Database Administrators in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$90,560
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$33,740
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,106
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$124,300
Kept after tax
$90,560
Worth in national money
$87,106
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maryland pays database administrators a middle wage of $124,300, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 18.81% above the national middle.
- Within Maryland this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, database administrators ranks 48 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $124,300 the take-home is $90,560. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $87,106 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $126,510, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland's median for database administrators is $124,300, about 18.81% above the national figure and 4 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Maryland publishes a median for, database administrators sits 48 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $90,560 for database administrators, from $124,300. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $87,106. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $126,510 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Database Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $124,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,110 |
| This salary | $124,300 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $90,560 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $96,225 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,916 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $116,176 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$16,531 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $124,300 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $73,650 and the ninetieth is $172,110 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $90,560 take-home in Maryland comes from $124,300. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 48 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $87,106 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 48.
- The Maryland median of $124,300 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $73,650 to $172,110. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $90,560, from $124,300, assumes a single Maryland filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 48 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $87,106, worked from $124,300, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maryland address, on work sitting at 48 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $73,650 at the bottom tenth to $172,110 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $87,106 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $90,560.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($73,650) and the ninetieth ($172,110) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $87,106 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $90,560 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.