SOC 15-1243 · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro

Database Architects Salary in Myrtle Beach, SC

The average salary for database architects in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is $155,880 a year ($74.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $153,240: half of the people in this job in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 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).

$155,880average per year

$74.94 / hourMedian $153,240Take-home ≈ $110,655

  • $90K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $153KMedian
  • $205K75th
  • $205K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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+7%vs U.S. metro average
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94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Database Architects pay range in Myrtle Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $89,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $204,790 or more. The middle half of database architects in Myrtle Beach earn between $100,550 and $204,790.

  • $90K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $153KMedian
  • $205K75th
  • $205K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$155,880$12,990$74.94
Median$153,240$12,770$73.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$100,550$8,379$48.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$204,790$17,066$98.46

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

Database Architects salary after taxes in Myrtle Beach

On the average salary of $155,880, a single filer in Myrtle Beach takes home about $110,655 a year, or $9,221 a month and $4,256 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Myrtle Beach area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $155,880 buys what about $166,464 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 4.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Myrtle Beach ($37,930). A typical home costs $340,239, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Database Architects salary in other South Carolina cities

Myrtle Beach ranks 1st of 5 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Database Architects salaries in South Carolina

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 Myrtle Beach: questions

How much do database architects make an hour in Myrtle Beach?

$74.94 an hour on average, and $73.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level database architects salary in Myrtle Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $89,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $100,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the database architects take-home pay in Myrtle Beach?

About $110,655 a year ($9,221 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $155,880.

Do database architects earn more in Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (34820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.8%.
  • 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).

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