Database Administrator Salary

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The average database administrator salary in the United States is $108,227 per year, or $52.03 per hour.

DBA salaries start at $4,874 and go up to $13,569 per month, or about $162,833 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$52.03 $2,081 $9,019 $108,227

The top-paying states for database admins are New Jersey at $134,642 per year, Colorado at $123,723, and California at $122,828. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $62,579 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$28.12 $37.37 $50.78 $65.46 $78.28
Weekly$1,125 $1,495 $2,031 $2,619 $3,131
Monthly$4,874 $6,479 $8,800 $11,346 $13,569
Annual$58,501 $77,747 $105,608 $136,154 $162,833

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$158,680 $102,510 $56,229
2023$160,744 $104,047 $57,354
2024$162,833 $105,608 $58,501
2025$164,950 $107,193 $59,671
2026$167,094 $108,800 $60,864
2027$169,266 $110,432 $62,082
2028$171,467 $112,089 $63,323
2029$173,695 $113,770 $64,589

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$46.02 $7,976 $95,703
Alaska$45.73 $7,926 $95,110
Arizona$48.00 $8,320 $99,847
Arkansas$40.49 $7,017 $84,206
California$59.05 $10,236 $122,828
Colorado$59.48 $10,311 $123,723
Connecticut$55.79 $9,670 $116,027
Delaware$55.79 $9,670 $116,040
District of Columbia$58.33 $10,110 $121,315
Florida$50.32 $8,722 $104,661
Georgia$52.01 $9,014 $108,160
Hawaii$43.59 $7,554 $90,651
Idaho$40.78 $7,069 $84,823
Illinois$51.14 $8,864 $106,359
Indiana$44.09 $7,642 $91,704
Iowa$49.17 $8,523 $102,268
Kansas$49.51 $8,582 $102,991
Kentucky$42.47 $7,362 $88,349
Louisiana$43.09 $7,469 $89,625
Maine$40.00 $6,933 $83,193
Maryland$55.94 $9,696 $116,343
Massachusetts$52.12 $9,035 $108,411
Michigan$51.87 $8,990 $107,885
Minnesota$56.75 $9,837 $118,041
Mississippi$41.63 $7,214 $86,573
Missouri$50.17 $8,695 $104,346
Montana$35.84 $6,212 $74,550
Nebraska$46.83 $8,118 $97,413
Nevada$50.90 $8,823 $105,871
New Hampshire$49.93 $8,655 $103,859
New Jersey$64.73 $11,221 $134,642
New Mexico$44.06 $7,637 $91,651
New York$53.48 $9,270 $111,239
North Carolina$53.10 $9,205 $110,449
North Dakota$44.74 $7,754 $93,046
Ohio$49.23 $8,532 $102,386
Oklahoma$45.30 $7,853 $94,230
Oregon$54.06 $9,371 $112,449
Pennsylvania$47.52 $8,236 $98,834
Puerto Rico$30.08 $5,215 $62,579
Rhode Island$53.99 $9,357 $112,292
South Carolina$45.63 $7,910 $94,913
South Dakota$46.98 $8,143 $97,716
Tennessee$49.41 $8,566 $102,794
Texas$48.78 $8,457 $101,478
Utah$51.03 $8,845 $106,135
Vermont$41.60 $7,211 $86,533
Virginia$57.03 $9,885 $118,618
Washington$58.03 $10,059 $120,710
West Virginia$37.30 $6,465 $77,588
Wisconsin$46.83 $8,118 $97,413
Wyoming$35.98 $6,237 $74,853

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$45.20$1,808$7,834$94,014
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$50.19$2,008$8,699$104,393
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$43.62$1,745$7,561$90,734
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$41.74$1,670$7,235$86,819
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$44.75$1,790$7,756$93,072
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$49.29$1,972$8,543$102,520
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$45.02$1,801$7,804$93,644
Asheville, NC(0011700)$37.96$1,518$6,580$78,959
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$51.42$2,057$8,913$106,953
Auburn-Opelika, AL(0012220)$41.92$1,677$7,267$87,200
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$41.02$1,641$7,110$85,317
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$54.51$2,180$9,448$113,375
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$49.94$1,998$8,657$103,885
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$36.45$1,458$6,318$75,816
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$59.84$2,394$10,373$124,474
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$52.23$2,089$9,053$108,635
Billings, MT(0013740)$40.71$1,629$7,057$84,682
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$47.80$1,912$8,286$99,431
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$38.33$1,533$6,643$79,720
Bloomington, IL(0014010)$55.54$2,222$9,627$115,523
Bloomington, IN(0014020)$47.74$1,910$8,275$99,304
Boise City, ID(0014260)$39.92$1,597$6,919$83,032
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$58.41$2,336$10,124$121,490
Boulder, CO(0014500)$56.35$2,254$9,767$117,205
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$67.65$2,706$11,725$140,703
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$44.45$1,778$7,704$92,448
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$58.66$2,346$10,167$122,009
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$49.01$1,961$8,496$101,949
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$46.16$1,846$8,000$96,003
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area(3600006)$38.04$1,521$6,593$79,117
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800002)$35.74$1,430$6,195$74,335
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$37.12$1,485$6,434$77,202
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$49.98$1,999$8,663$103,959
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$47.98$1,919$8,317$99,801
Charleston, WV(0016620)$34.41$1,376$5,964$71,574
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$52.68$2,107$9,131$109,577
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$53.03$2,121$9,192$110,307
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$45.46$1,818$7,879$94,553
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$50.72$2,029$8,792$105,504
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$57.08$2,283$9,894$118,729
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$48.70$1,948$8,442$101,304
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$46.88$1,875$8,126$97,516
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$42.70$1,708$7,402$88,819
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$54.61$2,185$9,466$113,597
Columbia, MO(0017860)$42.35$1,694$7,341$88,089
Columbia, SC(0017900)$45.58$1,823$7,901$94,807
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$51.34$2,054$8,900$106,795
Columbus, OH(0018140)$48.57$1,943$8,419$101,028
Corpus Christi, TX(0018580)$39.48$1,579$6,843$82,122
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$50.59$2,023$8,768$105,218
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$55.37$2,215$9,597$115,163
Danbury, CT(0072850)$58.61$2,344$10,159$121,903
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$48.72$1,949$8,445$101,346
Dayton, OH(0019380)$45.67$1,827$7,916$94,998
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$35.71$1,428$6,189$74,272
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$57.83$2,313$10,025$120,295
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$52.49$2,100$9,098$109,175
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$46.83$1,873$8,118$97,410
Dover, DE(0020100)$39.42$1,577$6,832$81,984
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$42.55$1,702$7,376$88,512
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$55.00$2,200$9,533$114,402
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700003)$50.96$2,038$8,833$105,990
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area(3500007)$41.32$1,653$7,163$85,952
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area(5600007)$36.19$1,448$6,273$75,277
El Paso, TX(0021340)$38.24$1,530$6,628$79,540
Eugene, OR(0021660)$46.62$1,865$8,081$96,976
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$35.88$1,435$6,218$74,621
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$37.74$1,509$6,541$78,493
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$49.10$1,964$8,511$102,129
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO(0022220)$42.33$1,693$7,336$88,036
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$56.43$2,257$9,781$117,375
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$38.49$1,540$6,672$80,069
Fresno, CA(0023420)$51.81$2,072$8,981$107,768
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$46.13$1,845$7,996$95,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$40.57$1,623$7,031$84,376
Greeley, CO(0024540)$57.92$2,317$10,039$120,464
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$52.11$2,084$9,033$108,392
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$49.64$1,986$8,605$103,261
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$48.67$1,947$8,436$101,229
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS(0025060)$37.07$1,483$6,426$77,107
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$43.77$1,751$7,588$91,051
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$44.18$1,767$7,658$91,898
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$56.01$2,241$9,709$116,507
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$43.77$1,751$7,587$91,041
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$44.87$1,795$7,777$93,326
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$53.98$2,159$9,356$112,275
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH(0026580)$35.28$1,411$6,115$73,383
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$49.78$1,991$8,628$103,536
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$42.48$1,699$7,364$88,364
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$47.09$1,883$8,162$97,939
Jackson, MS(0027140)$43.61$1,744$7,559$90,713
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$51.65$2,066$8,953$107,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI(0027500)$36.84$1,473$6,385$76,620
Jefferson City, MO(0027620)$29.38$1,175$5,093$61,121
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI(0028020)$43.43$1,737$7,529$90,343
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$51.04$2,042$8,847$106,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$43.21$1,728$7,489$89,867
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$50.75$2,030$8,797$105,567
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA(0028700)$40.66$1,626$7,048$84,577
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$46.32$1,853$8,029$96,352
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$39.20$1,568$6,794$81,529
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$45.95$1,838$7,965$95,580
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$42.72$1,709$7,404$88,851
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$41.37$1,655$7,171$86,047
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$47.23$1,889$8,187$98,246
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$43.69$1,748$7,573$90,872
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$38.45$1,538$6,665$79,974
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$39.49$1,579$6,844$82,133
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$54.92$2,197$9,519$114,232
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$43.67$1,747$7,569$90,829
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$42.05$1,682$7,289$87,465
Macon, GA(0031420)$41.30$1,652$7,159$85,910
Madison, WI(0031540)$43.27$1,731$7,500$90,004
Manchester, NH(0074950)$57.08$2,283$9,893$118,718
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$41.51$1,660$7,194$86,333
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$49.10$1,964$8,510$102,118
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$56.24$2,249$9,748$116,972
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$53.27$2,131$9,233$110,794
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$50.65$2,026$8,780$105,356
Mobile, AL(0033660)$41.98$1,679$7,277$87,327
Modesto, CA(0033700)$59.04$2,362$10,234$122,802
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$42.01$1,680$7,282$87,380
Morgantown, WV(0034060)$34.92$1,397$6,053$72,632
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$46.75$1,870$8,103$97,230
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$57.19$2,288$9,913$118,951
New Haven, CT(0075700)$53.06$2,123$9,198$110,371
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$52.73$2,109$9,140$109,683
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$60.38$2,415$10,466$125,595
North Florida nonmetropolitan area(1200006)$44.63$1,785$7,737$92,840
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area(1300001)$42.25$1,690$7,324$87,888
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$37.91$1,516$6,571$78,853
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$49.98$1,999$8,662$103,949
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$49.27$1,971$8,540$102,478
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100002)$39.01$1,560$6,762$81,138
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$37.02$1,481$6,417$77,001
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area(3100003)$39.62$1,585$6,867$82,408
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$47.76$1,911$8,279$99,346
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$43.25$1,730$7,496$89,951
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area(3500006)$41.86$1,674$7,256$87,073
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5400002)$35.02$1,401$6,069$72,833
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$46.67$1,867$8,090$97,082
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700001)$43.67$1,747$7,570$90,840
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000002)$37.30$1,492$6,465$77,583
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$49.47$1,979$8,574$102,891
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$42.55$1,702$7,376$88,512
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$39.08$1,563$6,775$81,297
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$50.73$2,029$8,793$105,514
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$49.34$1,974$8,553$102,637
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$48.82$1,953$8,462$101,547
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$54.85$2,194$9,507$114,084
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$51.58$2,063$8,941$107,292
Panama City, FL(0037460)$50.55$2,022$8,762$105,144
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$37.47$1,499$6,494$77,932
Peoria, IL(0037900)$50.02$2,001$8,670$104,044
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$50.95$2,038$8,831$105,969
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$51.81$2,072$8,980$107,757
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$55.30$2,212$9,585$115,026
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$44.61$1,785$7,733$92,797
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$50.77$2,031$8,800$105,599
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$51.97$2,079$9,008$108,096
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$51.18$2,047$8,870$106,445
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$58.12$2,325$10,074$120,887
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$57.72$2,309$10,004$120,051
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$50.39$2,015$8,734$104,805
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$55.73$2,229$9,660$115,925
Reading, PA(0039740)$43.69$1,748$7,573$90,872
Reno, NV(0039900)$44.04$1,762$7,634$91,612
Richmond, VA(0040060)$49.43$1,977$8,568$102,816
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$54.33$2,173$9,418$113,016
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$41.90$1,676$7,263$87,158
Rochester, NY(0040380)$48.30$1,932$8,371$100,457
Rockford, IL(0040420)$40.83$1,633$7,078$84,936
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$53.56$2,142$9,284$111,407
Salem, OR(0041420)$49.49$1,980$8,579$102,943
Salinas, CA(0041500)$56.93$2,277$9,868$118,411
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$42.40$1,696$7,349$88,184
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$49.16$1,966$8,521$102,256
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$49.52$1,981$8,584$103,007
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$55.70$2,228$9,654$115,851
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$65.10$2,604$11,284$135,403
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$64.19$2,567$11,126$133,509
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$29.62$1,185$5,135$61,618
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$49.11$1,964$8,512$102,139
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$43.24$1,730$7,495$89,941
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$61.33$2,453$10,630$127,563
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$52.84$2,114$9,160$109,916
Savannah, GA(0042340)$50.10$2,004$8,684$104,213
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$42.35$1,694$7,340$88,079
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$59.76$2,390$10,358$124,294
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA(0043340)$66.09$2,644$11,456$137,477
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$42.52$1,701$7,371$88,449
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$43.19$1,728$7,487$89,845
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$41.74$1,669$7,234$86,809
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$47.11$1,884$8,165$97,981
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000004)$35.61$1,424$6,172$74,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$45.26$1,810$7,845$94,141
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$40.92$1,637$7,092$85,106
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$44.31$1,772$7,680$92,162
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$40.89$1,635$7,087$85,042
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$37.24$1,490$6,455$77,456
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$44.15$1,766$7,652$91,824
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$46.98$1,879$8,143$97,717
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$43.69$1,748$7,573$90,872
Springfield, IL(0044100)$51.90$2,076$8,997$107,958
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$51.15$2,046$8,866$106,392
Springfield, MO(0044180)$39.80$1,592$6,898$82,778
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$50.03$2,001$8,672$104,065
State College, PA(0044300)$48.71$1,948$8,443$101,314
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$53.69$2,148$9,306$111,672
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$44.99$1,799$7,797$93,570
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$39.01$1,561$6,762$81,149
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$52.16$2,086$9,041$108,498
Toledo, OH(0045780)$41.67$1,667$7,223$86,671
Topeka, KS(0045820)$39.89$1,596$6,915$82,979
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$66.35$2,654$11,501$138,016
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$40.88$1,635$7,085$85,021
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$44.83$1,793$7,771$93,252
Tuscaloosa, AL(0046220)$40.45$1,618$7,012$84,143
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$48.60$1,944$8,423$101,081
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$39.04$1,562$6,767$81,202
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$54.73$2,189$9,487$113,841
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$50.03$2,001$8,672$104,065
Visalia-Porterville, CA(0047300)$47.76$1,911$8,279$99,346
Waco, TX(0047380)$48.92$1,957$8,479$101,748
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$56.02$2,241$9,711$116,528
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700002)$45.32$1,813$7,855$94,257
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$50.86$2,034$8,816$105,789
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$41.58$1,663$7,207$86,481
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600003)$40.03$1,601$6,938$83,254
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area(4200001)$40.38$1,615$7,000$83,995
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area(5600006)$37.84$1,514$6,560$78,715
Wichita, KS(0048620)$44.41$1,776$7,697$92,363
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$48.43$1,937$8,394$100,732
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$51.11$2,044$8,859$106,308
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$48.51$1,940$8,408$100,901
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$36.97$1,479$6,408$76,895
Yuma, AZ(0049740)$43.59$1,743$7,555$90,660
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