Systems and methods for SQL query load balancing are disclosed. A method may include establishing a ranking scheme, assigning a rank to an SQL query from the ranking scheme based on a plurality of rank assignment parameters, determining a threshold rank based on a plurality of gathered operational characteristics, comparing the assigned rank to the threshold rank, and, if the assigned rank is greater than the threshold rank, executing the SQL query on a database server. Otherwise, if the assigned rank is not greater than the threshold rank, executing the SQL query on a centralized storage system.