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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
15-1245 Database Administrators and Architects
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 15-1242 Database Administrators and 15-1243 Database Architects and the 2010 SOC occupation 15-1141 Database Administrators.
National estimates for Database Administrators and Architects
Industry profile for Database Administrators and Architects
Geographic profile for Database Administrators and Architects
National estimates for Database Administrators and Architects:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Database Administrators and Architects:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 133,630 |
1.1 % |
$ 48.60 |
$ 101,090 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Database Administrators and Architects:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 25.99 |
$ 34.57 |
$ 47.53 |
$ 61.00 |
$ 74.84 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 54,070 |
$ 71,900 |
$ 98,860 |
$ 126,890 |
$ 155,660 |
Industry profile for Database Administrators and Architects:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Database Administrators and Architects are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Database Administrators and Architects, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Database Administrators and Architects:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
21,800 |
0.99 |
$ 52.09 |
$ 108,360 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
11,090 |
0.46 |
$ 49.54 |
$ 103,040 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
6,430 |
0.42 |
$ 48.40 |
$ 100,670 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,530 |
1.54 |
$ 51.87 |
$ 107,880 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,340 |
0.18 |
$ 40.14 |
$ 83,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Database Administrators and Architects:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,530 |
1.54 |
$ 51.87 |
$ 107,880 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
260 |
1.33 |
$ 56.11 |
$ 116,710 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
21,800 |
0.99 |
$ 52.09 |
$ 108,360 |
| Software Publishers |
4,460 |
0.91 |
$ 55.85 |
$ 116,170 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
420 |
0.84 |
$ 43.98 |
$ 91,490 |
Top paying industries for Database Administrators and Architects:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 60.15 |
$ 125,110 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
440 |
0.28 |
$ 59.29 |
$ 123,320 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,540 |
0.37 |
$ 57.12 |
$ 118,810 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,650 |
0.39 |
$ 56.62 |
$ 117,780 |
| Other Information Services |
2,110 |
0.61 |
$ 56.43 |
$ 117,380 |
Geographic profile for Database Administrators and Architects:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Database Administrators and Architects are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Database Administrators and Architects, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Database Administrators and Architects:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
15,600 |
0.95 |
0.99 |
$ 54.27 |
$ 112,870 |
| Texas |
12,020 |
0.99 |
1.03 |
$ 51.10 |
$ 106,280 |
| New York |
8,280 |
0.95 |
0.99 |
$ 52.77 |
$ 109,760 |
| Virginia |
7,580 |
2.05 |
2.13 |
$ 52.99 |
$ 110,230 |
| Florida |
7,300 |
0.87 |
0.90 |
$ 46.30 |
$ 96,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Database Administrators and Architects:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Virginia |
7,580 |
2.05 |
2.13 |
$ 52.99 |
$ 110,230 |
| Delaware |
740 |
1.74 |
1.81 |
$ 46.40 |
$ 96,510 |
| Maryland |
3,490 |
1.38 |
1.44 |
$ 48.90 |
$ 101,720 |
| Oklahoma |
2,080 |
1.33 |
1.39 |
$ 37.18 |
$ 77,340 |
| Utah |
1,920 |
1.29 |
1.35 |
$ 44.66 |
$ 92,900 |
Top paying states for Database Administrators and Architects:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Database Administrators and Architects:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,460 |
1.07 |
1.11 |
$ 57.36 |
$ 119,320 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,000 |
2.32 |
2.41 |
$ 55.84 |
$ 116,150 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,070 |
1.41 |
1.47 |
$ 50.99 |
$ 106,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,000 |
0.86 |
0.89 |
$ 50.11 |
$ 104,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,880 |
1.12 |
1.16 |
$ 47.25 |
$ 98,280 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,470 |
1.70 |
1.77 |
$ 48.95 |
$ 101,810 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,830 |
1.64 |
1.71 |
$ 55.16 |
$ 114,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,760 |
1.40 |
1.45 |
$ 44.53 |
$ 92,610 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,560 |
1.37 |
1.43 |
$ 54.81 |
$ 114,000 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,660 |
0.90 |
0.93 |
$ 49.90 |
$ 103,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Database Administrators and Architects:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
430 |
3.99 |
4.15 |
$ 47.39 |
$ 98,560 |
| Montgomery, AL |
500 |
3.20 |
3.33 |
$ 40.39 |
$ 84,020 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
210 |
2.94 |
3.06 |
$ 35.87 |
$ 74,610 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
120 |
2.69 |
2.80 |
$ 25.94 |
$ 53,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,000 |
2.32 |
2.41 |
$ 55.84 |
$ 116,150 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,520 |
2.29 |
2.38 |
$ 68.91 |
$ 143,340 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
2,340 |
2.22 |
2.31 |
$ 54.37 |
$ 113,090 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
640 |
2.06 |
2.15 |
$ 42.55 |
$ 88,500 |
| Trenton, NJ |
450 |
1.94 |
2.01 |
$ 60.84 |
$ 126,540 |
| Tulsa, OK |
830 |
1.93 |
2.01 |
$ 39.35 |
$ 81,840 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Database Administrators and Architects:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,520 |
2.29 |
2.38 |
$ 68.91 |
$ 143,340 |
| Trenton, NJ |
450 |
1.94 |
2.01 |
$ 60.84 |
$ 126,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,600 |
1.33 |
1.38 |
$ 57.90 |
$ 120,430 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,460 |
1.07 |
1.11 |
$ 57.36 |
$ 119,320 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
410 |
1.10 |
1.14 |
$ 56.51 |
$ 117,530 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
80 |
0.60 |
0.62 |
$ 56.39 |
$ 117,290 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,000 |
2.32 |
2.41 |
$ 55.84 |
$ 116,150 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,830 |
1.64 |
1.71 |
$ 55.16 |
$ 114,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,560 |
1.37 |
1.43 |
$ 54.81 |
$ 114,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
2,340 |
2.22 |
2.31 |
$ 54.37 |
$ 113,090 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Database Administrators and Architects:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Database Administrators and Architects:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Database Administrators and Architects:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
