Database Administrators
Keep an organization's data stored, secure, fast, and recoverable.
At a glance
The AI read on Database Administrators: 98th percentile exposure, very high displacement risk, 8/100 working with AI, leaning toward displacement. Typical entry-level education is a bachelor's degree. Pay for Database Administrators centers on a $104,620 median, $37,430 above the typical occupation we cover, but in line with the Computer & Math median. The 2025 to 2035 outlook is -0.1%, behind the typical occupation we cover. BLS projects about 3,300 openings a year. Where the projection for Statisticians is +11%, the figure here is -0.1%.
Similar pay in Computer & Math
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 50 states and DC. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7,240 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $113k |
| Texas | 6,430 | 0.5 | 1.0× | $114k |
| Virginia | 5,940 | 1.4 | 3.2× | $93k |
| Florida | 3,810 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $104k |
| New York | 3,590 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $106k |
| Georgia | 2,460 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $107k |
| Pennsylvania | 2,450 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Illinois | 2,340 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $105k |
| Massachusetts | 2,310 | 0.6 | 1.4× | $129k |
| Maryland | 2,300 | 0.8 | 1.9× | $124k |
All 50 states and DC
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2,020 | 0.6 | 1.4× | $116k |
| North Carolina | 1,920 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $114k |
| Ohio | 1,860 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Alabama | 1,840 | 0.9 | 1.9× | $94k |
| New Jersey | 1,810 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $126k |
| Washington | 1,730 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $118k |
| Colorado | 1,220 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $118k |
| Wisconsin | 1,220 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Utah | 1,200 | 0.7 | 1.5× | $136k |
| Michigan | 1,150 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $100k |
| Missouri | 1,140 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Arizona | 1,120 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $104k |
| Oregon | 1,060 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $100k |
| Minnesota | 1,020 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $101k |
| South Carolina | 990 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $94k |
| Indiana | 930 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $90k |
| Connecticut | 810 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $108k |
| Oklahoma | 790 | 0.5 | 1.0× | $95k |
| Delaware | 670 | 1.4 | 3.1× | $101k |
| Kentucky | 650 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $87k |
| Nebraska | 610 | 0.6 | 1.3× | $100k |
| New Mexico | 570 | 0.7 | 1.4× | $98k |
| Washington DC | 560 | 0.8 | 1.8× | $119k |
| Kansas | 440 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $100k |
| Arkansas | 420 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $82k |
| Nevada | 380 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $110k |
| Iowa | 360 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $101k |
| Montana | 300 | 0.6 | 1.3× | $83k |
| Louisiana | 290 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $98k |
| Rhode Island | 280 | 0.6 | 1.2× | $106k |
| Maine | 260 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $71k |
| New Hampshire | 250 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $92k |
| West Virginia | 240 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $73k |
| Mississippi | 200 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $88k |
| Idaho | 180 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $86k |
| South Dakota | 170 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $83k |
| Vermont | 120 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $104k |
| Hawaii | 100 | 0.2 | 0.3× | $86k |
| Wyoming | 100 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $82k |
| Alaska | 90 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $109k |
| North Dakota | 80 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $79k |
Top metro areas
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,730 jobs · $109k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,630 jobs · $122k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,430 jobs · $122k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,280 jobs · $113k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,910 jobs · $132k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,870 jobs · $110k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,780 jobs · $111k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,580 jobs · $105k median
Where this ranks
Explore Database Administrators interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.