Highest paying countries for Database Architects
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Database Architect? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $186,196$15,516 / mo
- 2 Iceland $158,584$13,215 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $152,667$12,722 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $140,880$11,740 / mo
- 5 United States $117,400$9,783 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $117,400$9,783 / mo
- 7 Singapore $116,930$9,744 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $105,660$8,805 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $102,525$8,544 / mo
- 10 Jersey $99,790$8,316 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Database Architect professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $186,196, $158,584 and $152,667.
Database Architect salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $3,123 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $46,807$3,901 / mo
- Gabon $39,012$3,251 / mo
- South Africa $37,122$3,093 / mo
- Namibia $31,205$2,600 / mo
- Botswana $26,004$2,167 / mo
- Angola $20,803$1,734 / mo
- Zambia $19,500$1,625 / mo
- Seychelles $18,197$1,516 / mo
- Ghana $16,906$1,409 / mo
- Comoros $16,906$1,409 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $16,906$1,409 / mo
- Mauritius $16,189$1,349 / mo
- Malawi $16,131$1,344 / mo
- Congo $14,816$1,235 / mo
- Cabo Verde $14,428$1,202 / mo
- Rwanda $14,299$1,192 / mo
- Lesotho $13,008$1,084 / mo
- Uganda $12,738$1,061 / mo
- Burkina Faso $12,480$1,040 / mo
- Tanzania $11,963$997 / mo
- Ivory Coast $11,705$975 / mo
- Senegal $11,705$975 / mo
- Djibouti $11,705$975 / mo
- Morocco $10,836$903 / mo
- Central African Republic $10,660$888 / mo
- Cameroon $10,402$867 / mo
- Kenya $9,791$816 / mo
- Mozambique $9,627$802 / mo
- Nigeria $8,582$715 / mo
- Zimbabwe $8,582$715 / mo
- Libya $8,394$700 / mo
- Mali $8,324$694 / mo
- Burundi $8,324$694 / mo
- Tunisia $8,101$675 / mo
- Madagascar $7,795$650 / mo
- Guinea $7,795$650 / mo
- Togo $7,795$650 / mo
- Eritrea $7,795$650 / mo
- Eswatini $7,795$650 / mo
- Chad $7,537$628 / mo
- Somalia $7,279$607 / mo
- Sudan $7,150$596 / mo
- Liberia $6,762$564 / mo
- Ethiopia $6,504$542 / mo
- South Sudan $6,504$542 / mo
- Algeria $5,987$499 / mo
- Benin $5,201$433 / mo
- Mauritania $5,201$433 / mo
- DR Congo $4,684$390 / mo
- Sierra Leone $3,898$325 / mo
- Gambia $3,898$325 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $3,898$325 / mo
- Egypt $3,804$317 / mo
- Niger $3,123$260 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $2,595 per year.
- Singapore $116,930$9,744 / mo
- Hong Kong $102,525$8,544 / mo
- Israel $69,125$5,760 / mo
- South Korea $67,024$5,585 / mo
- Japan $59,674$4,973 / mo
- Maldives $57,209$4,767 / mo
- China $25,124$2,094 / mo
- Malaysia $25,112$2,093 / mo
- Jordan $16,800$1,400 / mo
- India $16,424$1,369 / mo
- Turkmenistan $15,602$1,300 / mo
- Mongolia $15,602$1,300 / mo
- Armenia $15,544$1,295 / mo
- Thailand $15,473$1,289 / mo
- Kazakhstan $15,145$1,262 / mo
- Russia $14,616$1,218 / mo
- Iraq $13,454$1,121 / mo
- Vietnam $12,116$1,010 / mo
- Azerbaijan $11,400$950 / mo
- Uzbekistan $11,388$949 / mo
- Timor-Leste $10,402$867 / mo
- Bhutan $10,402$867 / mo
- Philippines $9,979$832 / mo
- Indonesia $8,488$707 / mo
- Palau $8,394$700 / mo
- Tajikistan $7,795$650 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $7,795$650 / mo
- Iran $6,903$575 / mo
- Laos $6,504$542 / mo
- Bangladesh $6,246$520 / mo
- Nepal $5,600$467 / mo
- Sri Lanka $5,177$431 / mo
- Cambodia $5,072$423 / mo
- Pakistan $4,684$390 / mo
- Myanmar $3,898$325 / mo
- Palau $2,595$216 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $10,249 per year.
- Switzerland $186,196$15,516 / mo
- Iceland $158,584$13,215 / mo
- Luxembourg $152,667$12,722 / mo
- Vatican City $117,400$9,783 / mo
- Jersey $99,790$8,316 / mo
- Denmark $98,546$8,212 / mo
- Guernsey $93,920$7,827 / mo
- Netherlands $93,850$7,821 / mo
- Norway $88,344$7,362 / mo
- Ireland $84,188$7,016 / mo
- United Kingdom $82,837$6,903 / mo
- Germany $82,368$6,864 / mo
- Belgium $79,867$6,656 / mo
- Monaco $78,012$6,501 / mo
- Sweden $77,214$6,434 / mo
- Finland $74,983$6,249 / mo
- Liechtenstein $72,788$6,066 / mo
- Austria $68,761$5,730 / mo
- France $67,458$5,622 / mo
- San Marino $65,004$5,417 / mo
- Spain $49,989$4,166 / mo
- Cyprus $47,336$3,945 / mo
- Italy $46,573$3,881 / mo
- Slovenia $43,368$3,614 / mo
- Estonia $42,287$3,524 / mo
- Poland $40,409$3,367 / mo
- Croatia $36,582$3,048 / mo
- Lithuania $36,382$3,032 / mo
- Slovakia $32,825$2,735 / mo
- Latvia $31,733$2,644 / mo
- Malta $31,205$2,600 / mo
- Portugal $29,843$2,487 / mo
- Hungary $27,119$2,260 / mo
- Greece $27,096$2,258 / mo
- Bulgaria $26,650$2,221 / mo
- Andorra $26,004$2,167 / mo
- Montenegro $24,689$2,057 / mo
- Romania $24,419$2,035 / mo
- Serbia $20,557$1,713 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $18,925$1,577 / mo
- Albania $16,671$1,389 / mo
- North Macedonia $16,178$1,348 / mo
- Moldova $15,462$1,288 / mo
- Belarus $13,489$1,124 / mo
- Georgia $12,714$1,060 / mo
- Ukraine $10,249$854 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $9,592 per year.
- Bermuda $140,880$11,740 / mo
- United States $117,400$9,783 / mo
- Cayman Islands $105,660$8,805 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $88,050$7,338 / mo
- Canada $75,852$6,321 / mo
- Puerto Rico $46,807$3,901 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $39,012$3,251 / mo
- Bahamas $36,382$3,032 / mo
- Barbados $31,205$2,600 / mo
- Dominica $24,689$2,057 / mo
- Costa Rica $24,572$2,048 / mo
- Belize $23,398$1,950 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $23,398$1,950 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $22,106$1,842 / mo
- Panama $20,874$1,739 / mo
- Cuba $20,803$1,734 / mo
- Guyana $18,197$1,516 / mo
- Saint Lucia $18,197$1,516 / mo
- Mexico $18,068$1,506 / mo
- Jamaica $16,906$1,409 / mo
- Grenada $16,906$1,409 / mo
- Honduras $15,602$1,300 / mo
- Nicaragua $14,299$1,192 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $13,008$1,084 / mo
- Haiti $10,402$867 / mo
- El Salvador $10,402$867 / mo
- Guatemala $9,592$799 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $4,837 per year.
- Uruguay $28,376$2,365 / mo
- Paraguay $18,549$1,546 / mo
- Chile $18,267$1,522 / mo
- Suriname $15,250$1,271 / mo
- Ecuador $13,055$1,088 / mo
- Argentina $11,951$996 / mo
- Brazil $10,918$910 / mo
- Peru $10,730$894 / mo
- Bolivia $10,460$872 / mo
- Colombia $9,592$799 / mo
- Venezuela $4,837$403 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $3,898 per year.
- Australia $98,041$8,170 / mo
- New Zealand $80,783$6,732 / mo
- Brunei $78,012$6,501 / mo
- Fiji $18,197$1,516 / mo
- Tonga $18,197$1,516 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $15,602$1,300 / mo
- Solomon Islands $13,008$1,084 / mo
- Vanuatu $11,705$975 / mo
- Samoa $10,402$867 / mo
- Kiribati $9,099$758 / mo
- Marshall Islands $7,795$650 / mo
- Tuvalu $7,795$650 / mo
- Nauru $3,898$325 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Database Architects in the United States ($117,400) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.