How much do Database Administrators make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $55,130 and the 90th percentile is $138,040. The difference is $82,910, which is 88.3% 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 $65,110 to the 75th at $119,270, covers $54,160.

The mean annual wage is $95,950, which sits above the median of $93,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,129, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.1% lower than the Georgia median of $106,810.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $102,129 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. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 9th 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $83,330 and employment of 250. That median is 11.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,969, against $102,129 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 78 miles away, with a median of $91,360 and employment of 30. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,876, against $102,129 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $86,800 and employment of 180. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,073, against $102,129 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (50 of 231,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.