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Database Administrators salary in Baltimore, MD

The median database administrators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $123,730 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,368 a month.

10th percentile
$75,570
25th percentile
$100,790
Median percentile
$123,730
75th percentile
$144,090
90th percentile
$170,850

Based on 1,190 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$88,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$123,730
Federal income tax−$18,429
Social Security + Medicare−$9,465
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,424
Monthly take-home$7,368
Every two weeks$3,400

Does it go far here?

$118,417Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland