650
$77,650
$178,080
Provo, UT $127,600
$122,970
$77,600
$174,640
Spokane, WA $127,510
$123,390
$72,380
$177,130
Lancaster, PA $126,840
$133,490
$68,620
$166,290
Pittsburgh, PA $126,260
$126,410
$70,340
$174,470
Columbia, SC $126,050
$121,880
$78,020
$176,680
Columbus, GA $125,310
$119,590
$100,590
$163,630
Raleigh, NC $125,210
$129,000
$66,200
$171,270
Memphis, TN $124,410
$129,440
$74,380
$161,070
Des Moines, IA $124,070
$131,900
$83,450
$160,230
Toledo, OH $123,860
$134,790
$78,560
$160,410
El Paso, TX $122,520
$123,990
$72,840
$156,370
Huntsville, AL $121,830
$112,680
$76,200
$177,460
Portland, ME $121,530
$121,310
$79,840
$169,440
Winston, NC $121,490
$122,940
$80,800
$166,440
Albuquerque, NM $121,420
$120,970
$79,840
$160,710
Detroit, MI $119,920
$129,940
$70,910
$167,570
Rochester, NY $119,610
$112,050
$58,740
$189,530
Kansas City, MO $119,080
$126,930
$65,470
$165,540
Greenville, SC $118,490
$114,380
$69,380
$169,070
St. Louis, MO $118,470
$122,290
$65,000
$169,690
Roanoke, VA $118,160
$128,330
$65,050
$149,630
Wilmington, NC $118,070
$117,130
$68,750
$174,690
Ann Arbor, MI $117,900
$121,010
$60,910
$160,200
Lincoln, NE $116,540
$108,830
$65,860
$151,070
Grand Rapids, MI $116,140
$118,790
$72,100
$160,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $116,100
$117,370
$58,080
$165,290
Las Vegas, NV $115,990
$126,640
$46,210
$169,230
Little Rock, AR $114,180
$111,750
$64,540
$169,290
Asheville, NC $114,150
$104,000
$61,350
$168,920
Charleston, WV $112,600
$108,150
$59,820
$165,980
Buffalo, NY $112,340
$106,800
$64,680
$160,870
Albany, NY $111,530
$100,230
$76,990
$169,870
Knoxville, TN $111,390
$115,830
$59,940
$158,450
Chattanooga, TN $111,230
$110,090
$73,300
$137,020
Scranton, PA $110,970
$103,740
$51,070
$171,150
Columbia, MO $109,020
$110,540
$58,510
$160,570
Greensboro, NC $108,540
$113,270
$38,810
$165,980
Wichita, KS $108,220
$117,260
$66,780
$145,650
Syracuse, NY $108,140
$105,050
$67,590
$158,470
Fayetteville, AR $107,890
$101,000
$79,310
$140,460
Tucson, AZ $107,220
$100,450
$79,010
$154,820
York, PA $105,350
$122,510
$47,610
$154,120
Lansing, MI $103,110
$97,620
$53,770
$162,250
Springfield, MO $102,590
$100,190
$60,250
$155,130
Fort Wayne, IN $99,980
$98,550
$69,290
$137,280
Lexington, KY $96,390
$84,580
$54,890
$140,130
Jefferson City, MO $94,180
$82,800
$49,460
$158,990
Jackson, MS $93,200
$85,490
$59,180
$141,660
San Juan, PR $79,140
$77,300
$51,180
$105,890
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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