Database Engineer Salary in Oregon

How much does a Database Engineer make in Oregon?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Database Engineer in Oregon is $76,692 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,099
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,787 to $84,756
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,680

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Database Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,756	$7,063	$1,630	$41
Average	$76,692	$6,391	$1,475	$37
25th Percentile	$67,787	$5,649	$1,304	$33

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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): $76,099
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,826
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,132
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,680
Expert (over 8 years): $167,590

Levels	Salary
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$76,099
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$102,826
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$125,132
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$143,680
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$167,590

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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: $83,617.
California: $83,300.
Massachusetts: $82,190.

District of Columbia $83,617 California $83,300 Massachusetts $82,190 Washington $81,887 New Jersey $81,857 Alaska $81,751 Connecticut $80,709 New York $80,286

Hawaii $78,935 Rhode Island $78,300 Maryland $77,870 Minnesota $77,281 Colorado $77,054 Illinois $76,979 Oregon $76,692 Delaware $76,480

New Hampshire $76,347 Virginia $76,050 Pennsylvania $75,181 Nevada $74,743 North Dakota $74,600 Michigan $74,373 Wisconsin $74,290 Vermont $74,124

Texas $73,663 Maine $73,633 Arizona $73,588 Ohio $73,535 Georgia $72,840 Indiana $72,493 Wyoming $72,425 Utah $72,319

Iowa $72,274 Kansas $71,911 Louisiana $71,805 North Carolina $71,768 Missouri $71,753 Florida $71,458 Montana $71,299 Nebraska $71,148

Kentucky $71,065 South Carolina $70,763 Tennessee $70,574 Idaho $70,499 New Mexico $69,948 Oklahoma $69,827 Alabama $69,381 South Dakota $68,633

Arkansas $68,226 West Virginia $68,007 Mississippi $67,350

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:

Antelope: $78,013
Aurora: $77,009
Beaverton: $79,131

Antelope, OR $78,013 Aurora, OR $77,009 Beaverton, OR $79,131 Beavercreek, OR $77,424 Boring, OR $78,829 Bridal Veil, OR $78,625 Brightwood, OR $78,376 Canby, OR $77,084

Cascade Locks, OR $78,376 Clackamas, OR $79,033 Clatskanie, OR $78,376 Colton, OR $77,122 Columbia City, OR $78,376 Corbett, OR $78,527 Donald, OR $76,941 Dufur, OR $78,376

Eagle Creek, OR $78,111 Estacada, OR $78,376 Fairview, OR $79,078 Gervais, OR $75,808 Gladstone, OR $79,131 Government Camp, OR $78,376 Grass Valley, OR $78,051 Gresham, OR $79,033

Hood River, OR $78,376 Hubbard, OR $76,835 Kent, OR $78,051 Lake Oswego, OR $79,131 Marylhurst, OR $79,131 Maupin, OR $78,376 Molalla, OR $76,533 Moro, OR $78,051

Mosier, OR $78,376 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $78,376 Mulino, OR $77,084 Odell, OR $78,376 Oregon City, OR $78,829 Rainier, OR $78,376 Rhododendron, OR $78,376 Rufus, OR $75,340

Saint Helens, OR $78,376 Warren, OR $78,474 Deer Island, OR $78,376 Sandy, OR $78,474 Scappoose, OR $78,429 Shaniko, OR $78,376 The Dalles, OR $78,376 Troutdale, OR $78,829

Tualatin, OR $79,033 Tygh Valley, OR $78,376 Vernonia, OR $78,376 Wasco, OR $77,175 Welches, OR $78,376 West Linn, OR $79,033 Wilsonville, OR $78,829 Woodburn, OR $75,604

Happy Valley, OR $79,131 Damascus, OR $78,980 Amity, OR $75,657 Arch Cape, OR $78,376 Astoria, OR $78,376 Banks, OR $78,376 Bay City, OR $76,790 Beaver, OR $75,204

Buxton, OR $78,376 Cannon Beach, OR $78,376 Carlton, OR $76,639 Cloverdale, OR $75,204 Cornelius, OR $78,731 Dayton, OR $75,506 Dundee, OR $76,782 Forest Grove, OR $77,885

Gales Creek, OR $78,225 Garibaldi, OR $76,790 Gaston, OR $77,379 Hammond, OR $78,927 Hebo, OR $75,204 Hillsboro, OR $78,882 Manning, OR $78,376 Lafayette, OR $76,646

Mcminnville, OR $76,374 Manzanita, OR $78,376 Nehalem, OR $78,376 Newberg, OR $78,625 North Plains, OR $78,625 Oceanside, OR $76,790 Pacific City, OR $75,204 Rockaway Beach, OR $76,790

Saint Paul, OR $75,506 Seaside, OR $78,376 Sherwood, OR $78,882 Tillamook, OR $76,790 Netarts, OR $76,790 Timber, OR $78,376 Tolovana Park, OR $78,376 Warrenton, OR $78,927

Wheeler, OR $78,376 Yamhill, OR $76,873 Neskowin, OR $75,204 Portland, OR $79,131 Salem, OR $75,959 Keizer, OR $75,959 Albany, OR $74,902 Alsea, OR $74,373

Aumsville, OR $75,906 Blodgett, OR $74,970 Brownsville, OR $74,637 Cascadia, OR $74,501 Corvallis, OR $74,872 Crabtree, OR $74,970 Crawfordsville, OR $74,615 Dallas, OR $75,657

Depoe Bay, OR $75,204 Detroit, OR $75,204 Eddyville, OR $75,038 Falls City, OR $75,204 Foster, OR $74,501 Gates, OR $75,204 Grand Ronde, OR $75,204 Halsey, OR $74,645

Idanha, OR $75,204 Independence, OR $75,906 Jefferson, OR $75,861 Lebanon, OR $74,675 Logsden, OR $75,204 Lyons, OR $75,204 Mill City, OR $75,204 Monmouth, OR $75,559

Mount Angel, OR $75,657 Neotsu, OR $75,204 Newport, OR $75,204 South Beach, OR $74,645 Lincoln City, OR $75,204 Otis, OR $75,204 Otter Rock, OR $75,204 Philomath, OR $74,804

Rickreall, OR $75,959 Rose Lodge, OR $75,204 Saint Benedict, OR $75,710 Scio, OR $75,121 Scotts Mills, OR $76,208 Seal Rock, OR $74,645 Shedd, OR $74,592 Sheridan, OR $75,702

Siletz, OR $75,204 Silverton, OR $75,710 Stayton, OR $75,604 Mehama, OR $75,302 Sublimity, OR $75,710 Sweet Home, OR $74,486 Gleneden Beach, OR $75,204 Tangent, OR $74,698

Tidewater, OR $74,381 Toledo, OR $75,204 Turner, OR $75,959 Waldport, OR $74,366 Willamina, OR $75,340 Eugene, OR $75,196 Agness, OR $74,109 Allegany, OR $74,366

Alvadore, OR $75,196 Azalea, OR $74,109 Bandon, OR $74,282 Blachly, OR $74,373 Blue River, OR $74,290 Broadbent, OR $74,109 Brookings, OR $74,109 Camas Valley, OR $74,109

Canyonville, OR $74,109 Cheshire, OR $74,894 Coos Bay, OR $74,366 Coquille, OR $74,282 Cottage Grove, OR $74,388 Crescent Lake, OR $74,366 Creswell, OR $74,992 Culp Creek, OR $74,358

Curtin, OR $74,418 Days Creek, OR $74,109 Deadwood, OR $74,373 Dexter, OR $74,743 Dillard, OR $74,282 Dorena, OR $74,366 Drain, OR $74,366 Elkton, OR $74,373

Elmira, OR $74,894 Fall Creek, OR $74,645 Florence, OR $74,411 Gardiner, OR $74,366 Glendale, OR $74,109 Glide, OR $74,366 Gold Beach, OR $74,109 Harrisburg, OR $75,045

Idleyld Park, OR $74,366 Junction City, OR $74,992 Lakeside, OR $74,366 Langlois, OR $74,109 Lorane, OR $74,668 Lowell, OR $74,441 Mapleton, OR $74,373 Marcola, OR $74,841

Pleasant Hill, OR $75,045 Monroe, OR $74,539 Myrtle Creek, OR $74,109 Myrtle Point, OR $74,275 North Bend, OR $74,366 Noti, OR $74,690 Oakland, OR $74,358 Oakridge, OR $74,358

Ophir, OR $74,109 Port Orford, OR $74,109 Powers, OR $74,109 Reedsport, OR $74,388 Riddle, OR $74,109 Roseburg, OR $74,282 Scottsburg, OR $74,366 Springfield, OR $75,045

Sixes, OR $74,109 Sutherlin, OR $74,358 Swisshome, OR $74,373 Tenmile, OR $74,109 Thurston, OR $75,045 Tiller, OR $74,109 Umpqua, OR $74,366 Veneta, OR $74,743

Vida, OR $74,358 Walterville, OR $74,592 Walton, OR $74,366 Wedderburn, OR $74,109 Westfir, OR $74,358 Westlake, OR $74,403 Wilbur, OR $74,366 Winchester, OR $74,366

Winston, OR $74,109 Wolf Creek, OR $74,109 Yachats, OR $74,441 Yoncalla, OR $74,366 Medford, OR $74,864 Central Point, OR $74,864 White City, OR $74,509 Ashland, OR $74,313

Butte Falls, OR $74,207 Cave Junction, OR $74,109 Eagle Point, OR $74,615 Gold Hill, OR $74,660 Grants Pass, OR $74,109 Jacksonville, OR $74,766 Kerby, OR $74,109 Merlin, OR $74,109

Murphy, OR $74,358 O Brien, OR $74,109 Phoenix, OR $74,864 Prospect, OR $74,109 Rogue River, OR $74,411 Selma, OR $74,109 Shady Cove, OR $74,313 Talent, OR $74,864

Trail, OR $74,109 Wilderville, OR $74,109 Williams, OR $74,109 Klamath Falls, OR $74,109 Crater Lake, OR $74,109 Adel, OR $74,109 Beatty, OR $74,109 Bly, OR $74,109

Bonanza, OR $74,109 Chiloquin, OR $74,109 Dairy, OR $74,109 Fort Klamath, OR $74,109 Keno, OR $74,109 Lakeview, OR $74,109 Malin, OR $74,109 Merrill, OR $74,109

Midland, OR $74,109 New Pine Creek, OR $74,109 Paisley, OR $74,109 Plush, OR $74,109 Silver Lake, OR $74,282 Sprague River, OR $74,109 Summer Lake, OR $74,109 Christmas Valley, OR $74,282

Bend, OR $74,366 Fields, OR $69,124 Ashwood, OR $75,959 Brothers, OR $74,366 Burns, OR $69,124 Princeton, OR $69,124 Diamond, OR $69,124 Camp Sherman, OR $74,645

Chemult, OR $74,282 Crane, OR $69,124 Crescent, OR $74,366 Culver, OR $75,574 Fort Rock, OR $74,282 Frenchglen, OR $69,124 Gilchrist, OR $74,366 Hines, OR $69,124

La Pine, OR $74,366 Madras, OR $75,574 Mitchell, OR $79,237 Paulina, OR $77,590 Post, OR $76,480 Powell Butte, OR $74,645 Prineville, OR $74,366 Redmond, OR $74,366

Riley, OR $74,328 Sisters, OR $74,366 Terrebonne, OR $74,645 Warm Springs, OR $76,790 Pendleton, OR $79,350 Adams, OR $79,471 Arlington, OR $77,938 Athena, OR $79,425

Baker City, OR $74,298 Bates, OR $79,237 Boardman, OR $79,267 Bridgeport, OR $69,124 Canyon City, OR $79,237 Condon, OR $79,237 Cove, OR $79,471 Dayville, OR $79,237

Echo, OR $79,305 Elgin, OR $79,471 Enterprise, OR $79,237 Fossil, OR $79,237 Haines, OR $79,237 Halfway, OR $69,124 Helix, OR $79,305 Heppner, OR $79,237

Hereford, OR $69,124 Hermiston, OR $79,320 Lexington, OR $79,471 Oxbow, OR $69,124 Imbler, OR $79,471 Imnaha, OR $75,868 Ione, OR $79,237 Irrigon, OR $79,252

John Day, OR $79,237 Joseph, OR $75,868 Kimberly, OR $79,237 La Grande, OR $79,471 Long Creek, OR $79,237 Lostine, OR $79,237 Meacham, OR $79,471 Mikkalo, OR $79,237

Milton Freewater, OR $79,471 Monument, OR $79,237 Mount Vernon, OR $79,237 North Powder, OR $79,471 Pilot Rock, OR $79,471 Prairie City, OR $75,868 Richland, OR $69,124 Seneca, OR $75,868

Spray, OR $79,237 Stanfield, OR $79,282 Summerville, OR $79,471 Sumpter, OR $79,237 Ukiah, OR $79,471 Umatilla, OR $79,350 Union, OR $79,471 Unity, OR $74,298

Wallowa, OR $79,237 Weston, OR $79,471 Adrian, OR $69,124 Arock, OR $69,124 Brogan, OR $69,124 Drewsey, OR $69,124 Durkee, OR $69,124 Harper, OR $69,124

Huntington, OR $69,124 Ironside, OR $69,124 Jamieson, OR $69,124 Jordan Valley, OR $69,124 Juntura, OR $69,124 Nyssa, OR $69,124 Ontario, OR $69,124 Riverside, OR $69,124

Vale, OR $69,124 Westfall, OR $69,124

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 March 01, 2026

$67,787

Average $76,692/year

$84,756

$5,649

Average $6,391/month

$7,063

$1,304

Average $1,475/week

$1,630

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,756	$7,063	$1,630	$41
Average	$76,692	$6,391	$1,475	$37
25th Percentile	$67,787	$5,649	$1,304	$33

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