Senior Database Administrator salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Carlisle, Hershey.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$111,072
Middle 50%$103.5k–$120.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $111,696
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,112 and $141,035.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,000
25th$103,500
50th (median)$111,072
75th$120,622
90th$128,300

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median senior Database Administrator salary of $111,072 is worth about $112,600 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 $111,072, 11% 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
Deloittetoo few2
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.