The highest-paying states for database administrators (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 in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,150, New Jersey is the highest paying state for database administrators. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $109,030). 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 in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $110,150 |
$60,010 | 4,140 |
| 2 | Washington | $109,030 |
$60,910 | 2,080 |
| 3 | California | $101,240 |
$50,030 | 10,970 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $100,180 |
$59,000 | 1,300 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $97,880 |
$54,730 | 2,900 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $96,400 |
$56,020 | 340 |
| 7 | Illinois | $96,170 |
$56,930 | 3,570 |
| 8 | Virginia | $96,090 |
$52,870 | 5,510 |
| 9 | Utah | $95,600 |
$53,320 | 1,050 |
| 10 | New York | $94,460 |
$52,940 | 7,100 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $93,780 |
$60,240 | 410 |
| 12 | Oregon | $93,310 |
$59,460 | 1,340 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $93,280 |
$51,030 | 2,870 |
| 14 | Texas | $93,200 |
$54,200 | 11,020 |
| 15 | Colorado | $92,260 |
$51,740 | 2,710 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $92,100 |
$58,180 | 850 |
| 17 | Georgia | $92,020 |
$55,240 | 4,280 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $91,490 |
$56,140 | 390 |
| 19 | Iowa | $91,400 |
$54,100 | 630 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $90,100 |
$57,050 | 2,210 |
| 21 | Ohio | $89,980 |
$52,170 | 3,590 |
| 22 | Delaware | $88,750 |
$51,440 | 850 |
| 23 | Arizona | $88,610 |
$48,370 | 1,930 |
| 24 | Nevada | $87,180 |
$56,520 | 600 |
| 25 | Florida | $85,470 |
$45,770 | 6,980 |
| 26 | Missouri | $84,610 |
$51,200 | 2,770 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $84,380 |
$51,180 | 1,760 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $83,690 |
$44,830 | 860 |
| 29 | Michigan | $82,710 |
$48,160 | 2,820 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $81,170 |
$48,580 | 5,390 |
| 31 | Alabama | $80,660 |
$48,210 | 1,880 |
| 32 | Maryland | $80,310 |
$45,140 | 3,740 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $80,020 |
$50,620 | 460 |
| 34 | Alaska | $79,240 |
$44,640 | 210 |
| 35 | Kansas | $78,400 |
$49,190 | 730 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $78,270 |
$43,210 | 820 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $77,690 |
$39,660 | 1,620 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $76,370 |
$49,210 | 410 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $76,050 |
$43,110 | 960 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $75,880 |
$46,660 | 140 |
| 41 | Maine | $73,120 |
$49,330 | 250 |
| 42 | Vermont | $72,990 |
$45,880 | 170 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $72,980 |
$42,150 | 480 |
| 44 | Indiana | $71,960 |
$40,620 | 1,570 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $67,760 |
$44,300 | 400 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $66,890 |
$37,310 | 150 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $66,290 |
$40,840 | 430 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $66,270 |
$40,020 | 1,520 |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $65,130 |
$42,450 | 30 |
| 50 | Idaho | $64,160 |
$23,320 | 490 |
| 51 | Montana | $62,850 |
$44,180 | 240 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $55,330 |
$44,340 | 190 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $45,310 |
$28,130 | 380 |