What are the main factors that influence an SQL Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An SQL Engineer's salary?

An SQL Engineer's salary grows with experience: a SQL Engineer (0-2 years)earns $83,802, a DevOps Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $101,760, a DevOps Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $136,290, a DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $152,441, a DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $168,444,

What are the highest paying states for an SQL Engineer?

SQL Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for SQL Engineer roles are District of Columbia $93,320, California $92,966, Massachusetts $91,727. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of SQL Engineer roles make?

Salaries for SQL Engineer level roles vary by specialization: SQL Developer: $148,204; Sql Specialist: $134,657; SQL Server Analyst: $127,666; SQL Architect: $125,176; Sql Programmer: $124,674.

How do different companies affect an SQL Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for SQL Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

SQL Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an SQL Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an SQL Engineer in the United States is $84,284 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,821
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,527 to $90,847
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,464

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,847	$7,571	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,284	$7,024	$1,621	$41
25th Percentile	$76,527	$6,377	$1,472	$37

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Key Factors That Influence SQL Engineer Salaries

An SQL 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 SQL Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an SQL 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): $83,802
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,760
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $136,290
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,441
Expert (over 8 years): $168,444

Levels	Salary
SQL Engin... Level SQL Engineer	$83,802
DevOps En... Level SQL Engineer	$101,760
DevOps En... Level SQL Engineer	$136,290
DevOps En... Level SQL Engineer	$152,441
DevOps En... Level SQL Engineer	$168,444

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

District of Columbia: $93,320.
California: $92,966.
Massachusetts: $91,727.

District of Columbia $93,320 California $92,966 Massachusetts $91,727 Washington $91,390 New Jersey $91,356 Alaska $91,238 Connecticut $90,075 New York $89,603

Hawaii $88,094 Rhode Island $87,386 Maryland $86,906 Minnesota $86,248 Colorado $85,995 Illinois $85,911 Oregon $85,591 Delaware $85,355

New Hampshire $85,206 Virginia $84,874 Pennsylvania $83,905 Nevada $83,416 North Dakota $83,256 Michigan $83,003 Wisconsin $82,911 Vermont $82,725

Texas $82,211 Maine $82,177 Arizona $82,127 Ohio $82,068 Georgia $81,292 Indiana $80,905 Wyoming $80,829 Utah $80,711

Iowa $80,660 Kansas $80,256 Louisiana $80,138 North Carolina $80,095 Missouri $80,079 Florida $79,750 Montana $79,573 Nebraska $79,404

Kentucky $79,312 South Carolina $78,974 Tennessee $78,764 Idaho $78,679 New Mexico $78,064 Oklahoma $77,929 Alabama $77,432 South Dakota $76,598

Arkansas $76,143 West Virginia $75,898 Mississippi $75,165

Top Paying Cities for SQL 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:

San Jose: $106,308
San Francisco: $105,263
Oakland: $102,928

San Jose, CA $106,308

San Francisco, CA $105,263

Oakland, CA $102,928

New York, NY $97,677

Queens Village, NY $97,045

Paramus, NJ $96,371

Passaic, NJ $96,286

Bergenfield, NJ $96,202

Stamford, CT $96,076

Huntington, NY $95,992

Newark, NJ $95,444

Bridgeport, CT $95,275

New Brunswick, NJ $94,997

Vallejo, CA $94,820

Middlesex, NJ $94,769

Somerset, NJ $94,694

Petaluma, CA $94,500

Santa Cruz, CA $94,171

Boston, MA $94,002

Monterey, CA $93,581

Fairbanks, AK $93,522

Los Angeles, CA $93,362

Washington, DC $93,320

Seattle, WA $93,168

Santa Rosa, CA $93,151

Juneau, AK $92,907

Orange, CA $92,629

Anchorage, AK $92,477

Anaheim, CA $92,418

Santa Ana, CA $92,291

Nassau, NY $92,241

Long Beach, CA $92,207

Danbury, CT $92,182

Santa Maria, CA $91,895

Everett, WA $91,878

Bremerton, WA $91,465

Trenton, NJ $91,305

Sacramento, CA $91,272

San Diego, CA $91,229

Brockton, MA $91,196

Tacoma, WA $91,162

Santa Barbara, CA $91,044

Lowell, MA $90,707

New Suffolk, NY $90,673

Nashua, NH $90,572

Lompoc, CA $90,437

Ventura, CA $90,353

Stockton, CA $90,328

New Haven, CT $90,159

Atlantic City, NJ $89,940

Hartford, CT $89,754

Modesto, CA $89,712

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,527

New Britain, CT $89,485

Olympia, WA $89,367

Kennewick, WA $89,367

New London, CT $89,350

Norwich, CT $89,325

Lawrence, MA $89,282

Bakersfield, CA $89,046

Riverside, CA $88,928

New Bedford, MA $88,928

Richland, WA $88,844

Portsmouth, NH $88,777

Vineland, NJ $88,760

San Bernardino, CA $88,692

Boulder, CO $88,456

Worcester, MA $88,389

Portland, OR $88,313

Saint Paul, MN $88,212

Minneapolis, MN $88,212

Philadelphia, PA $88,094

Honolulu, HI $87,647

Springfield, MA $87,352

Providence, RI $87,344

Chicago, IL $87,099

Bellingham, WA $86,998

Baltimore, MD $86,906

Chico, CA $86,695

Wilmington, DE $86,552

Pittsfield, MA $86,467

Manchester, NH $86,307

Spokane, WA $85,936

Denver, CO $85,928

Albany, NY $85,532

Troy, NY $85,498

Schenectady, NY $85,321

Burlington, VT $85,136

Portland, ME $84,841

Salem, OR $84,773

Yakima, WA $84,756

Ann Arbor, MI $84,731

Rochester, MN $84,495

Fresno, CA $84,453

Reno, NV $84,453

Milwaukee, WI $84,377

Detroit, MI $84,293

Allentown, PA $84,268

Carson City, NV $84,259

Houston, TX $84,133

Colorado Springs, CO $84,124

Syracuse, NY $84,082

Eugene, OR $83,922

Bismarck, ND $83,821

Gary, IN $83,821

Galveston, TX $83,821

Springfield, OR $83,753

Medford, OR $83,551

Fort Collins, CO $83,517

Austin, TX $83,450

Mesa, AZ $83,273

Phoenix, AZ $83,256

Dallas, TX $83,231

Reading, PA $83,180

Saint Cloud, MN $83,147

Concord, NH $83,071

Madison, WI $83,037

Utica, NY $82,809

Raleigh, NC $82,742

Las Vegas, NV $82,734

Rochester, NY $82,675

Des Moines, IA $82,666

Atlanta, GA $82,531

Battle Creek, MI $82,506

Salt Lake City, UT $82,481

Lancaster, PA $82,354

Champaign, IL $82,337

Harrisburg, PA $82,236

Durham, NC $82,160

Kansas City, MO $82,152

Kansas City, KS $82,135

Fort Worth, TX $82,127

Boca Raton, FL $82,093

Cleveland, OH $82,085

Columbus, OH $82,068

Pittsburgh, PA $82,059

Richmond, VA $82,026

Indianapolis, IN $82,009

Cincinnati, OH $81,899

Petersburg, VA $81,773

Billings, MT $81,587

Lansing, MI $81,587

Huntsville, AL $81,587

Lebanon, PA $81,579

Dayton, OH $81,570

Pueblo, CO $81,570

Appleton, WI $81,545

Buffalo, NY $81,511

Racine, WI $81,469

Charlotte, NC $81,461

Saint Louis, MO $81,436

Springfield, IL $81,402

Elkhart, IN $81,385

York, PA $81,385

Gastonia, NC $81,377

Benton Harbor, MI $81,377

Beaumont, TX $81,326

Lorain, OH $81,309

Toledo, OH $81,275

Binghamton, NY $81,233

Rock Hill, SC $81,225

Rockford, IL $81,183

Fargo, ND $81,141

Elyria, OH $81,141

Flagstaff, AZ $81,082

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,031

Miami, FL $80,980

Duluth, MN $80,846

Bangor, ME $80,736

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,643

Louisville, KY $80,601

Grand Rapids, MI $80,584

Hialeah, FL $80,576

Casper, WY $80,458

Scranton, PA $80,357

New Orleans, LA $80,331

Virginia Beach, VA $80,323

Akron, OH $80,281

Peoria, IL $80,171

Sarasota, FL $80,154

Green Bay, WI $80,095

Baton Rouge, LA $80,053

Charleston, SC $80,036

Nashville, TN $80,011

Jamestown, NY $79,994

Davenport, IA $79,994

Tucson, AZ $79,952

Cheyenne, WY $79,927

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,902

Tampa, FL $79,885

Omaha, NE $79,868

Port Arthur, TX $79,834

Evansville, IN $79,834

Bradenton, FL $79,800

Santa Fe, NM $79,649

Orlando, FL $79,564

Clearwater, FL $79,472

Canton, OH $79,295

La Crosse, WI $79,295

Grand Forks, ND $79,269

Albuquerque, NM $79,244

Tulsa, OK $79,244

Newport News, VA $79,236

High Point, NC $79,210

Ogden, UT $79,177

Corpus Christi, TX $79,109

Laramie, WY $79,059

Norfolk, VA $79,059

Rock Island, IL $79,008

Saginaw, MI $78,991

Jacksonville, FL $78,983

Salisbury, NC $78,966

Memphis, TN $78,949

Moline, IL $78,907

Fort Myers, FL $78,882

Waterloo, IA $78,772

Spartanburg, SC $78,688

Lincoln, NE $78,646

Fort Wayne, IN $78,629

Birmingham, AL $78,536

Cedar Falls, IA $78,519

Provo, UT $78,511

Springfield, OH $78,502

San Antonio, TX $78,486

Greensboro, NC $78,452

South Bend, IN $78,443

Winston Salem, NC $78,435

Boise, ID $78,410

Savannah, GA $78,351

Muskegon, MI $78,199

Lima, OH $78,098

Lake Charles, LA $78,064

Anderson, IN $78,047

Lexington, KY $78,022

Augusta, GA $77,997

Greenville, SC $77,997

Wichita, KS $77,921

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,921

Columbia, SC $77,845

Bloomington, IN $77,634

Roanoke, VA $77,584

Asheville, NC $77,474

Knoxville, TN $77,331

Shreveport, LA $77,323

Wilmington, NC $77,213

Frankfort, KY $77,053

Oklahoma City, OK $76,994

Chillicothe, OH $76,960

Longview, TX $76,952

Topeka, KS $76,926

Mobile, AL $76,800

Terre Haute, IN $76,766

Erie, PA $76,758

Altoona, PA $76,716

Melbourne, FL $76,690

Amarillo, TX $76,657

Killeen, TX $76,631

Fayetteville, AR $76,564

Sioux Falls, SD $76,505

Chattanooga, TN $76,454

Idaho Falls, ID $76,446

Gainesville, FL $76,269

Portsmouth, OH $76,227

Little Rock, AR $76,210

Lynchburg, VA $76,210

Lafayette, LA $76,176

Youngstown, OH $76,176

Temple, TX $76,143

Daytona Beach, FL $76,126

Clarksville, TN $76,117

Pensacola, FL $76,109

Hopkinsville, KY $75,856

Charleston, WV $75,848

Florence, SC $75,805

Sioux City, IA $75,755

Macon, GA $75,510

Tallahassee, FL $75,502

Fayetteville, NC $75,485

Waco, TX $75,468

Wichita Falls, TX $75,468

Pine Bluff, AR $75,435

Vincennes, IN $75,274

Lubbock, TX $75,241

Great Falls, MT $75,190

Alamogordo, NM $75,182

Abilene, TX $75,114

Rapid City, SD $75,005

Monroe, LA $75,005

Albany, GA $74,954

Huntington, WV $74,946

Jackson, MS $74,937

Greenville, MS $74,929

Parkersburg, WV $74,845

Montgomery, AL $74,828

Johnstown, PA $74,811

Springfield, MO $74,743

Biloxi, MS $74,701

Sumter, SC $74,524

Columbus, GA $74,516

Twin Falls, ID $74,465

Pascagoula, MS $74,356

Kingsport, TN $74,137

Gulfport, MS $74,111

Alexandria, LA $73,833

Fort Smith, AR $73,622

El Paso, TX $73,395

Helena, MT $73,285

Las Cruces, NM $73,016

Harlingen, TX $72,780

Pocatello, ID $72,704

Florence, AL $72,678

Brownsville, TX $72,662

Dothan, AL $72,527

Mcallen, TX $72,485

Columbus, MS $71,861

Altus, OK $71,473

Lawton, OK $71,313

Pierre, SD $71,010

What Skills Can Increase an SQL Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Linux (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Networking	2.31%
Linux	3.23%
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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an SQL Engineer's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Amazon Web Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$93,556	11%
Consulting	$91,027	8%
Amazon Web Services	$90,184	7%
Collaborating	$88,499	5%
Project Management	$88,499	5%
Azure	$87,656	4%

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

Understanding how an SQL 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.

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$76,527

Average $84,284/year

$90,847

$6,377

Average $7,024/month

$7,571

$1,472

Average $1,621/week

$1,747

$37

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,847	$7,571	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,284	$7,024	$1,621	$41
25th Percentile	$76,527	$6,377	$1,472	$37

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Salaries for an SQL Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $84,021 in 2023 to around $84,032 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of SQL Engineer salary trends, .

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