H-1B salary guideSOC 15-1243Rank #27Updated May 2026
Database Architects
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Database Architects (SOC 15-1243). Based on 19,296 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$114,758
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$91,062
lower quartile
P75 wage
$140,758
upper quartile
Filings
19,296
Rank #27
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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,161 | $71,107 | $85,000 | $100,000 |
| Level II | 7,643 | $77,438 | $94,016 | $113,880 |
| Level III | 4,802 | $101,000 | $120,390 | $141,079 |
| Level IV | 4,916 | $127,712 | $150,000 | $175,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
230
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
131
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …
92
VIRTUSA CORPORATION
83
WIPRO LIMITED
83
Dell USA L.P.
53
VIRTUSA CONSULTING SERVICE…
51
Meta Platforms, Inc
50
IBM Corporation
47
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, …
46
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
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