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Database Administrators salary in Tennessee

The median database administrators in Tennessee earns $115,500 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,507 a month.

10th percentile
$59,050
25th percentile
$74,570
Median percentile
$115,500
75th percentile
$135,720
90th percentile
$163,600

Based on 2,020 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

$90,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$115,500
Federal income tax−$16,580
Social Security + Medicare−$8,836
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,507
Every two weeks$3,465

Does it go far here?

$125,721Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee