Database Administrator salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mentor, Brooklyn, Shaker Heights, Westfield Center, Beachwood.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$72k–$110.8k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $111,472
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,601 and $166,104.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,080
25th$72,000
50th (median)$90,000
75th$110,823
90th$130,642

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $79,945 (22 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $105,842 (12 filings) FY2024: median $94,000 (27 filings) FY2025: median $85,000 (26 filings) FY2026: median $105,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 27
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$79,945$64,098$100,65022
FY2021$100,000$80,038$111,29219
FY2022$75,000$74,360$102,70715
FY2023$105,842$93,772$120,50012
FY2024$94,000$74,090$115,57227
FY2025$85,000$71,136$110,32326
FY2026$105,000$81,979$126,55111

Cost of living

Cleveland's median Database Administrator salary of $90,000 is worth about $95,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $99,010 in May 2025 (380 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 9% lower.

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
EYtoo few6
Case Western Reserve Universitytoo few6
PSA Venturestoo few5
The Sherwin-Williams Companytoo few5
City of Clevelandtoo few2
Ohio Farmers Insurance Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $79,479 18
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 5

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$71,136$79,47918

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.