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Database Architects salary in Seattle, WA

The median database architects in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $105,430 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,917 a month.

10th percentile
$101,970
25th percentile
$101,970
Median percentile
$105,430
75th percentile
$160,910
90th percentile
$199,170

Based on 2,500 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

$83,000 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,430
Federal income tax−$14,365
Social Security + Medicare−$8,065
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,917
Every two weeks$3,192

Does it go far here?

$94,868Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

All database architects salaries · Take-home pay in Washington