Database Administrator Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 119,000 jobs for database administrators in the US. The unemployment ranking for this career was very low, compared to other occupations. About 2% of employees were without employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Database administrators are most common in Boulder (Colorado), Ithaca (New York), and Durham (North Carolina), and least common in Hickory (North Carolina), Gary (Indiana), and Youngstown (Ohio).

Workers are paid the most in San Francisco (California), Stockton (California), and Trenton (New Jersey), and the least in Johnson City (Tennessee), Port St. Lucie (Florida), and Lynchburg (Virginia).

Training and Education

Most employees have a bachelor's degree. Approximately 72% of database administrators have a bachelor's degree. About 24% of workers have been to college without getting a degree. About 5% of employees obtain jobs with only a high-school diploma or GED. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Among database administrators, 5% work less than full-time. Some 1% of workers work for themselves.


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Database Administrators Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of database administrators compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for database administrators.

Alabama

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Huntsville$65,000350
Birmingham$65,000350
Montgomery$64,000100
Mobile$48,00070
Tuscaloosa$50,00040

Alaska

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Anchorage$78,000100

Arizona

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Phoenix$66,0002,010
Tucson$60,000370
Flagstaff$64,00040

Arkansas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Little Rock$71,000500
Fayetteville$57,000200
Fort Smith$66,00040

California

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
San Francisco$91,0001,410
San Diego$64,0001,380
Santa Ana$72,0001,370
Oakland$83,0001,110
Sacramento$75,000760
Riverside$74,000380
Oxnard$72,000220
Bakersfield$62,000110
Vallejo$81,00090
Fresno$58,00090
Santa Barbara$71,00090
Santa Rosa$74,00090
Stockton$90,00070
Santa Cruz$68,00060
Salinas$70,00050
Redding$57,00050
Modesto$65,00040

Colorado

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Denver$73,0002,170
Boulder$71,000640
Colorado Springs$74,000260
Fort Collins$66,00090

Connecticut

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Bridgeport$71,000960
Hartford$77,000570
New Haven$77,000190
Norwich$72,00050

Delaware

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Wilmington$77,000560

District of Columbia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Washington$81,0005,230

Florida

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Tampa$69,0001,410
Orlando$66,000960
Jacksonville$61,000660
Fort Lauderdale$66,000630
West Palm Beach$73,000450
Miami$68,000430
Tallahassee$57,000240
Palm Bay$73,000220
Lakeland$62,000130
Cape Coral$74,000120
Sarasota$65,00090
Pensacola$53,00080
Port St Lucie$48,00070
Deltona$56,00060
Gainesville$63,00060
Fort Walton Beach$59,00060
Naples$69,00040
Ocala$52,00030

Georgia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Atlanta$76,0002,980
Columbus$74,00070
Augusta$59,00070
Savannah$58,00060
Warner Robins$60,00050

Hawaii

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Honolulu$61,000220

Idaho

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Boise$74,000180

Illinois

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Chicago$75,0003,810
Peoria$61,00080
Springfield$73,00070
Champaign$75,00060
Rockford$60,00040

Indiana

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Indianapolis$66,0001,000
Fort Wayne$64,000140
Evansville$59,000100
South Bend$55,000100
Lafayette$64,00090
Gary$61,00050

Iowa

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Des Moines$73,000290
Iowa City$61,00090
Davenport$65,00090
Cedar Rapids$67,00080
Waterloo$65,00030

Kansas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Wichita$57,000150
Topeka$63,000120

Kentucky

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Louisville$62,000660
Lexington$63,000660

Louisiana

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
New Orleans$65,000220
Baton Rouge$62,00090
Lafayette$51,00030

Maine

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Portland$69,000150

Maryland

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Baltimore$86,0001,850
Bethesda$83,000990
Hagerstown$52,00050

Massachusetts

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Boston$80,0002,480
Framingham$82,000220
Worcester$64,000200
Springfield$72,000160
Lowell$82,000150
Lawrence$61,00040
Brockton$71,00030

Michigan

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Warren$73,0001,000
Detroit$68,000730
Lansing$64,000230
Ann Arbor$75,000160
Grand Rapids$65,000150
Kalamazoo$58,00090
Flint$62,00040

Minnesota

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Minneapolis$78,0002,110
Rochester$71,000160
Duluth$58,00040

Mississippi

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Jackson$54,000170
Gulfport$51,00050

Missouri

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
St Louis$62,0001,950
Springfield$58,00070
Jefferson City$60,00050
Columbia$59,00040
Joplin$59,00030

Montana

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Missoula$53,00040

Nebraska

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Omaha$74,000700
Lincoln$54,000170

Nevada

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Las Vegas$82,000230
Reno$54,000100

New Hampshire

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Nashua$82,000110
Manchester$75,00050

New Jersey

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Edison$80,0001,030
Newark$77,0001,020
Trenton$80,000300
Camden$76,000260
Atlantic City$71,00070

New Mexico

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Albuquerque$60,000320
Santa Fe$55,00080
Las Cruces$55,00070

New York

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
New York$89,0007,010
Nassau$78,000700
Albany$72,000540
Rochester$70,000430
Buffalo$65,000400
Poughkeepsie$62,000250
Ithaca$63,000120
Syracuse$71,000100
Utica$55,00080
Binghamton$58,00050

North Carolina

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Durham$74,000810
Charlotte$80,000720
Raleigh$74,000440
Greensboro$73,000290
Winston Salem$79,000130
Wilmington$51,000110
Asheville$47,00050
Greenville$63,00040
Burlington$58,00030
Hickory$59,00030

Ohio

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Columbus$74,0001,270
Cleveland$64,0001,010
Cincinnati$71,000840
Akron$67,000500
Dayton$68,000330
Toledo$58,000130
Canton$70,00070
Youngstown$56,00040

Oklahoma

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Oklahoma City$53,000440
Tulsa$62,000330

Oregon

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Portland$76,000950
Eugene$68,000120
Salem$66,00050

Pennsylvania

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Philadelphia$73,0001,970
Pittsburgh$60,000760
Harrisburg$69,000700
Allentown$59,000190
Erie$57,00090
Reading$67,00080
Scranton$72,00080
Lancaster$59,00080
York$61,00060

Rhode Island

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Providence230

South Carolina

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Columbia$60,000550
Charleston$60,000280
Greenville$67,000250
Myrtle Beach$62,00040

South Dakota

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Sioux Falls$65,00080

Tennessee

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Nashville$70,000650
Knoxville$65,000270
Memphis$67,000230
Chattanooga$55,000100
Johnson City$47,00050

Texas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Dallas$72,0003,550
Houston$69,0002,530
Austin$72,0001,550
San Antonio$63,000820
Fort Worth$68,000550
El Paso$54,000140
Killeen$63,000130
College Station$62,00090
Amarillo$64,00080
Mcallen$45,00080
Waco$55,00070
Corpus Christi$51,00070
Abilene$41,00040
Beaumont$72,00040
Midland$65,00040
Longview$56,00030
Tyler$58,00030
Lubbock$63,00030
Brownsville$56,00030

Utah

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Salt Lake City$69,000620
Provo$71,000170
Ogden$66,000120

Vermont

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Burlington$57,000100

Virginia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Richmond$75,000860
Virginia Beach$61,000720
Charlottesville$70,000140
Roanoke$65,00080
Lynchburg$40,00070
Blacksburg$79,00040

Washington

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Seattle$79,0002,040
Spokane$55,000130
Tacoma$73,000100
Olympia$77,00050
Mount Vernon$69,00040
Kennewick$66,00040
Bellingham$48,00040

West Virginia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Charleston$53,00090
Morgantown$56,00040

Wisconsin

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Milwaukee$69,000680
Madison$66,000370
Green Bay$62,000110
Wausau$71,00070
Appleton$58,00070
Oshkosh$71,00040
Racine$61,00040

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