SOC 15-1243, wage year 2025-26
Database Architects prevailing wage in Illinois
Short answer
In Illinois, the median prevailing wage for database architects across its 16 areas is $40.84 an hour at Level 1 ($84,947 a year) and $69.13 an hour at Level 4 ($143,780 a year). The Level 2 median of $51.23 is 4% below the national median across areas ($53.16). Bloomington, IL is the highest-paying area at $57.97 at Level 2, and Paducah, KY-IL the lowest at $41.51.
Every Illinois area for database architects
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington, IL | $50.76 | $57.97 | $65.19 | $72.40 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48.58 | $56.87 | $65.17 | $73.46 |
| Kankakee, IL | $43.12 | $54.46 | $65.81 | $77.15 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $43.06 | $54.44 | $65.81 | $77.19 |
| Rockford, IL | $43.04 | $54.39 | $65.75 | $77.10 |
| Peoria, IL | $46.60 | $54.34 | $62.08 | $69.82 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $42.96 | $54.26 | $65.57 | $76.87 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44.20 | $52.10 | $60.00 | $67.90 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38.72 | $50.37 | $62.02 | $73.67 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34.51 | $45.82 | $57.12 | $68.43 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34.15 | $45.56 | $56.96 | $68.37 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $34.17 | $45.51 | $56.84 | $68.18 |
| Springfield, IL | $34.03 | $45.38 | $56.72 | $68.07 |
| Decatur, IL | $35.16 | $44.41 | $53.65 | $62.90 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $32.69 | $43.39 | $54.09 | $64.79 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $30.06 | $41.51 | $52.97 | $64.42 |
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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