Freelance Database Administrator Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$50/hr
Typical range
$29–$88
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
34
Latest record: June 2025
Highest country median
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Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaSmall sample | $22 | $22–$50 | 7 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yearsSmall sample | $29 | $8–$50 | 8 |
| 6–10 yearsSmall sample | $80 | $51–$88 | 15 |
| 11–15 yearsSmall sample | $50 | $50–$80 | 5 |
| 16+ yearsSmall sample | $77 | $29–$125 | 6 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $50/hr equals $400 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2025. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| Database Administrator · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $125 |
| Database Administrator · Delhi, India | $50 |
| Database Administrator · Ottawa, ON, Canada | $80 |
| Database Administrator · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | $22 |
| Database Administrator · Frankfurt, Germany | $88 |
| Database Administrator · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | $22 |
| Database Administrator · Bruges, Belgium | $80 |
| Database Administrator · Alexandria, Egypt | $29 |
| Database Administrator · Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia | $8 |
| Database Administrator · Manchester, UK | $50 |
| Database Administrator · Bruges, Belgium | $80 |
| Database Administrator · Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia | $8 |
| Database Administrator · Montenegro, Portugal | $90 |
| Database Administrator · Alexandria, Egypt | $29 |
| Database Administrator · Bruges, Belgium | $80 |
| Database Administrator · Frankfurt, Germany | $88 |
| Database Administrator · Manchester, UK | $50 |
| Database Administrator · Manchester, UK | $50 |
| Database Administrator · Delhi, India | $50 |
| Database Administrator · Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia | $8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance Database Administrators charge per hour?
- Based on 34 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Database Administrators charge an average of $60 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $29 and $88. Latest record added June 2025.
- What do top-earning freelance Database Administrators make?
- The top 10% of Database Administrator submissions report $90 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with Database Administrator rates?
- The most common skills in Database Administrator submissions are MSSQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this Database Administrator rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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