How much do Database Administrators make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $61,460 and the 90th percentile is $96,970. The difference is $35,510, which is 43.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $75,400 to the 75th at $81,710, covers $6,310.

The mean annual wage is $83,090, which sits above the median of $81,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,923, which is 11.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% lower than the Alabama median of $93,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $92,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 12th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbus, GA-AL is 40 miles away, with a median of $119,740 and employment of 40. That median is 46.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,093, against $92,923 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $95,370 and employment of 490. That median is 16.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,342, against $92,923 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 100 miles away, with a median of $101,850 and employment of 540. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,137, against $92,923 here.