Compared with the local labor market
Database Administrator pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Database Administrators — about 550 people — is $113,890. Technology Communication Service pays a median base salary of $125,930 for this role, 11% above that figure — about the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Technology Communication Service sits in the local pay range
$64,770
$82,120
$113,890
$139,020
$164,220
Technology Communication Service median · $125,930
The bar is the range of annual wages for Database Administrators across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Technology Communication Service’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Database Administrators — about 69,990 people — is $104,620. Technology Communication Service’s median base salary is 20% above that national figure, about the 67th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$60,230
$79,610
$104,620
$135,460
$163,320
Technology Communication Service median · $125,930
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Technology Communication Service is $125,930, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across City of Charlotte
Database Administrator is held in 3 City of Charlotte departments. In Technology Communication Service, the median of $125,930 ranks #1 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Database Administrator role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Database Administrator beyond City of Charlotte
This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $122,245 ranks #3 of 9. See Database Administrator across all of City of Charlotte →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Database Administratorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.