SQL Server Database Administrator Salary in Huntsville, AL

How much does a SQL Server Database Administrator make in Huntsville, AL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a SQL Server Database Administrator in Huntsville, AL is $71,691. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $64,442 to $80,424, with most professionals earning between $57,841 and $88,374.

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What does a SQL Server Database Administrator do?

Common responsibilities of a SQL Server Database Administrator

Designs, maintains and alters new and existing database backend systems including database storage design such as physical file location, database architecture, logical and physical drive assignments, hardware selection and configuration, SAN related recommendations, and software version selection.

April 10, 2023

Supports business management with database access, optimum resource configuration, cost analysis, and database performance.

December 01, 2022

Installation, configuration, monitoring, space management, database backup and recovery, and may design disaster recovery procedures.

February 13, 2023

Participate in the planning, designing, creating, installing, customization, upgrades and maintaining of databases to meet defined requirements.

March 27, 2023

Monitors progress of projects by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions.

April 02, 2023

Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product life-cycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for SQL Server Database Administrator in Huntsville, AL

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82829

73262

What is the average salary for SQL Server Database Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of SQL Server Database Administrator in Huntsville, AL. The base salary for SQL Server Database Administrator ranges from $64,442 to $80,424 with the average base salary of $71,691. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $65,831 to $82,829 with the average total cash compensation of $73,262.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,691	$64,442 - $80,424
Bonus	$1,571	$1,389 - $2,406
Total Pay	$73,262	$65,831 - $82,829

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

SQL Server Database Administrator Salary Near Huntsville, AL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Madison, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,442 - $80,424	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL 0%
CITY, STATE Tanner, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,431 - $77,914	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Decatur, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,152 - $77,566	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Gadsden, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,704 - $78,255	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Florence, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,405 - $71,642	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,387 - $75,364	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL

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About Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County and south into Morgan County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 census. Huntsville is the third-largest city in Alabama and the largest city in the five-county Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area, which at the 2013 census estimate had a total population of 683,871. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 417,593 in 2010 to become the 2n...

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