The average salary for a database administrator in Texas is around $93,200 per year.
Avg Salary
Database administrators earn an average yearly salary of $93,200.
Wages typically start from $54,200 and go up to $140,010.
42% above national average Updated in 2018
Database administrator earnings by seniority
Top-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$67.31 per hour
$140,010 per year
Senior-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$56.35 per hour
$117,210 per year
Mid-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$44.81 per hour
$93,200 per year
Junior-level database administrator earnings begin at:
$34.00 per hour
$70,720 per year
Starting level database administrator earnings begin at:
$26.06 per hour
$54,200 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 Texas. On average, they make less than software engineers but more than video game creative directors.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Software engineer salary | $108K |
| Electrical engineer salary | $100K |
| Information security analyst salary | $100K |
| Informatics nurse specialist salary | $90K |
| Systems analyst salary | $90K |
| Database administrator salary | $93K |
| Computer programmer salary | $85K |
| Game artist salary | $88K |
| Game level designer salary | $88K |
| Video game creative director salary | $88K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)