Your work. Your records.
Database Architect Workplace Records Guide
Database architects may define a design while other teams control application requirements, deployment and operations. A workplace account should distinguish those responsibilities and identify the approved architecture version when a performance or delivery concern arose.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Requirement change
Record when scale, retention or integration expectations changed and who accepted the revision.
Approval scope
List the parts of your proposed architecture that were approved, deferred or reassigned.
Implementation boundary
Distinguish your design responsibility from changes or releases controlled by another team.
Start with the work you actually do
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Database Architects (15-1243.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Develop and document database architectures.Source task 16115 · updated 08/2023
- Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.Source task 16113 · updated 08/2023
- Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.Source task 16114 · updated 08/2023
- Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.Source task 16109 · updated 08/2023
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Database Architects (SOC 15-1243). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $44.31 | $50.70 | $67.07 | $105,450 |
| Alaska | $42.05 | $54.09 | $58.16 | $112,500 |
| Arizona | $59.56 | $75.05 | $76.17 | $156,100 |
| Arkansas | $42.27 | $50.04 | $63.35 | $104,070 |
| Connecticut | $64.35 | $69.45 | $78.98 | $144,460 |
| Delaware | $62.56 | $71.06 | $76.64 | $147,800 |
| Florida | $49.56 | $66.50 | $81.01 | $138,320 |
| Georgia | $61.48 | $67.07 | $82.71 | $139,500 |
| Hawaii | $61.13 | $64.44 | $81.43 | $134,040 |
| Idaho | $47.84 | $58.36 | $78.74 | $121,380 |
| Indiana | $51.30 | $63.86 | $78.57 | $132,830 |
| Iowa | $47.21 | $59.64 | $68.96 | $124,040 |
| Kansas | $48.90 | $62.50 | $67.28 | $129,990 |
| Kentucky | $48.76 | $60.29 | $70.08 | $125,400 |
| Maine | $50.01 | $64.00 | $76.74 | $133,120 |
| Michigan | $49.17 | $62.98 | $74.17 | $131,000 |
| Minnesota | $53.06 | $63.96 | $75.81 | $133,050 |
| Mississippi | $35.55 | $47.32 | $56.78 | $98,420 |
| Missouri | $38.75 | $53.16 | $66.98 | $110,570 |
| Montana | $52.88 | $52.88 | $52.88 | $109,990 |
| Nebraska | $51.19 | $64.58 | $77.03 | $134,320 |
| New Hampshire | $50.39 | $67.31 | $78.90 | $139,990 |
| New Mexico | $47.75 | $56.71 | $73.12 | $117,950 |
| New York | $48.34 | $67.96 | $86.67 | $141,350 |
| North Carolina | $51.12 | $64.73 | $78.86 | $134,630 |
| North Dakota | $48.98 | $52.61 | $62.34 | $109,430 |
| Ohio | $53.46 | $63.90 | $75.95 | $132,910 |
| Oklahoma | $51.84 | $52.94 | $79.64 | $110,110 |
| Pennsylvania | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Rhode Island | $61.95 | $67.46 | $82.61 | $140,320 |
| South Dakota | $52.63 | $65.64 | $66.74 | $136,540 |
| Tennessee | $40.49 | $55.37 | $68.24 | $115,170 |
| Texas | $61.09 | $72.77 | $79.55 | $151,370 |
| Utah | $53.26 | $63.34 | $79.17 | $131,740 |
| Virginia | $60.36 | $77.09 | $84.91 | $160,360 |
| West Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Wisconsin | $50.90 | $66.26 | $78.15 | $137,810 |
| Wyoming | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Establish the design constraints
Record the scale, reliability and integration requirements supplied at the start. Note when a stakeholder changed an assumption or introduced another system. Keep the original requirements separate from later expectations imposed on the same design.
Trace review and implementation
Describe the design recommendation, who reviewed it and which parts were approved or deferred. If an implementation differed from the recommendation, record the decision and responsible role without assuming intent. Separate design work from deployment authority.
Protect architecture and access
Do not export schemas containing sensitive business details, database contents, credentials or security diagrams. Use permitted employment correspondence and nonsecret version references. Identify the authorized repository or custodian holding the relevant review history.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
Call now(800) 800-5555Current service-state coverage
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY. Eligibility is evaluated individually; this list does not promise representation.
Explore state resources