Database Administrators salary
The median pay for database administrators in the United States is $104,620 a year. About 69,990 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $60,230
- 25th percentile
- $79,610
- Median percentile
- $104,620
- 75th percentile
- $135,460
- 90th percentile
- $163,320
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Utah $135,750
- Massachusetts $129,300
- New Jersey $125,860
- Maryland $124,300
- District of Columbia $118,540
- Colorado $118,340
- Washington $118,140
- Tennessee $115,500
- Texas $114,400
- North Carolina $113,900
- California $113,060
- Nevada $109,670
- Alaska $108,810
- Connecticut $108,270
- Georgia $106,810
- Rhode Island $106,020
- New York $105,900
- Illinois $104,650
- Arizona $104,280
- Vermont $104,230
- Florida $104,120
- Iowa $101,210
- Delaware $100,910
- Minnesota $100,700
- Missouri $100,270
- Oregon $100,260
- Kansas $100,170
- Pennsylvania $100,110
- Nebraska $100,020
- Wisconsin $100,020
- Michigan $99,830
- New Mexico $98,450
- Louisiana $98,270
- Ohio $97,190
- Oklahoma $95,320
- Alabama $93,900
- South Carolina $93,640
- Virginia $93,320
- New Hampshire $92,110
- Indiana $90,090
- Mississippi $87,790
- Kentucky $87,390
- Idaho $85,660
- Hawaii $85,500
- Montana $83,120
- South Dakota $82,540
- Arkansas $82,480
- Wyoming $82,480
- North Dakota $78,730
- West Virginia $73,490
- Maine $70,500
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $138,620
- Seattle, WA $133,180
- Boston, MA $132,370
- San Luis Obispo, CA $130,780
- Provo, UT $129,010
- Fort Collins, CO $128,780
- San Francisco, CA $127,760
- Bridgeport, CT $125,760
- Vallejo, CA $125,600
- Tampa, FL $124,560
- Oxnard, CA $124,040
- Nashville, TN $123,920
- Austin, TX $123,830
- Baltimore, MD $123,730
- Trenton, NJ $123,490
- Raleigh, NC $122,950
- Dallas, TX $122,390
- New York, NY $121,550
- Anchorage, AK $121,260
- Sacramento, CA $120,500
- Denver, CO $120,120
- Columbus, GA $119,740
- Colorado Springs, CO $118,170
- Durham, NC $117,950
- Lexington Park, MD $116,630
- Boulder, CO $116,250
- Houston, TX $116,030
- Olympia, WA $115,330
- Orlando, FL $115,100
- Springfield, MA $114,850
- Champaign, IL $114,630
- Charlotte, NC $113,890
- Jacksonville, FL $113,500
- Tulsa, OK $113,420
- Los Angeles, CA $112,540
- Palm Bay, FL $112,160
- Bellingham, WA $111,990
- Atlanta, GA $110,950
- Las Vegas, NV $110,740
- Detroit, MI $110,160
- Des Moines, IA $109,750
- Chicago, IL $109,680
- Burlington, VT $109,090
- Washington, DC $108,750
- Ann Arbor, MI $108,740
- Ogden, UT $108,600
- Winston, NC $108,510
- Hartford, CT $108,270
- Crestview, FL $107,620
- San Antonio, TX $107,410
- Reno, NV $107,270
- Baton Rouge, LA $107,240
- San Diego, CA $106,820
- Greeley, CO $106,610
- Omaha, NE $106,270
- Madison, WI $105,680
- Miami, FL $105,590
- Salem, OR $105,470
- Kenosha, WI $105,400
- Philadelphia, PA $104,930
- Santa Maria, CA $104,880
- St. Louis, MO $104,650
- Bloomington, IN $104,360
- Santa Rosa, CA $104,340
- Phoenix, AZ $104,280
- Green Bay, WI $103,990
- Rochester, MN $103,920
- Kansas City, MO $103,640
- Worcester, MA $103,620
- Hagerstown, MD $103,440
- Huntsville, AL $103,110
- Portland, OR $103,110
- Santa Cruz, CA $102,510
- Cincinnati, OH $102,360
- Providence, RI $102,310
- Albany, NY $102,160
- Pittsburgh, PA $102,070
- Birmingham, AL $101,850
- Tyler, TX $101,680
- Minneapolis, MN $101,610
- Iowa City, IA $101,580
- Milwaukee, WI $101,510
- Columbus, OH $101,450
- Tucson, AZ $100,790
- Harrisburg, PA $100,110
- Indianapolis, IN $99,990
- Lakeland, FL $99,870
- Riverside, CA $99,870
- Santa Fe, NM $99,860
- New Haven, CT $99,800
- Richmond, VA $99,690
- Spokane, WA $99,140
- Cleveland, OH $99,010
- Oshkosh, WI $98,990
- Albuquerque, NM $98,450
- Kingsport, TN $98,370
- Charleston, SC $98,180
- Modesto, CA $97,850
- College Station, TX $97,720
- Manchester, NH $97,700
- Cape Coral, FL $97,570
- Jackson, MS $97,560
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $96,850
- Evansville, IN $96,800
- Savannah, GA $96,740
- Florence, SC $96,580
- Asheville, NC $96,370
- Montgomery, AL $95,370
- Stockton, CA $94,920
- Warner Robins, GA $94,670
- Augusta, GA $93,860
- Chico, CA $93,650
- Charlottesville, VA $93,500
- Virginia Beach, VA $92,800
- Memphis, TN $92,680
- Greensboro, NC $92,500
- Akron, OH $92,420
- Athens, GA $91,360
- Fresno, CA $90,860
- Gainesville, FL $90,570