Database Administrator Salary in 2025

💰 The median Database Administrator Salary in 2025 is USD 198,949

✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Database Administrator salary lies between USD 151,800 and USD 221,566 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Database Administrator
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 234,699
Top 25%
$ 221,566
Median
$ 198,949
Bottom 25%
$ 151,800
Bottom 10%
$ 126,100

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Database Administrator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Database Administrator job listings are SQL, Clearance and Oracle. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

SQL | 41 jobs Clearance | 33 jobs Oracle | 31 jobs Computer Science | 30 jobs DoD | 27 jobs Cloud | 26 jobs Monitoring | 24 jobs CISSP | 23 jobs Scripting | 23 jobs Compliance | 22 jobs SQL Server | 22 jobs Security Clearance | 19 jobs Azure | 15 jobs DoDD 8570 | 14 jobs Automation | 13 jobs CASP+ | 13 jobs PowerShell | 13 jobs RDBMS | 13 jobs Audits | 12 jobs CISA | 12 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Database Administrator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Database Administrator job listings are Health care, Career development and Insurance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Health care | 27 jobs Career development | 27 jobs Insurance | 24 jobs 401(k) matching | 17 jobs Flex hours | 17 jobs Flex vacation | 16 jobs Startup environment | 13 jobs Competitive pay | 11 jobs Medical leave | 10 jobs Salary bonus | 10 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs

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