Database Administrator Salary by City
How much does a Database Administrator make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$105K
National median
$80K
25th percentile
$135K
75th percentile
$60K
Bottom 10%
$163K
Top 10%
Database Administrator Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$141,000
+35% vs national
Seattle
WA
$130,600
+25% vs national
Washington
DC
$128,600
+23% vs national
New York
NY
$126,400
+21% vs national
Boston
MA
$120,200
+15% vs national
San Diego
CA
$117,200
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$113,000
+8% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$112,000
+7% vs national
Hartford
CT
$112,000
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$111,000
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$111,000
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$110,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$108,800
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$107,800
+3% vs national
Austin
TX
$107,800
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$105,800
+1% vs national
Dallas
TX
$101,600
-3% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$101,600
-3% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$101,400
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$100,400
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$100,400
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$98,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$98,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$97,400
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$97,400
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$97,400
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$96,400
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$95,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$95,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$95,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$95,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$94,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$94,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$94,200
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$93,200
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$93,200
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$92,000
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$92,000
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$92,000
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$91,000
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$91,000
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$90,000
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$88,800
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$88,800
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$87,800
-16% vs national
About Database Administrator Salaries
The median Database Administrator salary in the United States is $104,620 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $141,000, while the national range spans from $60,230 at the 10th percentile to $163,320 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 15-1242.