The average salary for a database architect in the United States is around $65,223 per year.
Avg Salary
This is 46% above the national average. Updated in 2017.
Database architects earn an average yearly salary of $65,223. Wages typically start from $48,667 and go up to $147,832.
Database architect earnings by seniority
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Database architect salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $116,150 |
| Maryland | $107,500 |
| Virginia | $101,330 |
| Connecticut | $94,260 |
| California | $91,680 |
| Colorado | $94,220 |
| Massachusetts | $91,710 |
| Rhode Island | $80,800 |
| New Jersey | $86,630 |
| Illinois | $86,800 |
| Alaska | $90,840 |
| Texas | $85,200 |
| Pennsylvania | $86,080 |
| Hawaii | $89,250 |
| New York | $86,530 |
| Georgia | $84,340 |
| Washington | $80,990 |
| Alabama | $85,250 |
| New Hampshire | $83,360 |
| West Virginia | $87,260 |
| South Carolina | $84,850 |
| North Carolina | $80,570 |
| Missouri | $81,400 |
| Vermont | $80,460 |
| New Mexico | $77,450 |
| Arizona | $78,220 |
| Kentucky | $78,150 |
| Delaware | $76,580 |
| Oregon | $76,510 |
| Minnesota | $75,400 |
| Idaho | $77,380 |
| Michigan | $74,650 |
| Ohio | $79,120 |
| Mississippi | $75,660 |
| South Dakota | $77,450 |
| Nebraska | $78,110 |
| Kansas | $73,160 |
| Oklahoma | $75,740 |
| Florida | $74,510 |
| Arkansas | $75,060 |
| Guam | $79,400 |
| Maine | $75,170 |
| Iowa | $70,500 |
| Tennessee | $72,220 |
| Indiana | $77,450 |
| Wyoming | $69,300 |
| Utah | $73,360 |
| Wisconsin | $67,960 |
| North Dakota | $68,060 |
| Nevada | $65,470 |
| Montana | $69,300 |
| Louisiana | $65,030 |
| Puerto Rico | $66,170 |
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 security engineers but more than geospatial information scientists.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Security engineer salary | $72K |
| Technical product manager salary | $79K |
| Photonics engineer salary | $97K |
| Computer network architect salary | $76K |
| Software engineer salary | $78K |
| Database architect salary | $65K |
| Back-End developer salary | $69K |
| Computer systems engineer salary | $66K |
| Informatics nurse specialist salary | $88K |
| Geospatial information scientist salary | $89K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)
