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

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

How does experience change A SQL DBA's salary?

A SQL DBA's salary grows with experience: a Database Administrator I (0-2 years)earns $73,082, a SQL DBA (2-4 years)earns $105,729, a Database Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $118,473, a Database Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $138,588, a Database Administration Manager (7+ years)earns $155,364,

What are the highest paying states for a SQL DBA?

SQL DBA salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for SQL DBA roles are District of Columbia $114,593, California $114,158, Massachusetts $112,637. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of SQL DBA roles make?

Salaries for SQL DBA level roles vary by specialization: DBA Manager: $153,440; DBA- Specialist: $136,900; DBA III: $117,000; DBA- Senior: $116,990; DBA: $112,095.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for SQL DBA 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 DBA Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a SQL DBA in the United States is $103,498 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,602
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,027 to $116,115
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,583

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SQL DBA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,115	$9,676	$2,233	$56
Average	$103,498	$8,625	$1,990	$50
25th Percentile	$92,027	$7,669	$1,770	$44

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Key Factors That Influence SQL DBA Salaries

A SQL DBA'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects SQL DBA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a SQL DBA'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): $73,082
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,729
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,473
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,588
Expert (over 8 years): $155,364

Levels	Salary
Database ... Level SQL DBA	$73,082
SQL DBA Level SQL DBA	$105,729
Database ... Level SQL DBA	$118,473
Database ... Level SQL DBA	$138,588
Database ... Level SQL DBA	$155,364

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

District of Columbia: $114,593.
California: $114,158.
Massachusetts: $112,637.

District of Columbia $114,593 California $114,158 Massachusetts $112,637 Washington $112,223 New Jersey $112,181 Alaska $112,036 Connecticut $110,608 New York $110,029

Hawaii $108,176 Rhode Island $107,307 Maryland $106,717 Minnesota $105,909 Colorado $105,599 Illinois $105,495 Oregon $105,102 Delaware $104,812

New Hampshire $104,630 Virginia $104,222 Pennsylvania $103,032 Nevada $102,432 North Dakota $102,235 Michigan $101,925 Wisconsin $101,811 Vermont $101,583

Texas $100,952 Maine $100,910 Arizona $100,848 Ohio $100,776 Georgia $99,824 Indiana $99,348 Wyoming $99,254 Utah $99,110

Iowa $99,047 Kansas $98,551 Louisiana $98,406 North Carolina $98,354 Missouri $98,333 Florida $97,930 Montana $97,712 Nebraska $97,505

Kentucky $97,391 South Carolina $96,978 Tennessee $96,719 Idaho $96,615 New Mexico $95,860 Oklahoma $95,694 Alabama $95,083 South Dakota $94,059

Arkansas $93,500 West Virginia $93,200 Mississippi $92,299

Top Paying Cities for SQL DBAs

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: $130,542
San Francisco: $129,258
Oakland: $126,392

San Jose, CA $130,542

San Francisco, CA $129,258

Oakland, CA $126,392

New York, NY $119,944

Queens Village, NY $119,167

Paramus, NJ $118,339

Passaic, NJ $118,236

Bergenfield, NJ $118,132

Stamford, CT $117,977

Huntington, NY $117,874

Newark, NJ $117,201

Bridgeport, CT $116,994

New Brunswick, NJ $116,652

Vallejo, CA $116,435

Middlesex, NJ $116,373

Somerset, NJ $116,280

Petaluma, CA $116,042

Santa Cruz, CA $115,638

Boston, MA $115,431

Monterey, CA $114,914

Fairbanks, AK $114,841

Los Angeles, CA $114,645

Washington, DC $114,593

Seattle, WA $114,407

Santa Rosa, CA $114,386

Juneau, AK $114,086

Orange, CA $113,744

Anchorage, AK $113,558

Anaheim, CA $113,485

Santa Ana, CA $113,330

Nassau, NY $113,268

Long Beach, CA $113,227

Danbury, CT $113,196

Santa Maria, CA $112,844

Everett, WA $112,823

Bremerton, WA $112,316

Trenton, NJ $112,119

Sacramento, CA $112,078

San Diego, CA $112,026

Brockton, MA $111,985

Tacoma, WA $111,943

Santa Barbara, CA $111,798

Lowell, MA $111,384

New Suffolk, NY $111,343

Nashua, NH $111,219

Lompoc, CA $111,053

Ventura, CA $110,950

Stockton, CA $110,919

New Haven, CT $110,712

Atlantic City, NJ $110,443

Hartford, CT $110,215

Modesto, CA $110,163

Poughkeepsie, NY $109,935

New Britain, CT $109,884

Kennewick, WA $109,739

Olympia, WA $109,739

New London, CT $109,718

Norwich, CT $109,687

Lawrence, MA $109,635

Bakersfield, CA $109,346

New Bedford, MA $109,201

Riverside, CA $109,201

Richland, WA $109,097

Portsmouth, NH $109,014

Vineland, NJ $108,994

San Bernardino, CA $108,911

Boulder, CO $108,621

Worcester, MA $108,538

Portland, OR $108,445

Saint Paul, MN $108,321

Minneapolis, MN $108,321

Philadelphia, PA $108,176

Honolulu, HI $107,627

Springfield, MA $107,265

Providence, RI $107,255

Chicago, IL $106,955

Bellingham, WA $106,831

Baltimore, MD $106,717

Chico, CA $106,458

Wilmington, DE $106,282

Pittsfield, MA $106,178

Manchester, NH $105,982

Spokane, WA $105,526

Denver, CO $105,516

Albany, NY $105,030

Troy, NY $104,988

Schenectady, NY $104,771

Burlington, VT $104,543

Portland, ME $104,181

Salem, OR $104,098

Yakima, WA $104,077

Ann Arbor, MI $104,046

Rochester, MN $103,757

Reno, NV $103,705

Fresno, CA $103,705

Milwaukee, WI $103,612

Detroit, MI $103,508

Allentown, PA $103,477

Carson City, NV $103,467

Houston, TX $103,312

Colorado Springs, CO $103,301

Syracuse, NY $103,249

Eugene, OR $103,053

Gary, IN $102,929

Bismarck, ND $102,929

Galveston, TX $102,929

Springfield, OR $102,846

Medford, OR $102,597

Fort Collins, CO $102,556

Austin, TX $102,473

Mesa, AZ $102,256

Phoenix, AZ $102,235

Dallas, TX $102,204

Reading, PA $102,142

Saint Cloud, MN $102,101

Concord, NH $102,008

Madison, WI $101,966

Utica, NY $101,687

Raleigh, NC $101,604

Las Vegas, NV $101,594

Rochester, NY $101,521

Des Moines, IA $101,511

Atlanta, GA $101,345

Battle Creek, MI $101,314

Salt Lake City, UT $101,283

Lancaster, PA $101,128

Champaign, IL $101,107

Harrisburg, PA $100,983

Durham, NC $100,890

Kansas City, MO $100,879

Kansas City, KS $100,859

Fort Worth, TX $100,848

Boca Raton, FL $100,807

Cleveland, OH $100,797

Columbus, OH $100,776

Pittsburgh, PA $100,766

Richmond, VA $100,724

Indianapolis, IN $100,703

Cincinnati, OH $100,569

Petersburg, VA $100,414

Lansing, MI $100,186

Billings, MT $100,186

Huntsville, AL $100,186

Lebanon, PA $100,176

Pueblo, CO $100,165

Dayton, OH $100,165

Appleton, WI $100,134

Buffalo, NY $100,093

Racine, WI $100,041

Charlotte, NC $100,031

Saint Louis, MO $100,000

Springfield, IL $99,958

York, PA $99,938

Elkhart, IN $99,938

Gastonia, NC $99,927

Benton Harbor, MI $99,927

Beaumont, TX $99,865

Lorain, OH $99,844

Toledo, OH $99,803

Binghamton, NY $99,751

Rock Hill, SC $99,741

Rockford, IL $99,689

Elyria, OH $99,637

Fargo, ND $99,637

Flagstaff, AZ $99,565

Fort Lauderdale, FL $99,503

Miami, FL $99,441

Duluth, MN $99,275

Bangor, ME $99,141

Cedar Rapids, IA $99,027

Louisville, KY $98,975

Grand Rapids, MI $98,954

Hialeah, FL $98,944

Casper, WY $98,799

Scranton, PA $98,675

New Orleans, LA $98,644

Virginia Beach, VA $98,633

Akron, OH $98,582

Peoria, IL $98,447

Sarasota, FL $98,426

Green Bay, WI $98,354

Baton Rouge, LA $98,302

Charleston, SC $98,282

Nashville, TN $98,251

Jamestown, NY $98,230

Davenport, IA $98,230

Tucson, AZ $98,178

Cheyenne, WY $98,147

Saint Petersburg, FL $98,116

Tampa, FL $98,095

Omaha, NE $98,075

Evansville, IN $98,033

Port Arthur, TX $98,033

Bradenton, FL $97,992

Santa Fe, NM $97,805

Orlando, FL $97,702

Clearwater, FL $97,588

La Crosse, WI $97,371

Canton, OH $97,371

Grand Forks, ND $97,340

Tulsa, OK $97,309

Albuquerque, NM $97,309

Newport News, VA $97,298

High Point, NC $97,267

Ogden, UT $97,226

Corpus Christi, TX $97,143

Laramie, WY $97,081

Norfolk, VA $97,081

Rock Island, IL $97,019

Saginaw, MI $96,998

Jacksonville, FL $96,988

Salisbury, NC $96,967

Memphis, TN $96,946

Moline, IL $96,895

Fort Myers, FL $96,864

Waterloo, IA $96,729

Spartanburg, SC $96,626

Lincoln, NE $96,574

Fort Wayne, IN $96,553

Birmingham, AL $96,439

Cedar Falls, IA $96,419

Provo, UT $96,408

Springfield, OH $96,398

San Antonio, TX $96,377

Greensboro, NC $96,336

South Bend, IN $96,325

Winston Salem, NC $96,315

Boise, ID $96,284

Savannah, GA $96,212

Muskegon, MI $96,025

Lima, OH $95,901

Lake Charles, LA $95,860

Anderson, IN $95,839

Lexington, KY $95,808

Augusta, GA $95,777

Greenville, SC $95,777

Wichita, KS $95,684

Tuscaloosa, AL $95,684

Columbia, SC $95,591

Bloomington, IN $95,332

Roanoke, VA $95,270

Asheville, NC $95,135

Knoxville, TN $94,959

Shreveport, LA $94,949

Wilmington, NC $94,814

Frankfort, KY $94,618

Oklahoma City, OK $94,545

Chillicothe, OH $94,504

Longview, TX $94,494

Topeka, KS $94,463

Mobile, AL $94,307

Terre Haute, IN $94,266

Erie, PA $94,256

Altoona, PA $94,204

Melbourne, FL $94,173

Amarillo, TX $94,131

Killeen, TX $94,100

Fayetteville, AR $94,017

Sioux Falls, SD $93,945

Chattanooga, TN $93,883

Idaho Falls, ID $93,873

Gainesville, FL $93,655

Portsmouth, OH $93,603

Little Rock, AR $93,583

Lynchburg, VA $93,583

Youngstown, OH $93,541

Lafayette, LA $93,541

Temple, TX $93,500

Daytona Beach, FL $93,479

Clarksville, TN $93,469

Pensacola, FL $93,459

Hopkinsville, KY $93,148

Charleston, WV $93,138

Florence, SC $93,086

Sioux City, IA $93,024

Macon, GA $92,724

Tallahassee, FL $92,713

Fayetteville, NC $92,693

Wichita Falls, TX $92,672

Waco, TX $92,672

Pine Bluff, AR $92,631

Vincennes, IN $92,434

Lubbock, TX $92,393

Great Falls, MT $92,330

Alamogordo, NM $92,320

Abilene, TX $92,237

Rapid City, SD $92,103

Monroe, LA $92,103

Albany, GA $92,041

Huntington, WV $92,030

Jackson, MS $92,020

Greenville, MS $92,010

Parkersburg, WV $91,906

Montgomery, AL $91,885

Johnstown, PA $91,865

Springfield, MO $91,782

Biloxi, MS $91,730

Sumter, SC $91,513

Columbus, GA $91,502

Twin Falls, ID $91,440

Pascagoula, MS $91,306

Kingsport, TN $91,037

Gulfport, MS $91,006

Alexandria, LA $90,664

Fort Smith, AR $90,405

El Paso, TX $90,126

Helena, MT $89,991

Las Cruces, NM $89,660

Harlingen, TX $89,370

Pocatello, ID $89,277

Florence, AL $89,246

Brownsville, TX $89,226

Dothan, AL $89,060

Mcallen, TX $89,008

Columbus, MS $88,242

Altus, OK $87,766

Lawton, OK $87,570

Pierre, SD $87,197

What Skills Can Increase a SQL DBA's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.76% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
MySQL (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): MySQL is a relational database management system developed by Oracle that is based on structured query language. A database is a structured collection of data.
Data Warehouse (Mentioned in 1.49% 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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Analysis	3.76%
MySQL	2.61%
Data Warehouse	1.49%

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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 SQL DBA's salary.

Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Oracle: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Agile	$106,603	3%
AWS	$106,603	3%
Oracle	$105,568	2%
Data Warehouse	$105,568	2%
Linux	$105,568	2%
Troubleshooting	$105,568	2%

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How Education impacts a SQL DBA's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many SQL DBAs enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a SQL DBA with a Associate's Degree is between $96,116 and $102,583).

SQL DBA Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for SQL DBA

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 10.8%

Associates 9.1%

Bachelors 53.0%

Masters 25.6%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	10.8%
Associates	9.1%
Bachelors	53.0%
Masters	25.6%
Doctorate	0.6%

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

Understanding how a SQL DBA'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$92,027

Average $103,498/year

$116,115

$7,669

Average $8,625/month

$9,676

$1,770

Average $1,990/week

$2,233

$44

Average $50/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,115	$9,676	$2,233	$56
Average	$103,498	$8,625	$1,990	$50
25th Percentile	$92,027	$7,669	$1,770	$44

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Salaries for a SQL DBA can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $92,306 in 2023 to around $91,612 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of SQL DBA salary trends, .

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