The average salary for a database administrator in California is around $101,240 per year.
Avg Salary
Database administrators earn an average yearly salary of $101,240.
Wages typically start from $50,030 and go up to $204,868.
52% above national average Updated in 2018
Database administrator earnings by seniority
Top-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$98.49 per hour
$204,868 per year
Senior-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$70.53 per hour
$146,712 per year
Mid-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$48.67 per hour
$101,240 per year
Junior-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$33.59 per hour
$69,862 per year
Starting level database administrator earnings begin at:
$24.05 per hour
$50,030 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Database administrator salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $97,880 |
| New Hampshire | $96,400 |
| Virginia | $96,090 |
| Utah | $95,600 |
| New York | $94,460 |
| Oregon | $93,310 |
| North Carolina | $93,280 |
| Texas | $93,200 |
| Rhode Island | $92,410 |
| Colorado | $92,260 |
| District of Columbia | $92,100 |
| Georgia | $92,020 |
| Iowa | $90,540 |
| Minnesota | $90,100 |
| Ohio | $89,980 |
| Delaware | $88,750 |
| Nevada | $87,180 |
| Florida | $85,470 |
| Missouri | $84,610 |
| Wisconsin | $84,380 |
| Nebraska | $83,690 |
| Michigan | $82,710 |
| Kansas | $82,430 |
| Illinois | $80,835 |
| Arizona | $80,393 |
| Maryland | $80,310 |
| Louisiana | $80,020 |
| Alaska | $79,240 |
| Tennessee | $78,650 |
| Kentucky | $78,310 |
| South Carolina | $78,270 |
| Alabama | $78,114 |
| New Mexico | $76,370 |
| Hawaii | $76,334 |
| South Dakota | $75,880 |
| Indiana | $74,340 |
| Maine | $73,120 |
| Vermont | $72,990 |
| Arkansas | $72,980 |
| Pennsylvania | $70,483 |
| Idaho | $68,962 |
| Mississippi | $67,760 |
| North Dakota | $66,890 |
| West Virginia | $66,290 |
| Oklahoma | $66,270 |
| Montana | $62,850 |
| Wyoming | $55,330 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,310 |
| New Jersey | $110,150 |
| Washington | $109,030 |
| California | $101,240 |
| Connecticut | $100,180 |
How do database administrator salaries compare to similar careers?
Database administrators earn about the same as related careers in California. On average, they make less than software engineers but more than nanosystems engineers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Software engineer salary | $123K |
| Computer hardware engineer salary | $129K |
| Network architect salary | $124K |
| Information security analyst salary | $109K |
| Database administrator salary | $101K |
| Database architect salary | $98K |
| Software quality assurance engineer salary | $98K |
| Electrical engineer salary | $110K |
| Nanosystems engineer salary | $107K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)