Database Administrators Salary in the United States
The median annual wage for database administrators in the U.S. is $104,620 ($50.30 per hour), according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $104,620
- Mean annual wage
- $110,090
- Median hourly wage
- $50.30
- Employment
- 69,990
69,990 employed
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $60,230 | $28.96 |
| 25th percentile | $79,610 | $38.28 |
| Median (50th) | $104,620 | $50.30 |
| 75th percentile | $135,460 | $65.13 |
| 90th percentile | $163,320 | $78.52 |
Highest-paying states for database administrators
| State | Median annual wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | $135,750 | 1,200 |
| Massachusetts | $129,300 | 2,310 |
| New Jersey | $125,860 | 1,810 |
| Maryland | $124,300 | 2,300 |
| District of Columbia | $118,540 | 560 |
| Colorado | $118,340 | 1,220 |
| Washington | $118,140 | 1,730 |
| Tennessee | $115,500 | 2,020 |
| Texas | $114,400 | 6,430 |
| North Carolina | $113,900 | 1,920 |
Lowest-paying states
- Maine: $70,500 median annual wage
- West Virginia: $73,490 median annual wage
- North Dakota: $78,730 median annual wage
- Wyoming: $82,480 median annual wage
- Arkansas: $82,480 median annual wage
About this occupation
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Typical tasks
- Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
- Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
- Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database.
- Train users and answer questions.
- Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
- Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.
Education of the current workforce — typical entry: Bachelor's degree
| Education level | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Less than high school diploma | 0.3% |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 4.7% |
| Some college, no degree | 9.6% |
| Associate's degree | 7.3% |
| Bachelor's degree | 48.5% |
| Master's degree | 26.4% |
| Doctoral or professional degree | 3.2% |
Occupation profile data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- CareerOneStop Occupation Profiles — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 14, 2026.
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