MySQL salary and demand: hiring trends and pay, August 2026
Reviewed by Mark Dickie · Last updated
MySQL is an open-source relational database, and this page reports what the market pays for MySQL work and how steadily employers are asking for it. The salary band and hiring-demand trend below cover the technology as a whole, with pay spanning all MySQL roles rather than split by seniority. Read them together: the band shows where offers tend to cluster, and the demand trend shows whether that interest is rising, flat, or falling. Both series are the latest available as of August 2026.
What does the MySQL job market look like in 2026?
| Figure | What it measures | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Salary band (25th, 50th, 75th percentile) | Pay across MySQL roles, not split by seniority | The 50th is the typical offer; the gap up to the 75th shows how far pay runs for the same skill set |
| Hiring-demand series | Job postings that name MySQL over time | Compare direction across periods; one month's bump or dip is usually noise |
| Demand trend | Direction of the series over the latest period | Read it alongside the series, not as a standalone verdict |
- Place your own pay against the 50th percentile first, then check where the 75th sits before you ask for more.
- Read the requirements in MySQL postings closely, since they show whether a role wants InnoDB tuning, replication setup, or EXPLAIN-driven query work.
- Match the trend to your local listings. If demand is rising but openings near you are thin, widen the search to remote roles.
- Recheck the series each quarter. A single month's movement rarely changes the picture.
Mysql salary & hiring demand
From live job postings, the median Mysql salary is A$108,000, across 45 postings in August 2026. These figures are technology-wide across all seniority levels, as of August 2026.
| 25th percentile | A$95,000 |
|---|---|
| Median (50th percentile) | A$108,000 |
| 75th percentile | A$167,500 |
Hiring demand over time
We need 3 complete months of tracking before we publish a month-by-month series. Months we only partly covered are left out rather than shown as low demand.
Vacancy and salary data includes Adzuna.
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