SOC 15-1242 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Database Administrators

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$104,620

U.S. median hourly wage$50.30

U.S. employment69,990

Nationally, database administrators earned a median of $104,620 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 69,990 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Database Administrators: pay and employment by state
State
Utah	$135,750	$65.27	1,200	0.7
Massachusetts	$129,300	$62.16	2,310	0.6
New Jersey	$125,860	$60.51	1,810	0.4
Maryland	$124,300	$59.76	2,300	0.8
District of Columbia	$118,540	$56.99	560	0.8
Colorado	$118,340	$56.90	1,220	0.4
Washington	$118,140	$56.80	1,730	0.5
Tennessee	$115,500	$55.53	2,020	0.6
Texas	$114,400	$55.00	6,430	0.5
North Carolina	$113,900	$54.76	1,920	0.4
California	$113,060	$54.35	7,240	0.4
Nevada	$109,670	$52.72	380	0.2
Alaska	$108,810	$52.31	90	0.3
Connecticut	$108,270	$52.05	810	0.5
Georgia	$106,810	$51.35	2,460	0.5
Rhode Island	$106,020	$50.97	280	0.6
New York	$105,900	$50.91	3,590	0.4
Illinois	$104,650	$50.31	2,340	0.4
Arizona	$104,280	$50.14	1,120	0.3
Vermont	$104,230	$50.11	120	0.4
Florida	$104,120	$50.06	3,810	0.4
Iowa	$101,210	$48.66	360	0.2
Delaware	$100,910	$48.52	670	1.4
Minnesota	$100,700	$48.42	1,020	0.3
Missouri	$100,270	$48.21	1,140	0.4
Oregon	$100,260	$48.20	1,060	0.5
Kansas	$100,170	$48.16	440	0.3
Pennsylvania	$100,110	$48.13	2,450	0.4
Nebraska	$100,020	$48.09	610	0.6
Wisconsin	$100,020	$48.09	1,220	0.4
Michigan	$99,830	$48.00	1,150	0.3
New Mexico	$98,450	$47.33	570	0.7
Louisiana	$98,270	$47.24	290	0.2
Ohio	$97,190	$46.73	1,860	0.3
Oklahoma	$95,320	$45.83	790	0.5
Alabama	$93,900	$45.14	1,840	0.9
South Carolina	$93,640	$45.02	990	0.4
Virginia	$93,320	$44.86	5,940	1.4
New Hampshire	$92,110	$44.29	250	0.4
Indiana	$90,090	$43.31	930	0.3
Mississippi	$87,790	$42.21	200	0.2
Kentucky	$87,390	$42.02	650	0.3
Idaho	$85,660	$41.19	180	0.2
Hawaii	$85,500	$41.11	100	0.2
Montana	$83,120	$39.96	300	0.6
South Dakota	$82,540	$39.69	170	0.4
Arkansas	$82,480	$39.66	420	0.3
Wyoming	$82,480	$39.66	100	0.4
North Dakota	$78,730	$37.85	80	0.2
West Virginia	$73,490	$35.33	240	0.3
Maine	$70,500	$33.90	260	0.4
Puerto Rico	$51,880	$24.94	170	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 199 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Database Administrators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$138,620	$66.64	580	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$133,180	$64.03	1,010	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$132,370	$63.64	1,910	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$130,780	$62.88	60	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$129,010	$62.02	160	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$128,780	$61.92	60	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$127,760	$61.42	1,470	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$125,760	$60.46	200	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$125,600	$60.38	30	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$124,560	$59.89	670	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$124,040	$59.63	110	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$123,920	$59.58	750	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$123,830	$59.53	1,110	0.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$123,730	$59.49	1,190	0.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$123,490	$59.37	170	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$122,950	$59.11	510	0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$122,390	$58.84	2,430	0.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$121,550	$58.44	3,630	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$121,260	$58.30	50	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$120,500	$57.94	410	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$120,120	$57.75	800	0.5
Columbus, GA-AL	$119,740	$57.57	40	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$118,170	$56.81	110	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$117,950	$56.71	220	0.6
Lexington Park, MD	$116,630	$56.07	80	1.2
Boulder, CO	$116,250	$55.89	110	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$116,030	$55.78	1,090	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$115,330	$55.45	390	3.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$115,100	$55.34	580	0.4
Springfield, MA	$114,850	$55.22	90	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$114,630	$55.11	50	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$113,890	$54.75	550	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$113,500	$54.57	300	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$113,420	$54.53	140	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$112,540	$54.10	2,280	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$112,160	$53.92	110	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$111,990	$53.84	30	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$110,950	$53.34	1,780	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$110,740	$53.24	270	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$110,160	$52.96	510	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$109,750	$52.77	130	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$109,680	$52.73	1,870	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$109,090	$52.45	80	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$108,750	$52.29	3,730	1.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$108,740	$52.28	100	0.5
Ogden, UT	$108,600	$52.21	70	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$108,510	$52.17	70	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$108,270	$52.05	310	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$107,620	$51.74	40	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$107,410	$51.64	390	0.4
Reno, NV	$107,270	$51.57	50	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$107,240	$51.56	80	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$106,820	$51.36	730	0.5
Greeley, CO	$106,610	$51.26	40	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$106,270	$51.09	350	0.7
Madison, WI	$105,680	$50.81	410	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$105,590	$50.77	860	0.3
Salem, OR	$105,470	$50.71	80	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$105,400	$50.67	50	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$104,930	$50.45	1,580	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$104,880	$50.43	90	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$104,650	$50.31	550	0.4
Bloomington, IN	$104,360	$50.17	100	1.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$104,340	$50.17	40	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$104,280	$50.14	810	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$103,990	$50.00	40	0.3
Rochester, MN	$103,920	$49.96	40	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$103,640	$49.83	440	0.4
Worcester, MA	$103,620	$49.82	130	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$103,440	$49.73	40	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$103,110	$49.57	300	1.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$103,110	$49.57	730	0.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$102,510	$49.28	40	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$102,360	$49.21	400	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$102,310	$49.19	320	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$102,160	$49.12	400	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$102,070	$49.07	470	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$101,850	$48.96	540	1.0
Tyler, TX	$101,680	$48.88	40	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$101,610	$48.85	790	0.4
Iowa City, IA	$101,580	$48.84	50	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$101,510	$48.80	310	0.4
Columbus, OH	$101,450	$48.78	430	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$100,790	$48.46	130	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$100,110	$48.13	190	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$99,990	$48.07	430	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$99,870	$48.01	50	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$99,870	$48.02	370	0.2
Santa Fe, NM	$99,860	$48.01	160	2.6
New Haven, CT	$99,800	$47.98	150	0.5
Richmond, VA	$99,690	$47.93	600	0.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$99,140	$47.66	70	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$99,010	$47.60	380	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$98,990	$47.59	30	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$98,450	$47.33	240	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$98,370	$47.30	40	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$98,180	$47.20	180	0.5
Modesto, CA	$97,850	$47.05	40	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$97,720	$46.98	40	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$97,700	$46.97	60	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$97,570	$46.91	60	0.2
Jackson, MS	$97,560	$46.90	60	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$96,850	$46.56	190	0.3
Evansville, IN	$96,800	$46.54	30	0.3
Savannah, GA	$96,740	$46.51	50	0.3
Florence, SC	$96,580	$46.43	30	0.4
Asheville, NC	$96,370	$46.33	40	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$95,370	$45.85	490	3.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$94,920	$45.64	60	0.2
Warner Robins, GA	$94,670	$45.51	40	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$93,860	$45.13	50	0.2
Chico, CA	$93,650	$45.02	30	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$93,500	$44.95	100	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$92,800	$44.61	460	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$92,680	$44.56	250	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$92,500	$44.47	70	0.2
Akron, OH	$92,420	$44.43	130	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$91,970	$44.22	Not published	Not published
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$91,360	$43.92	30	0.4
Fresno, CA	$90,860	$43.69	100	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$90,570	$43.54	60	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$90,550	$43.53	100	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$90,480	$43.50	160	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$90,290	$43.41	110	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$89,990	$43.26	210	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$89,990	$43.26	50	0.3
Mobile, AL	$89,470	$43.01	90	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$89,350	$42.96	100	0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$89,230	$42.90	30	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$89,070	$42.82	90	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$89,060	$42.82	40	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$89,010	$42.80	30	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$88,570	$42.58	50	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$88,490	$42.54	110	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$88,460	$42.53	40	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$88,360	$42.48	30	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$88,130	$42.37	30	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$87,990	$42.30	70	0.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$87,560	$42.10	40	0.6
Binghamton, NY	$87,270	$41.96	40	0.4
Peoria, IL	$86,960	$41.81	30	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$86,810	$41.74	80	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$86,800	$41.73	180	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$86,720	$41.69	50	0.2
Tuscaloosa, AL	$85,800	$41.25	70	0.7
York-Hanover, PA	$85,630	$41.17	40	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$85,590	$41.15	260	1.4
Las Cruces, NM	$85,530	$41.12	50	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$85,280	$41.00	90	0.6
Springfield, MO	$85,130	$40.93	70	0.3
Topeka, KS	$84,880	$40.81	50	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$84,880	$40.81	100	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	$84,740	$40.74	60	1.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$84,730	$40.74	Not published	Not published
Bend, OR	$84,660	$40.70	40	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$84,420	$40.59	90	0.4
Reading, PA	$84,290	$40.53	60	0.3
Wichita, KS	$84,260	$40.51	70	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$84,220	$40.49	40	0.5
Salinas, CA	$83,970	$40.37	40	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$83,640	$40.21	30	0.2
Columbia, SC	$83,330	$40.06	250	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$83,290	$40.04	120	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$83,260	$40.03	110	0.4
Helena, MT	$83,120	$39.96	60	1.4
Dover, DE	$83,080	$39.94	50	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$82,890	$39.85	40	0.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$82,790	$39.80	40	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$82,650	$39.74	50	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$82,640	$39.73	150	0.4
Missoula, MT	$82,630	$39.73	30	0.5
Boise City, ID	$82,620	$39.72	120	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$82,560	$39.69	50	0.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$82,320	$39.58	50	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$82,310	$39.57	40	0.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$81,710	$39.28	Not published	Not published
Rochester, NY	$81,490	$39.18	130	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$81,300	$39.09	70	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$81,070	$38.97	440	0.6
Great Falls, MT	$80,470	$38.69	30	0.8
Billings, MT	$80,290	$38.60	40	0.4
Lynchburg, VA	$79,910	$38.42	70	0.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$79,730	$38.33	50	0.2
Columbia, MO	$79,240	$38.10	80	0.7
Springfield, IL	$79,150	$38.05	80	0.8
El Paso, TX	$78,520	$37.75	140	0.4
Toledo, OH	$77,200	$37.12	60	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$76,990	$37.01	70	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$76,820	$36.93	210	0.4
Erie, PA	$74,540	$35.84	30	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$72,170	$34.70	90	0.3
Charleston, WV	$70,280	$33.79	60	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$65,210	$31.35	90	0.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$57,680	$27.73	50	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$53,410	$25.68	140	0.2
Bloomington, IL	Not published	Not published	50	0.5
Knoxville, TN	Not published	Not published	350	0.8
Longview, TX	Not published	Not published	40	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Not published	Not published	850	1.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.