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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
| 125,460 |
1.1 % |
$46.21 |
$96,110 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$24.91 |
$32.86 |
$45.07 |
$58.12 |
$71.18 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$51,800 |
$68,340 |
$93,750 |
$120,880 |
$148,060 |
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 |
20,570 |
0.95 |
$48.86 |
$101,620 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
10,640 |
0.43 |
$47.02 |
$97,790 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,900 |
0.19 |
$37.79 |
$78,600 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
5,130 |
0.34 |
$45.84 |
$95,340 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
4,950 |
0.24 |
$51.66 |
$107,460 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
230 |
1.21 |
$55.88 |
$116,240 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
350 |
0.22 |
$55.04 |
$114,470 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
2,970 |
0.32 |
$54.63 |
$113,640 |
| Software Publishers |
3,430 |
0.79 |
$54.46 |
$113,280 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1,710 |
0.25 |
$52.89 |
$110,020 |
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 |
13,530 |
0.78 |
0.91 |
$51.31 |
$106,720 |
| Texas |
11,620 |
0.93 |
1.09 |
$48.77 |
$101,450 |
| New York |
7,730 |
0.81 |
0.95 |
$49.60 |
$103,170 |
| Florida |
7,510 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
$43.43 |
$90,340 |
| Virginia |
6,520 |
1.68 |
1.97 |
$49.19 |
$102,320 |
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) |
| Delaware |
780 |
1.74 |
2.03 |
$44.45 |
$92,450 |
| Virginia |
6,520 |
1.68 |
1.97 |
$49.19 |
$102,320 |
| Maryland |
3,640 |
1.35 |
1.58 |
$46.26 |
$96,220 |
| District of Columbia |
930 |
1.28 |
1.50 |
$49.85 |
$103,680 |
| Missouri |
3,470 |
1.23 |
1.44 |
$40.19 |
$83,600 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,890 |
0.92 |
1.08 |
$54.35 |
$113,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,180 |
1.94 |
2.28 |
$51.52 |
$107,170 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,820 |
1.32 |
1.54 |
$48.60 |
$101,080 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,160 |
1.52 |
1.77 |
$47.71 |
$99,230 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,140 |
0.66 |
0.78 |
$46.72 |
$97,170 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,010 |
1.40 |
1.63 |
$44.39 |
$92,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,780 |
0.81 |
0.95 |
$47.29 |
$98,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,660 |
1.48 |
1.73 |
$51.89 |
$107,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,120 |
1.11 |
1.31 |
$50.54 |
$105,110 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,660 |
0.87 |
1.02 |
$48.42 |
$100,710 |
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) |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
330 |
3.76 |
4.40 |
$30.45 |
$63,340 |
| Montgomery, AL |
530 |
3.24 |
3.80 |
$40.62 |
$84,480 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
140 |
2.86 |
3.35 |
$48.54 |
$100,950 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
200 |
2.77 |
3.24 |
$32.85 |
$68,320 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
110 |
2.46 |
2.88 |
$25.90 |
$53,880 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
660 |
2.01 |
2.36 |
$42.02 |
$87,400 |
| Columbia, MO |
190 |
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United States Department of Labor
