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Database Administrators: H-1B salaries
Standard Occupational Classification 15-1242. 23,346 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $107,226, middle half $89,586–$135,000.
Applications (LCAs)23,346
Median offered salary$107,226
Middle half of salaries$89,586–$135,000
10th–90th percentile$78,125–$162,000
By wage level
| Wage level | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 2,847 | $76,835 |
| Level II (qualified) | 11,159 | $95,250 |
| Level III (experienced) | 4,360 | $124,800 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 3,766 | $140,308 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
Employers
Cities
- New York, NY$125,823
- Austin, TX$110,928
- Dallas, TX$110,750
- Charlotte, NC$105,352
- Irving, TX$95,000
- Seattle, WA$125,000
- Plano, TX$95,035
- Chicago, IL$121,306
- Atlanta, GA$109,295
- San Jose, CA$130,000
- Alpharetta, GA$97,160
- Houston, TX$93,183
- Jersey City, NJ$130,000
- San Antonio, TX$90,000
- San Francisco, CA$140,491
- Bellevue, WA$123,957
- Hoboken, NJ$159,254
- Frisco, TX$108,659
- Phoenix, AZ$107,203
- Santa Clara, CA$121,200
- Boston, MA$120,000
- Sunnyvale, CA$125,026
- Tampa, FL$105,310
- Orlando, FL$95,784
- Columbus, OH$115,500
- Cumming, GA$100,880
- Durham, NC$109,366
- Nashville, TN$109,283
- Los Angeles, CA$127,400
- Washington, DC$98,305
- Herndon, VA$99,220
- San Diego, CA$131,300
- McKinney, TX$102,898
- Malvern, PA$129,360
- Arlington, VA$125,988
- Westlake, TX$111,785
- Pittsburgh, PA$90,000
- McLean, VA$101,300
- Raleigh, NC$112,518
- Edison, NJ$95,014
- Jacksonville, FL$95,848
- Leander, TX$120,182
- Reston, VA$99,840
- Richardson, TX$95,035
- Fremont, CA$127,171
- Irvine, CA$122,250
- Redmond, WA$100,693
- Indianapolis, IN$72,717
- Sterling, VA$87,526
- Denver, CO$95,035
- Philadelphia, PA$105,622
- St. Louis, MO$97,674
- Richmond, VA$96,741
- Tempe, AZ$109,944
- Las Vegas, NV$107,564
- Spring, TX$95,000
- Miami, FL$116,251
- Mountain View, CA$124,356
- Princeton, NJ$104,395
- Cincinnati, OH$118,149
Job titles
- Database Administrator3,984
- Data Engineer903
- Senior Database Administrator555
- Data Engineer II417
- Database Engineer367
- Data Analyst309
- Oracle Database Administrator259
- Senior Data Engineer206
- Database Analyst193
- Sr. Database Administrator181
- Support Engineer IV176
- Database Administrators142
- Database Developer134
- Manager JC50 - Database Administrators132
- Support Engineer III130
- Data Engineer I119
- Oracle DBA102
- Senior Associate JC60 - Database Administrators101
- Principal Database Administrator100
- Database Administrator II98
- Database Administrator (DBA)94
- Database Engineer II87
- Senior Technical Support Engineer85
- SQL Database Administrator85
- Database Administrator III83
- Lead Database Administrator81
- Infrastructure Consultant 278
- Support Engineer I-External76
- Sr. Data Engineer74
- Senior Database Engineer73
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5,048 | $99,200 |
| FY2024 | 6,246 | $107,302 |
| FY2025 | 7,352 | $112,201 |
| FY2026 | 4,700 | $112,800 |
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).