Database Engineer II Salary in the United States

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Database Engineer II Salary

How much does a Database Engineer II make in the United States? The average Database Engineer II salary in the United States is $102,084 as of August 27, 2024, but the range typically falls between $88,625 and $115,776. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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10th Percentile Database Engineer II Salary $76,371 US August 27, 2024
25th Percentile Database Engineer II Salary $88,625 US August 27, 2024
50th Percentile Database Engineer II Salary $102,084 US August 27, 2024
75th Percentile Database Engineer II Salary $115,776 US August 27, 2024
90th Percentile Database Engineer II Salary $128,242 US August 27, 2024
25% $88,625 10% $76,371 90% $128,242 75% $115,776 $102,084 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Database Engineer II need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Analysis: Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.

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Data Warehouse: A data warehouse is a central repository of information that can be analyzed to make more informed decisions. It creates a trove of historical data that can be retrieved and analyzed to provide useful insight into the organization's operations.

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Agile: Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.

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Analysis 3.49%
Data Warehouse 3.71%
Agile 2.32%
Others 90.48%
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Mastering certain skills can make the compensation of a Database Engineer II higher. Salary.com's Real-time Job Posting Salary Data provides you the latest highly compensated skills to help you get a higher pay. For example, if you master Insight, you can get a 5% salary raise. If you are good at Big Data, your salary will increase by 4%. If you are expert in Data Engineering, your salary will rise by 4%.
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Insight
 $107,189
5%
Big Data
 $106,168
4%
Data Engineering
 $106,168
4%
AWS
 $106,168
4%
Programming Language
 $105,147
3%
Leadership
 $105,147
3%
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Job Description for Database Engineer II

Database Engineer II plans, designs, develops, and manages an organization's databases to ensure efficient data storage, access, and security. Collaborates with users to design, code, test, debug, and deploy databases that meet requirements and organizational needs. Being a Database Engineer II writes queries, stored procedures and functions for database development. Monitors databases' performance, scalability, and security and modifies procedures to optimize database designs. Additionally, Database Engineer II evaluates existing database design to determine necessary updates, performance tuning, and integration requirements. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of database technologies and solid coding and computer system skills. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. The Database Engineer II occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Database Engineer II typically requires 2-4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Career Path for Database Engineer II

A career path is a sequence of jobs that leads to your short- and long-term career goals. Some follow a linear career path within one field, while others change fields periodically to achieve career or personal goals.

For Database Engineer II, the upper level is Database Engineer III and then progresses to Database Engineer IV.

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Database Engineer II Pay Difference by Location

Database Engineer II salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Database Engineer II, the highest Database Engineer II salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Database Engineer II salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Database Engineer II salary is in Miami, FL, where the Database Engineer II salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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