Database Administrators Salary in Charleston, SC

Database Administrators pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $148,860 or more. The middle half of database administrators in Charleston earn between $80,410 and $125,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Database Administrators salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $101,790, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $76,102 a year, or $6,342 a month and $2,927 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Charleston a good place for database administrators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $101,790 buys what about $100,820 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Database Administrators salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 5 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for database administrators

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($145,150).

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