The highest-paying states for database architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of database architects in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $169,580, Washington is the highest paying state for database architects. It is followed by Utah (average annual salary $156,000). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of database architects in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $169,580 |
$101,570 | 3,220 |
| 2 | Utah | $156,000 |
$111,700 | 450 |
| 3 | California | $155,290 |
$80,610 | 4,810 |
| 4 | Texas | $153,870 |
$97,140 | 7,140 |
| 5 | Maryland | $145,050 |
$75,740 | 900 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $144,730 |
$92,520 | 1,260 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $141,380 |
$84,140 | 610 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $141,360 |
$86,480 | 1,490 |
| 9 | Georgia | $138,630 |
$79,410 | 2,970 |
| 10 | New York | $137,880 |
$74,790 | 3,860 |
| 11 | Delaware | $135,960 |
$117,070 | 90 |
| 12 | Illinois | $132,840 |
$82,080 | 1,520 |
| 13 | Colorado | $132,360 |
$102,390 | 4,580 |
| 14 | Idaho | $132,260 |
$64,960 | 190 |
| 15 | Maine | $131,750 |
$93,150 | 80 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $130,680 |
$74,280 | 640 |
| 17 | Florida | $128,950 |
$74,000 | 1,770 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $128,940 |
$99,550 | 40 |
| 19 | West Virginia | $128,860 |
$62,170 | 100 |
| 20 | Oregon | $127,780 |
$89,090 | 560 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $127,380 |
$83,260 | 610 |
| 22 | Iowa | $124,420 |
$86,360 | 280 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $123,950 |
$74,100 | 2,800 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $123,790 |
$80,860 | 290 |
| 25 | Arizona | $123,700 |
$48,100 | 1,100 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $122,440 |
$50,740 | 2,940 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $121,820 |
$83,710 | 580 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $120,610 |
$58,470 | 150 |
| 29 | Ohio | $120,260 |
$74,450 | 1,260 |
| 30 | Vermont | $119,740 |
$72,340 | 80 |
| 31 | Alabama | $119,410 |
$68,770 | 310 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $117,730 |
$64,370 | 540 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $114,440 |
$69,570 | 320 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $114,400 |
$66,280 | 460 |
| 35 | Alaska | $110,760 |
$63,440 | 50 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $109,560 |
$85,080 | 550 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $107,700 |
$69,270 | 50 |
| 38 | Montana | $106,810 |
$84,670 | 30 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $105,550 |
$42,740 | 90 |
| 40 | Virginia | $103,110 |
$61,710 | 6,860 |
| 41 | Missouri | $102,430 |
$49,590 | 1,370 |
| 42 | Kansas | $101,550 |
$59,830 | 190 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $101,420 |
$59,190 | 750 |
| 44 | North Dakota | $98,420 |
$71,240 | 50 |
| 45 | Indiana | $90,520 |
$58,940 | 540 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $86,060 |
$68,400 | 300 |
| 47 | Nevada | $85,330 |
$39,780 | 250 |
| 48 | Michigan | $77,910 |
$69,650 | 1,180 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $68,080 |
$33,240 | 70 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $63,240 |
$33,980 | 0 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $52,480 |
$44,800 | 110 |