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Database Architects: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$139,500
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
67,140
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Database Architect (competency-based)
- State medians
- $170,160 in California to $95,620 in Puerto Rico (47 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Database Architect | 3083 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours |
What database architects earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $170,160 | $81.81 | 6,210 |
| Massachusetts | $161,650 | $77.72 | 2,690 |
| Virginia | $160,360 | $77.09 | 5,260 |
| Arizona | $156,100 | $75.05 | 1,200 |
| Colorado | $154,560 | $74.31 | 1,950 |
| Texas | $151,370 | $72.77 | 8,270 |
| District of Columbia | $150,010 | $72.12 | 790 |
| Delaware | $147,800 | $71.06 | Not published |
| Connecticut | $144,460 | $69.45 | 1,140 |
| Illinois | $142,500 | $68.51 | 1,590 |
| New York | $141,350 | $67.96 | 3,850 |
| Rhode Island | $140,320 | $67.46 | 160 |
| Nevada | $140,200 | $67.40 | 420 |
| New Hampshire | $139,990 | $67.31 | 120 |
| Georgia | $139,500 | $67.07 | 2,590 |
| Florida | $138,320 | $66.50 | 1,810 |
| Oregon | $138,250 | $66.46 | 730 |
| Wisconsin | $137,810 | $66.26 | 520 |
| South Dakota | $136,540 | $65.64 | 40 |
| North Carolina | $134,630 | $64.73 | 4,070 |
| Nebraska | $134,320 | $64.58 | 610 |
| Hawaii | $134,040 | $64.44 | 60 |
| Maine | $133,120 | $64.00 | 190 |
| Minnesota | $133,050 | $63.96 | 1,240 |
| Maryland | $132,940 | $63.92 | 1,370 |
| Ohio | $132,910 | $63.90 | 1,820 |
| Indiana | $132,830 | $63.86 | 500 |
| Utah | $131,740 | $63.34 | 630 |
| Michigan | $131,000 | $62.98 | 1,390 |
| South Carolina | $130,000 | $62.50 | 1,160 |
| Kansas | $129,990 | $62.50 | 360 |
| Washington | $128,760 | $61.90 | 2,990 |
| Kentucky | $125,400 | $60.29 | 350 |
| Iowa | $124,040 | $59.64 | 240 |
| Idaho | $121,380 | $58.36 | 260 |
| New Jersey | $120,790 | $58.07 | 3,090 |
| New Mexico | $117,950 | $56.71 | 120 |
| Tennessee | $115,170 | $55.37 | 650 |
| Alaska | $112,500 | $54.09 | 70 |
| Missouri | $110,570 | $53.16 | 1,410 |
| Oklahoma | $110,110 | $52.94 | 860 |
| Montana | $109,990 | $52.88 | Not published |
| North Dakota | $109,430 | $52.61 | 60 |
| Alabama | $105,450 | $50.70 | 270 |
| Arkansas | $104,070 | $50.04 | 360 |
| Mississippi | $98,420 | $47.32 | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | $95,620 | $45.97 | 60 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.