Database Administrator salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Carlisle, Hershey.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$111,696
Middle 50%$100.5k–$127.5k
vs. national median+0%comparison median $111,472
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,915 and $170,072.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,575
25th$100,500
50th (median)$111,696
75th$127,500
90th$148,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $91,752 (30 filings) FY2021: median $91,333 (18 filings) FY2022: median $97,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $98,625 (30 filings) FY2024: median $113,035 (14 filings) FY2025: median $122,550 (10 filings) FY2026: median $111,072 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 30 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 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$91,752$83,650$101,50030
FY2021$91,333$85,989$101,57518
FY2022$97,000$87,000$102,88711
FY2023$98,625$88,036$122,17530
FY2024$113,035$94,900$120,00014
FY2025$122,550$104,000$138,91310
FY2026$111,072$99,627$121,12520

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median Database Administrator salary of $111,696 is worth about $113,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Harrisburg = 98.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Harrisburg, PA area earned a median of $100,110 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $111,696, 12% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deloittetoo few9
Collabrium Systemstoo few5
Margin5 Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III $111,072 11
Expert · Level IV $127,250 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$95,597$111,07211
Expert · Level IV$110,427$127,25012

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.