Database Administrator
Median salary
$116,905
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$90,000 – $146,006
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+6.23%
+3% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.6%
2,799 filings
Database Administrator pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$79,955
P25$90,000
Median$116,905
P75$146,006
P90$180,100
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$75,000373 LCAs
Level II$111,4721,622 LCAs
Level III$148,811545 LCAs
Level IV$154,853245 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Database Administrator pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Database Administrators 99%Software Developers 0%Database Architects 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 99.32% | 2,780 | $90,000 | $116,905 | $146,338 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 0.21% | 6 | $110,846 | $136,000 | $146,674 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.21% | 6 | $120,361 | $125,722 | $131,482 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Database Administrator
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U S | 1,445 | $136,500 | +16.8% |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 142 | $88,982 | -23.9% |
| Ltimindtree | 39 | $95,035 | -18.7% |
| Compunnel Software | 33 | $103,000 | -11.9% |
| Mphasis | 24 | $122,500 | +4.8% |
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 19 | $99,338 | -15% |
| Oss | 15 | $68,349 | -41.5% |
| Bean Infosystems | 12 | $87,173 | -25.4% |
| Randstad Digital | 11 | $130,000 | +11.2% |
| Appridat | 9 | $93,974 | -19.6% |
| System Soft | 9 | $125,000 | +6.9% |
| Capgemini | 9 | $115,000 | -1.6% |
| L&t Technology | 8 | $85,199 | -27.1% |
| Everest Consulting | 8 | $89,222 | -23.7% |
| Intercontinental Exchange | 8 | $127,900 | +9.4% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Database Administrator196 LCAs · median $122,667
- Database Administrator II35 LCAs · median $110,000
- Database Administrator III28 LCAs · median $120,890
- Database Administrator (DBA)20 LCAs · median $96,802
- Database Administrator Senior18 LCAs · median $128,186
- Database Administrator IV10 LCAs · median $133,240
- Database Administrator I5 LCAs · median $80,000