The national median salary for database administrators is $104,620, with a salary spread of $103,090 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 99% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $110,090 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $138,620.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $138,620 | $104,990 | $179,650 | 580 |
| Seattle, WA | $133,180 | $99,040 | $164,490 | 1,010 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $132,370 | $96,010 | $160,060 | 1,910 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $130,780 | $79,080 | $130,780 | 60 |
| Provo, UT | $129,010 | $100,530 | $164,690 | 160 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $128,780 | $74,150 | $150,490 | 60 |
| San Francisco, CA | $127,760 | $92,810 | $163,940 | 1,470 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $125,760 | $83,480 | $156,920 | 200 |
| Vallejo, CA | $125,600 | $101,320 | $137,180 | 30 |
| Tampa, FL | $124,560 | $79,560 | $156,500 | 670 |
| Oxnard, CA | $124,040 | $81,300 | $161,680 | 110 |
| Nashville, TN | $123,920 | $90,730 | $163,590 | 750 |
| Austin, TX | $123,830 | $93,210 | $141,030 | 1,110 |
| Baltimore, MD | $123,730 | $100,790 | $144,090 | 1,190 |
| Trenton, NJ | $123,490 | $105,710 | $132,860 | 170 |
| Raleigh, NC | $122,950 | $98,080 | $142,470 | 510 |
| Dallas, TX | $122,390 | $94,510 | $143,530 | 2,430 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $121,550 | $87,370 | $162,390 | 3,630 |
| Anchorage, AK | $121,260 | $91,700 | $121,260 | 50 |
| Sacramento, CA | $120,500 | $83,720 | $147,890 | 410 |
| Denver, CO | $120,120 | $80,830 | $145,390 | 800 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $119,740 | $91,810 | $139,600 | 40 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $118,170 | $84,850 | $160,330 | 110 |
| Durham, NC | $117,950 | $84,120 | $147,150 | 220 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $116,630 | $89,840 | $134,090 | 80 |
| Boulder, CO | $116,250 | $72,240 | $142,270 | 110 |
| Houston, TX | $116,030 | $85,040 | $141,080 | 1,090 |
| Olympia, WA | $115,330 | $109,780 | $121,110 | 390 |
| Orlando, FL | $115,100 | $76,060 | $135,580 | 580 |
| Springfield, MA | $114,850 | $76,750 | $137,060 | 90 |
| Champaign, IL | $114,630 | $90,340 | $124,350 | 50 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $113,890 | $82,120 | $139,020 | 550 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $113,500 | $75,230 | $147,020 | 300 |
| Tulsa, OK | $113,420 | $74,990 | $134,990 | 140 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $112,540 | $83,340 | $154,670 | 2,280 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $112,160 | $78,270 | $135,630 | 110 |
| Bellingham, WA | $111,990 | $82,480 | $111,990 | 30 |
| Atlanta, GA | $110,950 | $78,520 | $138,510 | 1,780 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $110,740 | $87,370 | $133,490 | 270 |
| Detroit, MI | $110,160 | $81,640 | $132,900 | 510 |
| Des Moines, IA | $109,750 | $76,500 | $140,510 | 130 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $109,680 | $77,410 | $135,990 | 1,870 |
| Burlington, VT | $109,090 | $96,840 | $127,830 | 80 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $108,750 | $92,350 | $141,840 | 3,730 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $108,740 | $82,480 | $129,730 | 100 |
| Ogden, UT | $108,600 | $97,770 | $130,000 | 70 |
| Winston, NC | $108,510 | $79,360 | $133,210 | 70 |
| Hartford, CT | $108,270 | $81,900 | $134,760 | 310 |
| Crestview, FL | $107,620 | $77,250 | $140,910 | 40 |
| San Antonio, TX | $107,410 | $83,060 | $128,210 | 390 |
| Reno, NV | $107,270 | $77,380 | $126,970 | 50 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $107,240 | $76,960 | $130,400 | 80 |
| San Diego, CA | $106,820 | $73,290 | $140,610 | 730 |
| Greeley, CO | $106,610 | $75,660 | $135,220 | 40 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $106,270 | $82,860 | $128,510 | 350 |
| Madison, WI | $105,680 | $83,780 | $129,380 | 410 |
| Miami, FL | $105,590 | $73,750 | $138,210 | 860 |
| Salem, OR | $105,470 | $78,230 | $121,620 | 80 |
| Kenosha, WI | $105,400 | $86,370 | $145,940 | 50 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $104,930 | $82,120 | $139,400 | 1,580 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $104,880 | $89,320 | $143,720 | 90 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $104,650 | $76,680 | $132,040 | 550 |
| Bloomington, IN | $104,360 | $87,620 | $110,170 | 100 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $104,340 | $71,130 | $136,350 | 40 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $104,280 | $79,180 | $134,180 | 810 |
| Green Bay, WI | $103,990 | $84,950 | $130,800 | 40 |
| Rochester, MN | $103,920 | $82,540 | $137,330 | 40 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $103,640 | $78,510 | $135,430 | 440 |
| Worcester, MA | $103,620 | $77,100 | $137,000 | 130 |
| Hagerstown, MD-WV | $103,440 | $82,330 | $123,190 | 40 |
| Huntsville, AL | $103,110 | $78,590 | $123,470 | 300 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $103,110 | $79,180 | $126,760 | 730 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $102,510 | $82,790 | $134,240 | 40 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,360 | $74,500 | $130,920 | 400 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $102,310 | $74,760 | $129,040 | 320 |
| Albany, NY | $102,160 | $65,000 | $117,860 | 400 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $102,070 | $78,840 | $132,000 | 470 |
| Birmingham, AL | $101,850 | $74,920 | $129,760 | 540 |
| Tyler, TX | $101,680 | $101,680 | $101,680 | 40 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $101,610 | $71,220 | $133,270 | 790 |
| Iowa City, IA | $101,580 | $81,320 | $118,530 | 50 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $101,510 | $77,730 | $130,600 | 310 |
| Columbus, OH | $101,450 | $76,370 | $126,900 | 430 |
| Tucson, AZ | $100,790 | $77,960 | $115,990 | 130 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $100,110 | $83,190 | $122,200 | 190 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $99,990 | $78,680 | $126,310 | 430 |
| Lakeland, FL | $99,870 | $82,420 | $121,100 | 50 |
| Riverside, CA | $99,870 | $74,450 | $129,960 | 370 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $99,860 | $85,900 | $114,650 | 160 |
| New Haven, CT | $99,800 | $96,870 | $151,590 | 150 |
| Richmond, VA | $99,690 | $70,380 | $129,370 | 600 |
| Spokane, WA | $99,140 | $84,380 | $124,650 | 70 |
| Cleveland, OH | $99,010 | $75,900 | $128,690 | 380 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $98,990 | $70,330 | $132,440 | 30 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $98,450 | $76,360 | $125,790 | 240 |
| Kingsport, TN-VA | $98,370 | $66,630 | $107,870 | 40 |
| Charleston, SC | $98,180 | $80,410 | $125,570 | 180 |
| Modesto, CA | $97,850 | $66,430 | $123,300 | 40 |
| College Station, TX | $97,720 | $79,020 | $104,270 | 40 |
| Manchester, NH | $97,700 | $80,280 | $138,220 | 60 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $97,570 | $66,450 | $132,470 | 60 |
| Jackson, MS | $97,560 | $72,170 | $126,160 | 60 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $96,850 | $66,880 | $129,170 | 190 |
| Evansville, IN | $96,800 | $75,920 | $126,610 | 30 |
| Savannah, GA | $96,740 | $79,290 | $142,790 | 50 |
| Florence, SC | $96,580 | $82,210 | $99,140 | 30 |
| Asheville, NC | $96,370 | $80,930 | $143,250 | 40 |
| Montgomery, AL | $95,370 | $74,290 | $116,170 | 490 |
| Stockton, CA | $94,920 | $85,520 | $124,990 | 60 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $94,670 | $87,950 | $113,420 | 40 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $93,860 | $65,110 | $119,270 | 50 |
| Chico, CA | $93,650 | $59,320 | $123,640 | 30 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $93,500 | $71,090 | $105,570 | 100 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $92,800 | $67,200 | $121,820 | 460 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $92,680 | $70,200 | $118,270 | 250 |
| Greensboro, NC | $92,500 | $71,880 | $128,580 | 70 |
| Akron, OH | $92,420 | $55,030 | $117,080 | 130 |
| Bozeman, MT | $91,970 | $89,990 | $104,160 | -- |
| Athens, GA | $91,360 | $86,260 | $134,040 | 30 |
| Fresno, CA | $90,860 | $64,340 | $121,740 | 100 |
| Gainesville, FL | $90,570 | $78,690 | $130,270 | 60 |
| North Port, FL | $90,550 | $64,470 | $122,400 | 100 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $90,480 | $72,220 | $123,170 | 160 |
| Dayton, OH | $90,290 | $63,900 | $121,830 | 110 |
| Little Rock, AR | $89,990 | $77,000 | $114,130 | 210 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $89,990 | $69,990 | $133,410 | 50 |
| Mobile, AL | $89,470 | $72,400 | $110,320 | 90 |
| Lincoln, NE | $89,350 | $75,400 | $105,150 | 100 |
| Norwich, CT | $89,230 | $78,480 | $146,060 | 30 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $89,070 | $59,820 | $112,050 | 90 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $89,060 | $60,390 | $107,580 | 40 |
| Naples, FL | $89,010 | $69,920 | $121,660 | 30 |
| Waterbury, CT | $88,570 | $65,400 | $125,500 | 50 |
| Lexington, KY | $88,490 | $66,940 | $109,500 | 110 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $88,460 | $76,440 | $120,410 | 40 |
| Utica, NY | $88,360 | $69,230 | $126,780 | 30 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $88,130 | $69,080 | $105,680 | 30 |
| Roanoke, VA | $87,990 | $55,990 | $117,330 | 70 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $87,560 | $65,960 | $103,580 | 40 |
| Binghamton, NY | $87,270 | $76,360 | $87,270 | 40 |
| Peoria, IL | $86,960 | $67,840 | $122,830 | 30 |
| Syracuse, NY | $86,810 | $67,930 | $113,840 | 80 |
| Greenville, SC | $86,800 | $73,020 | $105,760 | 180 |
| Lancaster, PA | $86,720 | $62,980 | $117,890 | 50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $85,800 | $70,530 | $102,650 | 70 |
| York, PA | $85,630 | $81,550 | $116,010 | 40 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $85,590 | $68,390 | $97,010 | 260 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $85,530 | $67,790 | $111,800 | 50 |
| Eugene, OR | $85,280 | $77,210 | $113,090 | 90 |
| Springfield, MO | $85,130 | $63,080 | $100,590 | 70 |
| Topeka, KS | $84,880 | $75,210 | $105,540 | 50 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $84,880 | $71,000 | $128,880 | 100 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $84,740 | $84,350 | $118,590 | 60 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $84,730 | $74,300 | $98,690 | -- |
| Bend, OR | $84,660 | $77,790 | $114,360 | 40 |
| Lansing, MI | $84,420 | $68,270 | $125,600 | 90 |
| Reading, PA | $84,290 | $62,470 | $124,950 | 60 |
| Wichita, KS | $84,260 | $66,410 | $116,120 | 70 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $84,220 | $75,210 | $99,130 | 40 |
| Salinas, CA | $83,970 | $64,480 | $128,570 | 40 |
| Gulfport, MS | $83,640 | $63,170 | $100,310 | 30 |
| Columbia, SC | $83,330 | $66,180 | $118,030 | 250 |
| Portland, ME | $83,290 | $63,120 | $106,210 | 120 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $83,260 | $66,430 | $128,780 | 110 |
| Helena, MT | $83,120 | $81,080 | $103,760 | 60 |
| Dover, DE | $83,080 | $65,170 | $96,820 | 50 |
| McAllen, TX | $82,890 | $65,850 | $109,890 | 40 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $82,790 | $68,010 | $112,860 | 40 |
| Deltona, FL | $82,650 | $63,180 | $104,470 | 50 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $82,640 | $71,760 | $128,230 | 150 |
| Missoula, MT | $82,630 | $78,300 | $84,680 | 30 |
| Boise City, ID | $82,620 | $65,660 | $117,380 | 120 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $82,560 | $65,650 | $97,220 | 50 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $82,320 | $62,530 | $106,770 | 50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $82,310 | $67,520 | $113,510 | 40 |
| Auburn, AL | $81,710 | $75,400 | $81,710 | -- |
| Rochester, NY | $81,490 | $60,790 | $118,310 | 130 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $81,300 | $70,360 | $100,210 | 70 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $81,070 | $63,920 | $113,540 | 440 |
| Great Falls, MT | $80,470 | $66,560 | $84,300 | 30 |
| Billings, MT | $80,290 | $79,400 | $86,650 | 40 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $79,910 | $59,170 | $104,090 | 70 |
| Scranton, PA | $79,730 | $60,070 | $109,520 | 50 |
| Columbia, MO | $79,240 | $58,050 | $108,990 | 80 |
| Springfield, IL | $79,150 | $67,190 | $98,390 | 80 |
| El Paso, TX | $78,520 | $36,550 | $102,650 | 140 |
| Toledo, OH | $77,200 | $53,360 | $120,690 | 60 |
| New Orleans, LA | $76,990 | $56,690 | $119,470 | 70 |
| Buffalo, NY | $76,820 | $61,150 | $121,320 | 210 |
| Erie, PA | $74,540 | $52,420 | $93,620 | 30 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $72,170 | $59,970 | $103,570 | 90 |
| Charleston, WV | $70,280 | $61,600 | $83,430 | 60 |
| Pensacola, FL | $65,210 | $57,750 | $90,670 | 90 |
| Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $57,680 | $46,230 | $98,430 | 50 |
| San Juan, PR | $53,410 | $41,400 | $74,710 | 140 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.