How much do Database Administrators make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $56,600 and the 90th percentile is $158,300. The difference is $101,700, which is 77.8% 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 $79,080 to the 75th at $130,780, covers $51,700.

The mean annual wage is $127,450, which sits below the median of $130,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 25% higher than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,428, which is 15.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% higher than the California median of $113,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $120,428 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 2nd of 12 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).).

• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $104,880 and employment of 90. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,399, against $120,428 here.
• Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $83,970 and employment of 40. That median is 35.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,007, against $120,428 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $89,070 and employment of 90. That median is 31.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,288, against $120,428 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (60 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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.