Database Administrator 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01532
- Class code
- 01532
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Database Administrator 1 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01532.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 01/01/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical and administrative work in the management of data resources through the planning, design, implementation, and operation of database systems. An employee in this job is responsible for managing databases and database management technology for an entire agency or large segment of an agency including the logical or physical design and configuration of databases; developing storage structures; establishing overall database access methodologies; planning and implementing database expansion, reorganization, or conversion; developing and implementing backup and recovery procedures; and in some positions developing data models and data designs.
Examples of the work
Creates, maintains, and modifies physical databases including the database storage structures and database objects ensuring that appropriate links exist and that keys are established to provide processing efficiency. Designs centralized and distributed database structures or system architecture consistent with applications, operations, and networking goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Database Analyst or Information Technology Generalist 2; or Three years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and an associate’s degree in any information technology field; or Five years of information technology experience that includes two years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration; or One year of information technology experience in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration, and a bachelor's degree in any information technology field; or ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Database Administrator 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $50,983 | $81,720 | $50,983 to $81,720 |
| New Jersey | $83,582 | $122,832 | $83,582 to $122,832 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.