Database Architects Salary in Madison, WI

Database Architects pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $97,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $162,550 or more. The middle half of database architects in Madison earn between $129,780 and $162,550.

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

Database Architects salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $142,700, a single filer in Madison takes home about $101,879 a year, or $8,490 a month and $3,918 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).

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

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $142,700 buys what about $146,679 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $142,700 is worth in another city

Database Architects salary in other Wisconsin cities

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

All Database Architects salaries in Wisconsin

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

Related jobs in Madison

• Computer Network Architects$139,120 a year
• Software Developers$129,020 a year
• Information Security Analysts$111,680 a year
• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$106,230 a year
• Database Administrators$105,200 a year
• Computer Programmers$102,860 a year
• Computer Systems Analysts$99,080 a year
• Computer Occupations, All Other$98,080 a year

Average salary in Madison and every job