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Lead / Director Database Architects salary in Washington

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 Washington OES distribution for Database Architects.
DOL OFLC offered median
$205,740
Across 38 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 38 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $205,740. 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 competent38$205,740

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Meta Platforms, IncData Engineer17$209,760
Salesforce, Inc.Software Engineering PMTS2$275,632
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Executive Director, Data Owner Director2$260,000
Deloitte Consulting LLPManager2$192,085
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLCSenior Data Engineer1$174,408
COMPASS MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLCStaff Data Architect1$255,000
HULU, LLCSENIOR DATA ENGINEER1$180,972
Block, Inc.Database Developer1$212,300
DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LLCLEAD DATA ENGINEER1$191,013
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPSenior Manager JC45 - Database Architects1$185,058

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Data Engineer at Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC
    $174,408
    VancouverWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25267-330108
  • Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $204,000
    BellevueWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-317145
  • Software Engineering PMTS at Salesforce, Inc.
    $328,150
    SeattleWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-285095
  • Executive Director, Data Owner Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    $260,000
    SeattleWage Level IVDecided Aug 28, 2025I-200-25233-259696
  • Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $220,779
    BothellWage Level IVDecided Aug 25, 2025I-200-25230-247414
  • Staff Data Architect at COMPASS MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
    $255,000
    BellevueWage Level IVDecided Aug 22, 2025I-200-25227-246459
  • Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP
    $178,069
    SeattleWage Level IVDecided Aug 15, 2025I-200-25220-230286
  • Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP
    $206,100
    Black DiamondWage Level IVDecided Aug 15, 2025I-200-25220-230305

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.