Database Administrators Salary in the US
A database administrators earns a national median of $104,620 a year (mean $110,090) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #113 of 825.
How much does a database administrators earn in the US?
A database administrators in the United States earns a median of $104,620 a year (mean $110,090), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 69,990 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1242), ranked #113 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$104,620
per year
Mean
$110,090
per year
Employment
69,990
US workers
National rank
#113
of 825 by median
What a database administrators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a database administrators (SOC 15-1242) earns a median annual wage of $104,620 and a mean (average) of $110,090. The median is the midpoint — half of database administrators earn more and half earn less — and is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a database administrators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for database administrators is $104,620, and the mean (average) is $110,090. The median is the midpoint — half of database administrators earn more and half earn less.
- How does database administrators pay compare to the US average?
- At $104,620, a database administrators earns 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many database administrators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 69,990 database administrators employed nationally (SOC 15-1242), across all industries.
- Where does this database administrators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1242. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1242 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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