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Database Architects salary in Virginia

The median database architects in Virginia earns $160,360 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,338 a month.

10th percentile
$105,210
25th percentile
$125,540
Median percentile
$160,360
75th percentile
$176,610
90th percentile
$210,160

Based on 5,260 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

$112,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$160,360
Federal income tax−$27,220
Social Security + Medicare−$12,268
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$8,820
Monthly take-home$9,338
Every two weeks$4,310

Does it go far here?

$158,609Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All database architects salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia