The average salary for a database architect in the United States is around $90,052 per year.
Avg Salary
Database architects earn an average yearly salary of $90,052.
Wages typically start from $47,235 and go up to $171,678.
55% above national average Updated in 2018
Database architect earnings by seniority
Top-level database architect earnings begin at:
$82.54 per hour
$171,678 per year
Senior-level database architect earnings begin at:
$60.80 per hour
$126,467 per year
Mid-level database architect earnings begin at:
$43.29 per hour
$90,052 per year
Junior-level database architect earnings begin at:
$30.83 per hour
$64,122 per year
Starting level database architect earnings begin at:
$22.71 per hour
$47,235 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Database architect salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $99,840 |
| New Jersey | $99,500 |
| California | $98,010 |
| Alaska | $94,900 |
| Hawaii | $93,430 |
| South Carolina | $93,240 |
| New York | $90,430 |
| Massachusetts | $88,660 |
| Texas | $88,460 |
| Alabama | $87,980 |
| Washington | $87,760 |
| Illinois | $86,800 |
| North Carolina | $86,770 |
| Nebraska | $85,600 |
| Georgia | $85,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $84,660 |
| Missouri | $83,720 |
| West Virginia | $83,160 |
| Ohio | $82,640 |
| Guam | $81,940 |
| Indiana | $81,290 |
| Arizona | $80,790 |
| South Dakota | $80,720 |
| Idaho | $80,610 |
| Rhode Island | $79,840 |
| Kentucky | $79,420 |
| Mississippi | $78,970 |
| Iowa | $78,810 |
| Oklahoma | $78,630 |
| Maine | $77,640 |
| Minnesota | $77,560 |
| Oregon | $77,540 |
| New Mexico | $76,890 |
| Delaware | $76,580 |
| Kansas | $76,510 |
| Florida | $76,500 |
| Arkansas | $74,130 |
| Michigan | $73,650 |
| Utah | $73,370 |
| Wyoming | $73,050 |
| Tennessee | $72,100 |
| Vermont | $71,490 |
| Nevada | $71,210 |
| Wisconsin | $71,050 |
| North Dakota | $68,870 |
| Montana | $66,510 |
| Louisiana | $62,800 |
| Puerto Rico | $62,800 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $43,130 |
| District of Columbia | $118,800 |
| Maryland | $116,360 |
| New Hampshire | $113,770 |
| Virginia | $104,840 |
| Connecticut | $100,340 |
How do database architect salaries compare to similar careers?
Database architects earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than information security analysts but more than nanosystems engineers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Information security analyst salary | $98K |
| Mathematician salary | $102K |
| Geospatial information scientist salary | $90K |
| Software quality assurance engineer salary | $90K |
| Game designer salary | $90K |
| Database architect salary | $90K |
| Electrical engineer salary | $97K |
| Software engineer salary | $93K |
| Nanotechnology engineer salary | $97K |
| Nanosystems engineer salary | $97K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)