Principal Database Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does a Principal Database Administrator make in the United States? The average Principal Database Administrator salary in the United States is $111,197 as of October 30, 2019, but the salary range typically falls between $97,726 and $126,899. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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DB2 DBA
IRIS Consulting Corporation -
... principals • Able to manage and deploy application database modifications • Experience writing SQL and programming • Database and SQL performance tuning • Experience administering and ...
LinkedIn - 7 days ago
Senior Database Administrator
Cybercoders - Costa Mesa , CA
Senior Database Administrator If you are a Database Administrator with experience, please read on! What You Will Be Doing * Enhance existing monitoring and reliability metrics across our database
CyberCoders, Inc - 2 days ago
Senior Database Administrator
Summit Materials -
Senior DBA Position Overview Summit Materials is looking for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA), to increase capabilities of the database and ensure that the database is effectively maintained and ...
LinkedIn - 3 days ago
Database Administrator
EPITEC -
Database Administrator JOB TYPE: Contract, 1 year LOCATION: Miami, Florida JOB SUMMARY FOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR: * Responsible for all activities associated with the administration of either ...
LinkedIn - 3 days ago
Database Administrator
CyberCoders - Medina , MN
Database Administrator If you are a Database Administrator with experience, please read on! Top Reasons to Work with Us * We are a well established company with over sixty years in business * We have ...
CyberCoders, Inc - 1 day ago
Database Administrator
Horizontal Integration - St Louis , MO
(6575) The SR DBA will be a member of the Global Database Engineering team and will be responsible for effective service transition and efficient service delivery operations for database environments ...
Horizontal Integration - 4 days ago
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Average Base Salary

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Average Total Cash Compensation

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118235
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Database Administrator in the United States. The base salary for Principal Database Administrator ranges from $97,726 to $126,899 with the average base salary of $111,197. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $103,489 to $134,643 with the average total cash compensation of $118,235.

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