The salary statistics of database administrators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare database administrator salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) database administrators is $117,570. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $80,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid database administrators is $50,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $80,270 | 2.63% | 14.56% |
| 2017 | $78,160 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $76,180 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $75,560 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $72,270 | 2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $70,370 | 2.54% | - |
| 2012 | $68,580 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].