SQL salaries in United States
SQL professionals in United States earn $132.4–195K per year on average, based on 76 jobs. SQL roles in United States pay 12% above the board-wide average of $120.8–171.2K for SQL jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $72.6–100.4K for Entry level roles up to $146.3–216.2K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$132.4–195K
Based on 76 jobs · 12% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$98.8K
Average
$163.7K
75th percentile
$225K
SQL salaries by seniority in United States
SQL salaries in United States range from $72.6–100.4K for Entry level roles to $146.3–216.2K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $72.6–100.4K | 3 | -41% |
| Associate | $86.2–121.4K | 4 | -29% |
| Mid-level | $119.6–173.8K | 22 | 0% |
| Senior | $146.3–216.2K | 46 | +24% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond SQL, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
AWS
Avg. $144.5–215.6K · 120 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.5–232K · 63 jobs
Other locations for SQL
Compare SQL salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $162.1–238.6K · 27 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $170.9–263.3K · 11 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $122.5–185K · 10 jobs
New York
Avg. $125.2–167.4K · 8 jobs
New Jersey
Avg. $114.7–171.2K · 5 jobs
SQL salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.