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Database Administrators salary in Washington, DC

The median database administrators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $108,750 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,341 a month.

10th percentile
$66,560
25th percentile
$92,350
Median percentile
$108,750
75th percentile
$141,840
90th percentile
$171,170

Based on 3,730 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

$76,092 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,750
Federal income tax−$15,095
Social Security + Medicare−$8,319
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$9,244
Monthly take-home$6,341
Every two weeks$2,927

Does it go far here?

$99,877Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia