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Lead / Director Database Architects salary in North Carolina

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the North Carolina OES distribution for Database Architects.
DOL OFLC offered median
$156,000
Across 89 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Database Architects in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 89 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $156,000. 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 IV — fully competent89$156,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Database Architects in North Carolina. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Summit Human CapitalSr. Data Engineer4$174,200
Truist BankSenior Data Architect4$150,772
DataEconomy, Inc.Principal Consultant3$160,000
Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsIT Technical Specialist-Golden Gate Administrator3$154,965
MetLife Group, Inc.Data Modernization Product Owner3$140,275
GXO Enterprise Services LLCLead Engineer, Data2$154,648
Eli Lilly and CompanySr. Principal Engineer - Systems2$171,952
Martello Re Services Company LLCPrincipal Machine Learning Data Engineer2$180,000
Biogen Inc.Sr Manager, Information Technology2$148,891
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.Senior Solution Architect2$159,695

Recent sample filings

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

  • Principal Consultant at DataEconomy, Inc.
    $160,000
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329619
  • Senior Data Engineer at TaskRabbit, Inc.
    $167,272
    Indian TrailWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-318999
  • Lead Engineer, Data at GXO Enterprise Services LLC
    $154,648
    High PointWage Level IVDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-312475
  • Sr. Principal Engineer - Systems at Eli Lilly and Company
    $171,952
    ConcordWage Level IVDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-287275
  • Sr. Principal Engineer - Systems at Eli Lilly and Company
    $171,952
    HuntersvilleWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-283084
  • Senior Data Engineer at Taskrabbit, Inc.
    $156,166
    Indian TrailWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-274348
  • Senior Data Engineer at Syngenta Seeds, LLC
    $134,805
    GreensboroWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-273908
  • Cloud Security Engineer, Specialist at The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    $209,100
    HuntersvilleWage Level IVDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-268982

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.