Database Administrator (DBA) vs Full Stack Developer
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Database Administrator
$140,000 typical, a year
Most DBAs earn $117,600 to $156,000 a year.
From 210 postings that list pay
644 open jobs now
Full Stack Developer
$184,300 typical, a year
Most Full Stack Developers earn $153,600 to $210,000 a year.
From 517 postings that list pay
922 open jobs now
Full Stack Developers typically earn about $44,400 more a year than DBAs.
What each one does
Database Administrator
- Install, configure, and maintain database software and systems.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot database objects and code.
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance.
- Collaborate with development teams to design and support database solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Full Stack Developer
- Design, develop, and test software applications across the full stack.
- Write clean, secure, and maintainable code that meets engineering standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and solutions.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and share knowledge.
- Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues in development and production environments.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Database Administrator
More common in DBA postings
- SQL Server 5 in 10 postings
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Database Administration 4 in 10 postings
- Oracle 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administrator 4 in 10 postings
- PostgreSQL 3 in 10 postings
- Database Security 3 in 10 postings
- Database Monitoring 3 in 10 postings
- SQL Performance Tuning 3 in 10 postings
Full Stack Developer
More common in Full Stack Developer postings
- React 4 in 10 postings
- TypeScript 4 in 10 postings
- Full-Stack Development 3 in 10 postings
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 2 in 10 postings
- AWS 2 in 10 postings
- JavaScript 2 in 10 postings
- Java 2 in 10 postings
- Kubernetes 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Database Administrator
Database Administrator
The Emily Program$150,414 - $184,970/yrstated 2355 Highway 36 W, Ste 202, Roseville, MN 55113 RemotePower BISQL ServerSFTPSalesforceData Warehousing +11- $75 - $80/hr Employer statedFL-CLIENT-STATE OnsitePower BIAzurePowerShellSQLSQL Server +10
- $75 - $80/hr Employer statedTallahassee, Florida, United States of America RemotePower BIAzurePowerShellSQLSQL Server +10
Full Stack Developer
- Pay not stated San Francisco OnsiteTypeScriptNode.jsReactUX/UI DesignFull-Stack Development +1
Software Development Team Lead
Unnamed employerPay not stated Hudson, OH, 44236 HybridCSSAzureJavaScriptCI/CDTypeScript +18Software Engineer
AlcumusPay not stated Boise, Idaho, Boise, IdahoAngularJavaC#Agile MethodologyTest Planning +2
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