DBA Administrator Salary in Durham, North Carolina

How much does a DBA Administrator make in Durham, NC?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a DBA Administrator in Durham, NC is $71,608. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $64,367 to $80,327, with most professionals earning between $57,774 and $88,265.

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Requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3+ years of Microsoft SQL server administration experience with familiarity of MS SQL syntax.

August 20, 2022

Develop and provide training curriculum with content specifically related to various programs and job responsibilities as it intersects with Management of Data Information Systems.

October 15, 2022

Design state-of-the-art technical solutions on AWS that address requirements for scalability, reliability, security, and performance with a more focus on database workloads that currently run on on-prem SQL Server.

November 22, 2022

Monitor and tune query performance , define and implement backup strategies per data retention requirements, diagnose and resolve production issues as needed 24x7.

November 28, 2022

Demonstrated knowledge and experience interfacing with various applications, management information systems, data structures, systems analysis and design, and programming languages.

December 23, 2022

Provide data administration, management, and support for Foothold AWARDS, Salesforce and various unincorporated Access Databases (includes reviewing data for inconsistencies or anomalies that could skew analytical results, maintaining databases and conducting routine maintenance as needed to ensure data integrity and streamline data collection and analysis procedures to ensure fast access to metrics.

February 06, 2023

Participate in minor projects associated to the enhancement, upgrade/patching, or implementation of new or existing technology solutions.

March 13, 2023

Assist applications development staff and users on database solutions to business problems, data architectures, database management system facilities and capabilities, and the operation and tuning of databases.

March 29, 2023

Create logical data models and translate into physical database structures that integrate with existing or proposed database structures.

March 31, 2023

Support database disaster recovery efforts and coordinate with application owners to ensure that database recovery supports the recovery times stipulated in IT Contingency Plans that are managed for specific systems.

May 08, 2023

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Average Salary Range for DBA Administrator in Durham, NC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

64367

80327

71608

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

65753

82734

73175

What is the average salary for DBA Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of DBA Administrator in Durham, NC. The base salary for DBA Administrator ranges from $64,367 to $80,327 with the average base salary of $71,608. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $65,753 to $82,734 with the average total cash compensation of $73,175.

View Average Salary for DBA Administrator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,608	$64,367 - $80,327
Bonus	$1,567	$1,387 - $2,408
Total Pay	$73,175	$65,753 - $82,734

* 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.

DBA Administrator Salary Near Durham, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,041 - $79,920	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,812 - $80,883	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Raleigh, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,812 - $80,883	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,269 - $78,957	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE High Point, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,928 - $79,779	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Greensboro, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,548 - $79,305	COMPARE TO Durham, NC

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About Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a populatio...

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