Entry-level Database Administrator salary in Oklahoma, OK

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oklahoma City, Norman, Bethany, Edmond.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$52.6k–$82.8k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $80,170
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,170 and $127,010.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,170
25th$52,628
50th (median)$80,000
75th$82,750
90th$84,888

Cost of living

Oklahoma's median entry-level Database Administrator salary of $80,000 is worth about $88,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Oklahoma = 90.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Oklahoma, OK area earned a median of $81,070 in May 2025 (440 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,000, 1% 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 few9
B&H Constructiontoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,000 18
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Entry-level · Level I$50,170$80,00018

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.