H-1B salary guideSOC 15-1243Rank #29Updated Jun 2026
Database Architects
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Database Architects (SOC 15-1243). Based on 39,482 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$136,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$118,102
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$160,056
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
952
Rank #29 · FY2026
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 | 1,210 | $71,400 | $85,000 | $100,000 |
| Level II | 7,993 | $77,875 | $95,000 | $115,000 |
| Level III | 5,058 | $102,000 | $122,221 | $142,958 |
| Level IV | 5,142 | $128,500 | $150,000 | $175,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $71,400 | $85,000 | $100,000 |
| Level II | $77,875 | $95,000 | $115,000 |
| Level III | $102,000 | $122,221 | $142,958 |
| Level IV | $128,500 | $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.
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …
3,343
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
555
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
271
VIRTUSA CORPORATION
185
IBM India Private Limited
164
ADS ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS,…
144
Pantar Solutions Inc
132
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, …
124
IBM Corporation
119
WIPRO LIMITED
109
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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