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Database Administrators Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Database Administrators in SD have a median annual salary of $82,540, with 170 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $64,140 at the 10th percentile to $110,130 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

$82,540

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$39.69

Employment

170

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$64,140
10th
$74,980
25th
$82,540
Median
$98,690
75th
$110,130
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$82,540

Median annual · 2025

United States

$104,620

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 21.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $22,080).

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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