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Los Angeles County / Public Social Services Department / Database Administrator

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Database Administrator

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

4 employees hold this title in Public Social Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $251,309, above the department median of $111,187.

Employees
4
Total payroll
$1M
Role median
$251,309
Agency median
$111,187
Comparison
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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. Public Social Services Department pays a median base salary of $160,336 for this role, 42% above that figureabout the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Social Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$60,900
$83,340
$112,540
$154,670
$168,050
Public Social Services Department median · $160,336

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 Public Social 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. Public Social Services Department’s median base salary is 53% above that national figure, about the 88th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$60,230
$79,610
$104,620
$135,460
$163,320
Public Social Services Department median · $160,336

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 Public Social Services Department is $251,309, 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.

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This role across Los Angeles County

Database Administrator is held in 15 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Social Services Department, the median of $251,309 ranks #13 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

City of Las Vegas
$152,057 · 7
City of Charlotte
$122,245 · 5
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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Ratna Paladugu

Database Administrator/Public Social Services Department

2025 total comp
$263,534
Base pay
$163,063
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,938
Benefits
$87,533
Total compensation
$263,534

Ratna Paladugu is a Database Administrator at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $263,534.

Oliver Chow

Database Administrator/Public Social Services Department

2025 total comp
$255,998
Base pay
$163,240
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$30,391
Benefits
$62,367
Total compensation
$255,998

Oliver Chow is a Database Administrator at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $255,998.

Saad Bangush

Database Administrator/Public Social Services Department

2025 total comp
$246,619
Base pay
$157,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,067
Benefits
$74,944
Total compensation
$246,619

Saad Bangush is a Database Administrator at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $246,619.

Ruel Santos

Database Administrator/Public Social Services Department

2025 total comp
$237,164
Base pay
$138,049
Overtime
$3,692
Other pay
$17,074
Benefits
$78,349
Total compensation
$237,164

At Public Social Services Department, Ruel Santos serves as a Database Administrator. Their 2025 pay totaled $237,164.