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Database Administrators in West Virginia

Is West Virginia a good place for you to work as a Database Administrator?

9.8% Jobs Projection
$66,290 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Database Administrators in West Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Database Administrators in West Virginia is growing faster than average.

  • Database Administrators in West Virginia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Database Administrators Work in West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 430 people working as Database Administrators in the year 2018.

There were 430 Database Administrators employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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The typical state has 1,300 Database Administrators working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Database Administrators than average.

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Database Administrators in this state are growing at a rate of 9.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 560 jobs for West Virginia Database Administrators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,300 annual jobs and 133,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Database Administrators Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Database Administrators ranged from $40,840 to $104,210 with $66,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.63 to $50.1. The median hourly rate was $31.87.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.07 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.80.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia Metros for Database Administrators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Database Administrators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,410 $97,970
Charleston, WV 120 $67,130
Morgantown, WV 70 $65,270
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 70 $60,690
Winchester, VA-WV 40 $110,330

Top States for Database Administrators Employment

View the list below to see where most Database Administrators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 11,020 $93,200
California 10,970 $101,240
New York 7,100 $94,460
Florida 6,980 $85,470
Virginia 5,510 $96,090
Pennsylvania 5,390 $81,170
Georgia 4,280 $92,020
New Jersey 4,140 $110,150
Maryland 3,740 $80,310
Ohio 3,590 $89,980
Illinois 3,570 $96,170
Massachusetts 2,900 $97,880
North Carolina 2,870 $93,280
Michigan 2,820 $82,710
Missouri 2,770 $84,610
Colorado 2,710 $92,260
Minnesota 2,210 $90,100
Washington 2,080 $109,030
Arizona 1,930 $88,610
Alabama 1,880 $80,660

Below are the states where Database Administrators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $110,150
Washington $109,030
California $101,240
Connecticut $100,180
Massachusetts $97,880
New Hampshire $96,400
Illinois $96,170
Virginia $96,090
Utah $95,600
New York $94,460

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