Database Administrator salary in Albany, NY

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Troy, Latham, Menands, Rensselaer, Niskayuna.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$112,200

Middle 50%$87k–$121.8k

vs. national median+1%comparison median $111,472

Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,053 and $175,003.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$80,480
25th	$86,965
50th (median)	$112,200
75th	$121,835
90th	$155,175

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$86,029	$71,700	$102,393	30
FY2021	$90,960	$72,000	$103,000	25
FY2022	$80,458	$77,689	$91,187	26
FY2023	$103,000	$87,360	$114,400	21
FY2024	$108,150	$80,500	$119,238	17
FY2025	$117,000	$89,742	$141,597	19
FY2026	$102,690	$87,000	$118,498	21

Cost of living

Albany's median Database Administrator salary of $112,200 is worth about $112,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albany = 99.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Albany, NY area earned a median of $102,160 in May 2025 (400 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,200, 10% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	5
CGI	too few	2
Aroha Technologies	too few	2
Iit Systems	too few	2
Lead IT	too few	2
Pioneer Tek Services	too few	2
Sparity	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	$86,861	14
Senior · Level III	$102,845	10
Expert · Level IV	$118,500	13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$80,288	$86,861	14
Senior · Level III	$102,690	$102,845	10
Expert · Level IV	$118,498	$118,500	13

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.