SOC 15-1243 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Database Architects Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for database architects in Sarasota, Florida is $156,240 a year ($75.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $157,730: half of the 30 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($145,677).

$156,240average per year

$75.12 / hourMedian $157,730Take-home ≈ $118,056

  • $91K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $158KMedian
  • $179K75th
  • $210K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Database Architects pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $90,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $209,700 or more. The middle half of database architects in Sarasota earn between $129,560 and $178,800.

  • $91K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $158KMedian
  • $179K75th
  • $210K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$156,240$13,020$75.12
Median$157,730$13,144$75.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$129,560$10,797$62.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$178,800$14,900$85.96

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Database Architects salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $156,240, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $118,056 a year, or $9,838 a month and $4,541 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Advertisement

Is Sarasota a good place for database architects? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $156,240 buys what about $152,553 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $156,240 is worth in another city

Database Architects salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 1st of 6 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Database Architects salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for database architects

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($198,740).

Database Architects salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Database Architects in Sarasota, FL.

Database Architects salary in Sarasota: questions

How much do database architects make an hour in Sarasota?

$75.12 an hour on average, and $75.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level database architects salary in Sarasota?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $90,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $129,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the database architects take-home pay in Sarasota?

About $118,056 a year ($9,838 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $156,240. Florida has no state income tax.

Do database architects earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($145,677).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1243; area North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.23, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.23).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.