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Occupation · SOC 15-1242
Database Administrators: pay and where the jobs are
What database administrators earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$104,620 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $110,090
- Median hourly wage
- $50.30
- Mean hourly wage
- $52.93
- Employment
- 69,990
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 15-1242.
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How much do database administrators make?
The median annual wage for database administrators was $104,620 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $60,230 and the highest-paid 10% more than $163,320. As an hourly rate, the median is $50.30. About 69,990 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Utah ($135,750), Massachusetts ($129,300) and New Jersey ($125,860). Utah also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for database administrators looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $60,230 | $28.96 | $5,019 | $4,215 |
| 25th percentile | $79,610 | $38.28 | $6,634 | $5,403 |
| Median | $104,620 | $50.30 | $8,718 | $6,869 |
| 75th percentile | $135,460 | $65.13 | $11,288 | $8,654 |
| 90th percentile | $163,320 | $78.52 | $13,610 | $10,241 |
Database Administrators: pay by state
52 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$99,136 take-home in national prices
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$98,056 take-home in national prices
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$92,019 take-home in national prices
Where a median database administrator paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1,200 | $135,750 | $75,450 | $149,950 | $98,010 | $99,136 |
| Massachusetts | 2,310 | $129,300 | $69,380 | $173,210 | $92,803 | $87,751 |
| New Jersey | 1,810 | $125,860 | $69,080 | $176,130 | $90,745 | $83,401 |
| Maryland | 2,300 | $124,300 | $73,650 | $172,110 | $90,563 | $86,284 |
| District of Columbia | 560 | $118,540 | $74,360 | $154,750 | $85,115 | $77,447 |
| Colorado | 1,220 | $118,340 | $61,930 | $164,780 | $87,063 | $84,484 |
| Washington | 1,730 | $118,140 | $72,170 | $170,710 | $90,303 | $84,385 |
| Tennessee | 2,020 | $115,500 | $59,050 | $163,600 | $90,084 | $98,056 |
| Texas | 6,430 | $114,400 | $59,950 | $161,590 | $89,310 | $92,019 |
| North Carolina | 1,920 | $113,900 | $62,430 | $160,160 | $84,923 | $90,031 |
| California | 7,240 | $113,060 | $62,410 | $178,310 | $80,628 | $72,822 |
| Nevada | 380 | $109,670 | $69,330 | $145,810 | $85,983 | $86,001 |
| Alaska | 90 | $108,810 | $66,190 | $138,330 | $85,107 | $83,145 |
| Connecticut | 810 | $108,270 | $65,400 | $157,350 | $79,210 | $76,451 |
| Georgia | 2,460 | $106,810 | $54,850 | $160,070 | $79,390 | $82,446 |
| Rhode Island | 280 | $106,020 | $63,430 | $154,860 | $78,881 | $77,123 |
| New York | 3,590 | $105,900 | $60,090 | $178,580 | $77,680 | $71,978 |
| Illinois | 2,340 | $104,650 | $59,990 | $163,970 | $77,416 | $77,448 |
| Arizona | 1,120 | $104,280 | $59,120 | $155,290 | $79,978 | $79,440 |
| Vermont | 120 | $104,230 | $69,280 | $130,990 | $77,781 | $79,402 |
| Florida | 3,810 | $104,120 | $56,300 | $161,090 | $82,078 | $79,369 |
| Iowa | 360 | $101,210 | $58,440 | $156,540 | $76,837 | $87,552 |
| Delaware | 670 | $100,910 | $65,090 | $167,520 | $74,097 | $74,240 |
| Minnesota | 1,020 | $100,700 | $61,120 | $151,590 | $73,905 | $74,939 |
| Missouri | 1,140 | $100,270 | $57,730 | $150,490 | $75,595 | $83,238 |
| Oregon | 1,060 | $100,260 | $61,000 | $140,170 | $71,328 | $69,008 |
| Kansas | 440 | $100,170 | $65,170 | $159,650 | $74,510 | $82,726 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,450 | $100,110 | $58,780 | $158,360 | $76,114 | $78,008 |
| Nebraska | 610 | $100,020 | $63,610 | $141,860 | $75,523 | $83,818 |
| Wisconsin | 1,220 | $100,020 | $62,440 | $149,430 | $74,765 | $79,457 |
| Michigan | 1,150 | $99,830 | $58,540 | $150,140 | $75,068 | $78,020 |
| New Mexico | 570 | $98,450 | $66,470 | $139,250 | $74,596 | $80,897 |
| Louisiana | 290 | $98,270 | $48,910 | $150,900 | $75,401 | $85,482 |
| Ohio | 1,860 | $97,190 | $49,960 | $158,910 | $74,967 | $80,806 |
| Oklahoma | 790 | $95,320 | $57,580 | $134,990 | $72,144 | $82,128 |
| Alabama | 1,840 | $93,900 | $60,500 | $134,810 | $71,025 | $79,962 |
| South Carolina | 990 | $93,640 | $54,040 | $149,000 | $70,812 | $75,534 |
| Virginia | 5,940 | $93,320 | $60,840 | $160,190 | $69,929 | $69,165 |
| New Hampshire | 250 | $92,110 | $60,670 | $145,290 | $73,629 | $70,685 |
| Indiana | 930 | $90,090 | $56,710 | $144,520 | $69,580 | $74,554 |
| Mississippi | 200 | $87,790 | $50,740 | $129,160 | $67,811 | $77,985 |
| Kentucky | 650 | $87,390 | $47,150 | $139,840 | $67,368 | $74,721 |
| Idaho | 180 | $85,660 | $50,460 | $138,930 | $65,660 | $68,758 |
| Hawaii | 100 | $85,500 | $51,050 | $137,180 | $63,895 | $58,112 |
| Montana | 300 | $83,120 | $71,740 | $104,300 | $63,970 | $67,589 |
| South Dakota | 170 | $82,540 | $64,140 | $110,130 | $66,897 | $75,516 |
| Arkansas | 420 | $82,480 | $53,690 | $127,850 | $64,291 | $73,951 |
| Wyoming | 100 | $82,480 | $42,890 | $115,820 | $66,855 | $72,126 |
| North Dakota | 80 | $78,730 | $57,320 | $122,360 | $63,941 | $71,876 |
| West Virginia | 240 | $73,490 | $48,110 | $121,010 | $58,053 | $64,866 |
| Maine | 260 | $70,500 | $51,640 | $118,950 | $54,993 | $56,665 |
| Puerto Rico | 170 | $51,880 | $38,900 | $94,660 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 15-1242. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.