Database administrator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level database administrator earnings begin at:

$71.43 per hour

$148,580 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level database administrator earnings begin at:

$59.83 per hour

$124,450 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level database administrator earnings begin at:

$48.16 per hour

$100,180 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level database administrator earnings begin at:

$36.86 per hour

$76,670 per year

10th percentile

Starting level database administrator earnings begin at:

$28.37 per hour

$59,000 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 Connecticut. On average, they make less than database architects but more than video game producers.

Career Median Salary
Database architect salary $100K
Computer hardware engineer salary $100K
Software engineer salary $100K
Multimedia animator salary $94K
Statistician salary $94K
Database administrator salary $100K
Game artist salary $100K
Game level designer salary $100K
Video game creative director salary $100K
Video game producer salary $100K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)