SOC 15-1243 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Database Architects make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Architects in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $121,610. The 10th percentile is $80,200 and the 90th percentile is $171,510. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$121,610

10th percentile
$80,200
25th percentile
$96,780
Median
$121,610
75th percentile
$149,520
90th percentile
$171,510
Mean
$124,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Database Architects, the published 10th percentile is $80,200 and the 90th percentile is $171,510. The difference is $91,310, which is 75.1% 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 $96,780 to the 75th at $149,520, covers $52,740.

The mean annual wage is $124,040, which sits above the median of $121,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $139,500 for Database Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,399, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% lower than the South Carolina median of $130,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $121,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Architects at $130,399 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Architects. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 7th of 12 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).).

  • Spartanburg, SC is 34 miles away, with a median of $128,290 and employment of 60. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,899, against $130,399 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $110,910 and employment of 50. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,925, against $130,399 here.
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $114,490 and employment of 50. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,577, against $130,399 here.

Employment share

Database Architects accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (250 of 434,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.33 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Database Architects by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Database Architects make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Architects in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $121,610. The 10th percentile is $80,200 and the 90th percentile is $171,510. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Database Architects?

The local median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $139,500.

What is Database Architects pay in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $121,610 is $130,399. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC compare with nearby metros for Database Architects?

Spartanburg, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $128,290. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 7th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.