Database Architect salary in California
A real-employer view of Database 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.
Database Architect in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $170,447. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 1 | $105,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 3 | $158,746 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $180,447 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 4 | $222,352 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Database Architect in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICA | Senior Database Architect | 2 | $170,000 |
| Alo LLC | Database Architect, Warehouse Management Systems | 1 | $290,000 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Database Architect, SRE | 1 | $233,958 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | Database Architect | 1 | $152,000 |
| DGN Technologies, Inc | Database Architect | 1 | $172,000 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Database Architect | 1 | $170,893 |
| MARS TECHNOMINDS INC | DATABASE ARCHITECT | 1 | $105,000 |
| Rysun Labs Inc | Database Architect | 1 | $210,746 |
| TAVANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | PRINCIPAL DATABASE ARCHITECT | 1 | $170,000 |
| TECHNOLOGY ENVISION CONSULTANCY L L C | Database Architect | 1 | $158,746 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Database Architect at DGN Technologies, Inc$172,000Santa ClaraWage Level IIDecided Mar 5, 2026I-200-26057-666651
- Database Architect at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC$152,000South San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Feb 9, 2026I-200-26033-614174
- Database Architect, Warehouse Management Systems at Alo LLC$290,000San RamonWage Level IVDecided Jan 22, 2026I-200-26014-558776
- Database Architect at Rysun Labs Inc$210,746MilpitasWage Level IVDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-316128
- Senior Database Architect at HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICA$170,000IrvineDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-199281
- Senior Database Architect at HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICA$170,000EastvaleWage Level IVDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-199280
- PRINCIPAL DATABASE ARCHITECT at TAVANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$170,000SANTA CLARADecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-140354
- Principal Database Architect at Tessell, Inc.$190,000San RamonWage Level IIIDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-107596
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.