Senior Database Administrator salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$102,357
Middle 50%$102.4k–$116.7k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $102,357
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,066 and $194,578.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,182
25th$102,357
50th (median)$102,357
75th$116,673
90th$125,798

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $98,828 (34 filings) FY2021: median $100,464 (26 filings) FY2022: median $109,500 (15 filings) FY2023: median $97,594 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 34
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$98,828$93,101$102,91934
FY2021$100,464$100,069$107,60526
FY2022$109,500$107,640$124,43215
FY2023$97,594$97,594$98,95110
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median senior Database Administrator salary of $102,357 is worth about $97,600 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 $102,357, 1% higher.

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
Optumtoo few3
Msr Technology Grouptoo 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.