SOC 15-1243, wage year 2025-26
Database Architects prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for database architects across its 32 areas is $43.56 an hour at Level 1 ($90,605 a year) and $75.65 an hour at Level 4 ($157,342 a year). The Level 2 median of $54.59 is 3% above the national median across areas ($53.16). College Station-Bryan, TX is the highest-paying area at $60.66 at Level 2, and Tyler, TX the lowest at $40.60.
Every Texas area for database architects
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $50.11 | $60.66 | $71.21 | $81.76 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47.39 | $59.56 | $71.74 | $83.91 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $47.29 | $59.37 | $71.44 | $83.52 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46.16 | $56.11 | $66.05 | $76.00 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $44.65 | $54.99 | $65.34 | $75.68 |
| Waco, TX | $44.52 | $54.91 | $65.29 | $75.68 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $44.40 | $54.79 | $65.18 | $75.57 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44.32 | $54.75 | $65.18 | $75.61 |
| Amarillo, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Laredo, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Lubbock, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Midland, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Odessa, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Victoria, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $43.56 | $54.64 | $65.72 | $76.80 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44.05 | $54.54 | $65.04 | $75.53 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42.94 | $54.20 | $65.46 | $76.72 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $41.60 | $53.67 | $65.75 | $77.82 |
| El Paso, TX | $42.02 | $50.42 | $58.82 | $67.22 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37.28 | $49.34 | $61.40 | $73.46 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37.25 | $49.33 | $61.42 | $73.50 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37.11 | $49.18 | $61.24 | $73.31 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36.96 | $47.38 | $57.80 | $68.22 |
| Abilene, TX | $33.87 | $46.76 | $59.66 | $72.55 |
| San Angelo, TX | $31.49 | $45.44 | $59.39 | $73.34 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34.99 | $44.87 | $54.74 | $64.62 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $34.99 | $44.87 | $54.74 | $64.62 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $32.74 | $43.48 | $54.23 | $64.97 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $32.70 | $43.33 | $53.97 | $64.60 |
| Longview, TX | $29.58 | $41.34 | $53.11 | $64.87 |
| Tyler, TX | $28.99 | $40.60 | $52.22 | $63.83 |
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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