Senior Database Administrator salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Westerville, Lewis Center, Gahanna, Raymond.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$121,859
Middle 50%$102k–$147.3k
vs. all levels here+7%comparison median $114,290
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,757 and $205,372.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,757
25th$102,045
50th (median)$121,859
75th$147,301
90th$190,962

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $96,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $95,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $104,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $127,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
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$96,000$95,701$104,90013
FY2021$100,000$95,400$147,82513
FY2022$95,000$94,515$99,87518
FY2023$104,000$95,197$106,60013
FY2024–––8
FY2025$127,500$102,045$169,55114
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Columbus's median senior Database Administrator salary of $121,859 is worth about $127,600 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 $121,859, 20% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few7
Excellence Techtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$82,160$93,50042
Senior · Level III$102,045$121,85920
Expert · Level IV$117,333$140,82032

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.