Database Administrators Salary

Median Salary
$104,620
per year
Hourly Rate
$50.30
per hour
Employment
69,990
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$60,230
25th percentile
$79,610
Median
$104,620
75th percentile
$135,460
90th percentile
$163,320

💰 Database Administrators Salary by State

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$71K
$136K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Utah$135,750+29.8%
Massachusetts$129,300+23.6%
New Jersey$125,860+20.3%
Maryland$124,300+18.8%
District of Columbia$118,540+13.3%
Colorado$118,340+13.1%
Washington$118,140+12.9%
Tennessee$115,500+10.4%
Texas$114,400+9.3%
North Carolina$113,900+8.9%
California$113,060+8.1%
Nevada$109,670+4.8%
Alaska$108,810+4.0%
Connecticut$108,270+3.5%
Georgia$106,810+2.1%
Rhode Island$106,020+1.3%
New York$105,900+1.2%
Illinois$104,650+0.0%
Arizona$104,280-0.3%
Vermont$104,230-0.4%
Florida$104,120-0.5%
Iowa$101,210-3.3%
Delaware$100,910-3.5%
Minnesota$100,700-3.7%
Missouri$100,270-4.2%
Oregon$100,260-4.2%
Kansas$100,170-4.3%
Pennsylvania$100,110-4.3%
Nebraska$100,020-4.4%
Wisconsin$100,020-4.4%
Michigan$99,830-4.6%
New Mexico$98,450-5.9%
Louisiana$98,270-6.1%
Ohio$97,190-7.1%
Oklahoma$95,320-8.9%
Alabama$93,900-10.2%
South Carolina$93,640-10.5%
Virginia$93,320-10.8%
New Hampshire$92,110-12.0%
Indiana$90,090-13.9%
Mississippi$87,790-16.1%
Kentucky$87,390-16.5%
Idaho$85,660-18.1%
Hawaii$85,500-18.3%
Montana$83,120-20.6%
South Dakota$82,540-21.1%
Arkansas$82,480-21.2%
Wyoming$82,480-21.2%
North Dakota$78,730-24.7%
West Virginia$73,490-29.8%
Maine$70,500-32.6%

🏙️ Database Administrators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$138,620+32.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,180+27.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$132,370+26.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$130,780+25.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$129,010+23.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$128,780+23.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,760+22.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$125,760+20.2%
Vallejo, CA$125,600+20.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$124,560+19.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$124,040+18.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$123,920+18.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$123,830+18.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$123,730+18.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$123,490+18.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$122,950+17.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$122,390+17.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$121,550+16.2%
Anchorage, AK$121,260+15.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$120,500+15.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$120,120+14.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$119,740+14.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$118,170+13.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$117,950+12.7%
Lexington Park, MD$116,630+11.5%
Boulder, CO$116,250+11.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$116,030+10.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$115,330+10.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$115,100+10.0%
Springfield, MA$114,850+9.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$114,630+9.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$113,890+8.9%
Jacksonville, FL$113,500+8.5%
Tulsa, OK$113,420+8.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$112,540+7.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$112,160+7.2%
Bellingham, WA$111,990+7.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$110,950+6.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$110,740+5.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$110,160+5.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$109,750+4.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$109,680+4.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$109,090+4.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$108,750+3.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$108,740+3.9%
Ogden, UT$108,600+3.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$108,510+3.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$108,270+3.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$107,620+2.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$107,410+2.7%
Reno, NV$107,270+2.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$107,240+2.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$106,820+2.1%
Greeley, CO$106,610+1.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$106,270+1.6%
Madison, WI$105,680+1.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$105,590+0.9%
Salem, OR$105,470+0.8%
Kenosha, WI$105,400+0.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$104,930+0.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$104,880+0.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$104,650+0.0%
Bloomington, IN$104,360-0.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$104,340-0.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$104,280-0.3%
Green Bay, WI$103,990-0.6%
Rochester, MN$103,920-0.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$103,640-0.9%
Worcester, MA$103,620-1.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$103,440-1.1%
Huntsville, AL$103,110-1.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$103,110-1.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$102,510-2.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$102,360-2.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$102,310-2.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$102,160-2.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$102,070-2.4%
Birmingham, AL$101,850-2.6%
Tyler, TX$101,680-2.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$101,610-2.9%
Iowa City, IA$101,580-2.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$101,510-3.0%
Columbus, OH$101,450-3.0%
Tucson, AZ$100,790-3.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$100,110-4.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$99,990-4.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$99,870-4.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$99,870-4.5%
Santa Fe, NM$99,860-4.5%
New Haven, CT$99,800-4.6%
Richmond, VA$99,690-4.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$99,140-5.2%
Cleveland, OH$99,010-5.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$98,990-5.4%
Albuquerque, NM$98,450-5.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$98,370-6.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$98,180-6.2%
Modesto, CA$97,850-6.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$97,720-6.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$97,700-6.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$97,570-6.7%
Jackson, MS$97,560-6.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$96,850-7.4%
Evansville, IN$96,800-7.5%
Savannah, GA$96,740-7.5%
Florence, SC$96,580-7.7%
Asheville, NC$96,370-7.9%
Montgomery, AL$95,370-8.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$94,920-9.3%
Warner Robins, GA$94,670-9.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$93,860-10.3%
Chico, CA$93,650-10.5%
Charlottesville, VA$93,500-10.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$92,800-11.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$92,680-11.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$92,500-11.6%
Akron, OH$92,420-11.7%
Bozeman, MT$91,970-12.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$91,360-12.7%
Fresno, CA$90,860-13.2%
Gainesville, FL$90,570-13.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$90,550-13.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$90,480-13.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$90,290-13.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$89,990-14.0%
Spartanburg, SC$89,990-14.0%
Mobile, AL$89,470-14.5%
Lincoln, NE$89,350-14.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$89,230-14.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$89,070-14.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$89,060-14.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$89,010-14.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$88,570-15.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$88,490-15.4%
Eau Claire, WI$88,460-15.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$88,360-15.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$88,130-15.8%
Roanoke, VA$87,990-15.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$87,560-16.3%
Binghamton, NY$87,270-16.6%
Peoria, IL$86,960-16.9%
Syracuse, NY$86,810-17.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$86,800-17.0%
Lancaster, PA$86,720-17.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,800-18.0%
York-Hanover, PA$85,630-18.2%
Tallahassee, FL$85,590-18.2%
Las Cruces, NM$85,530-18.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$85,280-18.5%
Springfield, MO$85,130-18.6%
Topeka, KS$84,880-18.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$84,880-18.9%
Logan, UT-ID$84,740-19.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$84,730-19.0%
Bend, OR$84,660-19.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$84,420-19.3%
Reading, PA$84,290-19.4%
Wichita, KS$84,260-19.5%
Jefferson City, MO$84,220-19.5%
Salinas, CA$83,970-19.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$83,640-20.1%
Columbia, SC$83,330-20.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$83,290-20.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$83,260-20.4%
Helena, MT$83,120-20.6%
Dover, DE$83,080-20.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$82,890-20.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,790-20.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$82,650-21.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$82,640-21.0%
Missoula, MT$82,630-21.0%
Boise City, ID$82,620-21.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$82,560-21.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$82,320-21.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,310-21.3%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$81,710-21.9%
Rochester, NY$81,490-22.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$81,300-22.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$81,070-22.5%
Great Falls, MT$80,470-23.1%
Billings, MT$80,290-23.3%
Lynchburg, VA$79,910-23.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$79,730-23.8%
Columbia, MO$79,240-24.3%
Springfield, IL$79,150-24.3%
El Paso, TX$78,520-24.9%
Toledo, OH$77,200-26.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$76,990-26.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,820-26.6%
Erie, PA$74,540-28.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,170-31.0%
Charleston, WV$70,280-32.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$65,210-37.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$57,680-44.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$53,410-48.9%
Puerto Rico$51,880-50.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.