H1B Report
Salary comparison

Database Architects vs Computer Occupations, All Other

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243Rank #29
Occupation B
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #3

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricDatabase ArchitectsComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$96,500$88,489
P25 wage$75,000$74,464
P75 wage$125,000$115,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,000$40,536
Total filings39,482644,075
Wage samples39,404643,004
Rank#29#3

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Database Architects
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$77k
FY2011$70k
FY2012$70k
FY2013$72k
FY2014$73k
FY2015$74k
FY2016$78k
FY2017$83k
FY2018$90k
FY2019$92k
FY2020$97k
FY2021$102k
FY2022$111k
FY2023$122k
FY2024$130k
FY2025$135k
FY2026$136k
Computer Occupations, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$76k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$76k
FY2015$77k
FY2016$79k
FY2017$82k
FY2018$85k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$98k
FY2022$102k
FY2023$105k
FY2024$106k
FY2025$115k
FY2026$122k

Top 5 hiring states — Database Architects

  • 1CA5,259$118,331
  • 2TX4,896$104,984
  • 3NJ3,011$85,538
  • 4IL1,990$93,000
  • 5NY1,960$97,000

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA104,012$108,524
  • 2TX77,429$88,400
  • 3NJ43,265$90,002
  • 4NY34,620$93,569
  • 5WA32,527$106,434

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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