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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
15-1141 Database Administrators
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases. Excludes "Information Security Analysts" (15-1122).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
113,730 |
1.0 % |
$41.89 |
$87,130 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$22.74 |
$29.97 |
$40.84 |
$52.86 |
$62.47 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$47,300 |
$62,350 |
$84,950 |
$109,940 |
$129,930 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
18,510 |
0.94 |
$45.96 |
$95,600 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
9,070 |
0.39 |
$44.27 |
$92,090 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,210 |
0.17 |
$36.35 |
$75,600 |
Insurance Carriers |
4,740 |
0.41 |
$42.65 |
$88,710 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
4,350 |
1.47 |
$43.59 |
$90,670 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
4,350 |
1.47 |
$43.59 |
$90,670 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
18,510 |
0.94 |
$45.96 |
$95,600 |
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) |
1,090 |
0.91 |
$41.45 |
$86,220 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
130 |
0.76 |
$49.79 |
$103,560 |
Securities and Commodity Exchanges |
30 |
0.75 |
$54.94 |
$114,280 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Securities and Commodity Exchanges |
30 |
0.75 |
$54.94 |
$114,280 |
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
60 |
0.25 |
$54.31 |
$112,970 |
Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers |
40 |
0.02 |
$51.00 |
$106,070 |
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing |
50 |
0.05 |
$50.68 |
$105,400 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
40 |
0.04 |
$50.47 |
$104,980 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
12,370 |
0.78 |
0.96 |
$45.17 |
$93,960 |
Texas |
12,010 |
1.02 |
1.26 |
$40.66 |
$84,570 |
Florida |
7,310 |
0.89 |
1.10 |
$40.02 |
$83,230 |
New York |
6,650 |
0.73 |
0.90 |
$44.10 |
$91,720 |
Virginia |
5,830 |
1.55 |
1.91 |
$46.24 |
$96,170 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Virginia |
5,830 |
1.55 |
1.91 |
$46.24 |
$96,170 |
Delaware |
610 |
1.39 |
1.71 |
$43.93 |
$91,380 |
Maryland |
3,660 |
1.38 |
1.71 |
$42.04 |
$87,440 |
District of Columbia |
950 |
1.36 |
1.68 |
$48.74 |
$101,380 |
Georgia |
4,940 |
1.17 |
1.45 |
$42.52 |
$88,440 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Jersey |
3,310 |
0.84 |
1.03 |
$51.61 |
$107,340 |
District of Columbia |
950 |
1.36 |
1.68 |
$48.74 |
$101,380 |
Virginia |
5,830 |
1.55 |
1.91 |
$46.24 |
$96,170 |
Colorado |
2,430 |
0.97 |
1.20 |
$45.58 |
$94,810 |
California |
12,370 |
0.78 |
0.96 |
$45.17 |
$93,960 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
5,610 |
0.85 |
1.05 |
$48.21 |
$100,280 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,520 |
1.82 |
2.24 |
$50.06 |
$104,130 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,320 |
1.69 |
2.09 |
$43.07 |
$89,590 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,440 |
1.42 |
1.75 |
$44.04 |
$91,600 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,350 |
0.92 |
1.14 |
$43.45 |
$90,380 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,320 |
1.13 |
1.40 |
$39.94 |
$83,080 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,530 |
0.60 |
0.74 |
$46.28 |
$96,270 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,330 |
1.20 |
1.48 |
$40.19 |
$83,590 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,050 |
1.07 |
1.32 |
$44.20 |
$91,930 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,030 |
1.12 |
1.39 |
$43.17 |
$89,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California-Lexington Park, MD |
120 |
2.81 |
3.47 |
$45.51 |
$94,660 |
Cheyenne, WY |
110 |
2.46 |
3.04 |
$27.91 |
$58,060 |
Montgomery, AL |
400 |
2.44 |
3.01 |
$36.58 |
$76,090 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
720 |
2.26 |
2.80 |
$37.71 |
$78,430 |
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
1,100 |
1.89 |
2.34 |
$39.82 |
$82,820 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,520 |
1.82 |
2.24 |
$50.06 |
$104,130 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,900 |
1.81 |
2.24 |
$46.35 |
$96,420 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,320 |
1.69 |
2.09 |
$43.07 |
$89,590 |
Roanoke, VA |
250 |
1.64 |
2.03 |
$23.48 |
$48,830 |
Tallahassee, FL |
270 |
1.62 |
2.00 |
$31.88 |
$66,310 |
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