Database Administrator salary: $162K median
From 24 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$162Kmedian advertised salary
$128K – $188Kmiddle half of roles
$163Kaverage advertised salary
24roles counted
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| GRVTY | $188K | 3 |
| Accenture Federal Services | $156K | 6 |
| 9th Way Insignia | $84K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Database Administrator roles
All database administrator jobs- Principal Database EngineerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$161K - $359KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Principal Database EngineerKraken · 🇬🇧United Kingdom$161K - $359KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Sr. Engineer, Database ReliabilityZapier · NAMER$174K - $261KRemoteSeniorPostgreSQLTerraformRedis
- Staff Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)Huntress · 🇺🇸United States of America$215K - $245KLeadPostgreSQLAzureRedis
- Sr. Cloud Database Administrator (SCON)Accenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$117K - $243KSeniorSQLPostgreSQLMySQL
- Senior Database AdministratorBraze · 🇺🇸San Francisco$129K - $232KSeniorPythonPostgreSQLTerraform
- Senior Database AdministratorBraze · 🇺🇸New York City$129K - $232KSeniorPythonPostgreSQLTerraform
- Sr. DBA| St. Louis, MO (Onsite or Weekly Travel Required)Accenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸St. Louis, MO$110K - $224KSeniorPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New Yo…$143K - $220KSeniorGoPythonSQL
- Expert Database ArchitectEnsono · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$155K - $210KRemoteSQLPostgreSQLGCP
- Database Engineer 3GRVTY · 🇺🇸Fort Meade, Maryland, United States$173K - $203KMongoDB
- Database EngineerGRVTY · 🇺🇸Fort Meade, Maryland, United States$192K - $202KPythonPostgreSQLDocker
- Database Reliability EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $175KSQLPostgreSQLMySQL
- Senior Database EngineerBluestaq US External · 🇺🇸Colorado Springs$115K - $140KSeniorPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Database AdministratorSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$95K - $120KSQLPostgreSQLMySQL
- Database Engineer IIAEG Worldwide · 🇺🇸Frisco, TX$100K - $120KSQLPostgreSQLTerraform
- Senior Database Administrator9th Way Insignia · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$110K - $120KSeniorSQLTableauPower BI
- Database Administrator9th Way Insignia · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$76K - $90KSQLTableau
Questions about Database Administrator pay
- What is the average Database Administrator salary?
- $163K a year on average and $162K at the median, across 24 open Database Administrator postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $128K to $188K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Database Administrator pay?
- GRVTY ($188K), Accenture Federal Services ($156K), 9th Way Insignia ($84K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Database Administrator roles at tech companies is $162K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $128K to $188K. Counted from 24 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/database-administrator/
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