South Carolina / Department of Administration / Senior Database Administrator
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $115,323, above the department median of $85,784.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Database Administrators — about 990 people — is $93,640. Department of Administration pays a median base salary of $115,323 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 69th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Database Administrators across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Administration’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. Department of Administration’s median base salary is 10% above that national figure, about the 59th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Administration is $115,323, 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
Senior Database Administrator is held in 5 South Carolina departments. In Department of Administration, the median of $115,323 ranks #1 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Senior Database Administrator role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $110,645 ranks #1 of 2. See Senior Database Administrator across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Database Administrator roles 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
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Senior Database Administrator/Department of Administration
Eric Bond is a Senior Database Administrator at Department of Administration. 2026 total compensation came to $115,825.
Senior Database Administrator/Department of Administration
Matthew Swartzentruber works as a Senior Database Administrator for Department of Administration. Matthew earned $115,323 in 2026.
Senior Database Administrator/Department of Administration
Thomas Nates holds the role of Senior Database Administrator at Department of Administration. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,000.