SOC 15-1243 · Idaho Falls, ID metro

Database Architects Salary in Idaho Falls, ID

The average salary for database architects in Idaho Falls, Idaho is $145,600 a year ($70.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $142,170: half of the 30 people in this job in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($145,677).

$145,600average per year

$70.00 / hourMedian $142,170Take-home ≈ $104,175

  • $94K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $142KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $191K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Idaho metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Database Architects pay range in Idaho Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $190,590 or more. The middle half of database architects in Idaho Falls earn between $121,380 and $175,030.

  • $94K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $142KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $191K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$145,600$12,133$70.00
Median$142,170$11,848$68.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$121,380$10,115$58.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$175,030$14,586$84.15

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

Database Architects salary after taxes in Idaho Falls

On the average salary of $145,600, a single filer in Idaho Falls takes home about $104,175 a year, or $8,681 a month and $4,007 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Idaho Falls area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.4), so the average $145,600 buys what about $154,218 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Idaho Falls ($46,800). A typical home costs $413,631, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Database Architects salary in other Idaho cities

Idaho Falls ranks 1st of 2 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

  • Idaho Falls$145,600
  • Boise$133,620

All Database Architects salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for database architects

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

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Database Architects salary in Idaho Falls: questions

How much do database architects make an hour in Idaho Falls?

$70.00 an hour on average, and $68.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level database architects salary in Idaho Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $121,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the database architects take-home pay in Idaho Falls?

About $104,175 a year ($8,681 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $145,600. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do database architects earn more in Idaho Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Idaho Falls, ID (26820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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