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Database Administrators salary in Massachusetts

The median database administrators in Massachusetts earns $129,300 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,765 a month.

10th percentile
$69,380
25th percentile
$93,280
Median percentile
$129,300
75th percentile
$158,010
90th percentile
$173,210

Based on 2,310 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

$93,178 take-home a year
Gross pay$129,300
Federal income tax−$19,766
Social Security + Medicare−$9,891
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,465
Monthly take-home$7,765
Every two weeks$3,584

Does it go far here?

$122,261Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts