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Database Administrator Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of database administrators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of database administrators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,950
25th Percentile Wage
$74,190
50th Percentile Wage
$96,370
75th Percentile Wage
$119,040
90th Percentile Wage
$137,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,950.

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
$96,370
2.10% 17.65%
2017
$94,350
2.78% -
2016
$91,730
8.30% -
2015
$84,120
4.42% -
2014
$80,400
3.94% -
2013
$77,230
-2.76% -
2012
$79,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Database Administrator Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,370, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for database administrators in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary $95,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of database administrators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is .9 percent (.9%) higher than that in Dallas-Plano-Irving.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$96,370
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$95,500
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$95,450
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$91,010
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$88,660
Fort Worth-Arlington
$87,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$84,470
Corpus Christi
$84,460
College Station-Bryan
$83,090
Waco
$78,850
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$77,410
Tyler
$77,060
Midland
$76,240
Abilene
$75,760
Amarillo
$75,410
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,200
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$70,610
El Paso
$70,230
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$69,940
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$69,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$67,810
Laredo
$66,940
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,660
Brownsville-Harlingen
$55,540
San Angelo
$52,310
Lubbock
$49,340
Wichita Falls
$38,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.