Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pontiac, Troy, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Southfield.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$87,001
Middle 50%$80k–$100.6k
vs. all levels here−11%comparison median $98,155
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,270 and $159,735.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,270
25th$80,000
50th (median)$87,001
75th$100,556
90th$135,319

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $77,999 (64 filings) FY2021: median $77,459 (50 filings) FY2022: median $80,500 (33 filings) FY2023: median $76,750 (38 filings) FY2024: median $78,500 (43 filings) FY2025: median $84,885 (35 filings) FY2026: median $90,223 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 64 filings FY20 FY2021: 50 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 43 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 64
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$77,999$75,358$88,00064
FY2021$77,459$75,163$90,00050
FY2022$80,500$75,899$90,00033
FY2023$76,750$71,882$96,50438
FY2024$78,500$76,378$90,00043
FY2025$84,885$78,286$95,00035
FY2026$90,223$83,100$128,02723

Cost of living

Detroit's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $87,001 is worth about $86,700 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 $87,001, 21% 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
United Wholesale Mortgagetoo few9
EYtoo few7
Americas Back Office Inc-Ustoo few2
Avenir Associatestoo few2
Information Data Systemstoo few2
SSA Data Solutionstoo few2
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2
Vanvi Technologiestoo few2
Vejars Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,026$64,74024
Mid-level · Level II$78,270$87,00158
Senior · Level III$98,155$120,20039
Expert · Level IV$118,019$132,34520

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.