State comparison · 2025
Database Administrators salary: Utah vs Washington
Database Administrators in Utah earn a median of $135,750. In Washington, $118,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.9%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Database Administrators
- Median
- $135,750
- p25
- $100,860
- p75
- $135,750
- p10
- $75,450
- p90
- $149,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +18%
Washington
Database Administrators
- Median
- $118,140
- p25
- $97,330
- p75
- $145,800
- p10
- $72,170
- p90
- $170,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.