Database Administrator 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01533
- Class code
- 01533
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Database Administrator 2 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01533.
- 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 highly advanced technical and administrative work in directing the management of data resources through the planning, design, implementation, and operation of major 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; developing data models and logical data designs; and establishing and administering data and database policies.
Examples of the work
Directs and participates in the creation, maintenance, and modification of physical databases characterized by complex system architecture including the database storage structures and database objects and ensures that appropriate links exist and that keys are established to provide processing efficiency. Directs and participates in the design and planning of large centralized and distributed database structures or system architecture consistent with varied and extensive applications, operations, and networking goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Database Administrator 1; or Four years of information technology experience that includes three 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 Six years of information technology experience that includes three years in the analysis, design, and maintenance of databases in overall support of database administration; or Two years 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 An equivalent combination o ...
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 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $56,311 | $91,044 | $56,311 to $91,044 |
| New Jersey | $95,955 | $141,386 | $95,955 to $141,386 |
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.