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Database Administrators salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median database administrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $112,540 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,677 a month.

10th percentile
$60,900
25th percentile
$83,340
Median percentile
$112,540
75th percentile
$154,670
90th percentile
$168,050

Based on 2,280 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

$80,124 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,540
Federal income tax−$15,929
Social Security + Medicare−$8,609
California income tax (approx.)−$7,878
Monthly take-home$6,677
Every two weeks$3,082

Does it go far here?

$99,097Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in California