Pay by state · 47 states
Database Architect Salary by State (2026)
Database Architects earn the most in California at $170,160 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $95,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $139,500. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $170,160California
- National median
- $139,500BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $95,620Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Database Architect salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of database architects OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $170,160 | $132,880 | $203,130 | 6,210 | $153,685 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $161,650 | $134,740 | $183,610 | 2,690 | $152,850 |
| 3 | VAVirginia | $160,360 | $125,540 | $176,610 | 5,260 | $158,609 |
| 4 | AZArizona | $156,100 | $123,890 | $158,430 | 1,200 | $155,050 |
| 5 | COColorado | $154,560 | $122,150 | $168,110 | 1,950 | $149,983 |
| 6 | TXTexas | $151,370 | $127,070 | $165,470 | 8,270 | $155,960 |
| 7 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $150,010 | $101,990 | $177,480 | 790 | $136,496 |
| 8 | DEDelaware | $147,800 | $130,120 | $159,410 | N/A | $148,084 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $144,460 | $133,850 | $164,280 | 1,140 | $139,427 |
| 10 | ILIllinois | $142,500 | $122,340 | $167,870 | 1,590 | $142,560 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $141,350 | $100,550 | $180,280 | 3,850 | $130,975 |
| 12 | RIRhode Island | $140,320 | $128,860 | $171,820 | 160 | $137,192 |
| 13 | NVNevada | $140,200 | $110,730 | $189,760 | 420 | $140,229 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $139,990 | $104,820 | $164,110 | 120 | $134,393 |
| 15 | GAGeorgia | $139,500 | $127,870 | $172,030 | 2,590 | $144,870 |
| 16 | FLFlorida | $138,320 | $103,080 | $168,500 | 1,810 | $133,754 |
| 17 | OROregon | $138,250 | $113,630 | $161,230 | 730 | $133,755 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $137,810 | $105,870 | $162,550 | 520 | $146,458 |
| 19 | SDSouth Dakota | $136,540 | $109,470 | $138,820 | 40 | $154,133 |
| 20 | NCNorth Carolina | $134,630 | $106,320 | $164,020 | 4,070 | $142,728 |
| 21 | NENebraska | $134,320 | $106,470 | $160,220 | 610 | $149,074 |
| 22 | HIHawaii | $134,040 | $127,140 | $169,370 | 60 | $121,909 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $133,120 | $104,020 | $159,620 | 190 | $137,166 |
| 24 | MNMinnesota | $133,050 | $110,360 | $157,680 | 1,240 | $134,910 |
| 25 | MDMaryland | $132,940 | $109,030 | $174,690 | 1,370 | $126,659 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $132,910 | $111,190 | $157,970 | 1,820 | $143,262 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $132,830 | $106,690 | $163,430 | 500 | $142,324 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $131,740 | $110,790 | $164,680 | 630 | $133,254 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $131,000 | $102,270 | $154,270 | 1,390 | $136,151 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $130,000 | $99,620 | $159,830 | 1,160 | $138,668 |
| 31 | KSKansas | $129,990 | $101,710 | $139,940 | 360 | $144,324 |
| 32 | WAWashington | $128,760 | $101,970 | $160,910 | 2,990 | $120,322 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $125,400 | $101,410 | $145,760 | 350 | $139,088 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $124,040 | $98,210 | $143,440 | 240 | $141,337 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $121,380 | $99,500 | $163,790 | 260 | $127,107 |
| 36 | NJNew Jersey | $120,790 | $86,600 | $167,000 | 3,090 | $111,015 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $117,950 | $99,320 | $152,080 | 120 | $127,912 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $115,170 | $84,210 | $141,930 | 650 | $125,362 |
| 39 | AKAlaska | $112,500 | $87,460 | $120,970 | 70 | $109,907 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $110,570 | $80,600 | $139,310 | 1,410 | $121,750 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $110,110 | $107,830 | $165,660 | 860 | $125,349 |
| 42 | MTMontana | $109,990 | $109,990 | $109,990 | N/A | $116,213 |
| 43 | NDNorth Dakota | $109,430 | $101,880 | $129,660 | 60 | $123,012 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $105,450 | $92,170 | $139,510 | 270 | $118,719 |
| 45 | ARArkansas | $104,070 | $87,920 | $131,770 | 360 | $119,707 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $98,420 | $73,940 | $118,100 | 100 | $113,188 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $95,620 | $69,020 | $108,950 | 60 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Database Architects, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $170,160, while Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $158,609.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Database Architect pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Database Architects the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Database Architects at $170,160 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($161,650) and Virginia ($160,360).
Which state pays Database Architects the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Database Architects at $95,620 a year, $74,540 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Database Architects earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Virginia first at $158,609 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $160,360. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.