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Database Administrator Salary by Country (2026)

Mid-career median salaries for database administrators in 62 countries, ranked by USD equivalent. Click any country for the full breakdown — experience levels, taxes, demand, and career guidance.

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#CountryMedian (local)Median (USD)
1SingaporeSGD 217,000$167,887
2Ireland€134,000$153,081
3QatarQAR 533,000$146,429
4NorwayNOK 1,230,000$124,747
5SwitzerlandCHF 96,200$119,586
6Netherlands€96,100$109,784
7United States$109,000$109,000
8DenmarkDKK 691,000$105,714
9United Arab EmiratesAED 379,000$103,199
10Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHK$778,000$99,197
11Austria€85,700$97,903
12Belgium€85,400$97,561
13Germany€85,400$97,561
14AustraliaA$139,000$96,062
15SwedenSEK 929,000$95,861
16Saudi ArabiaSAR 358,000$95,467
17Finland€78,300$89,450
18CanadaCA$126,000$88,805
19France€75,800$86,594
20United Kingdom£64,500$86,026
21Italy€75,300$86,023
22Korea, Rep.₩131,000,000$84,850
23Spain€71,700$81,910
24CzechiaCZK 1,720,000$81,156
25Israel₪243,000$81,033
26New ZealandNZ$139,000$79,159
27KuwaitKWD 23,600$76,182
28Japan¥12,200,000$75,620
29Portugal€65,900$75,284
30PolandPLN 281,000$74,869
31RomaniaRON 333,000$72,606
32HungaryHUF 22,300,000$71,875
33TurkiyeTRY 3,210,000$68,698
34Greece€59,000$67,401
35MalaysiaMYR 250,000$61,286
36ChileCLP 53,900,000$58,269
37ArgentinaARS 76,800,000$51,520
38ChinaCN¥323,000$47,526
39MexicoMX$811,000$46,380
40ThailandTHB 1,480,000$44,545
41ColombiaCOP 141,000,000$41,607
42BrazilR$216,000$41,516
43Egypt, Arab Rep.EGP 1,830,000$37,267
44PeruPEN 121,000$35,460
45IndonesiaIDR 606,000,000$33,686
46Viet Nam₫881,000,000$33,616
47Sri LankaLKR 10,900,000$32,456
48South AfricaZAR 526,000$32,322
49Philippines₱1,660,000$26,971
50India₹2,480,000$25,999
51JordanJOD 18,100$25,529
52MoroccoMAD 233,000$24,848
53BangladeshBDT 2,920,000$23,688
54NigeriaNGN 31,300,000$22,830
55GhanaGHS 239,000$21,060
56KenyaKES 2,420,000$18,723
57PakistanPKR 5,000,000$17,992
58NepalNPR 2,600,000$17,036
59TanzaniaTZS 37,100,000$14,152
60RwandaRWF 19,200,000$13,072
61EthiopiaETB 1,950,000$12,228
62UgandaUGX 44,300,000$12,154

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