Database Administrators · SOC 15-1242
Database Administrators Salary in the Virginia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virginia
Figures describe the state of Virginia as a whole.
Database Administrators in the Virginia earned a median of $93,320 per year ($44.86 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $60,840 at the 10th percentile to $160,190 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,940 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Database Administrators in the Virginia earn more than $93,320 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $88,610 and $125,110.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $60,840 | $88,610 | $93,320 | $125,110 | $160,190 |
| Hourly | $29.25 | $42.60 | $44.86 | $60.15 | $77.02 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Virginia$93,320 median for Virginia; middle half earns $88,610 to $125,110
- United Statesnational$104,620 median for United States; middle half earns $79,610 to $135,460
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for database administrators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Virginiathis page$93,320 median for Virginia; middle half earns $88,610 to $125,110
- $99,690 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $70,380 to $129,370
- $93,500 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $71,090 to $105,570
- $92,800 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $67,200 to $121,820
- $88,130 median for Winchester metro area; middle half earns $69,080 to $105,680
- $87,990 median for Roanoke metro area; middle half earns $55,990 to $117,330
- $82,320 median for Blacksburg metro area; middle half earns $62,530 to $106,770
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for database administratorss · Highest-paying occupations in Virginia
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.