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Database Administrators salary in California

The median database administrators in California earns $113,060 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,704 a month.

10th percentile
$62,410
25th percentile
$83,720
Median percentile
$113,060
75th percentile
$154,360
90th percentile
$178,310

Based on 7,240 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

$80,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$113,060
Federal income tax−$16,043
Social Security + Medicare−$8,649
California income tax (approx.)−$7,914
Monthly take-home$6,704
Every two weeks$3,094

Does it go far here?

$102,113Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in California