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Database Administrator Average Starting Salaries
Historical salary ranges for database administrators and related database professionals from 2010 to 2012:
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Job Title
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2010 Salary
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2011 Salary
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2-Year Change
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Database Admin.
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$72,750 - $107,000
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$76,000 - $109,500
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$79,000 - $113,750
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+ 7.2%
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Database Developer
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$74,750 - $106,750
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$76,750 - $112,000
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$82,000 - $119,750
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+ 11.2%
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Database Manager
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$90,000 - $122,500
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$92,500 - $128,000
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$96,500 - $133,500
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+ 8.2%
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BI Analyst
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$79,250 - $110,000
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$82,500 - $116,250
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$87,750 - $123,500
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+ 11.6%
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Data Architect
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$87,750 - $120,250
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$91,750 - $126,500
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$97,500 - $134,250
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+ 11.4%
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Add these percentages to the database salary table above for the following skills:
* Add 5% for IBM DB2 Database Skills
* Add 9% for Oracle Database Skills
* Add 10% for SQL Server Database Skills
Database Administrator Salaries by State
Database Administrator Salaries by State
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U.S. State / Location
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Average Annual DBA Wage
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Average Hourly DBA Wage
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Alabama
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$64,380
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$30.95
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Alaska
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$78,270
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$37.63
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Arizona
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$68,230
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$32.81
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Arkansas
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$62,400
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$30.00
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California
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$84,090
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$40.43
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Colorado
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$73,420
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$35.30
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Connecticut
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$76,760
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$36.90
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Delaware
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$82,020
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$39.43
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District of Columbia
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$79,450
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$38.20
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Florida
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$71,410
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$34.33
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Georgia
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$78,030
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$37.51
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Hawaii
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$69,680
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$33.50
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Idaho
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$69,190
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$33.26
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Illinois
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$77,670
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$37.34
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Indiana
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$63,120
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$30.35
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Iowa
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$71,260
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$34.26
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Kansas
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$67,910
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$32.65
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Kentucky
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$63,020
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$30.30
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Louisiana
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$64,800
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$31.16
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Maine
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$67,220
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$32.32
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Maryland
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$79,100
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$38.03
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Massachusetts
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$80,900
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$38.90
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Michigan
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$69,680
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$33.50
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Minnesota
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$79,950
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$38.44
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Mississippi
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$52,710
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$25.34
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Missouri
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$70,570
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$33.93
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Montana
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$53,370
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$25.66
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Nebraska
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$72,640
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$34.92
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Nevada
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$70,860
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$34.07
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New Hampshire
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$81,020
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$38.95
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New Jersey
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$82,750
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$39.78
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New Mexico
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$69,920
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$33.62
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New York
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$81,310
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$39.09
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North Carolina
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$79,850
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$38.39
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North Dakota
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$59,560
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$28.64
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Ohio
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$71,300
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$34.28
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Oklahoma
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$60,300
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$28.99
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Oregon
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$74,800
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$35.96
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Pennsylvania
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$71,850
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$34.54
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Puerto Rico
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$45,550
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$21.90
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Rhode Island
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$79,930
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$38.43
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South Carolina
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$63,410
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$30.49
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South Dakota
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$61,870
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$29.74
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Tennessee
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$66,490
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$31.97
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Texas
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$74,030
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$35.59
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Utah
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$77,700
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$37.36
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Vermont
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$62,310
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$29.96
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Virginia
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$81,720
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$39.29
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Washington
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$82,110
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$39.48
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West Virginia
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$51,690
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$24.85
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Wisconsin
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$69,030
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$33.19
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Wyoming
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$61,290
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$29.47
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Top 5 Highest Paying Cities for Database Administrators:
- San Jose, California | $94,000
- Los Angeles, California | $93,000
- Raleigh, North Carolina | $93,000
- San Francisco, California | $91,000
- New Haven, Connecticut | $88,000
Database Administrator Salaries by DBMS & Experience
* Database Administrator salary: $83,000
* SQL Database Administrator salary: $90,000
* Senior Database Administrator salary: $95,000
* MySQL Database Administrator salary: $94,000
* IBM DB2 Database Admin salary: $97,000
* Oracle Database Administrator salary: $98,000
* Peoplesoft Database Administrator salary: $98,000
* Senior SQL DBA salary: $100,000
* Senior Oracle DBA salary: $104,000
* Sybase Database Administrator salary: $105,000
* Oracle Application DBA salary: $109,000
* Database Administration Team Leader salary: $144,000
Database Administrator Salary vs. Other IT Job Roles
* Help Desk Technician Salary: $54,732
* Network Administrator Salary: $63,160
* System Administrator Salary: $67,393
* Technical Analyst Salary: $69,886
* Telecom or Voice Professional Salary: $74,580
* Business Analyst Salary: $75,525
* Network or LANA LAN (or local area network) is a network connecting computers in a small area, typically an office or building. Manager Salary: $77,788
* Applications Developer Salary: $82,151
* Database Administrator Salary: $83,256
* Systems Engineer Salary: $85,032
* IT Security Professional Salary: $87,408
* IT Consultant Salary: $87,739
* IT Manager Salary: $87,934
* Software Engineer Salary: $90,000
* Mobile Application Developer Salary: $94,000
* IT Project Manager Salary: $94,457
* IT Department Head Salary: $100,757
* IT Architect Salary: $102,894
* Chief Information Officer (CIO) Salary: $127,073
Sarlary Information by payscale
Database Administrator (DBA) (United States)
California $56330
New York $59550
Texas $50330
Florida $50230
Illinois $50350
Ohio $51310
Pennsylvania $53810
Massachusetts $55460
Senior Database Administrator (DBA) (United States)
California $ 89000
New York $ 95000
Texas $ 82000
Florida $ 80000
Virginia $ 90000
Massachusetts $ 85000
Georgia $ 90000
Washington $ 85000
Database Analyst/Programmer (United States)
California $ 62000
Texas $ 53500
New York $ 50000
Illinois $ 49000
Florida $ 61200
New Jersey $ 48000
Pennsylvania $ 50000
Washington $ 56000
Database Manager (United States)
California $ 59000
New York $ 46500
Florida $ 43298
Virginia $ 69000
New Jersey $ 46000
Massachusetts $ 80000
Illinois $ 52500
Texas $ 66500
Sarlary Information by itjobswatch
DBA Average Salaries (UK region)
England £41,387
Scotland £36,803
Wales £39,268
Northern Ireland £40,500
Sarlary Information by mcpmag
http://mcpmag.com/salarysurveys/article.asp?EditorialsID=66
August 2002
The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator designation is intended for professionals who implement and administer Microsoft SQL Server databases. The certification is appropriate for individuals who derive physical database designs, develop logical data models, create physical databases, create data services by using Transact-SQL, manage and maintain databases, configure and manage security, monitor and optimize databases, and install and configure SQL Server.
MCDBA candidates should have at least one year of experience working with SQL Server and are required to pass three current core exams and one current elective exam.
MCDBA
Average Regional Salary
Regional Totals $68,000
West $69,400
Midwest $64,600
South $65,600
Mid-Atlantic $73,100
Northeast $74,600
| MCDBA |
Total |
West |
Mid-
west |
South |
Mid-
Atlantic |
North-
east |
| Age |
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| 18-24 |
$52 |
$49 |
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$53 |
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| 25-29 |
$63 |
$63 |
$57 |
$64 |
$65 |
$71 |
| 30-34 |
$70 |
$76 |
$66 |
$65 |
$78 |
$77 |
| 35-39 |
$69 |
$74 |
$68 |
$66 |
$70 |
* |
| 40-44 |
$71 |
$68 |
$71 |
$68 |
$80 |
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| 45-49 |
$70 |
$69 |
$57 |
$71 |
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| 50-54 |
$74 |
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$73 |
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| 55+ |
$74 |
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| Length of Experience |
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| 1 year or less |
$44 |
$41 |
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| 2 years |
$50 |
$65 |
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$44 |
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| 3 years |
$58 |
$62 |
$51 |
$56 |
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| 4 years |
$62 |
$68 |
$60 |
$58 |
$64 |
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| 5-9 years |
$70 |
$71 |
$65 |
$68 |
$71 |
$79 |
| 10-14 years |
$76 |
$78 |
$76 |
$71 |
$89 |
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| More than 15 years |
$81 |
$78 |
$77 |
$83 |
$87 |
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| Job Title |
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| Network engineer |
$61 |
$59 |
$56 |
$59 |
$75 |
$66 |
| Programmer/analyst |
$67 |
$70 |
$67 |
$65 |
$70 |
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| Project lead/networking** |
$78 |
$85 |
* |
$69 |
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| Project lead/programming** |
$81 |
$93 |
$73 |
$78 |
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| Management |
$77 |
$68 |
$73 |
$78 |
$87 |
$90 |
| Trainer |
$67 |
$73 |
$59 |
$65 |
$67 |
* |
Database administrator/
developer |
$69 |
$75 |
$68 |
$65 |
$73 |
$71 |
Webmaster/developer
/producer |
$70 |
$60 |
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$67 |
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| Help desk/user support |
$51 |
$54 |
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$51 |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
$68 |
$70 |
$65 |
$66 |
$73 |
$76 |
| Female |
$64 |
$63 |
$65 |
$61 |
$70 |
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Compensation x $1,000;
all figures rounded to nearest 1,000.
*Indicates insufficient data.
**Non-supervisory |
Sarlary Information by salary
Entry Level Database Analyst 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $43,964 $50,152 $58,201
Senior Database Analyst 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $67,621 $77,077 $87,152
Database Administrator 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $72,765 $83,527 $94,695
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