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Hourly Wage for Database Development Engineer V Salary in the United States

What is the hourly salary range of Database Development Engineer V?

As of May 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Database Development Engineer V in the United States is $81, which translates to an annual salary of about $168,490.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75 to $89 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70 per hour

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Database Development Engineer V Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,290	$15,441	$3,563	$89
Average	$168,490	$14,041	$3,240	$81
25th Percentile	$156,590	$13,049	$3,011	$75

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Key Factors That Influence Database Development Engineer V Salaries

A Database Development Engineer V's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Database Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Database Development Engineer V's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Database Engineer, Senior (4-7 years): $125,763
Database Engineer, Specialist (7+ years): $144,408
Database Development Engineer V (7-10 years): $168,459
Database Development Engineer VI (10-12 years): $188,875
Database Development Supervisor (12+ years): $109,645

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Database Engineer, Senior	4-7 years	$125,763
Database Engineer, Specialist	7+ years	$144,408
Database Development Engineer V	7-10 years	$168,459
Database Development Engineer VI	10-12 years	$188,875
Database Development Supervisor	12+ years	$109,645

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How Do Database Development Engineer V Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Database Development Engineer Vs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $186,590.
California: $185,890.
Massachusetts: $183,390.

District of Columbia $186,590

California $185,890

Massachusetts $183,390

Washington $182,690

New Jersey $182,590

Alaska $182,390

Connecticut $180,090

New York $179,090

Hawaii $176,090

Rhode Island $174,690

Maryland $173,690

Minnesota $172,390

Colorado $171,890

Illinois $171,790

Oregon $171,090

Delaware $170,590

New Hampshire $170,390

Virginia $169,690

Pennsylvania $167,790

Nevada $166,790

North Dakota $166,490

Michigan $165,890

Wisconsin $165,790

Vermont $165,390

Texas $164,390

Maine $164,290

Arizona $164,190

Ohio $164,090

Georgia $162,490

Indiana $161,790

Wyoming $161,590

Utah $161,390

Iowa $161,290

Kansas $160,490

Louisiana $160,190

North Carolina $160,090

Missouri $160,090

Florida $159,390

Montana $159,090

Nebraska $158,790

Kentucky $158,590

South Carolina $157,890

Tennessee $157,490

Idaho $157,290

New Mexico $156,090

Oklahoma $155,790

Alabama $154,790

South Dakota $153,090

Arkansas $152,190

West Virginia $151,690

Mississippi $150,290

Top Paying Cities for Database Development Engineer Vs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $212,490
San Francisco: $210,190
Oakland: $205,790

San Jose, CA $212,490

San Francisco, CA $210,190

Oakland, CA $205,790

New York, NY $193,990

Paramus, NJ $191,690

Queens Village, NY $191,590

Passaic, NJ $191,490

Bergenfield, NJ $191,490

Stamford, CT $191,090

Huntington, NY $190,990

Newark, NJ $189,790

Bridgeport, CT $189,390

Vallejo, CA $189,090

New Brunswick, NJ $188,990

Petaluma, CA $188,890

Middlesex, NJ $188,590

Somerset, NJ $188,490

Santa Cruz, CA $188,290

Boston, MA $187,190

Monterey, CA $186,690

Seattle, WA $186,290

Santa Rosa, CA $186,190

Los Angeles, CA $186,190

Juneau, AK $185,690

Washington, DC $185,590

Orange, CA $184,990

Santa Ana, CA $184,490

Long Beach, CA $184,290

Anaheim, CA $184,290

Anchorage, AK $184,190

Santa Maria, CA $183,690

Everett, WA $183,690

Danbury, CT $183,090

Bremerton, WA $182,890

Tacoma, WA $182,290

New Suffolk, NY $182,290

Sacramento, CA $182,190

Santa Barbara, CA $181,990

Trenton, NJ $181,790

San Diego, CA $181,790

Brockton, MA $181,590

Fairbanks, AK $181,190

Lompoc, CA $180,790

Lowell, MA $180,690

Ventura, CA $180,590

Nashua, NH $180,590

Stockton, CA $180,590

Modesto, CA $179,390

Poughkeepsie, NY $178,990

Kennewick, WA $178,690

Olympia, WA $178,690

New Haven, CT $178,590

Lawrence, MA $177,990

Hartford, CT $177,790

Riverside, CA $177,790

New Bedford, MA $177,590

Richland, WA $177,590

Bakersfield, CA $177,390

Atlantic City, NJ $177,290

San Bernardino, CA $177,290

New Britain, CT $177,290

New London, CT $177,190

Norwich, CT $177,190

Portsmouth, NH $177,190

Boulder, CO $176,790

Portland, OR $176,590

Worcester, MA $176,490

Minneapolis, MN $175,990

Philadelphia, PA $175,790

Honolulu, HI $175,190

Saint Paul, MN $175,090

Vineland, NJ $175,090

Providence, RI $174,590

Chicago, IL $174,090

Bellingham, WA $173,890

Springfield, MA $173,790

Baltimore, MD $173,690

Chico, CA $173,290

Pittsfield, MA $172,890

Manchester, NH $172,590

Spokane, WA $171,790

Denver, CO $171,790

Albany, NY $170,990

Troy, NY $170,890

Nassau, NY $170,790

Schenectady, NY $170,590

Wilmington, DE $170,390

Burlington, VT $170,190

Salem, OR $170,090

Portland, ME $169,590

Yakima, WA $169,490

Rochester, MN $168,890

Reno, NV $168,790

Fresno, CA $168,790

Milwaukee, WI $168,690

Ann Arbor, MI $168,490

Allentown, PA $168,490

Detroit, MI $168,490

Colorado Springs, CO $168,190

Syracuse, NY $168,090

Carson City, NV $168,090

Houston, TX $167,890

Eugene, OR $167,790

Gary, IN $167,590

Bismarck, ND $167,390

Springfield, OR $167,390

Galveston, TX $167,290

Medford, OR $166,990

Fort Collins, CO $166,990

Concord, NH $166,890

Austin, TX $166,790

Mesa, AZ $166,490

Reading, PA $166,490

Phoenix, AZ $166,490

Dallas, TX $166,390

Saint Cloud, MN $166,190

Madison, WI $165,990

Utica, NY $165,590

Rochester, NY $165,290

Des Moines, IA $165,290

Raleigh, NC $165,290

Atlanta, GA $164,990

Battle Creek, MI $164,990

Salt Lake City, UT $164,890

Lancaster, PA $164,690

Harrisburg, PA $164,390

Columbus, OH $164,190

Fort Worth, TX $164,190

Kansas City, MO $164,190

Kansas City, KS $164,190

Champaign, IL $164,190

Boca Raton, FL $164,090

Pittsburgh, PA $164,090

Indianapolis, IN $163,990

Richmond, VA $163,990

Cleveland, OH $163,890

Cincinnati, OH $163,690

Las Vegas, NV $163,690

Petersburg, VA $163,490

Huntsville, AL $163,190

Lansing, MI $163,090

Lebanon, PA $163,090

Pueblo, CO $163,090

Appleton, WI $162,990

Buffalo, NY $162,990

Racine, WI $162,890

Charlotte, NC $162,890

Dayton, OH $162,890

Saint Louis, MO $162,790

York, PA $162,690

Elkhart, IN $162,690

Gastonia, NC $162,690

Billings, MT $162,590

Beaumont, TX $162,590

Lorain, OH $162,590

Benton Harbor, MI $162,490

Toledo, OH $162,490

Rock Hill, SC $162,390

Binghamton, NY $162,390

Rockford, IL $162,290

Springfield, IL $162,190

Elyria, OH $162,190

Fargo, ND $162,190

Flagstaff, AZ $162,090

Fort Lauderdale, FL $161,990

Miami, FL $161,890

Duluth, MN $161,890

Grand Forks, ND $161,790

Cheyenne, WY $161,790

Bangor, ME $161,390

Cedar Rapids, IA $161,190

Durham, NC $161,190

Hialeah, FL $161,090

Louisville, KY $161,090

Grand Rapids, MI $161,090

Casper, WY $160,890

Scranton, PA $160,690

New Orleans, LA $160,590

Virginia Beach, VA $160,590

Akron, OH $160,490

Peoria, IL $160,290

Sarasota, FL $160,290

Nashville, TN $160,090

Omaha, NE $160,090

Green Bay, WI $160,090

Baton Rouge, LA $160,090

Charleston, SC $159,990

Davenport, IA $159,890

Jamestown, NY $159,890

Tucson, AZ $159,890

Saint Petersburg, FL $159,690

Tampa, FL $159,690

Evansville, IN $159,590

Port Arthur, TX $159,590

Bradenton, FL $159,490

Santa Fe, NM $159,190

Clearwater, FL $158,890

Orlando, FL $158,890

La Crosse, WI $158,490

Canton, OH $158,490

Albuquerque, NM $158,390

Newport News, VA $158,390

High Point, NC $158,390

Ogden, UT $158,290

Corpus Christi, TX $158,190

Laramie, WY $158,090

Norfolk, VA $158,090

Rock Island, IL $157,990

Saginaw, MI $157,890

Jacksonville, FL $157,890

Salisbury, NC $157,890

Boise, ID $157,790

Moline, IL $157,790

Fort Myers, FL $157,690

Memphis, TN $157,690

Tulsa, OK $157,590

Waterloo, IA $157,490

Spartanburg, SC $157,290

Lincoln, NE $157,190

Fort Wayne, IN $157,190

Provo, UT $157,190

Cedar Falls, IA $156,990

San Antonio, TX $156,890

Greensboro, NC $156,890

South Bend, IN $156,790

Birmingham, AL $156,590

Muskegon, MI $156,590

Savannah, GA $156,590

Winston Salem, NC $156,490

Lake Charles, LA $156,090

Anderson, IN $155,990

Lexington, KY $155,990

Augusta, GA $155,890

Greenville, SC $155,890

Wichita, KS $155,790

Tuscaloosa, AL $155,790

Lima, OH $155,790

Springfield, OH $155,590

Columbia, SC $155,590

Asheville, NC $155,290

Bloomington, IN $155,190

Knoxville, TN $154,590

Shreveport, LA $154,590

Wilmington, NC $154,390

Roanoke, VA $154,390

Topeka, KS $154,090

Frankfort, KY $154,090

Longview, TX $153,890

Oklahoma City, OK $153,890

Chillicothe, OH $153,890

Melbourne, FL $153,790

Sioux Falls, SD $153,590

Mobile, AL $153,490

Terre Haute, IN $153,490

Altoona, PA $153,390

Amarillo, TX $153,290

Killeen, TX $153,190

Fayetteville, AR $153,090

Chattanooga, TN $152,990

Sioux City, IA $152,890

Idaho Falls, ID $152,790

Lynchburg, VA $152,690

Gainesville, FL $152,490

Portsmouth, OH $152,390

Little Rock, AR $152,390

Youngstown, OH $152,290

Lafayette, LA $152,290

Daytona Beach, FL $152,190

Clarksville, TN $152,190

Pensacola, FL $152,190

Temple, TX $152,190

Hopkinsville, KY $151,690

Erie, PA $151,590

Florence, SC $151,590

Charleston, WV $151,290

Great Falls, MT $151,190

Tallahassee, FL $150,990

Macon, GA $150,990

Fayetteville, NC $150,890

Waco, TX $150,890

Helena, MT $150,790

Pine Bluff, AR $150,690

Vincennes, IN $150,490

Lubbock, TX $150,390

Alamogordo, NM $150,290

Twin Falls, ID $150,190

Rapid City, SD $150,090

Jackson, MS $149,790

Huntington, WV $149,790

Greenville, MS $149,790

Parkersburg, WV $149,590

Montgomery, AL $149,590

Wichita Falls, TX $149,390

Springfield, MO $149,390

Biloxi, MS $149,390

Monroe, LA $149,190

Johnstown, PA $149,090

Sumter, SC $148,990

Columbus, GA $148,990

Pascagoula, MS $148,690

Abilene, TX $148,690

Kingsport, TN $148,190

Albany, GA $148,190

Gulfport, MS $148,190

Alexandria, LA $147,590

Fort Smith, AR $147,190

El Paso, TX $146,690

Las Cruces, NM $145,990

Harlingen, TX $145,590

Pocatello, ID $145,490

Florence, AL $145,290

Brownsville, TX $145,290

Mcallen, TX $144,890

Dothan, AL $144,690

Columbus, MS $143,690

Altus, OK $142,890

Lawton, OK $142,590

Pierre, SD $141,990

What Skills Can Increase a Database Development Engineer V's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

People Management (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): People management refers to the practice of recruiting, training, engaging and retaining employees to optimize their talent and maximize their productivity.
AWS (Mentioned in 3.77% Job Postings): Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
Open Source (Mentioned in 3.07% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit

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Skills	Demand Percentage
People Management	3.03%
AWS	3.77%
Open Source	3.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Database Development Engineer V's salary.

People Management: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Open Source: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Experimenting: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
People Management	$190,394	13%
Open Source	$180,284	7%
Experimenting	$176,915	5%
Mentoring Others	$176,915	5%
Accountability	$175,230	4%
Data Engineering	$175,230	4%

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Database Development Engineer V Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Database Development Engineer V's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$156,590

Average $168,490/year

$185,290

$13,049

Average $14,041/month

$15,441

$3,011

Average $3,240/week

$3,563

$75

Average $81/hour

$89

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,290	$15,441	$3,563	$89
Average	$168,490	$14,041	$3,240	$81
25th Percentile	$156,590	$13,049	$3,011	$75

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Salary Trends for Database Development Engineer V

Salaries for a Database Development Engineer V can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $161,867 in 2023 to around $161,515 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Database Development Engineer V salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Database Development Engineer V Over Time

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2023

$161,867

2024

$164,142

2025

$161,515

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2023	$161,867
2024	$164,142
2025	$161,515
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Common company salaries for Database Development Engineer V

Here are companies hiring for Database Development Engineer V and their salaries, click below for more details.

C

$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

H

$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

Biotechnology

the United States

A

$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Biotechnology

the United States

M

$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

Biotechnology

the United States

G

$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

Biotechnology

the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

O

$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

I

$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

Biotechnology

the United States

D

$82,041/per year

Digi Bio

Biotechnology

the United States

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