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Database Administrators salary in New Jersey

The median database administrators in New Jersey earns $125,860 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,583 a month.

10th percentile
$69,080
25th percentile
$94,020
Median percentile
$125,860
75th percentile
$159,880
90th percentile
$176,130

Based on 1,810 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

$90,998 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,860
Federal income tax−$18,940
Social Security + Medicare−$9,628
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$6,293
Monthly take-home$7,583
Every two weeks$3,500

Does it go far here?

$115,675Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey