Data Administrator Salary in San Jose, California

How much does a Data Administrator make in San Jose, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Data Administrator in San Jose, CA is $92,838. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $74,903 to a high of $114,434, with most professionals earning between $83,450 and $104,142.

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Manage configuration of database servers including installation and configuration of the operating system and underlying hardware.

January 21, 2023

Provide Tier-2 and Tier-3 support to development teams and business users with database operations, including the development of complex SQL, tuning of DML and the creation of storage procedures.

January 22, 2023

Create, update and implement additional security project documents and guidelines supporting the badging program.

February 01, 2023

Assist with presentations, reports, and marketing materials for various groups, committees, commissions, and boards.

February 02, 2023

Develop the data migration strategy to transform and migrate data from the legacy application to the target database in the new application, including any supporting documentation that may be required such as data migration process flows and a data migration approach/overview document.

March 08, 2023

Designs, implements, and maintains complex databases with respect to JCL, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation, and statistical methods.

March 21, 2023

Participate in establishing processes and best practices around development standards, version control, quality control, deployment, maintenance and change management.

March 25, 2023

Demonstrated talent for information architecture and web solutions, with ability to maintain and enhance departmental website and web-based Flatbridge database, using content management software (Ingeniux preferred), website coding, administrative functions, and knowledge of technology to add images, content, video to the website.

April 30, 2023

Supports the maintenance and alteration of office areas and equipment, as well as layout, arrangement and housekeeping of office facilities.

May 01, 2023

Monitor, optimize and report on system performance with the database, including stored procedures execution time, implement efficiency improvements, index tuning, disk utilization and optimization.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Data Administrator in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

83450

104142

92838

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

85249

107264

94870

What is the average salary for Data Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Administrator in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Data Administrator ranges from $83,450 to $104,142 with the average base salary of $92,838. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $85,249 to $107,264 with the average total cash compensation of $94,870.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$92,838	$83,450 - $104,142
Bonus	$2,032	$1,798 - $3,121
Total Pay	$94,870	$85,249 - $107,264

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Data Administrator Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,450 - $104,142	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,962 - $92,301	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,291 - $103,943	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,990 - $101,072	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,123 - $101,238	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,118 - $103,727	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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