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Database Administrator Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of database administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of database administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,910
25th Percentile Wage
$73,580
50th Percentile Wage
$92,370
75th Percentile Wage
$114,150
90th Percentile Wage
$133,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,910.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$92,370
3.25% 13.06%
2017
$89,370
5.06% -
2016
$84,850
7.52% -
2015
$78,470
-0.61% -
2014
$78,950
2.39% -
2013
$77,060
-4.22% -
2012
$80,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Database Administrator Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,370, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for database administrators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $99,690). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of database administrators in Durham-Chapel Hill is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Raleigh-Cary
$99,690
Durham-Chapel Hill
$92,370
Rocky Mount
$86,270
Winston-Salem
$85,140
Fayetteville
$81,240
Jacksonville
$79,520
Wilmington
$71,740
Greensboro-High Point
$69,530
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$65,970
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$64,470
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$62,130
Burlington
$61,070
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$58,920
Goldsboro
$56,540
Asheville
$56,150
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$47,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.