How much do Database Architects make in Ann Arbor, MI?

Percentile spread

For Database Architects, the published 10th percentile is $102,720 and the 90th percentile is $165,070. The difference is $62,350, which is 48.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $115,220 to the 75th at $141,350, covers $26,130.

The mean annual wage is $131,840, which sits above the median of $127,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $139,500 for Database Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,874, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Michigan median of $131,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Architects at $126,874 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Architects. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 6th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $132,040 and employment of 730. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,648, against $126,874 here.
• Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $118,800 and employment of 30. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,900, against $126,874 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $102,160 and employment of 90. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,547, against $126,874 here.

Employment share

Database Architects accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (140 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.