Federal Database Administrator Hourly Rates

Database design, tuning, and administration.

Across 742 GSA-awarded database administrator labor rates, the government pays a median of $122/hour, typically ranging from $89 to $149.

Minimum
$47
25th pct
$89
Median
$122
75th pct
$149
Maximum
$484
$4725th–75th percentile$484

By education level

EducationRatesMedianRange
Masters24$222$87$357
Bachelors650$122$48$484
Associates39$103$52$225
High School26$102$47$150

Vendors with the most awarded database administrator rates

VendorRatesMedian
QUANTECH SERVICES INC.22$179
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION14$88
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC13$150
CORE4CE LLC13$225
NETWORK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES INC.8$101
LEIDOS, INC.8$147
AARNEST INC.6$88
ADVENT SVCS LLC6$123
SWAIN ONLINE INC6$222
NIVEUS SYSTEMS INC6$146

Source: GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates (buy.gsa.gov), matched on labor-category titles containing “database administrator”. These are contract ceiling rates on Multiple Award Schedule vehicles — the not-to-exceed rate a vendor may bill, not necessarily the invoiced rate. Use as a fair-and-reasonable benchmark, not a quote.