Database Administrators Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $106K, rent takes 23.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,544/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new database administrators typically earn — is $63K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,806/month. At HUD’s $1,544/month FMR, rent would take 41% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $106K locally vs. $105K nationally, a 1% difference.

Rhode Island pays $106K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s +1%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 101.77), the purchasing-power equivalent is $104K — below the national median.

The median is $106,020 a year, that works out to about $51 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $63,430, and experienced database administrators can clear $154,860. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,596/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,544/month, which eats 23.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Rhode Island has a Regional Price Parity of 101.77 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median database administrators salary is worth about $104,176 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.