Ernst & Young U.S. LLP: Database Administrators
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP made 1,116 filings for this role, covering 1,116 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $140,491 a year. 1116 of the 1116 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 171 | 171 | $104,000 | $131,200 | $193,308 | $101,234 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 88 | 88 | $134,573 | $185,176 | $224,910 | $125,008 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 57 | 57 | $96,000 | $115,000 | $165,648 | $95,035 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 48 | 48 | $88,000 | $128,750 | $193,078 | $86,382 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 41 | 41 | $84,989 | $112,551 | $164,734 | $84,989 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 37 | 37 | $120,000 | $140,491 | $177,525 | $118,664 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 30 | 30 | $179,672 | $229,521 | $280,000 | $148,803 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 28 | 28 | $86,000 | $96,186 | $117,600 | $85,696 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 27 | 27 | $83,000 | $106,087 | $165,648 | $82,493 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 25 | 25 | $103,000 | $140,491 | $175,000 | $102,211 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level I | 2025-26 | 24 | 24 | $77,438 | $91,800 | $125,000 | $77,438 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 23 | 23 | $108,900 | $133,700 | $175,000 | $100,693 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 22 | 22 | $96,800 | $127,339 | $167,505 | $93,870 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level III | 2025-26 | 18 | 18 | $123,173 | $168,715 | $221,100 | $105,186 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 18 | 18 | $100,000 | $141,876 | $193,078 | $90,022 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level III | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $123,579 | $157,515 | $215,992 | $111,072 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $112,800 | $125,965 | $164,590 | $97,344 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $95,000 | $132,612 | $156,160 | $87,381 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $97,674 | $139,355 | $172,638 | $89,398 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $85,000 | $93,600 | $101,249 | $75,941 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level III | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | $115,115 | $169,362 | $212,321 | $105,352 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $72,100 | $77,250 | $82,000 | $67,038 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $150,000 | $187,196 | $220,656 | $147,950 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $178,600 | $220,000 | $281,693 | $177,258 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $151,452 | $177,611 | $224,910 | $110,178 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $150,000 | $157,100 | $213,665 | $117,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $159,448 | $186,035 | $220,656 | $127,171 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level I | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $79,310 | $85,784 | $93,850 | $59,800 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level I | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $75,000 | $82,000 | $83,000 | $64,646 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $91,520 | $73,070 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level I | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $85,784 | $91,770 | $97,078 | $62,587 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $80,000 | $94,081 | $193,078 | $77,376 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $122,900 | $131,200 | $168,397 | $90,189 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $85,200 | $96,590 | $168,397 | $78,978 |
| Dalton, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $112,800 | $160,160 | $173,460 | $77,251 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $160,000 | $215,311 | $215,311 | $116,251 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $104,674 | $104,674 | $157,899 | $77,730 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $159,448 | $220,000 | $281,693 | $152,110 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $168,106 | $168,106 | $172,994 | $98,446 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $170,000 | $177,697 | $212,321 | $115,128 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $229,837 | $259,069 | $268,137 | $125,694 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $105,380 | $117,803 | $123,579 | $104,333 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $180,323 | $210,181 | $281,693 | $138,965 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $100,932 | $152,810 | $165,648 | $84,698 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $229,837 | $240,870 | $241,875 | $132,101 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $83,803 | $130,000 | $165,648 | $83,803 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $129,353 | $165,300 | $207,900 | $121,222 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $88,000 | $91,925 | $93,850 | $72,592 |
| Columbus, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $107,590 | $123,795 | $140,000 | $82,160 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $90,223 | $126,500 | $172,638 | $82,909 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $104,600 | $123,638 | $135,000 | $89,128 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $75,000 | $82,500 | $109,119 | $68,994 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $95,161 | $114,908 | $135,000 | $79,955 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $93,600 | $100,000 | $130,000 | $89,357 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $167,163 | $171,405 | $176,186 | $125,445 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $77,250 | $93,925 | $96,045 | $73,466 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $228,944 | $229,074 | $229,205 | $145,101 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $77,250 | $96,045 | $96,045 | $63,877 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $106,343 | $120,000 | $163,500 | $82,118 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $150,700 | $156,975 | $176,186 | $117,333 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $181,985 | $213,665 | $213,665 | $104,250 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $71,024 | $71,024 | $88,000 | $67,392 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $210,000 | $213,150 | $214,099 | $111,384 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $78,000 | $80,300 | $80,300 | $73,278 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $95,004 | $130,000 | $130,000 | $83,803 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $154,171 | $154,171 | $198,891 | $109,283 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $83,554 | $83,554 | $83,554 | $49,754 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $135,000 | $149,037 | $157,597 | $96,678 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $157,811 | $176,186 | $176,186 | $116,563 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $77,272 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $240,870 | $240,870 | $350,000 | $126,838 |
| Tyler, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $97,898 | $97,898 | $97,898 | $56,035 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $127,339 | $141,146 | $154,952 | $86,861 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $112,800 | $119,228 | $125,656 | $71,864 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $210,238 | $214,688 | $219,137 | $133,973 |
| Columbus, OH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $229,837 | $229,837 | $229,837 | $117,333 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $141,128 | $141,128 | $141,128 | $94,307 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $182,789 | $182,789 | $182,789 | $63,648 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $72,660 | $72,869 | $73,079 | $54,517 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $115,004 | $115,004 | $115,004 | $100,256 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $213,665 | $213,665 | $213,665 | $87,173 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $151,452 | $163,819 | $176,186 | $112,466 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $150,463 | $150,463 | $150,463 | $87,797 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $80,300 | $80,300 | $80,300 | $65,270 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $78,000 | $81,892 | $85,784 | $64,293 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $112,800 | $138,963 | $165,126 | $81,328 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $174,174 | $192,330 | $210,485 | $95,846 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $127,800 | $145,265 | $162,730 | $86,923 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $130,000 | $130,600 | $131,200 | $83,013 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $155,000 | $161,698 | $168,397 | $91,291 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $172,638 | $172,638 | $172,638 | $81,453 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $224,910 | $224,910 | $224,910 | $83,803 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $180,603 | $194,943 | $209,282 | $122,845 |
| Worcester, MA | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $61,443 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $71,053 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $107,400 | $107,400 | $107,400 | $78,728 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $150,459 | $150,459 | $150,459 | $127,878 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $185,510 | $185,510 | $185,510 | $91,395 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $210,238 | $210,238 | $210,238 | $134,368 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $268,137 | $268,137 | $268,137 | $149,677 |
| Birmingham, AL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $117,600 | $117,600 | $117,600 | $82,389 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $182,400 | $182,400 | $182,400 | $136,406 |
| Boulder, CO | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $156,975 | $156,975 | $156,975 | $119,350 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $207,559 | $207,559 | $207,559 | $119,392 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $87,506 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $260,784 | $260,784 | $260,784 | $120,474 |
| Cleveland, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $104,674 | $104,674 | $104,674 | $74,006 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $133,700 | $133,700 | $133,700 | $80,059 |
| Columbus, OH | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 | $99,757 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $93,850 | $93,850 | $93,850 | $71,282 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $104,674 | $104,674 | $104,674 | $95,389 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $97,078 | $97,078 | $97,078 | $62,026 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $80,300 | $80,300 | $80,300 | $72,821 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $181,985 | $181,985 | $181,985 | $123,781 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $210,181 | $210,181 | $210,181 | $133,390 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $157,597 | $157,597 | $157,597 | $56,368 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $175,215 | $175,215 | $175,215 | $74,672 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $127,729 | $127,729 | $127,729 | $86,986 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $175,646 | $175,646 | $175,646 | $109,034 |
| Lancaster, PA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $96,262 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $134,763 |
| Madison, WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $130,000 | $130,000 | $130,000 | $82,992 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $95,200 | $95,200 | $95,200 | $86,798 |
| New Haven, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $100,932 | $100,932 | $100,932 | $76,794 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $136,240 | $136,240 | $136,240 | $66,373 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $83,554 | $83,554 | $83,554 | $60,674 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $77,250 | $77,250 | $77,250 | $76,794 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $103,480 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $151,580 | $151,580 | $151,580 | $86,715 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $183,610 | $183,610 | $183,610 | $83,366 |
| Springfield, MA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $212,321 | $212,321 | $212,321 | $103,646 |
| Springfield, MO | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $214,099 | $214,099 | $214,099 | $82,950 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $72,968 | $72,968 | $72,968 | $59,488 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,784 | $85,784 | $85,784 | $53,477 |
| Syracuse, NY | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $60,362 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $185,176 | $185,176 | $185,176 | $105,310 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $134,442 | $134,442 | $134,442 | $106,413 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $137,182 | $137,182 | $137,182 | $90,667 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $152,810 | $152,810 | $152,810 | $67,933 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level not stated | — | 4 | 4 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $91,302 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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