Microsoft Corporation: Database Architects
Microsoft Corporation made 89 filings for this role, covering 89 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $155,418 a year. 89 of the 89 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 20 | 20 | $154,877 | $177,450 | $204,830 | $154,877 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 17 | 17 | $131,664 | $148,105 | $168,500 | $131,664 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $114,379 | $119,760 | $140,900 | $114,379 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $145,138 | $149,476 | $162,440 | $135,907 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $116,418 | $119,561 | $134,100 | $116,418 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $130,000 | $137,350 | $141,100 | $108,472 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $203,145 | $212,200 | $220,209 | $178,069 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $149,836 | $155,418 | $161,000 | $149,219 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $183,248 | $187,187 | $191,126 | $183,248 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $126,443 | $126,443 | $126,443 | $126,443 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $149,528 | $149,528 | $149,528 | $143,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $181,480 | $181,480 | $181,480 | $160,056 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $174,533 | $174,533 | $174,533 | $174,533 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $146,169 | $146,169 | $146,169 | $136,282 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $115,757 | $115,757 | $115,757 | $92,872 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $181,633 | $181,633 | $181,633 | $157,414 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $143,000 | $143,000 | $143,000 | $126,339 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $163,875 | $163,875 | $163,875 | $124,966 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $159,472 | $159,472 | $159,472 | $118,102 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $162,570 | $162,570 | $162,570 | $142,958 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $177,000 | $177,000 | $177,000 | $140,504 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $114,000 | $114,000 | $114,000 | $77,314 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $150,051 | $150,051 | $150,051 | $150,051 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $202,800 | $202,800 | $202,800 | $180,398 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $212,700 | $212,700 | $212,700 | $210,579 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $145,103 | $145,103 | $145,103 | $145,103 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.