SQL Server salary: $155K median
The median advertised SQL Server salary is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $198K: counted from 159 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $75 an hour or $12,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $236K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll SQL Server jobs
$155Kmedian advertised salary
$138K – $198Kmiddle half of roles
$165Kaverage advertised salary
159roles counted
SQL Server salary by level
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $198K | $164K–$201K | 44 |
| Lead and above | $196K | $162K–$222K | 22 |
| No level in the title | $142K | $128K–$162K | 90 |
SQL Server salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $163K | 78 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $155K | 147 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $142K | 46 |
Skills that pay more for SQL Server roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $194K | +$40K | 17 |
| Oracle Database | $185K | +$30K | 23 |
| Linux | $175K | +$20K | 24 |
| MySQL | $172K | +$17K | 28 |
| GCP | $172K | +$17K | 24 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Fivetran | $243K | 10 |
| Anduril Industries | $194K | 12 |
| Vast | $194K | 3 |
| eClinical Solutions | $162K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $144K | 60 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $118K | 3 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $101K | 6 |
Highest-paying open SQL Server roles
All SQL Server jobs- Data Center Controls EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemotePythonSQLPostgreSQL
- GTM Applications EngineerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$240K - $325KGoPythonTypeScript
- Staff Product Manager, DatabasesRubrik · 🇺🇸US - Remote$190K - $317KRemoteLead and aboveSQLPostgreSQLAzure
- Senior Manager, Reliability & Platform EngineeringMcMaster-Carr · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL (Elmhurst)$270K - $310KSeniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Staff Product Manager, DatabasesFivetran · 🇺🇸Remote, Any, United States, AMER$244K - $305KRemoteLead and aboveSQLPostgreSQLSnowflake
- Senior Sales Engineer, EnterpriseFivetran · 🇺🇸Remote, Texas, United States, AMER$198K - $303KRemoteSeniorPythonJavaSQL
- Staff Software EngineerPrompt · Remote$225K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveReactNode.jsRuby
- Manager, Software Engineering, Finance (Application Software)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$195K - $290KGoPythonJavaScript
- Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$195K - $290KGoPythonJavaScript
- Senior Manager, Managed DatabasesCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA/Bellevue, WA$207K - $275KSeniorSQLPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise ApplicationsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$135K - $267KSeniorReactNode.jsSQL
- Staff Data Engineer, Core MigrationsMachinify · 🇺🇸Remote - US$230K - $260KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLSpark
- Lead Software Engineer, Manufacturing TestAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and abovePythonSQLC#
- Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack), Intelligence SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Reston, Virginia, United States$191K - $254KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptJava
- Specialist Solutions Architect - AI/ML (Healthcare & Life Sciences)Databricks · 🇺🇸United States$180K - $248KPythonJavaSQL
- Staff Software Engineer, Liquidity Management (C#/.NET)Ripple · 🇺🇸New York, NY, United States$196K - $245KLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Member of Technical Staff (Migrations)Cockroach Labs · 🇺🇸🇨🇦New York, NY; Toronto, Canada$180K - $235KGoPythonJava
- Senior Software Engineer, Mission SoftwareVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$160K - $227KSeniorReactNode.jsSQL
- Sr. Software Engineer - Ingestion Core teamDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$166K - $225KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Senior Software Engineer (Java)- US RemoteZoomInfo · 🇺🇸Remote-US-DC; Remote-US-MD; Remote-US-VA$140K - $220KRemoteSeniorJavaSQLDocker
Questions about SQL Server pay
- What is the average SQL Server salary?
- $165K a year on average and $155K at the median, across 159 open SQL Server postings at 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 $138K to $198K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest SQL Server pay?
- Fivetran ($243K), Anduril Industries ($194K), Vast ($194K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a sql server a high-paying job?
- The median SQL Server posting advertises $155K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 11% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a sql server?
- A tenth of the postings offer $236K a year or more; the highest open SQL Server role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the SQL Server salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $155K a year is about $75 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $66 to $95 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for SQL Server roles?
- Postings that ask for Windows (+$40K, 17 postings), Oracle Database (+$30K, 23 postings), Linux (+$20K, 24 postings) advertise more than the $155K median of all SQL Server postings with pay.
- 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 SQL Server roles at companies is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $198K. Counted from 159 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/sql-server/
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