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Database Administrators

Salary benchmarks based on 525 public records across 10 cities.

What do Database Administrators do?

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. Excludes “Information Security Analysts” (15-1212) and “Database Architects” (15-1243).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SOC 2018 (SOC 15-1242)

Avg experience: 5 years

Salary Overview

Weighted average across all cities with available data. Based on 525 data points.

$100K

P25

$121K

Median

$147K

P75

P25 $100K Median $121K P75 $147K

Top Paying Cities

San Jose, CA
$164K n=19 Hoboken, NJ
$153K n=11 Santa Clara, CA
$149K n=10 Seattle, WA
$146K n=13 Leander, TX
$134K n=13 Chicago, IL
$133K n=22 Jersey City, NJ
$130K n=23 New York, NY
$130K n=57 Raleigh, NC
$130K n=12 Atlanta, GA
$128K n=23

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Last updated: 2026-06-29