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What database administrators make
Median
$104,620
Bottom tenth
$60,230
Top tenth
$163,320
The national median is $104,620 a year, the bottom tenth earn $60,230 or less and the top tenth $163,320 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal wage survey counts database architects as a separate occupation, so they are not in these figures.