Database Administrator Senior Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Database Administrator Senior make in South Dakota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Database Administrator Senior in South Dakota is $108,014 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,216
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,039 to $117,018
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,868

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Database Administrator Senior Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,018	$9,751	$2,250	$56
Average	$108,014	$9,001	$2,077	$52
25th Percentile	$99,039	$8,253	$1,905	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Database Administrator Senior Salaries

A Database Administrator Senior'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 Senior Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Database Administrator Senior'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): $66,210
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,837
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,352
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,607
Expert (over 8 years): $140,843

Levels	Salary
Database ... Level Database Administrator Senior	$66,210
Database ... Level Database Administrator Senior	$95,837
Database ... Level Database Administrator Senior	$107,352
Database ... Level Database Administrator Senior	$125,607
Database ... Level Database Administrator Senior	$140,843

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

District of Columbia: $131,594.
California: $131,095.
Massachusetts: $129,348.

District of Columbia $131,594 California $131,095 Massachusetts $129,348 Washington $128,872 New Jersey $128,825 Alaska $128,658 Connecticut $127,018 New York $126,353

Hawaii $124,225 Rhode Island $123,227 Maryland $122,549 Minnesota $121,622 Colorado $121,266 Illinois $121,147 Oregon $120,695 Delaware $120,362

New Hampshire $120,153 Virginia $119,685 Pennsylvania $118,318 Nevada $117,629 North Dakota $117,403 Michigan $117,046 Wisconsin $116,916 Vermont $116,654

Texas $115,929 Maine $115,882 Arizona $115,810 Ohio $115,727 Georgia $114,634 Indiana $114,087 Wyoming $113,980 Utah $113,814

Iowa $113,742 Kansas $113,172 Louisiana $113,005 North Carolina $112,946 Missouri $112,922 Florida $112,459 Montana $112,209 Nebraska $111,971

Kentucky $111,841 South Carolina $111,365 Tennessee $111,068 Idaho $110,949 New Mexico $110,082 Oklahoma $109,891 Alabama $109,190 South Dakota $108,014

Arkansas $107,372 West Virginia $107,027 Mississippi $105,993

Top Paying Cities for Database Administrator Seniors

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:

Alcester: $105,946
Aurora: $106,100
Baltic: $107,289

Alcester, SD $105,946 Aurora, SD $106,100 Baltic, SD $107,289 Beresford, SD $106,005 Brandon, SD $107,883 Brookings, SD $106,100 Burbank, SD $105,755 Canistota, SD $106,100

Canton, SD $107,051 Centerville, SD $106,100 Chancellor, SD $106,694 Chester, SD $106,100 Colman, SD $106,100 Colton, SD $106,575 Crooks, SD $107,883 Davis, SD $106,100

Dell Rapids, SD $106,813 Egan, SD $106,100 Elk Point, SD $106,183 Elkton, SD $106,100 Fairview, SD $106,219 Flandreau, SD $106,100 Freeman, SD $106,100 Garretson, SD $107,407

Gayville, SD $105,755 Harrisburg, SD $107,883 Hartford, SD $107,289 Hudson, SD $106,005 Humboldt, SD $106,575 Hurley, SD $106,100 Irene, SD $106,100 Jefferson, SD $106,754

Lennox, SD $107,051 Lesterville, SD $106,100 Lyons, SD $107,526 Madison, SD $106,100 Marion, SD $106,100 Menno, SD $106,100 Mission Hill, SD $105,922 Monroe, SD $106,100

Belle Fourche, SD $103,984 Black Hawk, SD $105,767 Box Elder, SD $105,767 Buffalo, SD $103,984 Buffalo Gap, SD $103,984 Camp Crook, SD $103,984 Caputa, SD $105,648 Custer, SD $103,984

Deadwood, SD $103,984 Edgemont, SD $103,984 Enning, SD $103,984 Fairburn, SD $103,984 Fort Meade, SD $103,984 Hermosa, SD $104,935 Hill City, SD $104,341 Hot Springs, SD $103,984

Howes, SD $103,984 Interior, SD $103,984 Keystone, SD $104,816 Kyle, SD $103,984 Lead, SD $103,984 Ludlow, SD $103,984 Manderson, SD $103,984 Mud Butte, SD $103,984

Nemo, SD $104,816 Newell, SD $103,984 New Underwood, SD $104,935 Nisland, SD $103,984 Oelrichs, SD $103,984 Oglala, SD $103,984 Oral, SD $103,984 Owanka, SD $103,984

Piedmont, SD $105,173 Pine Ridge, SD $103,984 Porcupine, SD $103,984 Pringle, SD $103,984 Quinn, SD $103,984 Redig, SD $103,984 Saint Onge, SD $103,984 Scenic, SD $103,984

Smithwick, SD $103,984 Spearfish, SD $103,984 Sturgis, SD $103,984 Union Center, SD $103,984 Vale, SD $103,984 Wall, SD $103,984 Wasta, SD $103,984 White Owl, SD $103,984

Whitewood, SD $103,984 Wounded Knee, SD $103,984 Leola, SD $107,384 Long Lake, SD $107,384 Mansfield, SD $98,351 Mellette, SD $98,351 Northville, SD $98,351 Onaka, SD $98,351

Orient, SD $98,351 Pierpont, SD $112,637 Redfield, SD $98,351 Rockham, SD $98,351 Roscoe, SD $98,351 Selby, SD $98,351 Seneca, SD $98,351 Stratford, SD $98,351

Tolstoy, SD $98,351 Tulare, SD $98,351 Turton, SD $98,351 Warner, SD $98,351 Westport, SD $105,494 Pierre, SD $100,134 Agar, SD $98,351 Belvidere, SD $98,351

Blunt, SD $100,015 Burke, SD $98,351 Colome, SD $98,351 Dallas, SD $98,351 Draper, SD $98,351 Fort Pierre, SD $100,015 Gregory, SD $98,351 Hamill, SD $98,351

Harrold, SD $98,589 Hayes, SD $98,351 Herrick, SD $98,351 Holabird, SD $98,351 Ideal, SD $98,351 Kadoka, SD $101,168 Kennebec, SD $98,351 Long Valley, SD $101,168

Lower Brule, SD $98,351 Martin, SD $103,984 Midland, SD $98,351 Milesville, SD $101,168 Mission, SD $98,351 Murdo, SD $98,351 Norris, SD $98,351 Okaton, SD $98,351

Okreek, SD $98,351 Onida, SD $99,064 Parmelee, SD $98,351 Philip, SD $101,168 Presho, SD $98,351 Reliance, SD $98,351 Rosebud, SD $98,351 Saint Charles, SD $98,351

Saint Francis, SD $98,351 Tuthill, SD $101,168 Vivian, SD $98,351 Wanblee, SD $103,984 White River, SD $98,351 Winner, SD $98,351 Witten, SD $98,351 Wood, SD $98,351

Mobridge, SD $98,351 Bison, SD $103,984 Bullhead, SD $116,417 Cherry Creek, SD $98,351 Dupree, SD $98,351 Eagle Butte, SD $98,351 Faith, SD $103,984 Glencross, SD $98,351

Glenham, SD $98,351 Herreid, SD $116,417 Isabel, SD $98,351 Keldron, SD $116,417 Lantry, SD $98,351 Lemmon, SD $116,417 Little Eagle, SD $116,417 Lodgepole, SD $110,201

Mc Intosh, SD $116,417 Mc Laughlin, SD $116,417 Meadow, SD $110,201 Morristown, SD $116,417 Mound City, SD $107,384 Pollock, SD $116,417 Prairie City, SD $103,984 Ralph, SD $103,984

Reva, SD $103,984 Ridgeview, SD $98,351 Timber Lake, SD $98,351 Trail City, SD $98,351 Wakpala, SD $107,384 Walker, SD $116,417 Watauga, SD $116,417 Whitehorse, SD $98,351

Rapid City, SD $105,767 Ellsworth Afb, SD $105,767 Allen, SD $103,984 Batesland, SD $103,984 Montrose, SD $106,100 North Sioux City, SD $106,825 Nunda, SD $106,100 Oldham, SD $106,100

Olivet, SD $106,100 Parker, SD $106,100 Ramona, SD $106,100 Renner, SD $107,883 Rowena, SD $107,883 Rutland, SD $106,100 Salem, SD $106,100 Scotland, SD $106,100

Sinai, SD $106,100 Springfield, SD $105,922 Tabor, SD $105,922 Tea, SD $107,764 Trent, SD $106,100 Tyndall, SD $106,100 Utica, SD $106,100 Valley Springs, SD $107,764

Vermillion, SD $105,755 Viborg, SD $106,100 Volga, SD $106,100 Volin, SD $106,100 Wakonda, SD $106,100 Wentworth, SD $106,100 Winfred, SD $106,100 Worthing, SD $107,170

Yankton, SD $105,922 Sioux Falls, SD $107,883 Vienna, SD $106,100 Wallace, SD $106,100 Waubay, SD $112,637 Webster, SD $112,637 White, SD $106,100 Willow Lake, SD $106,100

Wilmot, SD $112,637 Mitchell, SD $106,100 Alexandria, SD $106,100 Alpena, SD $102,225 Armour, SD $106,100 Artesian, SD $106,100 Avon, SD $106,100 Bonesteel, SD $102,225

Bridgewater, SD $106,100 Canova, SD $106,100 Carpenter, SD $106,100 Carthage, SD $106,100 Cavour, SD $106,100 Chamberlain, SD $98,351 Corsica, SD $106,100 Dante, SD $106,100

Delmont, SD $106,100 Dimock, SD $106,100 Emery, SD $106,100 Ethan, SD $106,100 Fairfax, SD $102,225 Fedora, SD $106,100 Fort Thompson, SD $98,351 Fulton, SD $106,100

Gann Valley, SD $98,351 Geddes, SD $102,225 Harrison, SD $106,100 Highmore, SD $98,351 Stephan, SD $98,351 Hitchcock, SD $98,351 Howard, SD $106,100 Huron, SD $102,225

Iroquois, SD $106,100 Kaylor, SD $106,100 Kimball, SD $98,351 Lake Andes, SD $106,100 Lane, SD $102,225 Letcher, SD $106,100 Marty, SD $106,100 Miller, SD $98,351

Mount Vernon, SD $106,100 New Holland, SD $102,225 Oacoma, SD $98,351 Parkston, SD $106,100 Pickstown, SD $106,100 Plankinton, SD $102,225 Platte, SD $102,225 Pukwana, SD $98,351

Ree Heights, SD $98,351 Saint Lawrence, SD $98,351 Spencer, SD $106,100 Stickney, SD $106,100 Tripp, SD $106,100 Virgil, SD $98,351 Wagner, SD $106,100 Wessington, SD $98,351

Wessington Springs, SD $98,351 White Lake, SD $98,351 Wolsey, SD $98,351 Woonsocket, SD $106,100 Yale, SD $106,100 Aberdeen, SD $98,351 Akaska, SD $98,351 Amherst, SD $112,637

Andover, SD $112,637 Ashton, SD $98,351 Barnard, SD $105,494 Bath, SD $105,494 Bowdle, SD $98,351 Brentford, SD $98,351 Britton, SD $112,637 Claremont, SD $112,637

Columbia, SD $105,494 Conde, SD $98,351 Cresbard, SD $98,351 Doland, SD $102,225 Eureka, SD $107,384 Faulkton, SD $98,351 Ferney, SD $105,494 Frankfort, SD $98,351

Frederick, SD $112,637 Gettysburg, SD $98,351 Groton, SD $105,494 Hecla, SD $112,637 Hosmer, SD $98,351 Houghton, SD $112,637 Hoven, SD $98,351 Ipswich, SD $98,351

Java, SD $98,351 Langford, SD $112,637 Lebanon, SD $98,351 Watertown, SD $106,100 Arlington, SD $106,100 Astoria, SD $106,100 Badger, SD $106,100 Big Stone City, SD $111,639

Bradley, SD $106,100 Brandt, SD $106,100 Bristol, SD $112,637 Bruce, SD $106,100 Bryant, SD $106,100 Castlewood, SD $106,100 Claire City, SD $112,637 Clark, SD $106,100

Clear Lake, SD $106,100 Corona, SD $112,637 De Smet, SD $106,100 Eden, SD $112,637 Erwin, SD $106,100 Estelline, SD $106,100 Florence, SD $106,100 Garden City, SD $106,100

Gary, SD $106,100 Goodwin, SD $106,100 Grenville, SD $112,637 Hayti, SD $106,100 Hazel, SD $106,100 Henry, SD $106,100 Kranzburg, SD $106,100 Labolt, SD $106,100

Lake City, SD $112,637 Lake Norden, SD $106,100 Lake Preston, SD $106,100 Marvin, SD $109,369 Milbank, SD $111,639 New Effington, SD $112,637 Ortley, SD $112,637 Peever, SD $112,637

Raymond, SD $102,225 Revillo, SD $106,100 Rosholt, SD $112,637 Roslyn, SD $112,637 Sisseton, SD $112,637 South Shore, SD $106,100 Stockholm, SD $106,100 Strandburg, SD $106,100

Summit, SD $109,369 Toronto, SD $106,100 Twin Brooks, SD $109,369 Veblen, SD $112,637

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

Understanding how a Database Administrator Senior'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 April 01, 2026

$99,039

Average $108,014/year

$117,018

$8,253

Average $9,001/month

$9,751

$1,905

Average $2,077/week

$2,250

$48

Average $52/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,018	$9,751	$2,250	$56
Average	$108,014	$9,001	$2,077	$52
25th Percentile	$99,039	$8,253	$1,905	$48

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