Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fishers, Carmel, Brownsburg, Avon, Bargersville.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$72,717

Middle 50%$70.2k–$98.6k

vs. all levels here−15%comparison median $85,779

Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,648 and $182,789.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$63,648
25th	$70,200
50th (median)	$72,717
75th	$98,625
90th	$153,232

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	$62,982	$62,982	$70,000	21
FY2021	$62,629	$62,629	$83,907	13
FY2022	$69,784	$69,784	$83,507	15
FY2023	$69,722	$69,722	$69,931	14
FY2024	$69,200	$68,224	$144,356	19
FY2025	$72,717	$72,717	$101,500	22
FY2026	$71,800	$63,648	$79,469	16

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $72,717 is worth about $76,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Indianapolis = 95.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $99,990 in May 2025 (430 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,717, 27% 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
Tata Consultancy Services	$72,717	13
EY	too few	5
Deloitte	too few	3
Infosys	too few	2
Cyber Wave	too few	2
Elan Technologies	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	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$72,717	38
Senior · Level III	$88,000	12
Expert · Level IV	too few	2

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
Mid-level · Level II	$63,648	$72,717	38
Senior · Level III	$85,779	$88,000	12

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.