Los Angeles County / Internal Services Department / Database Administrator

Job-title file

Database Administrator

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

10 employees hold this title in Internal Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $263,268, above the department median of $162,327.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $2.6M
Role median: $263,268
Agency median: $162,327
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$227,539$273,768+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Database Administrator pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Database Administrators — about 2,280 people — is $112,540. Internal Services Department pays a median base salary of $164,938 for this role, 47% above that figure — about the 87th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Internal Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$60,900

$83,340

$112,540

$154,670

$168,050

Internal Services Department median · $164,938

The bar is the range of annual wages for Database Administrators across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Internal Services Department’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. Internal Services Department’s median base salary is 58% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$60,230

$79,610

$104,620

$135,460

$163,320

Internal Services Department median · $164,938

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Internal Services Department is $263,268, 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 Los Angeles County

Database Administrator is held in 15 Los Angeles County departments. In Internal Services Department, the median of $263,268 ranks #11 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

$276,633 · 1

$274,384 · 1

$271,891 · 1

$269,194 · 1

$268,722 · 6

Children & Family Services

$267,834 · 1

Mental Health

$266,895 · 1

Public Works Department

$265,663 · 2

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

$265,069 · 1

Fire Department

$263,348 · 1

Assessor

$254,490 · 3

Public Social Services Department

$251,309 · 4

Median total compensation for the Database Administrator role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Database Administrator beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $265,018 ranks #1 of 9. See Database Administrator across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$152,057 · 7

$122,245 · 5

$121,908 · 59

$105,273 · 177

New York Public Authorities

$104,163 · 25

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.

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