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Database Administrators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$104,620
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
69,990
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Database Administrator (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $135,750 in Utah to $51,880 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrator (NOF) | 1130 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Hybrid (V2): 2,000 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours |
What database administrators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | $135,750 | $65.27 | 1,200 |
| Massachusetts | $129,300 | $62.16 | 2,310 |
| New Jersey | $125,860 | $60.51 | 1,810 |
| Maryland | $124,300 | $59.76 | 2,300 |
| District of Columbia | $118,540 | $56.99 | 560 |
| Colorado | $118,340 | $56.90 | 1,220 |
| Washington | $118,140 | $56.80 | 1,730 |
| Tennessee | $115,500 | $55.53 | 2,020 |
| Texas | $114,400 | $55.00 | 6,430 |
| North Carolina | $113,900 | $54.76 | 1,920 |
| California | $113,060 | $54.35 | 7,240 |
| Nevada | $109,670 | $52.72 | 380 |
| Alaska | $108,810 | $52.31 | 90 |
| Connecticut | $108,270 | $52.05 | 810 |
| Georgia | $106,810 | $51.35 | 2,460 |
| Rhode Island | $106,020 | $50.97 | 280 |
| New York | $105,900 | $50.91 | 3,590 |
| Illinois | $104,650 | $50.31 | 2,340 |
| Arizona | $104,280 | $50.14 | 1,120 |
| Vermont | $104,230 | $50.11 | 120 |
| Florida | $104,120 | $50.06 | 3,810 |
| Iowa | $101,210 | $48.66 | 360 |
| Delaware | $100,910 | $48.52 | 670 |
| Minnesota | $100,700 | $48.42 | 1,020 |
| Missouri | $100,270 | $48.21 | 1,140 |
| Oregon | $100,260 | $48.20 | 1,060 |
| Kansas | $100,170 | $48.16 | 440 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,110 | $48.13 | 2,450 |
| Nebraska | $100,020 | $48.09 | 610 |
| Wisconsin | $100,020 | $48.09 | 1,220 |
| Michigan | $99,830 | $48.00 | 1,150 |
| New Mexico | $98,450 | $47.33 | 570 |
| Louisiana | $98,270 | $47.24 | 290 |
| Ohio | $97,190 | $46.73 | 1,860 |
| Oklahoma | $95,320 | $45.83 | 790 |
| Alabama | $93,900 | $45.14 | 1,840 |
| South Carolina | $93,640 | $45.02 | 990 |
| Virginia | $93,320 | $44.86 | 5,940 |
| New Hampshire | $92,110 | $44.29 | 250 |
| Indiana | $90,090 | $43.31 | 930 |
| Mississippi | $87,790 | $42.21 | 200 |
| Kentucky | $87,390 | $42.02 | 650 |
| Idaho | $85,660 | $41.19 | 180 |
| Hawaii | $85,500 | $41.11 | 100 |
| Montana | $83,120 | $39.96 | 300 |
| South Dakota | $82,540 | $39.69 | 170 |
| Arkansas | $82,480 | $39.66 | 420 |
| Wyoming | $82,480 | $39.66 | 100 |
| North Dakota | $78,730 | $37.85 | 80 |
| West Virginia | $73,490 | $35.33 | 240 |
| Maine | $70,500 | $33.90 | 260 |
| Puerto Rico | $51,880 | $24.94 | 170 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.