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Database Specialist salary

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Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Average database specialist salary

$77,642

$37.33 hourly rate

Entry-level database specialist salary
$53,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a database specialist make?

The average database specialist salary in the United States is $77,642. Database specialist salaries typically range between $53,000 and $111,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for database specialists is $37.33 per hour.

Database specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Database specialists earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Database Specialist earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$102,148
Little Rock, AR$67,659
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Database Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a database specialist typically falls between $58,150 and $122,417.
zippia
$77,642yearly
glassdoor[1]
$85,563yearly
indeed[2]
$61,882yearly
comparably[3]
$93,493yearly
Salary.com[4]
$122,417yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$67,201yearly
payscale[6]
$58,150yearly
SalaryExpert[7]
$96,467yearly

Average database specialist salary by state

The average database specialist salary in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average database specialist salary states are Arizona, Oklahoma, and Idaho.

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Highest paying states for database specialists

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Massachusetts$92,124$44.29
2New Jersey$91,853$44.16
3North Carolina$82,803$39.81
4Oregon$85,047$40.89
5Nevada$82,950$39.88
6Virginia$81,558$39.21
7Rhode Island$82,651$39.74
8District of Columbia$87,555$42.09
9Pennsylvania$88,184$42.40
10Delaware$80,099$38.51
11California$90,243$43.39
12Louisiana$83,930$40.35
13Kansas$79,411$38.18
14Wisconsin$78,975$37.97
15Iowa$74,889$36.00
16New Hampshire$78,557$37.77
17Georgia$78,991$37.98
18New York$81,819$39.34
19Nebraska$72,625$34.92
20Connecticut$79,681$38.31
21Michigan$75,588$36.34
22Illinois$77,136$37.08
23Texas$73,419$35.30
24Ohio$73,827$35.49
25Maryland$72,159$34.69
26Vermont$70,758$34.02
27South Carolina$73,727$35.45
28Kentucky$72,357$34.79
29Montana$68,937$33.14
30Florida$68,512$32.94
31Alaska$69,239$33.29
32Utah$67,675$32.54
33Washington$73,057$35.12
34Minnesota$71,138$34.20
35Missouri$70,176$33.74
36Arkansas$67,535$32.47
37Hawaii$65,440$31.46
38Alabama$69,253$33.29
39Mississippi$70,789$34.03
40Maine$70,335$33.81
41Colorado$69,773$33.54
42West Virginia$67,666$32.53
43North Dakota$60,259$28.97
44Arizona$64,769$31.14
45Wyoming$58,237$28.00
46Tennessee$66,611$32.02
47Idaho$63,184$30.38
48Indiana$64,883$31.19
49New Mexico$64,912$31.21
50South Dakota$59,920$28.81
51Oklahoma$63,777$30.66

Highest paying cities for database specialists

The highest-paying cities for database specialists are Sacramento, CA, Natick, MA, and Jersey City, NJ.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Sacramento, CA$102,148$49.11
2Natick, MA$92,271$44.36
3Jersey City, NJ$91,972$44.22
4Philadelphia, PA$88,733$42.66
5Washington, DC$87,603$42.12
6Raleigh, NC$83,795$40.29
7Arlington, VA$82,163$39.50
8New York, NY$82,024$39.43
9Las Vegas, NV$81,259$39.07
10Lawrenceville, GA$79,502$38.22
11Milwaukee, WI$79,212$38.08
12Chicago, IL$77,521$37.27
13Grand Rapids, MI$74,993$36.05
14Columbia, SC$74,207$35.68
15Seattle, WA$74,196$35.67
16Austin, TX$73,772$35.47
17Dayton, OH$73,173$35.18
18Baltimore, MD$72,284$34.75
19Colorado Springs, CO$70,299$33.80
20Little Rock, AR$67,659$32.53

Database Specialist salary details

A database specialist's salary ranges from $53,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $111,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Database Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a database specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$111,000$9,250$53
75th Percentile$94,000$7,833$45
Average$77,642$6,470$37
25th Percentile$64,000$5,333$31
10th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25

Highest paying database specialist jobs

The highest paying types of database specialists are senior database administrator, lead database administrator, and senior support specialist.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Data Administrator$80,072$6,673$38.50124,537
Lead Database Administrator$114,426$9,535$55.0158,263
Database Manager$99,621$8,302$47.8911,126
SQL Database Administrator$89,648$7,471$43.1057,645
Database Developer$90,837$7,570$43.6791,069
Database Administrator$81,960$6,830$39.4056,992

How would you rate the starting salaries for Database Specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Rowan University

Educators are not paid nearly enough. However, working in a state with strong teachers' unions helps to ensure a starting salary that recent graduates can live off of and growth opportunities, albeit modest, over their careers.

Top companies hiring database specialists now:

  1. Johnson & Johnson Jobs (7)
  2. Wells Fargo Jobs (7)
  3. The TJX Companies Jobs (12)
  4. Pitney Bowes Jobs (9)
  5. Cardinal Health Jobs (9)

Which companies pay database specialists the most?

Database specialist salaries at Meta and MUFG EMEA are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average database specialist salary at companies like Barclays and Citi are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Meta$147,116$70.73
2MUFG EMEA$128,372$61.72
3Barclays$123,780$59.51
4Citi$115,931$55.74
5Publicis Sapient$115,611$55.58
6Thomson Reuters$107,821$51.84
7Amazon$107,527$51.70
8Booz Allen Hamilton$106,411$51.16
9Five9$105,929$50.93
10NACCHO$101,288$48.70
11VTech$100,867$48.49
12Amdocs$99,453$47.81
13Cedars-Sinai$97,934$47.08
14Uline$94,902$45.63
15ING USA Holding Corporation$94,348$45.36
16Level One Bank$93,151$44.78
17American Girl$93,143$44.78
18HCSC$90,707$43.61
19The TJX Companies$90,668$43.59
20Amyx$89,886$43.21

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$80,000$77,200$74,400$71,600$68,800$66,000
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Database Specialist salary by industry

The average database specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average database specialist salary in the finance industry is $95,518, the highest of any industry.
  • The average database specialist salary in the finance industry is $87,349.
  • Database specialists in the education industry earn an average salary of $66,516, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for database specialists

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$95,518$45.92
2Retail$87,349$41.99
3Manufacturing$82,308$39.57
4Technology$81,617$39.24
5Media$76,986$37.01
6Professional$74,454$35.80
7Transportation$73,314$35.25
8Health Care$72,547$34.88
9Education$66,516$31.98

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Database Specialist salary trends

The average database specialist salary has risen by $16,382 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average database specialist earned $61,260 annually, but today, they earn $77,642 a year. That works out to a 12% change in pay for database specialists over the last decade.

Compare database specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average database specialist salary over time

Compare database specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Database Specialist salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$77,600$37.33+3.3%
    2024$75,100$36.10+2.3%
    2023$73,400$35.28+3.4%
    2022$70,900$34.09+2.4%
    2021$69,200$33.28+3.8%

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