Entry-level Database Administrator salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Concord, Davidson, Indian Land, Huntersville.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$82,000
Middle 50%$77.3k–$83k
vs. all levels here−26%comparison median $111,488
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,085 and $117,315.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,000
25th$77,280
50th (median)$82,000
75th$83,000
90th$83,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $80k $90k FY2023: median $79,180 (15 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (14 filings) FY2026: median $82,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 15
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–––5
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––3
FY2023$79,180$76,500$80,00015
FY2024$85,000$83,700$86,00012
FY2025$80,000$75,935$83,00014
FY2026$82,000$80,000$83,00013

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Database Administrator salary of $82,000 is worth about $84,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $113,890 in May 2025 (550 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,000, 28% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$82,00019

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $82,000 27
Mid-level · Level II $95,000 202
Senior · Level III $135,200 71
Expert · Level IV $131,874 64

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$64,085$82,00027
Mid-level · Level II$85,114$95,000202
Senior · Level III$105,352$135,20071
Expert · Level IV$125,694$131,87464

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.