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Database Administrator and Architect Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of database administrators and architects in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of database administrators and architects in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 and Architects in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$76,850
25th Percentile Wage
$101,210
50th Percentile Wage
$140,760
75th Percentile Wage
$170,820
90th Percentile Wage
$205,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators and architects in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $140,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,850.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators and architects from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$140,760
1.61% 1.61%
2019
$138,490
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Table 2. Compare Database Administrator and Architect Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $140,760, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for database administrators and architects in state of California, followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary $115,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of database administrators and architects in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$140,760
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$115,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$110,200
Visalia-Porterville
$107,880
Vallejo-Fairfield
$105,320
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$104,480
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$101,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$100,980
Stockton
$99,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$99,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$95,600
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$90,500
Salinas
$89,960
Bakersfield-Delano
$89,550
Fresno
$87,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$80,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$80,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,500

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