Database Architects in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$99,171
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$33,739
25.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$108,016
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$132,910
Kept after tax
$99,171
Worth in national money
$108,016
State rank
26
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for database architects. The median is $132,910, ranking 26 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 Ohio. It ranks 17 out of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $132,910 you keep $99,171, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $108,016 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $135,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for database architects: a median of $132,910, ranking 26 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 Ohio, database architects ranks 17 of 494 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.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for database architects on $132,910 is $99,171. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $108,016 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $135,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Database Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $94,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $132,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $174,260 |
| This salary | $132,910 |
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 Ohio | $99,171 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $102,110 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,937 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $128,611 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,176 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
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 Ohio earn under $132,910 and half over. The published range runs $94,530 at the tenth percentile to $174,260 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $99,171 take-home in Ohio comes from $132,910. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 17 of 494.
- Two cautions on $108,016, the adjusted value of that $132,910 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. 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 17 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for database architects in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $94,530 to $174,260; 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.
- Retained pay of $99,171, from $132,910, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 17 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 46 for it.
- This $108,016 adjusted figure, worked from $132,910, 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 17 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 17 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $94,530 at the tenth percentile, $174,260 at the ninetieth.
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 $108,016.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $99,171 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($94,530 to $174,260) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $108,016 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 $99,171 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.