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Highest-paying Cities for Database Administrators and Architects

The top 100 highest paying cities for database administrators and architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of database administrators and architects in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $140,760, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for database administrators and architects. It is followed by Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey (average annual salary $128,500). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of database administrators and architects in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Database Administrators and Architects

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$140,760	$76,850	2,520
2	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$128,500	$81,790	450
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$123,230	$71,750	2,600
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$122,120	$62,230	410
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$118,320	$62,180	9,460
6	Winchester, West Virginia	$116,510	$59,180	40
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$115,890	$60,000	7,000
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$115,250	$58,250	650
9	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$114,760	$69,140	3,560
10	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$113,180	$70,910	30

11	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$112,850	$63,270	710
12	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$112,660	$56,930	100
13	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$111,690	$58,410	50
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$110,200	$61,290	3,830
15	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$109,720	$62,270	430
16	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$109,610	$61,760	1,890
17	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$109,010	$61,360	840
18	Lynchburg, Virginia	$108,120	$51,750	60
19	Rochester, Minnesota	$108,080	$57,870	60
20	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$108,060	$63,340	2,340
21	Visalia-Porterville, California	$107,880	$59,710	30
22	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$107,660	$44,090	80
23	Provo-Orem, Utah	$107,600	$59,320	330
24	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$107,320	$66,620	2,450
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$106,610	$65,230	5,070
26	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$105,920	$58,310	780
27	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$105,880	$48,950	190
28	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$105,490	$42,010	n/a
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$105,410	$69,490	870
30	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$105,320	$70,150	80
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$105,090	$59,850	1,340
32	New Haven, Connecticut	$104,810	$58,460	130
33	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$104,790	$50,990	2,360
34	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$104,480	$55,590	80
35	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$104,260	$48,410	530
36	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$104,260	$64,130	90
37	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$103,720	$62,440	850
38	Danbury, Connecticut	$103,690	$56,320	70
39	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$103,480	$74,330	n/a
40	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$103,390	$42,480	1,740
41	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$102,940	$58,980	210
42	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$102,910	$68,820	40
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$102,910	$57,920	4,470
44	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$102,760	$56,110	2,140
45	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$101,990	$58,800	1,370
46	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$101,650	$53,320	50
47	Richmond, Virginia	$101,640	$55,600	890
48	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$101,040	$56,580	130
49	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$100,980	$51,490	520
50	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$100,690	$55,960	2,660
51	Salem, Oregon	$100,630	$78,920	80
52	Charlottesville, Virginia	$100,470	$54,680	140
53	Stockton, California	$99,860	$36,880	90
54	Olympia, Washington	$99,800	$79,470	430
55	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$99,600	$56,070	90
56	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$99,320	$50,840	70
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$99,300	$52,660	2,290
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$99,260	$55,450	5,000
59	Peoria, Illinois	$99,140	$59,530	190
60	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$98,700	$51,020	4,880
61	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$98,450	$61,720	420
62	Midland, Texas	$98,070	$60,220	50
63	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$97,810	$63,730	90
64	Duluth, Wisconsin	$97,130	$63,720	90
65	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$96,760	$45,420	1,170
66	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$96,690	$55,450	100
67	Roanoke, Virginia	$96,320	$40,260	100
68	Spokane, Washington	$96,140	$49,590	80
69	Columbus, Indiana	$96,040	$58,120	60
70	Wilmington, North Carolina	$96,000	$65,080	100
71	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$95,960	$42,090	840
72	Anchorage, Alaska	$95,900	$55,690	110
73	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$95,810	$53,150	100
74	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$95,710	$44,280	n/a
75	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$95,600	$54,470	n/a
76	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$95,270	$48,040	1,020
77	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$95,270	$56,170	60
78	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$94,970	$57,390	580
79	Bismarck, North Dakota	$94,910	$69,040	40
80	Ithaca, New York	$94,900	$39,730	30
81	Columbus, Ohio	$94,890	$56,310	1,170
82	Iowa City, Iowa	$94,400	$66,050	60
83	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$94,230	$29,800	120
84	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$94,040	$60,350	110
85	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$93,950	$62,500	70
86	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$93,730	$62,060	220
87	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$93,670	$54,030	1,290
88	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$93,520	$54,520	730
89	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$93,450	$56,370	490
90	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$93,380	$57,870	60
91	Akron, Ohio	$93,370	$57,260	240
92	Manchester, New Hampshire	$93,190	$63,640	80
93	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$93,100	$58,780	550
94	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$92,860	$48,490	150
95	Columbus, Georgia	$92,850	$53,700	210
96	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$92,830	$55,860	110
97	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$92,530	$49,870	220
98	Waco, Texas	$92,090	$54,810	40
99	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$91,780	$53,880	30
100	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$91,540	$53,670	130