Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mentor, Brooklyn, Shaker Heights, Westfield Center, Beachwood.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$79,479
Middle 50%$71.4k–$90k
vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $90,000
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,638 and $130,888.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,813
25th$71,352
50th (median)$79,479
75th$90,000
90th$128,106

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,110 (10 filings) FY2024: median $74,500 (13 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 13
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$64,110$64,085$67,51210
FY2021–––8
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––4
FY2024$74,500$74,090$121,00013
FY2025$80,000$71,136$90,00013
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Cleveland's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $79,479 is worth about $84,600 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 $79,479, 20% 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
Case Western Reserve Universitytoo few4
PSA Venturestoo few4
EYtoo few3

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.