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Database Architects salary in Massachusetts

The median database architects in Massachusetts earns $161,650 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,473 a month.

10th percentile
$123,670
25th percentile
$134,740
Median percentile
$161,650
75th percentile
$183,610
90th percentile
$220,910

Based on 2,690 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

$113,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$161,650
Federal income tax−$27,530
Social Security + Medicare−$12,366
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$8,083
Monthly take-home$9,473
Every two weeks$4,372

Does it go far here?

$152,850Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All database architects salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts