Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Eden Prairie, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Richfield, Lakeville.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$90,392
Middle 50%$84.4k–$100.6k
vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $102,357
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,803 and $143,523.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,803
25th$84,386
50th (median)$90,392
75th$100,553
90th$130,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $81,099 (57 filings) FY2021: median $83,200 (29 filings) FY2022: median $90,646 (29 filings) FY2023: median $90,825 (22 filings) FY2024: median $86,732 (20 filings) FY2025: median $89,910 (29 filings) FY2026: median $94,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 57 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 57
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$81,099$78,603$85,00057
FY2021$83,200$83,200$90,64629
FY2022$90,646$90,646$91,00029
FY2023$90,825$81,325$98,72922
FY2024$86,732$82,222$92,37920
FY2025$89,910$84,386$100,00029
FY2026$94,000$83,803$101,10611

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $90,392 is worth about $86,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $101,610 in May 2025 (790 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,392, 11% 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
EY$130,00010
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few7
Accenturetoo few2
Agile Technologiestoo few2
SmartWorkstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $90,392 40
Senior · Level III $102,357 15
Expert · Level IV $137,707 26

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$84,386$90,39240
Senior · Level III$102,066$102,35715
Expert · Level IV$120,890$137,70726

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.