Entry-level Database Administrator salary in Miami, FL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Boca Raton, Miramar, Plantation, Coral Gables, Deerfield Beach.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$81,000
Middle 50%$66.5k–$86.8k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $116,251
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,073 and $96,660.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,500
25th$66,500
50th (median)$81,000
75th$86,752
90th$93,600

Cost of living

Miami's median entry-level Database Administrator salary of $81,000 is worth about $71,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $105,590 in May 2025 (860 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,000, 23% 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 few2
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Floridatoo few2
My Life Registrytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $93,607 42
Senior · Level III $131,149 34
Expert · Level IV $150,595 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,026$81,00011
Mid-level · Level II$89,128$93,60742
Senior · Level III$116,251$131,14934
Expert · Level IV$136,406$150,59514

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.