Pay by state · 52 states
Database Administrator Salary by State (2026)
Database Administrators earn the most in Utah at $135,750 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $51,880 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $104,620. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $135,750Utah
- National median
- $104,620BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $51,880Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Database Administrator salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of database administrators OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTUtah | $135,750 | $100,860 | $135,750 | 1,200 | $137,310 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $129,300 | $93,280 | $158,010 | 2,310 | $122,261 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $125,860 | $94,020 | $159,880 | 1,810 | $115,675 |
| 4 | MDMaryland | $124,300 | $101,060 | $151,050 | 2,300 | $118,427 |
| 5 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $118,540 | $88,570 | $136,800 | 560 | $107,861 |
| 6 | COColorado | $118,340 | $80,830 | $145,600 | 1,220 | $114,835 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $118,140 | $97,330 | $145,800 | 1,730 | $110,398 |
| 8 | TNTennessee | $115,500 | $74,570 | $135,720 | 2,020 | $125,721 |
| 9 | TXTexas | $114,400 | $86,410 | $138,480 | 6,430 | $117,869 |
| 10 | NCNorth Carolina | $113,900 | $82,120 | $138,900 | 1,920 | $120,751 |
| 11 | CACalifornia | $113,060 | $83,720 | $154,360 | 7,240 | $102,113 |
| 12 | NVNevada | $109,670 | $86,990 | $133,490 | 380 | $109,693 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $108,810 | $82,510 | $121,260 | 90 | $106,302 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $108,270 | $82,600 | $147,380 | 810 | $104,498 |
| 15 | GAGeorgia | $106,810 | $77,260 | $136,450 | 2,460 | $110,922 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $106,020 | $77,710 | $129,190 | 280 | $103,657 |
| 17 | NYNew York | $105,900 | $78,610 | $141,570 | 3,590 | $98,127 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $104,650 | $74,390 | $133,710 | 2,340 | $104,694 |
| 19 | AZArizona | $104,280 | $77,250 | $130,160 | 1,120 | $103,579 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $104,230 | $85,350 | $121,660 | 120 | $106,403 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $104,120 | $74,090 | $136,240 | 3,810 | $100,683 |
| 22 | IAIowa | $101,210 | $76,130 | $125,630 | 360 | $115,323 |
| 23 | DEDelaware | $100,910 | $80,940 | $131,460 | 670 | $101,104 |
| 24 | MNMinnesota | $100,700 | $71,220 | $131,570 | 1,020 | $102,108 |
| 25 | MOMissouri | $100,270 | $73,500 | $130,950 | 1,140 | $110,409 |
| 26 | OROregon | $100,260 | $77,210 | $123,070 | 1,060 | $97,000 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $100,170 | $77,440 | $135,430 | 440 | $111,216 |
| 28 | PAPennsylvania | $100,110 | $76,990 | $130,930 | 2,450 | $102,601 |
| 29 | NENebraska | $100,020 | $76,920 | $127,230 | 610 | $111,006 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $100,020 | $80,110 | $129,380 | 1,220 | $106,297 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $99,830 | $75,740 | $128,020 | 1,150 | $103,755 |
| 32 | NMNew Mexico | $98,450 | $80,530 | $117,770 | 570 | $106,765 |
| 33 | LALouisiana | $98,270 | $60,740 | $127,460 | 290 | $111,408 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $97,190 | $71,100 | $127,190 | 1,860 | $104,760 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $95,320 | $65,620 | $126,990 | 790 | $108,512 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $93,900 | $74,230 | $119,170 | 1,840 | $105,716 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $93,640 | $72,910 | $122,570 | 990 | $99,884 |
| 38 | VAVirginia | $93,320 | $88,610 | $125,110 | 5,940 | $92,301 |
| 39 | NHNew Hampshire | $92,110 | $71,050 | $115,780 | 250 | $88,427 |
| 40 | INIndiana | $90,090 | $76,810 | $117,600 | 930 | $96,529 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $87,790 | $65,110 | $101,930 | 200 | $100,963 |
| 42 | KYKentucky | $87,390 | $62,220 | $117,390 | 650 | $96,929 |
| 43 | IDIdaho | $85,660 | $64,630 | $113,910 | 180 | $89,702 |
| 44 | HIHawaii | $85,500 | $71,000 | $127,310 | 100 | $77,762 |
| 45 | MTMontana | $83,120 | $80,470 | $92,610 | 300 | $87,823 |
| 46 | SDSouth Dakota | $82,540 | $74,980 | $98,690 | 170 | $93,175 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $82,480 | $71,650 | $108,420 | 420 | $94,873 |
| 48 | WYWyoming | $82,480 | $64,000 | $106,500 | 100 | $88,984 |
| 49 | NDNorth Dakota | $78,730 | $63,260 | $96,120 | 80 | $88,501 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $73,490 | $53,250 | $98,430 | 240 | $82,114 |
| 51 | MEMaine | $70,500 | $59,340 | $99,400 | 260 | $72,643 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $51,880 | $41,590 | $73,960 | 170 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Database Administrators, that changes the ranking: Utah leads on raw pay at $135,750, while Utah leads once prices are taken into account at $137,310.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Database Administrator pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Database Administrators the most?
Utah reports the highest median wage for Database Administrators at $135,750 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($129,300) and New Jersey ($125,860).
Which state pays Database Administrators the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Database Administrators at $51,880 a year, $83,870 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Database Administrators earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Utah first at $137,310 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $135,750. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.