Database Administrator salary in Allentown, PA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bethlehem, Breinigsville, Hackettstown, Macungie, Easton.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$85,509
Middle 50%$70k–$99.5k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $111,472
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,240 and $150,608.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,723
25th$70,000
50th (median)$85,509
75th$99,500
90th$122,500

Cost of living

Allentown's median Database Administrator salary of $85,509 is worth about $85,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Allentown = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Allentown, PA area earned a median of $82,640 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,509, 3% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizanttoo few3
Accenturetoo few2
DigitalTreetoo few2
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.