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Data Architect salary in California

A real-employer view of Data Architect pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Data Architect in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $175,620. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$140,000
Level II — qualified5$150,000
Level III — experienced4$189,665
Level IV — fully competent4$188,441

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Data Architect in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
New Era Technology, LLCData Architect2$181,000
Tesla, Inc.Sr. Staff Data Architect2$199,680
EPIK SOLUTIONSDATA ARCHITECT2$141,895
Cisco Systems, Inc.Data Architect2$185,900
University of California, Los AngelesLead Data Architect1$182,825
IT DIVISION INC.DATA ARCHITECT1$118,331
Zest Consulting LLCData Architect1$177,632
Ventois, IncData Architect1$151,070
Rocket Limited PartnershipData Architect1$183,851
Altera CorporationData Architect1$155,943

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Data Architect at New Era Technology, LLC
    $190,000
    Menlo ParkDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-490338
  • Lead Data Architect at University of California, Los Angeles
    $182,825
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-466072
  • DATA ARCHITECT at IT DIVISION INC.
    $118,331
    WOODLAND HILLSDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-415191
  • Data Architect at Zest Consulting LLC
    $177,632
    PleasantonWage Level IIIDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-317970
  • Data Architect at Ventois, Inc
    $151,070
    DublinWage Level IIDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-310731
  • Data Architect at Rocket Limited Partnership
    $183,851
    Playa VistaWage Level IVDecided Jul 23, 2025I-200-25197-179669
  • Data Architect at Altera Corporation
    $155,943
    SAN JOSEDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-164504
  • DATA ARCHITECT I at UST Global Inc
    $150,000
    PLEASANTONWage Level IIDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-975520

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.