Database Administrator salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal, Downs.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$98,405
Middle 50%$93.2k–$121.6k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $111,472
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,756 and $157,766.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,139
25th$93,241
50th (median)$98,405
75th$121,597
90th$139,899

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $88,462 (21 filings) FY2021: median $71,000 (31 filings) FY2022: median $76,960 (17 filings) FY2023: median $82,943 (12 filings) FY2025: median $98,405 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 31
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,462$71,000$95,00021
FY2021$71,000$70,800$95,00031
FY2022$76,960$75,000$84,24017
FY2023$82,943$81,619$85,90712
FY2024–––9
FY2025$98,405$98,405$121,59714
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Bloomington's median Database Administrator salary of $98,405 is worth about $105,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bloomington = 93.5).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Htc Global Servicestoo few4
M Digitaltoo few3
NTT DATAtoo few2
Collaborate Solutionstoo 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 $98,405 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$98,405$98,40511

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.