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Database Administrator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of database administrators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of database administrators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Database Administrators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,810
25th Percentile Wage
$73,960
50th Percentile Wage
$100,820
75th Percentile Wage
$125,230
90th Percentile Wage
$145,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$100,820
6.75% 16.74%
2017
$94,010
-0.09% -
2016
$94,090
-1.69% -
2015
$95,680
-0.97% -
2014
$96,610
5.12% -
2013
$91,660
8.42% -
2012
$83,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Database Administrator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,820 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for database administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of database administrators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 42.2 percent (42.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$111,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$111,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$109,070
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$107,640
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$107,240
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$105,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$103,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$102,970
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$100,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$97,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$97,610
Stockton
$96,260
Chico
$95,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$94,450
Fresno
$94,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$88,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$87,420
Salinas
$84,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$83,340
Modesto
$80,730
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$77,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,630
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$72,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,940
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,450
Visalia-Porterville
$58,320

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.