Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Providence, RI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Woonsocket, Smithfield, Attleboro, Cranston, Cumberland.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$88,629
Middle 50%$88.6k–$96.3k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $96,282
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,320 and $128,496.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,320
25th$88,629
50th (median)$88,629
75th$96,282
90th$120,000

Cost of living

Providence's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $88,629 is worth about $87,100 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 $88,629, 13% 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
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.