Expert Database Administrator salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Westerville, Lewis Center, Gahanna, Raymond.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$140,820

Middle 50%$123k–$147.8k

vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $114,290

Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,373 and $239,471.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$117,750
25th	$122,965
50th (median)	$140,820
75th	$147,750
90th	$188,867

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	9
FY2021	$113,654	$110,885	$125,000	15
FY2022	–	–	–	9
FY2023	$126,244	$123,450	$135,000	15
FY2024	$130,906	$114,650	$135,750	28
FY2025	$135,692	$122,659	$149,325	10
FY2026	$142,838	$123,400	$146,975	22

Cost of living

Columbus's median expert Database Administrator salary of $140,820 is worth about $147,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Columbus = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $101,450 in May 2025 (430 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,820, 39% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
JPMorgan Chase	$142,150	10
EY	too few	3
The Huntington National Bank	too few	3
Cardinal Health	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$93,500	42
Senior · Level III	$121,859	20
Expert · Level IV	$140,820	32

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$82,160	$93,500	42
Senior · Level III	$102,045	$121,859	20
Expert · Level IV	$117,333	$140,820	32

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.