Database Administrator salary in Providence, RI

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Woonsocket, Smithfield, Attleboro, Cranston, Cumberland.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$96,282
Middle 50%$88.1k–$129.1k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $111,472
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,000 and $139,470.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,606
25th$88,052
50th (median)$96,282
75th$129,110
90th$135,102

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $92,019 (32 filings) FY2021: median $95,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $94,349 (12 filings) FY2023: median $92,102 (11 filings) FY2024: median $93,974 (11 filings) FY2025: median $88,629 (13 filings) FY2026: median $123,100 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 32
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$92,019$80,000$107,96232
FY2021$95,500$85,783$103,72614
FY2022$94,349$87,930$105,68812
FY2023$92,102$89,752$110,62311
FY2024$93,974$93,974$128,92011
FY2025$88,629$76,960$119,01313
FY2026$123,100$94,487$129,22011

Cost of living

Providence's median Database Administrator salary of $96,282 is worth about $94,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Providence = 101.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Providence, RI area earned a median of $102,310 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,282, 6% 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
CVS Healthtoo few3
Galax-Esystemstoo few2
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo 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 $88,629 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$86,320$88,62911

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.