Database Administrator
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
19 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Database Administrator. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Maintains effective and efficient operation of a computer database. Ensures database runs properly, keeps database current, makes access readily available and timely, and formulates and designs new database applications. Makes decisions regarding procedures for set up of, access to, and operation of database. Refers decisions relating to major policy changes or the purchase of new software to supervisor. Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent plus 2-3 years’ related experience.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering Database Administrator
The Croner Company
ERI Economic Research Institute
- All Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- General Industry Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- All Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Health Care Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Engineering and Environmental Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Nonprofits Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology, Software Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Retail Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Financial Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Construction Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Wholesale Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Research and Development Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Utilities Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Agriculture Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology and eCommerce Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Insurance Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
Database Administrator salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Database Administrator pay?
- 19 surveys publish Database Administrator benchmarks, including data from The Croner Company, ERI Economic Research Institute, Empsight and other publishers. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Database Administrator pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Database Administrator varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Database Administrator?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Database Administrator ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Database Administrator pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.