How much do Database Architects make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Database Architects, the published 10th percentile is $100,670 and the 90th percentile is $172,300. The difference is $71,630, which is 53.5% 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 $120,460 to the 75th at $164,920, covers $44,460.

The mean annual wage is $138,240, which sits above the median of $133,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $139,500 for Database Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,698, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.6% lower than the Virginia median of $160,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $133,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Architects at $136,698 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Architects. Richmond, VA ranks 5th of 10 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $135,130 and employment of 490. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,971, against $136,698 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $122,780 and employment of 80. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,838, against $136,698 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $162,870 and employment of 4,740. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,581, against $136,698 here.

Employment share

Database Architects accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (440 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.