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This question is about database administrator jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a database administrator. The chances of earning over $100k for a database administrator are actually pretty good because the highest-paid database administrator positions typically pay at least $111,000 per year. The average annual salary is $83,533 for database administrator jobs. For example, database administrators in Washington whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $136,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile database administrator earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Washington | $136,000 |
| Oregon | $121,000 |
| Hawaii | $120,000 |
| Vermont | $118,000 |
| Massachusetts | $118,000 |
| California | $118,000 |
| New Hampshire | $114,000 |
| New York | $114,000 |
| Connecticut | $113,000 |
| New Jersey | $113,000 |
| Nevada | $112,000 |
| Rhode Island | $111,000 |
| District of Columbia | $109,000 |
| Louisiana | $107,000 |
| North Carolina | $106,000 |
| Texas | $106,000 |
| Virginia | $106,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $105,000 |
| Arizona | $105,000 |
| Ohio | $104,000 |
| Maine | $104,000 |
| Delaware | $104,000 |
| Maryland | $104,000 |
| Georgia | $103,000 |
| Utah | $102,000 |
| Illinois | $102,000 |
| Michigan | $102,000 |
| Wisconsin | $100,000 |
| Minnesota | $100,000 |
| Iowa | $100,000 |
| South Carolina | $100,000 |
| West Virginia | $99,000 |
| Kentucky | $99,000 |
| Arkansas | $99,000 |
| Mississippi | $99,000 |
| Nebraska | $98,000 |
| South Dakota | $97,000 |
| Montana | $97,000 |
| Colorado | $97,000 |
| Alabama | $97,000 |
| Tennessee | $97,000 |
| Florida | $97,000 |
| Idaho | $96,000 |
| Missouri | $96,000 |
| Kansas | $95,000 |
| New Mexico | $94,000 |
| Indiana | $93,000 |
| Oklahoma | $90,000 |
| North Dakota | $89,000 |
| Alaska | $88,000 |
| Wyoming | $83,000 |

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