How much does a database administrator make in California?

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

• Los Angeles County33 people$189,094
• University of California, Los Angeles32 people$145,373
• University of California, San Francisco21 people$107,103
• University of California, San Diego21 people$143,586
• University of California, Davis16 people$154,300
• University of California, Irvine14 people$116,075
• University of California, Santa Cruz8 people$131,515
• Contra Costa County7 people$162,624
• University of California, Office of the President7 people$173,136
• University of California, Riverside7 people$108,237
• Santa Clara County7 people$196,662
• University of California, Berkeley6 people$147,133
• University of California, Santa Barbara5 people$136,788
• San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District4 people$231,327
• Madera County3 people$51,949
• University of California, Merced3 people$78,657
• City of Oakland3 people$169,981
• City of Pasadena3 people$155,315
• Orange County Superior Court3 people$149,752
• State Center Community College District2 people$136,961
• Alliance of Pest Control Districts2 people$33,652
• Los Angeles Community College District2 people$192,168
• Mt. San Antonio Community College District2 people$181,357
• City of Fresno2 people$101,903
• South Orange County Community College District2 people$227,063
• South Coast Air Quality Management District1 person$202,896
• Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency1 person$17,051
• Southern Mono Health Care District1 person$182,435
• Mojave Water Agency1 person$97,387
• City of Pomona1 person$150,322
• City of Fontana1 person$156,210
• City of Elk Grove1 person$127,324
• City of Redlands1 person$68,631
• Santa Barbara Community College District1 person$156,451
• Otay Water District1 person$188,150
• Kaweah Delta Health Care District1 person$125,931
• Southern California Association of Governments1 person$139,256

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Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

• Database Administrator 15 people$45,250
• Database Administrator 213 people$81,722
• Database Administrator 338 people$103,228
• Database Administrator 469 people$158,751
• Database Administrator83 people$180,559
• Database Administrator 515 people$191,119

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell*).

1. Database Administrator (this page)$153,983 (everyone)
2. Senior Database Administrator$194,751 (everyone)

Highest-paid database administrators, 2025

1. 1Diane S WooDatabase Administrator · Los Angeles County$339,593
2. 2Jose E TurciosDatabase Administrator · Los Angeles County$311,474
3. 3Ruel C SantosDatabase Administrator · Los Angeles County$246,621
4. 4Ramesh K RamnaniDatabase Administrator · Los Angeles County$210,370
5. 5Vincent K ChuDatabase Administrator · Los Angeles County$202,962

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