Database Architects in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,838
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$28,272
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,696
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$110,110
Kept after tax
$81,838
Worth in national money
$92,696
State rank
41
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for database architects. The middle earner takes $110,110, ranking 41 of 46 states — about 21.07% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Oklahoma this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, database architects ranks 26 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $110,110 the take-home is $81,838; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $92,696 would nationally. The average comes to $127,250, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma ranks 41 of 46 for database architects, with a median of $110,110 — about 21.07% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Oklahoma publishes a median for, database architects sits 26 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for database architects in Oklahoma, on $110,110, is $81,838 — equivalent to $92,696 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $127,250 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Database Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $110,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $173,990 |
| This salary | $110,110 |
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 Oklahoma | $81,838 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $86,292 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,895 |
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 | $103,778 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,381 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
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 Oklahoma earn under $110,110 and half over. The published range runs $82,820 at the tenth percentile to $173,990 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 Oklahoma's $81,838, worked from $110,110. 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 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $92,696 uses one figure for the whole of Oklahoma. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 26.
- Figures are distribution medians for database architects in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $82,820 to $173,990; 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 Oklahoma take-home of $81,838, on $110,110 for work ranking 26 of 492 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 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $92,696, worked from $110,110, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Oklahoma address, on work sitting at 26 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $127,250, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $82,820 at the bottom tenth to $173,990 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $92,696 in national terms.
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 Oklahoma adds its own income tax on top — which is why $81,838 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oklahoma is $127,250. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($82,820) and the ninetieth ($173,990) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $92,696 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 $81,838 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.