SOC 15-1243, wage year 2025-26
Database Architects prevailing wage in New York
Short answer
In New York, the median prevailing wage for database architects across its 16 areas is $34.24 an hour at Level 1 ($71,219 a year) and $61.81 an hour at Level 4 ($128,575 a year). The Level 2 median of $44.21 is 17% below the national median across areas ($53.16). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the highest-paying area at $56.78 at Level 2, and Elmira, NY the lowest at $41.52.
Every New York area for database architects
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44.82 | $56.78 | $68.73 | $80.69 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $43.11 | $54.33 | $65.56 | $76.78 |
| Kingston, NY | $40.60 | $51.98 | $63.37 | $74.75 |
| Rochester, NY | $33.65 | $45.52 | $57.39 | $69.26 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $36.61 | $45.07 | $53.54 | $62.00 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $34.54 | $44.96 | $55.39 | $65.81 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $33.94 | $44.56 | $55.18 | $65.80 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34.85 | $44.38 | $53.92 | $63.45 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $35.39 | $44.04 | $52.68 | $61.33 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $34.69 | $43.67 | $52.65 | $61.63 |
| Syracuse, NY | $33.68 | $42.79 | $51.90 | $61.01 |
| Binghamton, NY | $33.67 | $42.20 | $50.74 | $59.27 |
| Ithaca, NY | $32.61 | $42.18 | $51.75 | $61.32 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $32.14 | $41.74 | $51.34 | $60.94 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $32.10 | $41.54 | $50.97 | $60.41 |
| Elmira, NY | $31.73 | $41.52 | $51.31 | $61.10 |
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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