SOC 15-1242 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Database Administrators make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Administrators in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $129,010. The 10th percentile is $70,400 and the 90th percentile is $164,690. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$129,010

10th percentile
$70,400
25th percentile
$100,530
Median
$129,010
75th percentile
$164,690
90th percentile
$164,690
Mean
$126,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $70,400 and the 90th percentile is $164,690. The difference is $94,290, which is 73.1% 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 $100,530 to the 75th at $164,690, covers $64,160.

The mean annual wage is $126,460, which sits below the median of $129,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 23.3% higher than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,332, which is 25.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% lower than the Utah median of $135,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $129,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $131,332 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Ogden, UT is 90 miles away, with a median of $108,600 and employment of 70. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,222, against $131,332 here.
  • Logan, UT-ID is 143 miles away, with a median of $84,740 and employment of 60. That median is 34.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,338, against $131,332 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (160 of 304,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Database Administrators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Database Administrators make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Administrators in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $129,010. The 10th percentile is $70,400 and the 90th percentile is $164,690. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Database Administrators?

The local median is 23.3% higher than the national median of $104,620.

What is Database Administrators pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $129,010 is $131,332. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT compare with nearby metros for Database Administrators?

Ogden, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 90 miles away, at $108,600. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.