H1B Report
Salary comparison

Database Architects vs Software Developers

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 #27
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricDatabase ArchitectsSoftware Developers
Median wage$114,758$116,251
P25 wage$91,062$95,160
P75 wage$140,758$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$49,696$50,565
Total filings19,2961,400,940
Wage samples19,2661,399,063
Rank#27#1

Median wage by year

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

Database Architects
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Database Architects

  • 1TX3,159$115,000
  • 2CA2,553$144,200
  • 3NJ1,361$115,000
  • 4GA1,015$112,736
  • 5IL1,010$109,245

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA295,439$152,100
  • 2TX216,424$105,997
  • 3WA111,054$148,013
  • 4NJ75,370$113,672
  • 5NY60,422$130,000
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