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

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntsville	$65,000	350
Birmingham	$65,000	350
Montgomery	$64,000	100
Mobile	$48,000	70
Tuscaloosa	$50,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$78,000	100

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$66,000	2,010
Tucson	$60,000	370
Flagstaff	$64,000	40

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$71,000	500
Fayetteville	$57,000	200
Fort Smith	$66,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Francisco	$91,000	1,410
San Diego	$64,000	1,380
Santa Ana	$72,000	1,370
Oakland	$83,000	1,110
Sacramento	$75,000	760
Riverside	$74,000	380
Oxnard	$72,000	220
Bakersfield	$62,000	110
Vallejo	$81,000	90
Fresno	$58,000	90
Santa Barbara	$71,000	90
Santa Rosa	$74,000	90
Stockton	$90,000	70
Santa Cruz	$68,000	60
Salinas	$70,000	50
Redding	$57,000	50
Modesto	$65,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$73,000	2,170
Boulder	$71,000	640
Colorado Springs	$74,000	260
Fort Collins	$66,000	90

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Bridgeport	$71,000	960
Hartford	$77,000	570
New Haven	$77,000	190
Norwich	$72,000	50

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$77,000	560

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$81,000	5,230

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$69,000	1,410
Orlando	$66,000	960
Jacksonville	$61,000	660
Fort Lauderdale	$66,000	630
West Palm Beach	$73,000	450
Miami	$68,000	430
Tallahassee	$57,000	240
Palm Bay	$73,000	220
Lakeland	$62,000	130
Cape Coral	$74,000	120
Sarasota	$65,000	90
Pensacola	$53,000	80
Port St Lucie	$48,000	70
Deltona	$56,000	60
Gainesville	$63,000	60
Fort Walton Beach	$59,000	60
Naples	$69,000	40
Ocala	$52,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$76,000	2,980
Columbus	$74,000	70
Augusta	$59,000	70
Savannah	$58,000	60
Warner Robins	$60,000	50

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$61,000	220

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$74,000	180

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$75,000	3,810
Peoria	$61,000	80
Springfield	$73,000	70
Champaign	$75,000	60
Rockford	$60,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$66,000	1,000
Fort Wayne	$64,000	140
Evansville	$59,000	100
South Bend	$55,000	100
Lafayette	$64,000	90
Gary	$61,000	50

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$73,000	290
Iowa City	$61,000	90
Davenport	$65,000	90
Cedar Rapids	$67,000	80
Waterloo	$65,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$57,000	150
Topeka	$63,000	120

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$62,000	660
Lexington	$63,000	660

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$65,000	220
Baton Rouge	$62,000	90
Lafayette	$51,000	30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$69,000	150

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$86,000	1,850
Bethesda	$83,000	990
Hagerstown	$52,000	50

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$80,000	2,480
Framingham	$82,000	220
Worcester	$64,000	200
Springfield	$72,000	160
Lowell	$82,000	150
Lawrence	$61,000	40
Brockton	$71,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$73,000	1,000
Detroit	$68,000	730
Lansing	$64,000	230
Ann Arbor	$75,000	160
Grand Rapids	$65,000	150
Kalamazoo	$58,000	90
Flint	$62,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$78,000	2,110
Rochester	$71,000	160
Duluth	$58,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$54,000	170
Gulfport	$51,000	50

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$62,000	1,950
Springfield	$58,000	70
Jefferson City	$60,000	50
Columbia	$59,000	40
Joplin	$59,000	30

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Missoula	$53,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$74,000	700
Lincoln	$54,000	170

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$82,000	230
Reno	$54,000	100

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$82,000	110
Manchester	$75,000	50

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$80,000	1,030
Newark	$77,000	1,020
Trenton	$80,000	300
Camden	$76,000	260
Atlantic City	$71,000	70

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Albuquerque	$60,000	320
Santa Fe	$55,000	80
Las Cruces	$55,000	70

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$89,000	7,010
Nassau	$78,000	700
Albany	$72,000	540
Rochester	$70,000	430
Buffalo	$65,000	400
Poughkeepsie	$62,000	250
Ithaca	$63,000	120
Syracuse	$71,000	100
Utica	$55,000	80
Binghamton	$58,000	50

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Durham	$74,000	810
Charlotte	$80,000	720
Raleigh	$74,000	440
Greensboro	$73,000	290
Winston Salem	$79,000	130
Wilmington	$51,000	110
Asheville	$47,000	50
Greenville	$63,000	40
Burlington	$58,000	30
Hickory	$59,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$74,000	1,270
Cleveland	$64,000	1,010
Cincinnati	$71,000	840
Akron	$67,000	500
Dayton	$68,000	330
Toledo	$58,000	130
Canton	$70,000	70
Youngstown	$56,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$53,000	440
Tulsa	$62,000	330

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$76,000	950
Eugene	$68,000	120
Salem	$66,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$73,000	1,970
Pittsburgh	$60,000	760
Harrisburg	$69,000	700
Allentown	$59,000	190
Erie	$57,000	90
Reading	$67,000	80
Scranton	$72,000	80
Lancaster	$59,000	80
York	$61,000	60

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence		230

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$60,000	550
Charleston	$60,000	280
Greenville	$67,000	250
Myrtle Beach	$62,000	40

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$65,000	80

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$70,000	650
Knoxville	$65,000	270
Memphis	$67,000	230
Chattanooga	$55,000	100
Johnson City	$47,000	50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Dallas	$72,000	3,550
Houston	$69,000	2,530
Austin	$72,000	1,550
San Antonio	$63,000	820
Fort Worth	$68,000	550
El Paso	$54,000	140
Killeen	$63,000	130
College Station	$62,000	90
Amarillo	$64,000	80
Mcallen	$45,000	80
Waco	$55,000	70
Corpus Christi	$51,000	70
Abilene	$41,000	40
Beaumont	$72,000	40
Midland	$65,000	40
Longview	$56,000	30
Tyler	$58,000	30
Lubbock	$63,000	30
Brownsville	$56,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$69,000	620
Provo	$71,000	170
Ogden	$66,000	120

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$57,000	100

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$75,000	860
Virginia Beach	$61,000	720
Charlottesville	$70,000	140
Roanoke	$65,000	80
Lynchburg	$40,000	70
Blacksburg	$79,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$79,000	2,040
Spokane	$55,000	130
Tacoma	$73,000	100
Olympia	$77,000	50
Mount Vernon	$69,000	40
Kennewick	$66,000	40
Bellingham	$48,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$53,000	90
Morgantown	$56,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$69,000	680
Madison	$66,000	370
Green Bay	$62,000	110
Wausau	$71,000	70
Appleton	$58,000	70
Oshkosh	$71,000	40
Racine	$61,000	40

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