Database Administrator Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Database Administrator make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Database Administrator in Massachusetts is $117,431 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

However, a Database Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $134,245
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,189 to $126,232
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $95,954

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Database Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,232	$10,519	$2,428	$61
Average	$117,431	$9,786	$2,258	$56
25th Percentile	$106,189	$8,849	$2,042	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Database Administrator Salaries

A Database Administrator'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 Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Database Administrator'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,671
Early Career (1-2 years): $116,784
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $130,807
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,057
Expert (over 8 years): $171,630

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Database ... Level Database Administrator	$80,671
Database ... Level Database Administrator	$116,784
Database ... Level Database Administrator	$130,807
Database ... Level Database Administrator	$153,057
Database ... Level Database Administrator	$171,630

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How Do Database Administrator 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 Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $119,470.
California: $119,017.
Massachusetts: $117,431.

District of Columbia $119,470 California $119,017 Massachusetts $117,431 Washington $116,999 New Jersey $116,956 Alaska $116,805 Connecticut $115,316 New York $114,712

Hawaii $112,780 Rhode Island $111,874 Maryland $111,259 Minnesota $110,417 Colorado $110,093 Illinois $109,986 Oregon $109,575 Delaware $109,273

New Hampshire $109,083 Virginia $108,658 Pennsylvania $107,417 Nevada $106,792 North Dakota $106,587 Michigan $106,263 Wisconsin $106,144 Vermont $105,907

Texas $105,249 Maine $105,205 Arizona $105,141 Ohio $105,065 Georgia $104,072 Indiana $103,576 Wyoming $103,479 Utah $103,328

Iowa $103,263 Kansas $102,745 Louisiana $102,594 North Carolina $102,540 Missouri $102,519 Florida $102,098 Montana $101,871 Nebraska $101,655

Kentucky $101,537 South Carolina $101,105 Tennessee $100,835 Idaho $100,727 New Mexico $99,940 Oklahoma $99,767 Alabama $99,130 South Dakota $98,062

Arkansas $97,480 West Virginia $97,167 Mississippi $96,228

Top Paying Cities for Database Administrators

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:

Agawam: $111,309
Amherst: $112,123
Barre: $113,243

Agawam, MA $111,309 Amherst, MA $112,123 Barre, MA $113,243 Belchertown, MA $112,018 Blandford, MA $111,809 Bondsville, MA $112,038 Brimfield, MA $112,645 Chester, MA $111,345

Chesterfield, MA $111,359 Chicopee, MA $111,295 Cummington, MA $111,058 Easthampton, MA $111,558 East Longmeadow, MA $111,375 East Otis, MA $111,829 Feeding Hills, MA $111,371 Gilbertville, MA $112,937

Goshen, MA $111,349 Granby, MA $111,589 Granville, MA $112,186 Hadley, MA $111,826 Hampden, MA $111,604 Hardwick, MA $112,999 Hatfield, MA $111,847 Haydenville, MA $111,710

Holyoke, MA $111,397 Huntington, MA $111,497 Leeds, MA $111,570 Leverett, MA $112,263 Ludlow, MA $111,500 Monson, MA $112,044 North Amherst, MA $112,048 Northampton, MA $111,647

Florence, MA $111,579 North Hatfield, MA $111,795 Oakham, MA $113,200 Palmer, MA $112,176 Plainfield, MA $111,022 Russell, MA $111,792 Shutesbury, MA $112,436 Southampton, MA $111,496

South Barre, MA $113,198 South Hadley, MA $111,527 Southwick, MA $111,768 Thorndike, MA $112,031 Three Rivers, MA $111,878 Wales, MA $112,545 Ware, MA $112,554 Warren, MA $112,734

West Chesterfield, MA $111,346 Westfield, MA $111,532 West Hatfield, MA $111,735 West Springfield, MA $111,302 West Warren, MA $112,568 Whately, MA $111,802 Wheelwright, MA $113,126 Wilbraham, MA $111,554

Williamsburg, MA $111,479 Woronoco, MA $111,679 Worthington, MA $111,116 Springfield, MA $111,291 Longmeadow, MA $111,330 Indian Orchard, MA $111,341 Pittsfield, MA $110,698 Adams, MA $110,582

Ashley Falls, MA $112,069 Becket, MA $111,008 Berkshire, MA $110,687 Cheshire, MA $110,653 Dalton, MA $110,698 Glendale, MA $110,734 Great Barrington, MA $111,447 Hinsdale, MA $110,785

Housatonic, MA $110,752 Lanesboro, MA $110,610 Lee, MA $110,813 Lenox, MA $110,676 Lenox Dale, MA $110,692 Middlefield, MA $110,877 Mill River, MA $111,795 Monterey, MA $111,427

North Adams, MA $110,526 North Egremont, MA $111,317 Otis, MA $111,526 Richmond, MA $110,579 Sandisfield, MA $112,098 Savoy, MA $110,784 Sheffield, MA $111,889 South Egremont, MA $111,671

Southfield, MA $112,152 South Lee, MA $110,911 Stockbridge, MA $110,678 Tyringham, MA $111,137 West Stockbridge, MA $110,603 Williamstown, MA $110,187 Windsor, MA $110,766 Greenfield, MA $111,972

Ashfield, MA $111,293 Athol, MA $113,293 Bernardston, MA $112,165 Buckland, MA $111,303 Charlemont, MA $111,079 Colrain, MA $111,762 Conway, MA $111,686 Deerfield, MA $111,943

Drury, MA $110,851 Erving, MA $112,558 Heath, MA $111,215 Lake Pleasant, MA $112,339 Millers Falls, MA $112,439 Monroe Bridge, MA $110,684 Montague, MA $112,291 Gill, MA $112,353

New Salem, MA $112,751 Northfield, MA $112,428 Orange, MA $112,913 Petersham, MA $113,217 Rowe, MA $110,908 Royalston, MA $112,995 Shelburne Falls, MA $111,635 South Deerfield, MA $111,879

Sunderland, MA $112,152 Turners Falls, MA $112,278 Warwick, MA $112,490 Wendell, MA $112,595 Wendell Depot, MA $112,632 Fitchburg, MA $114,065 Ashburnham, MA $113,716 Ashby, MA $114,038

Ayer, MA $115,054 Devens, MA $114,794 Baldwinville, MA $113,395 East Templeton, MA $113,517 Gardner, MA $113,642 Westminster, MA $113,652 Groton, MA $115,143 Harvard, MA $114,927

Hubbardston, MA $113,536 Leominster, MA $114,090 Littleton, MA $115,335 Lunenburg, MA $114,452 Pepperell, MA $115,123 Shirley, MA $114,778 Still River, MA $114,643 Templeton, MA $113,513

Townsend, MA $114,703 West Groton, MA $114,933 West Townsend, MA $114,439 Winchendon, MA $113,314 Winchendon Springs, MA $113,417 Auburn, MA $113,072 North Dartmouth, MA $113,742 South Dartmouth, MA $113,749

North Attleboro, MA $113,181 Plainville, MA $113,961 Attleboro Falls, MA $113,341 North Dighton, MA $113,589 Norton, MA $115,114 Raynham, MA $115,726 Raynham Center, MA $115,608 Rehoboth, MA $112,428

Rochester, MA $114,016 Seekonk, MA $111,912 Swansea, MA $112,636 Berkley, MA $114,130 Taunton, MA $114,809 Westport, MA $113,704 Westport Point, MA $113,692 Berlin, MA $113,882

Cataumet, MA $114,267 Blackstone, MA $113,441 Boylston, MA $113,259 Brookfield, MA $113,020 Charlton, MA $113,160 Charlton City, MA $113,164 Charlton Depot, MA $113,164 Clinton, MA $113,732

East Brookfield, MA $113,113 Douglas, MA $113,307 East Princeton, MA $113,539 Fiskdale, MA $112,971 Grafton, MA $113,201 Holden, MA $113,095 Holland, MA $112,786 Jefferson, MA $113,192

Lancaster, MA $114,271 Leicester, MA $113,081 Linwood, MA $113,487 Manchaug, MA $113,223 Millbury, MA $113,080 Millville, MA $113,364 New Braintree, MA $113,082 Northborough, MA $113,431

Northbridge, MA $113,451 North Brookfield, MA $113,118 North Grafton, MA $113,134 North Oxford, MA $113,124 North Uxbridge, MA $113,387 Oxford, MA $113,181 Princeton, MA $113,525 Rochdale, MA $113,090

Rutland, MA $113,261 Shrewsbury, MA $113,095 Southbridge, MA $113,137 South Grafton, MA $113,271 South Lancaster, MA $114,003 Spencer, MA $113,120 Sterling, MA $113,668 Sturbridge, MA $113,056

Upton, MA $113,587 Uxbridge, MA $113,421 Webster, MA $113,266 Dudley, MA $113,227 Westborough, MA $113,523 West Boylston, MA $113,213 West Brookfield, MA $112,898 West Millbury, MA $113,092

Whitinsville, MA $113,417 Sutton, MA $113,210 Worcester, MA $113,050 East Walpole, MA $116,590 Cherry Valley, MA $113,063 Paxton, MA $113,100 Framingham, MA $115,686 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $115,497

Boxborough, MA $115,128 Acton, MA $115,493 Ashland, MA $114,983 Bedford, MA $115,971 Hanscom Afb, MA $116,603 Bolton, MA $114,472 Carlisle, MA $115,613 Concord, MA $115,903

Fayville, MA $114,771 Holliston, MA $114,952 Hopedale, MA $113,993 Hopkinton, MA $114,129 Hudson, MA $114,638 Marlborough, MA $114,451 Maynard, MA $115,457 Mendon, MA $113,788

Milford, MA $114,180 Natick, MA $117,106 Sherborn, MA $116,306 Southborough, MA $114,437 Foxboro, MA $115,666 Franklin, MA $114,430 Greenbush, MA $116,779 Green Harbor, MA $116,149

Hingham, MA $117,543 Hull, MA $118,727 Humarock, MA $116,294 Mansfield, MA $115,492 Marshfield, MA $116,210 Marshfield Hills, MA $116,405 Medfield, MA $116,536 Medway, MA $114,932

Millis, MA $115,787 Minot, MA $116,779 Norfolk, MA $115,451 North Marshfield, MA $116,149 North Scituate, MA $116,977 Norwell, MA $116,663 Norwood, MA $117,255 Ocean Bluff, MA $116,149

Scituate, MA $116,892 Sharon, MA $116,284 Sheldonville, MA $114,452 South Walpole, MA $115,862 Stoughton, MA $116,373 Walpole, MA $116,312 Westwood, MA $117,937 Wrentham, MA $114,432

Boston, MA $119,902 Roxbury, MA $119,893 Roxbury Crossing, MA $119,895 Dorchester, MA $119,861 Dorchester Center, MA $119,776 Mattapan, MA $119,701 Charlestown, MA $119,887 Jamaica Plain, MA $119,844

Roslindale, MA $119,678 West Roxbury, MA $119,503 Allston, MA $119,866 Brighton, MA $119,807 Hyde Park, MA $119,316 Readville, MA $119,246 Cambridge, MA $119,822 Somerville, MA $119,878

Malden, MA $119,642 Everett, MA $119,809 Chelsea, MA $119,823 Revere, MA $119,637 Winthrop, MA $119,743 Medford, MA $119,694 West Medford, MA $119,598 Quincy, MA $118,917

Melrose, MA $119,265 Stoneham, MA $118,716 Braintree, MA $117,665 Milton, MA $119,104 Milton Village, MA $119,491 Weymouth, MA $117,503 East Weymouth, MA $117,634 South Weymouth, MA $116,665

North Weymouth, MA $118,649 East Boston, MA $119,901 Brockton, MA $116,319 Avon, MA $116,371 Bridgewater, MA $116,059 Bryantville, MA $116,146 Carver, MA $114,956 Duxbury, MA $115,830

East Bridgewater, MA $116,278 Easton, MA $116,297 Elmwood, MA $116,228 Halifax, MA $116,038 Hanover, MA $116,420 Hanson, MA $116,202 Holbrook, MA $116,423 Middleboro, MA $114,812

Manomet, MA $115,151 Lakeville, MA $114,470 Monponsett, MA $116,078 Abington, MA $116,377 North Carver, MA $115,285 North Easton, MA $116,318 North Pembroke, MA $116,230 Pembroke, MA $116,180

Plymouth, MA $114,998 Kingston, MA $115,728 South Carver, MA $114,804 Plympton, MA $115,681 Randolph, MA $116,844 Rockland, MA $116,429 South Easton, MA $116,231 West Bridgewater, MA $116,312

White Horse Beach, MA $115,217 Whitman, MA $116,333 Lexington, MA $117,779 Brookline, MA $119,842 Brookline Village, MA $119,859 Waltham, MA $118,500 North Waltham, MA $119,161 New Town, MA $119,532

Babson Park, MA $118,470 Newton, MA $119,628 Newton Center, MA $119,547 Newtonville, MA $119,467 Newton Highlands, MA $119,443 Newton Lower Falls, MA $118,903 Newton Upper Falls, MA $119,305 West Newton, MA $119,275

Auburndale, MA $119,040 Chestnut Hill, MA $119,762 Waban, MA $119,225 Watertown, MA $119,729 Arlington, MA $119,434 Arlington Heights, MA $119,374 Belmont, MA $119,513 Waverley, MA $119,623

Wellesley Hills, MA $118,468 Wellesley, MA $118,044 Needham, MA $118,697 Weston, MA $117,984 Needham Heights, MA $119,111 Nonantum, MA $119,532 Buzzards Bay, MA $114,542 Lincoln, MA $117,067

Stow, MA $115,053 Sudbury, MA $115,984 Wayland, MA $116,964 Woodville, MA $114,039 Woburn, MA $117,651 Burlington, MA $116,575 Andover, MA $114,223 Billerica, MA $115,599

Chelmsford, MA $115,676 Dracut, MA $115,476 Dunstable, MA $115,427 Haverhill, MA $114,115 Georgetown, MA $114,301 Groveland, MA $114,188 Lawrence, MA $113,978 Methuen, MA $113,998

North Andover, MA $114,115 Lowell, MA $115,693 Merrimac, MA $114,058 North Billerica, MA $115,646 North Chelmsford, MA $115,662 North Reading, MA $115,247 Nutting Lake, MA $115,654 Pinehurst, MA $115,783

Reading, MA $116,368 Tewksbury, MA $115,251 Tyngsboro, MA $115,540 Wakefield, MA $117,796 West Boxford, MA $114,323 Westford, MA $115,548 Wilmington, MA $115,350 Winchester, MA $118,952

Lynn, MA $118,803 Saugus, MA $118,954 Swampscott, MA $118,229 Nahant, MA $119,156 Amesbury, MA $113,993 Beverly, MA $116,123 Boxford, MA $114,275 Byfield, MA $114,375

Danvers, MA $115,898 Essex, MA $115,231 Gloucester, MA $115,356 Hamilton, MA $115,454 Hathorne, MA $115,509 Chilmark, MA $114,110 East Falmouth, MA $114,321 East Sandwich, MA $114,807

East Wareham, MA $114,516 Edgartown, MA $114,467 Falmouth, MA $114,160 Woods Hole, MA $113,932 Menemsha, MA $114,151 Monument Beach, MA $114,347 Nantucket, MA $115,121 North Falmouth, MA $114,200

Oak Bluffs, MA $114,351 Onset, MA $114,375 Pocasset, MA $114,305 Sagamore, MA $114,705 Sagamore Beach, MA $114,760 Sandwich, MA $114,719 Siasconset, MA $115,002 Silver Beach, MA $114,150

Vineyard Haven, MA $114,238 Wareham, MA $114,280 West Chop, MA $114,270 West Falmouth, MA $114,129 West Tisbury, MA $114,208 West Wareham, MA $114,230 Hyannis, MA $115,205 Barnstable, MA $114,953

Brewster, MA $115,112 Centerville, MA $114,913 Chatham, MA $115,190 Cotuit, MA $114,683 Ipswich, MA $114,820 Cummaquid, MA $114,988 Lynnfield, MA $116,778 Manchester, MA $115,929

Marblehead, MA $117,296 Middleton, MA $115,003 Newburyport, MA $114,150 Newbury, MA $114,358 Salisbury, MA $113,908 Peabody, MA $116,952 Prides Crossing, MA $116,195 Rockport, MA $115,123

Rowley, MA $114,553 Salem, MA $116,914 South Hamilton, MA $115,268 Topsfield, MA $114,899 Wenham, MA $115,553 West Newbury, MA $114,187 Accord, MA $116,741 Bellingham, MA $113,961

Brant Rock, MA $115,915 Canton, MA $116,917 Cohasset, MA $117,521 Dedham, MA $118,912 Dover, MA $117,437 East Mansfield, MA $115,947 Dennis, MA $115,084 Dennis Port, MA $115,311

East Dennis, MA $114,999 Eastham, MA $114,956 East Orleans, MA $114,528 Forestdale, MA $114,566 Harwich, MA $115,209 Harwich Port, MA $115,262 Hyannis Port, MA $114,991 Marstons Mills, MA $114,786

Mashpee, MA $114,534 North Chatham, MA $115,167 North Eastham, MA $114,954 North Truro, MA $114,753 Orleans, MA $115,057 Osterville, MA $114,799 Provincetown, MA $114,930 South Chatham, MA $115,217

South Dennis, MA $115,216 South Harwich, MA $115,233 South Orleans, MA $115,094 South Wellfleet, MA $114,714 South Yarmouth, MA $115,280 Truro, MA $114,666 Wellfleet, MA $114,803 West Barnstable, MA $114,934

West Chatham, MA $115,207 West Dennis, MA $115,236 West Harwich, MA $115,264 West Hyannisport, MA $115,060 West Yarmouth, MA $115,188 Yarmouth Port, MA $115,134 Assonet, MA $113,847 Attleboro, MA $112,832

Chartley, MA $115,219 Cuttyhunk, MA $113,879 Dartmouth, MA $113,744 Dighton, MA $113,217 East Freetown, MA $113,870 East Taunton, MA $114,728 Fairhaven, MA $113,746 Fall River, MA $113,548

Somerset, MA $112,995 Marion, MA $113,994 Mattapoisett, MA $113,803 New Bedford, MA $113,741 Acushnet, MA $113,779

Database Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Database Administrator'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

$106,189

Average $117,431/year

$126,232

$8,849

Average $9,786/month

$10,519

$2,042

Average $2,258/week

$2,428

$51

Average $56/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,232	$10,519	$2,428	$61
Average	$117,431	$9,786	$2,258	$56
25th Percentile	$106,189	$8,849	$2,042	$51

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