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Database Administrator Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of database administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of database administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,220
25th Percentile Wage
$79,160
50th Percentile Wage
$107,240
75th Percentile Wage
$133,030
90th Percentile Wage
$156,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,220.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$107,240
-4.64% 10.30%
2016
$112,220
3.27% -
2015
$108,550
-4.33% -
2014
$113,250
5.79% -
2013
$106,690
9.84% -
2012
$96,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Database Administrator Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,240 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for database administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of database administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 45.6 percent (45.6%) 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