How much do Database Administrators make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $60,730 and the 90th percentile is $159,890. The difference is $99,160, which is 85.5% 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 $85,040 to the 75th at $141,080, covers $56,040.

The mean annual wage is $114,100, which sits below the median of $116,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,643, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Texas median of $114,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $116,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $117,643 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• College Station-Bryan, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $97,720 and employment of 40. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,442, against $117,643 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $123,830 and employment of 1,110. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,272, against $117,643 here.
• Tyler, TX is 178 miles away, with a median of $101,680 and employment of 40. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,335, against $117,643 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (1,090 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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.