Iowa · 2026 pay · 14 people
How much does a database administrator make in Iowa?
$67,915typical pay for a database administrator in 2026
$65,619 – $100,602what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.1% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where database administrators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
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).
- Database Administrator (this page)$67,915 (everyone)
- Senior Database Administrator$78,896 (everyone)
- Lead Database Administrator$113,441 (everyone)
Highest-paid database administrators, 2026
- 1Amy C CelsiDatabase Administrator · Iowa Judicial Branch$122,954
- 2Rogers, Aaron MDatabase Administrator III · Iowa State University$113,259
- 3Tibbits, Lucas JDatabase Administrator III · Iowa State University$109,799
- 4Shirong YaoDatabase Administrator · Iowa Judicial Branch$103,626
- 5Noll, Dominic JDatabase Administrator II · Iowa State University$91,530
Common questions
How much does a database administrator make in Iowa?
The typical database administrator was paid $67,915 in 2026; most earned between $65,619 and $100,602. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Database Administrator, at any level (for example "Database Administrator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this