Database Administrators salary by location
National median: $104,620 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $138,620 | +32.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $135,750 | +29.8% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $133,180 | +27.3% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $132,370 | +26.5% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $130,780 | +25.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $129,300 | +23.6% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $129,010 | +23.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $128,780 | +23.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $127,760 | +22.1% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $125,860 | +20.3% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $125,760 | +20.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $125,600 | +20.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $124,560 | +19.1% | 670 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $124,300 | +18.8% | 2,300 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $124,040 | +18.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $123,920 | +18.4% | 750 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $123,830 | +18.4% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $123,730 | +18.3% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $123,490 | +18.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $122,950 | +17.5% | 510 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $122,390 | +17.0% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $121,550 | +16.2% | 3,630 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $121,260 | +15.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $120,500 | +15.2% | 410 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $120,120 | +14.8% | 800 | 2025 |
| Columbus, GA | metropolitan | $119,740 | +14.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $118,540 | +13.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $118,340 | +13.1% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $118,170 | +13.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $118,140 | +12.9% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $117,950 | +12.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $116,630 | +11.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $116,250 | +11.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $116,030 | +10.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $115,500 | +10.4% | 2,020 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $115,330 | +10.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $115,100 | +10.0% | 580 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $114,850 | +9.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $114,630 | +9.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $114,400 | +9.3% | 6,430 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $113,900 | +8.9% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $113,890 | +8.9% | 550 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $113,500 | +8.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $113,420 | +8.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $113,060 | +8.1% | 7,240 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $112,540 | +7.6% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $112,160 | +7.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $111,990 | +7.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $110,950 | +6.1% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $110,740 | +5.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $110,160 | +5.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $109,750 | +4.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $109,680 | +4.8% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $109,670 | +4.8% | 380 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $109,090 | +4.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $108,810 | +4.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $108,750 | +3.9% | 3,730 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $108,740 | +3.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $108,600 | +3.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $108,510 | +3.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $108,270 | +3.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $108,270 | +3.5% | 810 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $107,620 | +2.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $107,410 | +2.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $107,270 | +2.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $107,240 | +2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $106,820 | +2.1% | 730 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $106,810 | +2.1% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $106,610 | +1.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $106,270 | +1.6% | 350 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $106,020 | +1.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $105,900 | +1.2% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $105,680 | +1.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $105,590 | +0.9% | 860 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $105,470 | +0.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $105,400 | +0.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $104,930 | +0.3% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $104,880 | +0.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $104,650 | +0.0% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $104,650 | +0.0% | 550 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $104,360 | −0.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $104,340 | −0.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $104,280 | −0.3% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $104,280 | −0.3% | 810 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $104,230 | −0.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $104,120 | −0.5% | 3,810 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $103,990 | −0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $103,920 | −0.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $103,640 | −0.9% | 440 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $103,620 | −1.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $103,440 | −1.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $103,110 | −1.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $103,110 | −1.4% | 730 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $102,510 | −2.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $102,360 | −2.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $102,310 | −2.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $102,160 | −2.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $102,070 | −2.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $101,850 | −2.6% | 540 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $101,680 | −2.8% | 40 | 2025 |