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Database Administrators Salary in Seattle, WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Database Administrators in Seattle, WA have a median annual salary of $133,180, with 1,010 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $71,080 at the 10th percentile to $181,520 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$133,180

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$64.03

Employment

1,010

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$71,080
10th
$99,040
25th
$133,180
Median
$164,490
75th
$181,520
90th

Local compared with national

Seattle, WA

$133,180

Median annual · 2025

United States

$104,620

Median annual · 2025

The Seattle, WA median is 27.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $28,560).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 3.5
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.4
  8. 8.ProgrammingImportance 3.4
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.3
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Operations AnalysisImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Ab Initio
  • Access management software
  • Acronis Recovery Expert
  • ADO.NET
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Advanced business application programming ABAP
  • AJAX
  • Amazon Data Pipeline
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
  • Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Ansible software

Common tasks

  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
  • Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
  • Test changes to database applications or systems.
  • Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
  • Train users and answer questions.
  • Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
  • Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
  • Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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