Database Administrator salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rancho Cordova, Folsom, West Sacramento, Gold River, Galt.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$109,994
Middle 50%$96.2k–$131.5k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $111,472
Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,109 and $171,510.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,010
25th$96,200
50th (median)$109,994
75th$131,480
90th$146,422

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $94,550 (62 filings) FY2021: median $109,000 (41 filings) FY2022: median $90,168 (49 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (31 filings) FY2024: median $94,000 (35 filings) FY2025: median $109,994 (30 filings) FY2026: median $109,250 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 62 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 49 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 62
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$94,550$77,002$107,91662
FY2021$109,000$90,168$119,74641
FY2022$90,168$69,139$111,21849
FY2023$110,000$87,715$125,00031
FY2024$94,000$86,000$116,83635
FY2025$109,994$92,904$132,28230
FY2026$109,250$96,313$127,74918

Cost of living

Sacramento's median Database Administrator salary of $109,994 is worth about $103,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $120,500 in May 2025 (410 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,994, 9% 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
Deloittetoo few4
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few3
Stockton Drugtoo few3
IBMtoo few2
Digital Terraintoo few2
Maximustoo few2
Sanra Solutionstoo few2
Unicom Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $96,375 22
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $145,527 11

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$96,200$96,37522
Expert · Level IV$139,568$145,52711

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.