Database architects job market in Georgia

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Georgia industry employment tracked close to the U.S. benchmark

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Database architects in Georgia.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 100% · BLS QCEWCitationEvidence record

Occupation pay

What Database architects earn in Georgia

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$139,500Georgia
Middle 50% of published wages
$127,870 – $172,030
U.S. median annual wage
$139,500
Reference period
May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Georgia

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Database architects, compared with the Georgia median of $139,500.

Georgia median$139,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$139,500Same as state at displayed precision
Middle 50%$131,160 – $174,160Published employment2,110
Columbus, GA-AL$118,880−14.8% vs. state
Middle 50%$118,880 – $151,390Published employment30
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$114,490−17.9% vs. state
Middle 50%$94,550 – $146,070Published employment50
Savannah, GA$112,660−19.2% vs. state
Middle 50%$112,660 – $137,610Published employmentNot published
Chattanooga, TN-GA$100,260−28.1% vs. state
Middle 50%$84,590 – $131,080Published employment40

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Georgia median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Georgia’s weighted industry mix.

+0.2%Industry employmentGeorgia industry employmentU.S. -0.1%vs. -0.1% U.S.
+1.4%Establishments in weighted industriesGeorgia establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +2.7%vs. +2.7% U.S.
+3.8%Avg. weekly industry wageGeorgia avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +4.3% · not occupation payvs. +4.3% U.S. · not occupation pay
+0.4 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.

Published coverage: 135,064 represented establishments, 82.18% of the published industry mix.

Local research

What the data shows for database architects in Georgia

Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.

Industry groups are pulling in opposite directions

The leading industry groups for this occupation show a split in Georgia. In January to March 2026, Information employment changed +2.1% year over year, while Financial activities changed -0.8%. Together, the groups examined cover 96.0% of the occupation's national industry mix. The overall industry measure combines these opposing movements.

January to March 2026 · BLS QCEW

Pay differs widely between metro areas

Published metro pay varies substantially across the 4 comparable areas associated with Georgia in OEWS May 2025. Median wages range from $112,660 in Savannah, GA to $139,500 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA; the upper figure is 23.8% higher. Higher nominal pay alone does not account for living costs or job availability.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Metro estimates may include areas in neighboring states. The comparison covers published metro estimates, not every part of the state.

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology

Employment trends

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values
  • Georgia · 2026 Q1+0.2%
  • U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark-0.1%

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Quarterly Georgia industry employment changes and coverage
QuarterGeorgiaCoverage
2024 Q2+0.1%100%
2024 Q3+0.2%100%
2024 Q4+0.8%100%
2025 Q1-0.6%100%
2025 Q2-0.6%100%
2025 Q3-0.2%100%
2025 Q4-0.7%100%
2026 Q1+0.2%100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Georgia’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters
8
Earliest quarter
2024 Q2
Latest quarter
2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark
-0.1%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Database architects Work

The occupation mix determines which Georgia industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Georgia Database architects context
Industry groupOccupation mixEmployment changeEstablishmentsAvg. weekly industry wage
Professional and business services50.4%-0.1%87,069$2,114
Financial activities16.2%-0.8%37,243$2,868
Information15.4%+2.1%10,752$3,263
Private education and health services6.2%+2.9%42,405$1,358
Trade, transportation, and utilities5.4%-1.0%69,859$1,363
Manufacturing2.4%-1.8%13,482$1,541

Which industries are growing?

2 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Georgia employment change are listed.

  • Private education and health services+2.9%
  • Information+2.1%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Current Georgia context

Current Georgia Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Georgia. They are not Database architects demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Georgia

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

117.1Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026
+17.1%Versus the February 2020 baseline
-1.3%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

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Indeed postings index
Observation dateIndex (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jul 24, 2026114.11
Jul 31, 2026114.38
Aug 7, 2026114.51
Aug 14, 2026114.38
Aug 21, 2026113.65
Aug 28, 2026114.31
Sep 4, 2026114.93
Sep 11, 2026116.46
Sep 18, 2026117.85
Sep 25, 2026118.71
Oct 2, 2026118.89
Oct 9, 2026119.01
Oct 16, 2026117.21
Oct 23, 2026117.14

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Statewide layoff notices

Statewide WARN notices

Georgia statewide

21 notices in this source

Notice dates from Aug 2, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 (UTC), a rolling 90-calendar-day period.

What this means: This is the number of WARN notices with notice dates in this period in Georgia’s official statewide list. It is a statewide count only, and does not identify any employer.

Notices describe planned workforce changes, not confirmed job losses. Notices may be amended or withdrawn. This statewide context is not occupation-specific and does not affect the Job Market Health score. WARN covers qualifying large layoffs and closures under applicable law, not all layoffs, and thresholds vary by state.

Technical College System of Georgia (WorkSource Georgia) About WARN data

Source last checked

Career context

Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.

Questions answered by this release

Database architects in Georgia FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Database architects in Georgia?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Georgia industries weighted to Database architects changed +0.2% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with -0.1% nationwide.

Are wages for Database architects rising in Georgia?

QCEW does not publish pay for Database architects in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +3.8% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Georgia industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Database architects openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation
Database architects
SOC code
15-1243
State
Georgia
QCEW release label
QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period
2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year
+0.2%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year
-0.1%
Difference from U.S. benchmark
+0.4 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year
+1.4%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year
+3.8%State data coverage 100%
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date
Aug 28, 2026
Source verification
Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Canonical record URL
https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/database-architects/georgia#evidence-record
Derived by
JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.

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