Entry-level Database Administrator salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pontiac, Troy, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Southfield.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$64,740

Middle 50%$60k–$72.4k

vs. all levels here−34%comparison median $98,155

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,773 and $96,002.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$60,000
25th	$60,000
50th (median)	$64,740
75th	$72,390
90th	$85,000

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	$61,360	$60,000	$82,288	15
FY2022	–	–	–	7
FY2023	$61,000	$60,819	$65,140	11
FY2024	$61,360	$60,819	$65,000	13
FY2025	$60,000	$60,000	$70,380	12
FY2026	$67,500	$62,026	$77,500	12

Cost of living

Detroit's median entry-level Database Administrator salary of $64,740 is worth about $64,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $110,160 in May 2025 (510 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,740, 41% 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
3r info	too few	2
EY	too few	2
Argus Logistics	too few	2
Collaborate Solutions	too few	2
Phoenix Data, Incorporated	too few	2
Symplore	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	$64,740	24
Mid-level · Level II	$87,001	58
Senior · Level III	$120,200	39
Expert · Level IV	$132,345	20

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
Entry-level · Level I	$62,026	$64,740	24
Mid-level · Level II	$78,270	$87,001	58
Senior · Level III	$98,155	$120,200	39
Expert · Level IV	$118,019	$132,345	20

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.