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Database Administrator Salary
by City (2026)

Install, configure, and maintain databases ensuring performance, security, and availability. National median: $105K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$105K

Top 10% earn

$170K

Entry level

$78K

Salary growth

+2.8%/yr

Database Administrator salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$129K	$173K	$223K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$123K	$166K	$213K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$116K	$156K	$201K	187	6.85%
Oakland, CA	$115K	$155K	$200K	185	9.3%
Cambridge, MA	$115K	$155K	$199K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$115K	$155K	$199K	185	11%
Seattle, WA	$111K	$149K	$192K	150	None ✓
Bellevue, WA	$111K	$149K	$192K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$110K	$148K	$190K	172	9.3%
Washington, DC	$109K	$147K	$189K	152	8.5%
Boston, MA	$108K	$145K	$186K	162	5%
Jersey City, NJ	$108K	$145K	$186K	162	10.75%
Yonkers, NY	$107K	$144K	$185K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$107K	$144K	$185K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$105K	$142K	$182K	163	9.3%
Kirkland, WA	$106K	$142K	$183K	162	None ✓
Arlington, VA	$105K	$142K	$182K	148	5.75%
Stamford, CT	$104K	$140K	$180K	158	6.99%
Newark, NJ	$103K	$139K	$178K	155	10.75%
Hilo, HI	$103K	$138K	$178K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$101K	$137K	$176K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$100K	$135K	$174K	150	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$100K	$134K	$173K	155	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$100K	$134K	$172K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$100K	$134K	$172K	148	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$98K	$132K	$170K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$98K	$132K	$170K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$96K	$129K	$166K	140	10.75%
Austin, TX	$95K	$128K	$165K	110	None ✓
Chula Vista, CA	$95K	$128K	$165K	138	9.3%
Portland, OR	$95K	$128K	$165K	130	9.9%
Edison, NJ	$95K	$128K	$165K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$95K	$128K	$165K	138	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$92K	$124K	$159K	128	9.3%
Tacoma, WA	$92K	$124K	$159K	128	None ✓
Denver, CO	$92K	$124K	$159K	118	4.55%
Plano, TX	$90K	$121K	$155K	105	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$90K	$121K	$155K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$90K	$121K	$155K	118	2.5%
Worcester, MA	$90K	$121K	$155K	120	5%
Salt Lake City, UT	$90K	$121K	$155K	105	4.85%
Baltimore, MD	$90K	$121K	$155K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$90K	$121K	$155K	192	11%
New Haven, CT	$89K	$119K	$153K	122	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$87K	$118K	$151K	96	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$87K	$118K	$151K	108	None ✓
Miami, FL	$87K	$118K	$151K	123	None ✓
Durham, NC	$87K	$118K	$151K	100	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$87K	$118K	$151K	110	3.07%
Minneapolis, MN	$87K	$118K	$151K	106	6.8%
Nashua, NH	$88K	$118K	$152K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$87K	$117K	$150K	118	5.99%
Aurora, CO	$86K	$116K	$149K	112	4.55%
Atlanta, GA	$86K	$116K	$149K	99	5.75%
Raleigh, NC	$86K	$116K	$149K	102	4.75%
Provo, UT	$86K	$116K	$149K	100	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$86K	$116K	$149K	118	6.99%
Anchorage, AK	$86K	$116K	$149K	128	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$86K	$115K	$148K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$84K	$114K	$146K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$84K	$114K	$146K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$84K	$114K	$146K	112	4.75%
Irving, TX	$84K	$113K	$146K	97	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$84K	$113K	$146K	118	None ✓
Chandler, AZ	$84K	$113K	$146K	105	2.5%
St. Paul, MN	$84K	$113K	$146K	104	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$84K	$112K	$145K	110	9.9%
Round Rock, TX	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$83K	$111K	$143K	108	6.6%
Houston, TX	$82K	$110K	$142K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$82K	$110K	$142K	93	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$81K	$110K	$141K	105	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$82K	$110K	$142K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$82K	$110K	$142K	100	2.5%
Springfield, MA	$81K	$110K	$141K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$82K	$110K	$142K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$82K	$110K	$142K	102	None ✓
Pittsburgh, PA	$82K	$110K	$142K	90	3.07%
Salem, OR	$81K	$110K	$141K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$81K	$110K	$141K	105	None ✓
Reno, NV	$82K	$110K	$142K	108	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$81K	$110K	$141K	105	5.8%
Carrollton, TX	$80K	$108K	$139K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$80K	$108K	$139K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$80K	$107K	$138K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$80K	$107K	$138K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	9.3%
Orlando, FL	$80K	$107K	$138K	100	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	4.85%
Huntsville, AL	$80K	$107K	$138K	88	5%
Overland Park, KS	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$79K	$107K	$137K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$78K	$106K	$136K	98	7.15%
St. Petersburg, FL	$78K	$105K	$135K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$78K	$105K	$135K	98	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$78K	$105K	$135K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$78K	$105K	$135K	90	3.99%
Madison, WI	$78K	$105K	$135K	102	5.3%
Charleston, SC	$78K	$105K	$135K	105	6.5%
Bakersfield, CA	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$77K	$104K	$134K	95	6.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	$76K	$103K	$132K	102	4.55%
Virginia Beach, VA	$76K	$103K	$132K	98	5.75%
Kansas City, MO	$76K	$103K	$132K	90	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$76K	$103K	$132K	102	None ✓
Midland, TX	$76K	$102K	$131K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$76K	$102K	$131K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$76K	$102K	$131K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$76K	$102K	$131K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$76K	$102K	$131K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	4.95%
Cincinnati, OH	$75K	$101K	$130K	88	3.99%
Sterling Heights, MI	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	4.25%
St. Louis, MO	$75K	$101K	$130K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$75K	$101K	$130K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	5.3%
Fargo, ND	$75K	$101K	$130K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$74K	$100K	$128K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$74K	$100K	$128K	90	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$74K	$100K	$128K	93	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$74K	$100K	$128K	82	4.25%
Green Bay, WI	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$74K	$100K	$128K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$73K	$98K	$126K	85	4.9%
San Antonio, TX	$72K	$97K	$124K	87	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$72K	$97K	$124K	88	6.85%
Spokane, WA	$72K	$97K	$124K	95	None ✓
Louisville, KY	$72K	$97K	$124K	85	5%
Des Moines, IA	$72K	$97K	$124K	88	4.82%
Amarillo, TX	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$72K	$96K	$124K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5.75%
Cleveland, OH	$70K	$95K	$122K	82	3.99%
Akron, OH	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$70K	$95K	$122K	90	4.25%
Erie, PA	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$70K	$95K	$122K	92	6%
Omaha, NE	$70K	$95K	$122K	88	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$71K	$95K	$123K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$70K	$94K	$121K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$69K	$93K	$119K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$69K	$93K	$119K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$69K	$93K	$119K	75	6.5%
Tucson, AZ	$69K	$92K	$119K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$69K	$92K	$119K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$69K	$92K	$119K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$69K	$92K	$119K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$69K	$92K	$119K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$69K	$92K	$119K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$69K	$92K	$119K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$69K	$92K	$119K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$69K	$92K	$119K	88	5.9%
Corpus Christi, TX	$66K	$89K	$115K	84	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$66K	$89K	$115K	80	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$66K	$89K	$115K	82	5.7%
El Paso, TX	$64K	$86K	$111K	82	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$64K	$86K	$111K	82	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	None ✓
Laredo, TX	$59K	$79K	$101K	76	None ✓

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Database Administrator Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Database Administrator is $105,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $78,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $135,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Database Administrators nationally earn $170,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in CS or IT; Oracle/SQL certifications. This role is 58% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Database Administrator compensation is growing at 2.8% annually, near the national average wage growth rate.

Database Administrator salary FAQ

How much does a Database Administrator make?

The median Database Administrator salary in the US is $105,000 per year — about $50/hour. Most earn between $78,000 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Database Administrator?

Entry-level Database Administrator positions typically start around $78,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Database Administrators earn?

The top 10% of Database Administrators earn $170,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Database Administrators the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Database Administrator salary at $173K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Database Administrator salaries going up?

Yes — Database Administrator pay is growing about 2.8% year over year, near the US average wage-growth rate.

Database Administrator Salaryby City (2026)