Database Administrators pay range in San Diego
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $171,120 or more. The middle half of database administrators in San Diego earn between $73,290 and $140,610.
- $59K10th
- $73K25th
- $107KMedian
- $141K75th
- $171K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $111,650 | $9,304 | $53.68 |
| Median | $106,820 | $8,902 | $51.36 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $73,290 | $6,108 | $35.24 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $140,610 | $11,718 | $67.60 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Database Administrators salary after taxes in San Diego
On the average salary of $111,650, a single filer in San Diego takes home about $81,084 a year, or $6,757 a month and $3,119 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is San Diego a good place for database administrators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Diego area are 12% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.9), so the average $111,650 buys what about $99,788 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in San Diego ($58,690). A typical home costs $946,365, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Database Administrators salary in other California cities
San Diego ranks 9th of 18 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($145,150).
- San Jose$145,150
- San Francisco$134,720
- San Luis Obispo$127,450
- Vallejo$122,720
- Oxnard$121,290
- Los Angeles$118,190
- Sacramento$116,830
- Santa Maria$114,730
- San Diego$111,650
- Santa Cruz$108,730
Highest-paying cities for database administrators
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($145,150).
- San Jose, CA$145,150
- San Francisco, CA$134,720
- Seattle, WA$131,460
- Boston, MA$130,100
- San Luis Obispo, CA$127,450
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Database Administrators salary in San Diego: questions
How much do database administrators make an hour in San Diego?
$53.68 an hour on average, and $51.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level database administrators salary in San Diego?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $73,290, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the database administrators take-home pay in San Diego?
About $81,084 a year ($6,757 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $111,650. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do database administrators earn more in San Diego than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,983).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1242; area San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (41740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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