SOC 15-1243, wage year 2025-26

Database Architects prevailing wage in New Jersey

Short answer

In New Jersey, the median prevailing wage for database architects across its 6 areas is $45.62 an hour at Level 1 ($94,890 a year) and $78.05 an hour at Level 4 ($162,334 a year). The Level 2 median of $56.71 is 7% above the national median across areas ($53.16). Trenton-Princeton, NJ is the highest-paying area at $57.54 at Level 2, and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ the lowest at $50.71.

Every New Jersey area for database architects

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$47.04$57.54$68.05$78.55
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44.82$56.78$68.73$80.69
Vineland, NJ$46.32$56.73$67.13$77.54
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$44.94$56.69$68.43$80.18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46.30$56.64$66.98$77.32
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37.65$50.71$63.78$76.84

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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