Database Architects in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,594
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$38,456
28.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$96,116
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$133,050
Kept after tax
$94,594
Worth in national money
$96,116
State rank
24
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota sits in the middle of the pack for database architects. The median is $133,050, ranking 24 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 26 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $133,050, tax leaves $94,594, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $96,116 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $134,470, since top earners drag the number up.
- Minnesota occupies the middle band for database architects: a median of $133,050, ranking 24 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Minnesota, database architects ranks 26 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for database architects — median $133,050 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $94,594 retained, $96,116 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $134,470 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Database Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $94,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $133,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $169,380 |
| This salary | $133,050 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $94,594 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $102,206 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,061 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $121,914 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,836 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of database architects in Minnesota earn under $133,050 and half over. The published range runs $94,220 at the tenth percentile to $169,380 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $94,594, worked from $133,050. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 26 of 490.
- Two cautions on $96,116, the adjusted value of that $133,050 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Minnesota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 26 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for database architects in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $94,220 to $169,380; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Minnesota take-home of $94,594, on $133,050 for work ranking 26 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 26 of 490 in the state.
- This $96,116 adjusted figure, worked from $133,050, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 26 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 26 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $94,220 and the top tenth $169,380, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $96,116.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $94,594.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($94,220 to $169,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $96,116 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $94,594 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.