Database Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Database Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Database Engineer in Massachusetts is $82,177 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,672
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,598 to $90,811
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,877

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Database Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,811	$7,568	$1,746	$44
Average	$82,177	$6,848	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$72,598	$6,050	$1,396	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Database Engineer Salaries

A Database Engineer'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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Database Engineer'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): $81,542
Early Career (1-2 years): $110,182
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $134,103
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,988
Expert (over 8 years): $179,647

Levels	Salary
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$81,542
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$110,182
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$134,103
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$153,988
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$179,647

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

District of Columbia: $83,604.
California: $83,287.
Massachusetts: $82,177.

District of Columbia $83,604 California $83,287 Massachusetts $82,177 Washington $81,875 New Jersey $81,845 Alaska $81,739 Connecticut $80,697 New York $80,274

Hawaii $78,923 Rhode Island $78,288 Maryland $77,858 Minnesota $77,269 Colorado $77,042 Illinois $76,967 Oregon $76,680 Delaware $76,469

New Hampshire $76,336 Virginia $76,038 Pennsylvania $75,170 Nevada $74,732 North Dakota $74,588 Michigan $74,362 Wisconsin $74,279 Vermont $74,113

Texas $73,652 Maine $73,622 Arizona $73,577 Ohio $73,524 Georgia $72,829 Indiana $72,482 Wyoming $72,414 Utah $72,308

Iowa $72,263 Kansas $71,900 Louisiana $71,795 North Carolina $71,757 Missouri $71,742 Florida $71,447 Montana $71,289 Nebraska $71,138

Kentucky $71,055 South Carolina $70,752 Tennessee $70,564 Idaho $70,488 New Mexico $69,937 Oklahoma $69,816 Alabama $69,371 South Dakota $68,623

Arkansas $68,215 West Virginia $67,996 Mississippi $67,339

Top Paying Cities for Database Engineers

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: $77,893
Amherst: $78,463
Barre: $79,247

Agawam, MA $77,893 Amherst, MA $78,463 Barre, MA $79,247 Belchertown, MA $78,390 Blandford, MA $78,243 Bondsville, MA $78,403 Brimfield, MA $78,828 Chester, MA $77,918

Chesterfield, MA $77,928 Chicopee, MA $77,884 Cummington, MA $77,718 Easthampton, MA $78,067 East Longmeadow, MA $77,939 East Otis, MA $78,257 Feeding Hills, MA $77,936 Gilbertville, MA $79,032

Goshen, MA $77,921 Granby, MA $78,089 Granville, MA $78,507 Hadley, MA $78,255 Hampden, MA $78,100 Hardwick, MA $79,076 Hatfield, MA $78,269 Haydenville, MA $78,174

Holyoke, MA $77,955 Huntington, MA $78,025 Leeds, MA $78,075 Leverett, MA $78,561 Ludlow, MA $78,027 Monson, MA $78,408 North Amherst, MA $78,410 Northampton, MA $78,130

Florence, MA $78,082 North Hatfield, MA $78,233 Oakham, MA $79,216 Palmer, MA $78,500 Plainfield, MA $77,693 Russell, MA $78,231 Shutesbury, MA $78,682 Southampton, MA $78,024

South Barre, MA $79,215 South Hadley, MA $78,046 Southwick, MA $78,214 Thorndike, MA $78,399 Three Rivers, MA $78,291 Wales, MA $78,758 Ware, MA $78,764 Warren, MA $78,890

West Chesterfield, MA $77,919 Westfield, MA $78,049 West Hatfield, MA $78,191 West Springfield, MA $77,888 West Warren, MA $78,774 Whately, MA $78,238 Wheelwright, MA $79,164 Wilbraham, MA $78,065

Williamsburg, MA $78,012 Woronoco, MA $78,152 Worthington, MA $77,758 Springfield, MA $77,881 Longmeadow, MA $77,908 Indian Orchard, MA $77,915 Pittsfield, MA $77,465 Adams, MA $77,385

Ashley Falls, MA $78,425 Becket, MA $77,683 Berkshire, MA $77,458 Cheshire, MA $77,434 Dalton, MA $77,465 Glendale, MA $77,491 Great Barrington, MA $77,989 Hinsdale, MA $77,526

Housatonic, MA $77,503 Lanesboro, MA $77,404 Lee, MA $77,546 Lenox, MA $77,450 Lenox Dale, MA $77,462 Middlefield, MA $77,591 Mill River, MA $78,233 Monterey, MA $77,976

North Adams, MA $77,345 North Egremont, MA $77,899 Otis, MA $78,045 Richmond, MA $77,382 Sandisfield, MA $78,445 Savoy, MA $77,526 Sheffield, MA $78,299 South Egremont, MA $78,146

Southfield, MA $78,483 South Lee, MA $77,615 Stockbridge, MA $77,452 Tyringham, MA $77,773 West Stockbridge, MA $77,399 Williamstown, MA $77,108 Windsor, MA $77,513 Greenfield, MA $78,357

Ashfield, MA $77,882 Athol, MA $79,281 Bernardston, MA $78,492 Buckland, MA $77,889 Charlemont, MA $77,732 Colrain, MA $78,210 Conway, MA $78,157 Deerfield, MA $78,337

Drury, MA $77,573 Erving, MA $78,767 Heath, MA $77,827 Lake Pleasant, MA $78,614 Millers Falls, MA $78,684 Monroe Bridge, MA $77,455 Montague, MA $78,581 Gill, MA $78,624

New Salem, MA $78,902 Northfield, MA $78,676 Orange, MA $79,016 Petersham, MA $79,228 Rowe, MA $77,613 Royalston, MA $79,073 Shelburne Falls, MA $78,121 South Deerfield, MA $78,292

Sunderland, MA $78,483 Turners Falls, MA $78,572 Warwick, MA $78,720 Wendell, MA $78,793 Wendell Depot, MA $78,819 Fitchburg, MA $79,822 Ashburnham, MA $79,577 Ashby, MA $79,803

Ayer, MA $80,514 Devens, MA $80,332 Baldwinville, MA $79,353 East Templeton, MA $79,438 Gardner, MA $79,526 Westminster, MA $79,533 Groton, MA $80,576 Harvard, MA $80,425

Hubbardston, MA $79,451 Leominster, MA $79,839 Littleton, MA $80,711 Lunenburg, MA $80,092 Pepperell, MA $80,562 Shirley, MA $80,320 Still River, MA $80,226 Templeton, MA $79,435

Townsend, MA $80,268 West Groton, MA $80,429 West Townsend, MA $80,083 Winchendon, MA $79,296 Winchendon Springs, MA $79,368 Auburn, MA $79,127 North Dartmouth, MA $79,595 South Dartmouth, MA $79,601

North Attleboro, MA $79,203 Plainville, MA $79,749 Attleboro Falls, MA $79,315 North Dighton, MA $79,489 Norton, MA $80,556 Raynham, MA $80,984 Raynham Center, MA $80,902 Rehoboth, MA $78,676

Rochester, MA $79,787 Seekonk, MA $78,315 Swansea, MA $78,821 Berkley, MA $79,867 Taunton, MA $80,342 Westport, MA $79,569 Westport Point, MA $79,561 Berlin, MA $79,694

Cataumet, MA $79,963 Blackstone, MA $79,385 Boylston, MA $79,258 Brookfield, MA $79,090 Charlton, MA $79,188 Charlton City, MA $79,191 Charlton Depot, MA $79,191 Clinton, MA $79,589

East Brookfield, MA $79,155 Douglas, MA $79,291 East Princeton, MA $79,453 Fiskdale, MA $79,056 Grafton, MA $79,217 Holden, MA $79,143 Holland, MA $78,926 Jefferson, MA $79,211

Lancaster, MA $79,966 Leicester, MA $79,133 Linwood, MA $79,417 Manchaug, MA $79,232 Millbury, MA $79,133 Millville, MA $79,331 New Braintree, MA $79,134 Northborough, MA $79,378

Northbridge, MA $79,392 North Brookfield, MA $79,159 North Grafton, MA $79,170 North Oxford, MA $79,164 North Uxbridge, MA $79,347 Oxford, MA $79,203 Princeton, MA $79,444 Rochdale, MA $79,139

Rutland, MA $79,259 Shrewsbury, MA $79,143 Southbridge, MA $79,173 South Grafton, MA $79,266 South Lancaster, MA $79,778 Spencer, MA $79,160 Sterling, MA $79,544 Sturbridge, MA $79,116

Upton, MA $79,487 Uxbridge, MA $79,371 Webster, MA $79,262 Dudley, MA $79,235 Westborough, MA $79,442 West Boylston, MA $79,225 West Brookfield, MA $79,005 West Millbury, MA $79,141

Whitinsville, MA $79,368 Sutton, MA $79,223 Worcester, MA $79,111 East Walpole, MA $81,589 Cherry Valley, MA $79,120 Paxton, MA $79,146 Framingham, MA $80,956 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $80,824

Boxborough, MA $80,566 Acton, MA $80,821 Ashland, MA $80,464 Bedford, MA $81,155 Hanscom Afb, MA $81,598 Bolton, MA $80,107 Carlisle, MA $80,905 Concord, MA $81,108

Fayville, MA $80,316 Holliston, MA $80,443 Hopedale, MA $79,771 Hopkinton, MA $79,867 Hudson, MA $80,223 Marlborough, MA $80,092 Maynard, MA $80,796 Mendon, MA $79,628

Milford, MA $79,902 Natick, MA $81,950 Sherborn, MA $81,390 Southborough, MA $80,082 Foxboro, MA $80,942 Franklin, MA $80,077 Greenbush, MA $81,721 Green Harbor, MA $81,280

Hingham, MA $82,256 Hull, MA $83,084 Humarock, MA $81,381 Mansfield, MA $80,820 Marshfield, MA $81,323 Marshfield Hills, MA $81,459 Medfield, MA $81,551 Medway, MA $80,428

Millis, MA $81,027 Minot, MA $81,721 Norfolk, MA $80,791 North Marshfield, MA $81,280 North Scituate, MA $81,859 Norwell, MA $81,639 Norwood, MA $82,054 Ocean Bluff, MA $81,280

Scituate, MA $81,800 Sharon, MA $81,374 Sheldonville, MA $80,092 South Walpole, MA $81,079 Stoughton, MA $81,437 Walpole, MA $81,394 Westwood, MA $82,531 Wrentham, MA $80,079

Boston, MA $83,906 Roxbury, MA $83,900 Roxbury Crossing, MA $83,902 Dorchester, MA $83,878 Dorchester Center, MA $83,818 Mattapan, MA $83,766 Charlestown, MA $83,896 Jamaica Plain, MA $83,865

Roslindale, MA $83,750 West Roxbury, MA $83,627 Allston, MA $83,881 Brighton, MA $83,840 Hyde Park, MA $83,496 Readville, MA $83,447 Cambridge, MA $83,850 Somerville, MA $83,890

Malden, MA $83,724 Everett, MA $83,841 Chelsea, MA $83,851 Revere, MA $83,721 Winthrop, MA $83,795 Medford, MA $83,761 West Medford, MA $83,693 Quincy, MA $83,217

Melrose, MA $83,461 Stoneham, MA $83,076 Braintree, MA $82,341 Milton, MA $83,348 Milton Village, MA $83,619 Weymouth, MA $82,228 East Weymouth, MA $82,319 South Weymouth, MA $81,641

North Weymouth, MA $83,030 East Boston, MA $83,906 Brockton, MA $81,399 Avon, MA $81,436 Bridgewater, MA $81,217 Bryantville, MA $81,278 Carver, MA $80,445 Duxbury, MA $81,057

East Bridgewater, MA $81,371 Easton, MA $81,383 Elmwood, MA $81,335 Halifax, MA $81,202 Hanover, MA $81,470 Hanson, MA $81,317 Holbrook, MA $81,472 Middleboro, MA $80,344

Manomet, MA $80,582 Lakeville, MA $80,105 Monponsett, MA $81,230 Abington, MA $81,439 North Carver, MA $80,675 North Easton, MA $81,399 North Pembroke, MA $81,337 Pembroke, MA $81,302

Plymouth, MA $80,474 Kingston, MA $80,986 South Carver, MA $80,339 Plympton, MA $80,952 Randolph, MA $81,766 Rockland, MA $81,476 South Easton, MA $81,337 West Bridgewater, MA $81,394

White Horse Beach, MA $80,628 Whitman, MA $81,409 Lexington, MA $82,421 Brookline, MA $83,865 Brookline Village, MA $83,876 Waltham, MA $82,925 North Waltham, MA $83,388 New Town, MA $83,647

Babson Park, MA $82,904 Newton, MA $83,714 Newton Center, MA $83,658 Newtonville, MA $83,602 Newton Highlands, MA $83,585 Newton Lower Falls, MA $83,207 Newton Upper Falls, MA $83,489 West Newton, MA $83,468

Auburndale, MA $83,303 Chestnut Hill, MA $83,808 Waban, MA $83,433 Watertown, MA $83,785 Arlington, MA $83,579 Arlington Heights, MA $83,537 Belmont, MA $83,634 Waverley, MA $83,711

Wellesley Hills, MA $82,903 Wellesley, MA $82,606 Needham, MA $83,063 Weston, MA $82,564 Needham Heights, MA $83,353 Nonantum, MA $83,647 Buzzards Bay, MA $80,156 Lincoln, MA $81,923

Stow, MA $80,513 Sudbury, MA $81,165 Wayland, MA $81,850 Woodville, MA $79,804 Woburn, MA $82,331 Burlington, MA $81,578 Andover, MA $79,932 Billerica, MA $80,895

Chelmsford, MA $80,949 Dracut, MA $80,809 Dunstable, MA $80,775 Haverhill, MA $79,857 Georgetown, MA $79,987 Groveland, MA $79,908 Lawrence, MA $79,761 Methuen, MA $79,775

North Andover, MA $79,857 Lowell, MA $80,961 Merrimac, MA $79,817 North Billerica, MA $80,928 North Chelmsford, MA $80,939 North Reading, MA $80,649 Nutting Lake, MA $80,933 Pinehurst, MA $81,024

Reading, MA $81,433 Tewksbury, MA $80,652 Tyngsboro, MA $80,854 Wakefield, MA $82,432 West Boxford, MA $80,002 Westford, MA $80,859 Wilmington, MA $80,721 Winchester, MA $83,242

Lynn, MA $83,138 Saugus, MA $83,243 Swampscott, MA $82,736 Nahant, MA $83,384 Amesbury, MA $79,771 Beverly, MA $81,262 Boxford, MA $79,968 Byfield, MA $80,039

Danvers, MA $81,104 Essex, MA $80,637 Gloucester, MA $80,725 Hamilton, MA $80,794 Hathorne, MA $80,832 Chilmark, MA $79,853 East Falmouth, MA $80,001 East Sandwich, MA $80,341

East Wareham, MA $80,138 Edgartown, MA $80,103 Falmouth, MA $79,888 Woods Hole, MA $79,728 Menemsha, MA $79,882 Monument Beach, MA $80,019 Nantucket, MA $80,560 North Falmouth, MA $79,916

Oak Bluffs, MA $80,022 Onset, MA $80,039 Pocasset, MA $79,990 Sagamore, MA $80,270 Sagamore Beach, MA $80,308 Sandwich, MA $80,280 Siasconset, MA $80,477 Silver Beach, MA $79,881

Vineyard Haven, MA $79,943 Wareham, MA $79,972 West Chop, MA $79,965 West Falmouth, MA $79,867 West Tisbury, MA $79,922 West Wareham, MA $79,937 Hyannis, MA $80,619 Barnstable, MA $80,443

Brewster, MA $80,554 Centerville, MA $80,415 Chatham, MA $80,609 Cotuit, MA $80,254 Ipswich, MA $80,350 Cummaquid, MA $80,468 Lynnfield, MA $81,720 Manchester, MA $81,126

Marblehead, MA $82,083 Middleton, MA $80,478 Newburyport, MA $79,881 Newbury, MA $80,027 Salisbury, MA $79,712 Peabody, MA $81,842 Prides Crossing, MA $81,313 Rockport, MA $80,562

Rowley, MA $80,163 Salem, MA $81,815 South Hamilton, MA $80,664 Topsfield, MA $80,406 Wenham, MA $80,863 West Newbury, MA $79,907 Accord, MA $81,695 Bellingham, MA $79,749

Brant Rock, MA $81,116 Canton, MA $81,818 Cohasset, MA $82,241 Dedham, MA $83,214 Dover, MA $82,182 East Mansfield, MA $81,139 Dennis, MA $80,535 Dennis Port, MA $80,693

East Dennis, MA $80,475 Eastham, MA $80,445 East Orleans, MA $80,146 Forestdale, MA $80,172 Harwich, MA $80,622 Harwich Port, MA $80,659 Hyannis Port, MA $80,470 Marstons Mills, MA $80,326

Mashpee, MA $80,150 North Chatham, MA $80,593 North Eastham, MA $80,444 North Truro, MA $80,303 Orleans, MA $80,516 Osterville, MA $80,335 Provincetown, MA $80,427 South Chatham, MA $80,628

South Dennis, MA $80,627 South Harwich, MA $80,639 South Orleans, MA $80,542 South Wellfleet, MA $80,276 South Yarmouth, MA $80,672 Truro, MA $80,243 Wellfleet, MA $80,338 West Barnstable, MA $80,430

West Chatham, MA $80,621 West Dennis, MA $80,641 West Harwich, MA $80,661 West Hyannisport, MA $80,518 West Yarmouth, MA $80,607 Yarmouth Port, MA $80,569 Assonet, MA $79,669 Attleboro, MA $78,959

Chartley, MA $80,629 Cuttyhunk, MA $79,691 Dartmouth, MA $79,597 Dighton, MA $79,228 East Freetown, MA $79,685 East Taunton, MA $80,286 Fairhaven, MA $79,598 Fall River, MA $79,460

Somerset, MA $79,073 Marion, MA $79,772 Mattapoisett, MA $79,638 New Bedford, MA $79,595 Acushnet, MA $79,622

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

Understanding how a Database Engineer'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 June 01, 2026

$72,598

Average $82,177/year

$90,811

$6,050

Average $6,848/month

$7,568

$1,396

Average $1,580/week

$1,746

$35

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,811	$7,568	$1,746	$44
Average	$82,177	$6,848	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$72,598	$6,050	$1,396	$35

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