Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Westerville, Lewis Center, Gahanna, Raymond.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$93,500

Middle 50%$82.2k–$107.6k

vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $114,290

Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,160 and $146,307.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$82,160
25th	$82,170
50th (median)	$93,500
75th	$107,590
90th	$129,610

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	$80,000	$79,931	$87,720	47
FY2021	$82,538	$80,000	$85,000	18
FY2022	$84,240	$78,936	$89,000	35
FY2023	$85,000	$77,043	$109,090	34
FY2024	$82,779	$77,157	$86,570	30
FY2025	$96,616	$82,410	$102,398	23
FY2026	$83,000	$82,160	$113,645	19

Cost of living

Columbus's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $93,500 is worth about $97,900 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 $93,500, 8% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	8
Synapse Tech Services	too few	3
CGI	too few	2
CitiusTech	too few	2
Mphasis	too few	2
Tata Consultancy Services	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.