Salaries / Database Architects / Austin
Database Architects salaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 131 certified H-1B applications for database architects in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 84 employers.
The middle half of offers were $131,000 to $175,000 a year, with a median of $153,000: 7% above the national median for this job ($143,000).
The most common wage level was Level IV (36% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $101,171 at Level I and $124,405 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) | 6% | $101,171 |
| Level II (qualified) | 26% | $124,405 |
| Level III (experienced) | 32% | $147,638 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 36% | $170,872 |
Who sponsors database architects here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 12 | $174,500 | 20 |
| Google LLC | 9 | $183,000 | — |
| Ascension Health-IS, Inc. | 3 | $149,000 | 1 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 3 | $174,500 | 6 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 3 | $149,000 | — |
| Rocket Limited Partnership | 3 | $143,000 | — |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3 | $161,000 | — |
| Apple Inc. | 3 | $174,500 | 21 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 3 | $188,000 | 43 |
| Tanisha Systems Inc | 2 | $98,500 | — |
| Commerce.com US, Inc. | 2 | $149,000 | — |
| American It Solutions Inc. | 2 | $124,000 | — |
| Social Finance, LLC | 2 | $181,000 | 5 |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | 2 | $156,000 | 1 |
| Info Services, LLC | 2 | $154,500 | — |
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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.