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Database Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of database administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of database administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,990
25th Percentile Wage
$66,050
50th Percentile Wage
$92,750
75th Percentile Wage
$117,010
90th Percentile Wage
$133,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,990.

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
$92,750
3.77% 7.85%
2016
$89,250
9.40% -
2015
$80,860
4.34% -
2014
$77,350
2.66% -
2013
$75,290
-13.52% -
2012
$85,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Database Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,750 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for database administrators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of database administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$97,680
Bloomington
$94,770
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$92,750
Peoria
$92,100
Bloomington-Normal
$87,130
Springfield
$82,610
Rockford
$76,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$74,130
Champaign-Urbana
$70,780
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$67,720