Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 733 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irving, Plano, Frisco, Westlake, Mckinney.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$95,035
Middle 50%$88k–$111.3k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $105,000
Filings733FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,173 and $162,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,173
25th$88,000
50th (median)$95,035
75th$111,300
90th$130,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $82,000 (262 filings) FY2021: median $87,000 (267 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (278 filings) FY2023: median $85,280 (340 filings) FY2024: median $91,000 (425 filings) FY2025: median $91,793 (447 filings) FY2026: median $95,300 (286 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 262 filings FY20 FY2021: 267 filings FY21 FY2022: 278 filings FY22 FY2023: 340 filings FY23 FY2024: 425 filings FY24 FY2025: 447 filings FY25 FY2026: 286 filings FY26 447
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$82,000$80,018$90,000262
FY2021$87,000$85,363$96,000267
FY2022$90,000$89,544$100,000278
FY2023$85,280$83,886$94,002340
FY2024$91,000$90,022$110,000425
FY2025$91,793$87,173$115,000447
FY2026$95,300$95,035$109,370286

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $95,035 is worth about $92,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $122,390 in May 2025 (2,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,035, 22% 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
EY$126,362108
Amazon$132,10021
Bean Infosystems$87,33720
Infosys$95,03516
Tech Mahindra$115,85515
LTIMindtree$95,03514
TekInvaderZ$95,03514
Compunnel Software Group$98,62512
Infinite Computer Solutions$99,01810
Cognizanttoo few9

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,070 168
Mid-level · Level II $95,035 733
Senior · Level III $117,700 229
Expert · Level IV $140,000 198

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$63,835$73,070168
Mid-level · Level II$95,035$95,035733
Senior · Level III$117,000$117,700229
Expert · Level IV$133,869$140,000198

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.