Salaries / Database Architects / Atlanta
Database Architects salaries in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 180 certified H-1B applications for database architects in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 118 employers.
The middle half of offers were $126,500 to $160,000 a year, with a median of $143,000: 0% above the national median for this job ($143,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (45% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $112,528 at Level I and $129,938 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 7% | $112,528 |
| Level II (qualified) | 45% | $129,938 |
| Level III (experienced) | 24% | $147,326 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 24% | $164,736 |
Who sponsors database architects here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 8 | $124,000 | 43 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 5 | $152,000 | 4 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 5 | $143,000 | — |
| IBM Corporation | 5 | $160,000 | 4 |
| Greensky Management Company Llc | 4 | $136,500 | 3 |
| Perficient, Inc. | 4 | $160,000 | 1 |
| Hexaware Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $126,500 | 2 |
| Equifax Inc. | 4 | $121,500 | 2 |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 4 | $160,000 | 4 |
| Capgemini America Inc | 4 | $143,000 | 14 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC | 3 | $179,000 | 3 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | 3 | $126,500 | 1 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 3 | $172,500 | 16 |
| CitiusTech Inc. | 3 | $143,000 | 15 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3 | $157,000 | 3 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Data Architect, Database Architect, Sr. Data Engineer, Manager, Senior Consultant, Lead Data Engineer.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.