SQL salaries in United States
SQL professionals in United States earn $138.3–185.8K per year on average, based on 62 jobs. SQL roles in United States pay 4% above the board-wide average of $132.4–180.5K for SQL jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $82–107K for Entry level roles up to $149.2–198.5K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$138.3–185.8K
Based on 62 jobs · 4% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$102.4K
Average
$162.1K
75th percentile
$225.1K
SQL salaries by seniority in United States
SQL salaries in United States range from $82–107K for Entry level roles to $149.2–198.5K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $82–107K | 5 | -40% |
| Mid-level | $123.2–167.9K | 13 | -7% |
| Senior | $149.2–198.5K | 42 | +11% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond SQL, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
Other locations for SQL
Compare SQL salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $156.8–220.3K · 16 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $174.1–215.2K · 8 jobs
New York
Avg. $156–196.5K · 7 jobs
Florida
Avg. $103.6–135.1K · 5 jobs
Illinois
Avg. $90.3–114.5K · 4 jobs
SQL salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.