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Database Architects salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median database architects in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $155,740 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,901 a month.

10th percentile
$79,890
25th percentile
$119,140
Median percentile
$155,740
75th percentile
$178,140
90th percentile
$206,690

Based on 1,530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$106,812 take-home a year
Gross pay$155,740
Federal income tax−$26,112
Social Security + Medicare−$11,914
California income tax (approx.)−$10,902
Monthly take-home$8,901
Every two weeks$4,108

Does it go far here?

$137,136Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All database architects salaries · Take-home pay in California