How much do Database Administrators make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $61,730 and the 90th percentile is $149,780. The difference is $88,050, which is 88.8% 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 $84,380 to the 75th at $124,650, covers $40,270.

The mean annual wage is $105,350, which sits above the median of $99,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,798, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.1% lower than the Washington median of $118,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $98,798 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Missoula, MT is 174 miles away, with a median of $82,630 and employment of 30. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,676, against $98,798 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $133,180 and employment of 1,010. That median is 34.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,838, against $98,798 here.
• Bellingham, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $111,990 and employment of 30. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,377, against $98,798 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (70 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.