SOC 15-1243, wage year 2025-26

Database Architects prevailing wage in District of Columbia

Short answer

In District of Columbia, the median prevailing wage for database architects across its 1 area is $61.83 an hour at Level 1 ($128,606 a year) and $101.24 an hour at Level 4 ($210,579 a year). The Level 2 median of $74.97 is 41% above the national median across areas ($53.16). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the highest-paying area at $74.97 at Level 2.

Every District of Columbia area for database architects

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61.83$74.97$88.10$101.24

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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