Senior Database Administrator salary in Denver, CO

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Englewood, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Aurora, Westminster.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$137,864
Middle 50%$118.4k–$149.4k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $117,686
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,829 and $180,865.
PercentileSalary
10th$117,519
25th$118,357
50th (median)$137,864
75th$149,425
90th$174,974

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $100,500 (12 filings) FY2021: median $104,813 (23 filings) FY2022: median $116,515 (30 filings) FY2023: median $113,506 (17 filings) FY2024: median $120,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $128,083 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 30
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$100,500$95,576$109,23712
FY2021$104,813$96,491$118,17623
FY2022$116,515$108,680$132,83130
FY2023$113,506$100,880$120,00017
FY2024$120,000$118,500$128,05315
FY2025$128,083$117,686$140,52114
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Denver's median senior Database Administrator salary of $137,864 is worth about $130,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Denver = 105.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $120,120 in May 2025 (800 employed). The H-1B median here is $137,864, 15% 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 few4
Datavailtoo few4
HCLTechtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $95,040 39
Senior · Level III $137,864 22
Expert · Level IV $140,358 17

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$72,384$75,00011
Mid-level · Level II$95,035$95,04039
Senior · Level III$117,686$137,86422
Expert · Level IV$140,338$140,35817

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.