What are the main factors that influence a DBA Administrator's salary?

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

How does experience change A DBA Administrator's salary?

A DBA Administrator's salary grows with experience: a DBA Administrator (0-2 years)earns $72,508, a Database Administrator II (2-4 years)earns $104,953, a Database Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $117,563, a Database Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $137,555, a Database Administration Manager (7+ years)earns $154,240,

What are the highest paying states for a DBA Administrator?

DBA Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for DBA Administrator roles are District of Columbia $80,425, California $80,120, Massachusetts $79,053. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of DBA Administrator roles make?

Salaries for DBA Administrator level roles vary by specialization: DBA Manager: $153,490; DBA- Specialist: $136,900; DBA IV: $136,890; DBA III: $116,990; DBA- Senior: $116,990.

How do different companies affect a DBA Administrator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for DBA Administrator 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.

DBA Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does a DBA Administrator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a DBA Administrator in the United States is $72,639 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,045
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,958 to $74,421
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,144

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DBA Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,421	$6,202	$1,431	$36
Average	$72,639	$6,053	$1,397	$35
25th Percentile	$62,958	$5,246	$1,211	$30

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Key Factors That Influence DBA Administrator Salaries

A DBA Administrator'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 DBA Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a DBA Administrator'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): $72,508
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,953
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $117,563
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,555
Expert (over 8 years): $154,240

Levels	Salary
DBA Admin... Level DBA Administrator	$72,508
Database ... Level DBA Administrator	$104,953
Database ... Level DBA Administrator	$117,563
Database ... Level DBA Administrator	$137,555
Database ... Level DBA Administrator	$154,240

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How Do DBA Administrator 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 DBA Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,425.
California: $80,120.
Massachusetts: $79,053.

District of Columbia $80,425 California $80,120 Massachusetts $79,053 Washington $78,762 New Jersey $78,733 Alaska $78,631 Connecticut $77,629 New York $77,222

Hawaii $75,922 Rhode Island $75,312 Maryland $74,898 Minnesota $74,331 Colorado $74,113 Illinois $74,041 Oregon $73,764 Delaware $73,561

New Hampshire $73,433 Virginia $73,147 Pennsylvania $72,312 Nevada $71,890 North Dakota $71,752 Michigan $71,534 Wisconsin $71,455 Vermont $71,295

Texas $70,852 Maine $70,823 Arizona $70,779 Ohio $70,728 Georgia $70,060 Indiana $69,726 Wyoming $69,660 Utah $69,559

Iowa $69,515 Kansas $69,166 Louisiana $69,065 North Carolina $69,028 Missouri $69,014 Florida $68,731 Montana $68,578 Nebraska $68,433

Kentucky $68,353 South Carolina $68,062 Tennessee $67,881 Idaho $67,808 New Mexico $67,278 Oklahoma $67,162 Alabama $66,733 South Dakota $66,014

Arkansas $65,622 West Virginia $65,411 Mississippi $64,779

Top Paying Cities for DBA Administrators

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: $91,619
San Francisco: $90,718
Oakland: $88,706

San Jose, CA $91,619

San Francisco, CA $90,718

Oakland, CA $88,706

New York, NY $84,181

Queens Village, NY $83,636

Paramus, NJ $83,055

Passaic, NJ $82,982

Bergenfield, NJ $82,910

Stamford, CT $82,801

Huntington, NY $82,728

Newark, NJ $82,256

Bridgeport, CT $82,111

New Brunswick, NJ $81,871

Vallejo, CA $81,718

Middlesex, NJ $81,675

Somerset, NJ $81,609

Petaluma, CA $81,442

Santa Cruz, CA $81,159

Boston, MA $81,014

Monterey, CA $80,651

Fairbanks, AK $80,600

Los Angeles, CA $80,462

Washington, DC $80,425

Seattle, WA $80,295

Santa Rosa, CA $80,280

Juneau, AK $80,070

Orange, CA $79,830

Anchorage, AK $79,699

Anaheim, CA $79,648

Santa Ana, CA $79,539

Nassau, NY $79,496

Long Beach, CA $79,467

Danbury, CT $79,445

Santa Maria, CA $79,198

Everett, WA $79,183

Bremerton, WA $78,827

Trenton, NJ $78,689

Sacramento, CA $78,660

San Diego, CA $78,624

Brockton, MA $78,595

Tacoma, WA $78,566

Santa Barbara, CA $78,464

Lowell, MA $78,174

New Suffolk, NY $78,145

Nashua, NH $78,057

Lompoc, CA $77,941

Ventura, CA $77,869

Stockton, CA $77,847

New Haven, CT $77,702

Atlantic City, NJ $77,513

Hartford, CT $77,353

Modesto, CA $77,317

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,157

New Britain, CT $77,120

Olympia, WA $77,019

Kennewick, WA $77,019

New London, CT $77,004

Norwich, CT $76,982

Lawrence, MA $76,946

Bakersfield, CA $76,743

Riverside, CA $76,641

New Bedford, MA $76,641

Richland, WA $76,568

Portsmouth, NH $76,510

Vineland, NJ $76,496

San Bernardino, CA $76,438

Boulder, CO $76,234

Worcester, MA $76,176

Portland, OR $76,111

Saint Paul, MN $76,024

Minneapolis, MN $76,024

Philadelphia, PA $75,922

Honolulu, HI $75,537

Springfield, MA $75,283

Providence, RI $75,275

Chicago, IL $75,065

Bellingham, WA $74,978

Baltimore, MD $74,898

Chico, CA $74,716

Wilmington, DE $74,593

Pittsfield, MA $74,520

Manchester, NH $74,382

Spokane, WA $74,062

Denver, CO $74,055

Albany, NY $73,714

Troy, NY $73,685

Schenectady, NY $73,532

Burlington, VT $73,372

Portland, ME $73,118

Salem, OR $73,060

Yakima, WA $73,045

Ann Arbor, MI $73,024

Rochester, MN $72,820

Fresno, CA $72,784

Reno, NV $72,784

Milwaukee, WI $72,719

Detroit, MI $72,646

Allentown, PA $72,624

Carson City, NV $72,617

Houston, TX $72,508

Colorado Springs, CO $72,501

Syracuse, NY $72,464

Eugene, OR $72,326

Bismarck, ND $72,239

Gary, IN $72,239

Galveston, TX $72,239

Springfield, OR $72,181

Medford, OR $72,007

Fort Collins, CO $71,978

Austin, TX $71,919

Mesa, AZ $71,767

Phoenix, AZ $71,752

Dallas, TX $71,731

Reading, PA $71,687

Saint Cloud, MN $71,658

Concord, NH $71,593

Madison, WI $71,564

Utica, NY $71,367

Raleigh, NC $71,309

Las Vegas, NV $71,302

Rochester, NY $71,251

Des Moines, IA $71,244

Atlanta, GA $71,128

Battle Creek, MI $71,106

Salt Lake City, UT $71,084

Lancaster, PA $70,975

Champaign, IL $70,961

Harrisburg, PA $70,873

Durham, NC $70,808

Kansas City, MO $70,801

Kansas City, KS $70,786

Fort Worth, TX $70,779

Boca Raton, FL $70,750

Cleveland, OH $70,743

Columbus, OH $70,728

Pittsburgh, PA $70,721

Richmond, VA $70,692

Indianapolis, IN $70,677

Cincinnati, OH $70,583

Petersburg, VA $70,474

Billings, MT $70,314

Lansing, MI $70,314

Huntsville, AL $70,314

Lebanon, PA $70,307

Dayton, OH $70,300

Pueblo, CO $70,300

Appleton, WI $70,278

Buffalo, NY $70,249

Racine, WI $70,212

Charlotte, NC $70,205

Saint Louis, MO $70,183

Springfield, IL $70,154

Elkhart, IN $70,140

York, PA $70,140

Gastonia, NC $70,133

Benton Harbor, MI $70,133

Beaumont, TX $70,089

Lorain, OH $70,074

Toledo, OH $70,045

Binghamton, NY $70,009

Rock Hill, SC $70,002

Rockford, IL $69,965

Fargo, ND $69,929

Elyria, OH $69,929

Flagstaff, AZ $69,878

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,835

Miami, FL $69,791

Duluth, MN $69,675

Bangor, ME $69,581

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,501

Louisville, KY $69,464

Grand Rapids, MI $69,450

Hialeah, FL $69,443

Casper, WY $69,341

Scranton, PA $69,254

New Orleans, LA $69,232

Virginia Beach, VA $69,225

Akron, OH $69,188

Peoria, IL $69,094

Sarasota, FL $69,079

Green Bay, WI $69,028

Baton Rouge, LA $68,992

Charleston, SC $68,978

Nashville, TN $68,956

Jamestown, NY $68,941

Davenport, IA $68,941

Tucson, AZ $68,905

Cheyenne, WY $68,883

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,861

Tampa, FL $68,847

Omaha, NE $68,832

Port Arthur, TX $68,803

Evansville, IN $68,803

Bradenton, FL $68,774

Santa Fe, NM $68,643

Orlando, FL $68,571

Clearwater, FL $68,491

Canton, OH $68,338

La Crosse, WI $68,338

Grand Forks, ND $68,317

Albuquerque, NM $68,295

Tulsa, OK $68,295

Newport News, VA $68,288

High Point, NC $68,266

Ogden, UT $68,237

Corpus Christi, TX $68,179

Laramie, WY $68,135

Norfolk, VA $68,135

Rock Island, IL $68,091

Saginaw, MI $68,077

Jacksonville, FL $68,070

Salisbury, NC $68,055

Memphis, TN $68,041

Moline, IL $68,004

Fort Myers, FL $67,982

Waterloo, IA $67,888

Spartanburg, SC $67,815

Lincoln, NE $67,779

Fort Wayne, IN $67,765

Birmingham, AL $67,685

Cedar Falls, IA $67,670

Provo, UT $67,663

Springfield, OH $67,656

San Antonio, TX $67,641

Greensboro, NC $67,612

South Bend, IN $67,605

Winston Salem, NC $67,597

Boise, ID $67,576

Savannah, GA $67,525

Muskegon, MI $67,394

Lima, OH $67,307

Lake Charles, LA $67,278

Anderson, IN $67,263

Lexington, KY $67,242

Augusta, GA $67,220

Greenville, SC $67,220

Wichita, KS $67,154

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,154

Columbia, SC $67,089

Bloomington, IN $66,907

Roanoke, VA $66,864

Asheville, NC $66,769

Knoxville, TN $66,646

Shreveport, LA $66,639

Wilmington, NC $66,544

Frankfort, KY $66,406

Oklahoma City, OK $66,355

Chillicothe, OH $66,326

Longview, TX $66,319

Topeka, KS $66,297

Mobile, AL $66,188

Terre Haute, IN $66,159

Erie, PA $66,152

Altoona, PA $66,116

Melbourne, FL $66,094

Amarillo, TX $66,065

Killeen, TX $66,043

Fayetteville, AR $65,985

Sioux Falls, SD $65,934

Chattanooga, TN $65,890

Idaho Falls, ID $65,883

Gainesville, FL $65,731

Portsmouth, OH $65,694

Little Rock, AR $65,680

Lynchburg, VA $65,680

Lafayette, LA $65,651

Youngstown, OH $65,651

Temple, TX $65,622

Daytona Beach, FL $65,607

Clarksville, TN $65,600

Pensacola, FL $65,593

Hopkinsville, KY $65,375

Charleston, WV $65,367

Florence, SC $65,331

Sioux City, IA $65,288

Macon, GA $65,077

Tallahassee, FL $65,070

Fayetteville, NC $65,055

Waco, TX $65,041

Wichita Falls, TX $65,041

Pine Bluff, AR $65,012

Vincennes, IN $64,874

Lubbock, TX $64,844

Great Falls, MT $64,801

Alamogordo, NM $64,794

Abilene, TX $64,736

Rapid City, SD $64,641

Monroe, LA $64,641

Albany, GA $64,598

Huntington, WV $64,590

Jackson, MS $64,583

Greenville, MS $64,576

Parkersburg, WV $64,503

Montgomery, AL $64,489

Johnstown, PA $64,474

Springfield, MO $64,416

Biloxi, MS $64,380

Sumter, SC $64,227

Columbus, GA $64,220

Twin Falls, ID $64,176

Pascagoula, MS $64,082

Kingsport, TN $63,893

Gulfport, MS $63,871

Alexandria, LA $63,631

Fort Smith, AR $63,450

El Paso, TX $63,254

Helena, MT $63,159

Las Cruces, NM $62,927

Harlingen, TX $62,723

Pocatello, ID $62,658

Florence, AL $62,636

Brownsville, TX $62,622

Dothan, AL $62,506

Mcallen, TX $62,469

Columbus, MS $61,932

Altus, OK $61,598

Lawton, OK $61,460

Pierre, SD $61,198

What Skills Can Increase a DBA Administrator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.98% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.
Data Warehouse (Mentioned in 1.56% Job Postings): A data warehouse is a central repository of information that can be analyzed to make more informed decisions. It creates a trove of historical data that can be retrieved and analyzed to provide useful insight into the organization's operations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.98%
Data Entry	2.45%
Data Warehouse	1.56%

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 a DBA Administrator's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Relational Databases: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$82,082	13%
Relational Databases	$81,355	12%
Agile	$79,176	9%
Azure	$79,176	9%
Programming	$79,176	9%
Team Development	$78,450	8%

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DBA Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a DBA Administrator'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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$62,958

Average $72,639/year

$74,421

$5,246

Average $6,053/month

$6,202

$1,211

Average $1,397/week

$1,431

$30

Average $35/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,421	$6,202	$1,431	$36
Average	$72,639	$6,053	$1,397	$35
25th Percentile	$62,958	$5,246	$1,211	$30

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Salaries for a DBA Administrator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $72,651 in 2023 to around $72,482 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of DBA Administrator salary trends, .

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