Database Administrator salary in Memphis, TN

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Collierville, Lakeland.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$83,200
Middle 50%$77k–$110k
vs. national median−25%comparison median $111,472
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,043 and $150,790.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,726
25th$77,046
50th (median)$83,200
75th$110,003
90th$130,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $72,821 (19 filings) FY2021: median $84,800 (23 filings) FY2022: median $109,400 (13 filings) FY2023: median $96,304 (14 filings) FY2024: median $99,154 (13 filings) FY2025: median $97,157 (13 filings) FY2026: median $79,978 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 23
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$72,821$72,821$110,08019
FY2021$84,800$70,500$95,99123
FY2022$109,400$80,000$139,94913
FY2023$96,304$76,707$126,00014
FY2024$99,154$77,946$128,25013
FY2025$97,157$83,200$118,70013
FY2026$79,978$74,785$87,50016

Cost of living

Memphis's median Database Administrator salary of $83,200 is worth about $90,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Memphis = 92.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Memphis, TN area earned a median of $92,680 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,200, 10% lower.

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
Accenturetoo few3
EYtoo few3
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennesseetoo few2
FedExtoo few2
SSA Data Solutionstoo 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 $80,150 14
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$73,278$80,15014

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.