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State comparison · 2025

Database Administrators salary: Arkansas vs New Jersey

Occupation

Database Administrators in New Jersey earn a median of $125,860. In Arkansas, $82,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 34.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-34.5%
Arkansas vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-18%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arkansas

Database Administrators

Median
$82,480
p25
$71,650
p75
$108,420
p10
$53,690
p90
$127,850
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
86.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-29%
See full breakdown for Arkansas

New Jersey

Database Administrators

Median
$125,860
p25
$94,020
p75
$159,880
p10
$69,080
p90
$176,130
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-39%
See full breakdown for New Jersey

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.