Senior Database Administrator salary in Durham, NC

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, Mebane, Durhum.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$111,488
Middle 50%$105.6k–$116.7k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $123,750
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,435 and $169,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,435
25th$105,560
50th (median)$111,488
75th$116,732
90th$126,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2020: median $100,000 (19 filings) FY2021: median $100,464 (22 filings) FY2022: median $106,600 (11 filings) FY2024: median $109,366 (20 filings) FY2025: median $114,750 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 22
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$100,000$93,952$100,48219
FY2021$100,464$100,464$102,93922
FY2022$106,600$102,939$116,50811
FY2023–––9
FY2024$109,366$109,013$110,55220
FY2025$114,750$107,464$116,81614
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Durham's median senior Database Administrator salary of $111,488 is worth about $114,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $117,950 in May 2025 (220 employed). The H-1B median here is $111,488, 5% 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
Fidelity Investmentstoo few4
EYtoo few2
IBMtoo few2
NC Health Affiliatestoo 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 $90,750 17
Senior · Level III $111,488 19
Expert · Level IV $136,448 31

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$87,443$90,75017
Senior · Level III$105,435$111,48819
Expert · Level IV$124,072$136,44831

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.