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City of Charlotte / Technology Communication Service / Database Administrator

Job-title file

Database Administrator

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in Technology Communication Service. Median total compensation for the role is $125,930, above the department median of $94,815.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$251.9K
Role median
$125,930
Agency median
$94,815
Comparison
Above

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 figureabout the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Technology Communication Service sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$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.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$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

Los Angeles County
$265,018 · 35
City of Las Vegas
$152,057 · 7
California
$121,908 · 59
Texas
$105,273 · 177
Vermont
$92,955 · 14
Georgia
$84,385 · 59
South Carolina
$75,784 · 66

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Janice Farness

Database Administrator/Technology Communication Service

2026 total comp
$129,615
Sub-department
I&T
Base pay
$129,615
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,615
Hourly rate
$62
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
129615.44
Quarter
2
Record ID
506
Year
2,026

At Technology Communication Service, Janice Farness serves as a Database Administrator within I&T. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $129,615.

Michael Gebresemayate

Database Administrator/Technology Communication Service

2026 total comp
$122,245
Sub-department
I&T
Base pay
$122,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,245
Hourly rate
$59
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
122244.61
Quarter
2
Record ID
696
Year
2,026

Michael Gebresemayate holds the role of Database Administrator at Technology Communication Service within I&T. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,245.