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Database Administrators in Iowa

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

19.0% Jobs Projection
$91,400 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Database Administrators Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 630 people working as Database Administrators in the year 2018.

There were 670 Database Administrators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Database Administrators in this state are growing at a rate of 19.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 1,000 jobs for Iowa 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 Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Database Administrators ranged from $54,100 to $128,700 with $91,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.01 to $61.88. The median hourly rate was $43.94.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $41.33 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.61.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 640 $89,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 310 $102,050
Iowa City, IA 60 $77,470
Cedar Rapids, IA 60 $83,110
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 50 $76,090

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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