Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville, La Grange.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$81,000
Middle 50%$73.5k–$130.3k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $103,000
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,758 and $144,458.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,758
25th$73,455
50th (median)$81,000
75th$130,304
90th$144,458

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $70,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $80,050 (12 filings) FY2023: median $71,011 (13 filings) FY2024: median $84,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 15
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$70,000$69,451$76,44115
FY2021$80,050$79,581$87,82112
FY2022–––3
FY2023$71,011$70,699$71,01113
FY2024$84,000$71,887$102,01011
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $81,000 is worth about $87,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY area earned a median of $96,850 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,000, 16% 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
EYtoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3

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 $81,000 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$72,758$81,00011

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.