Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$96,375
Middle 50%$96.2k–$100k
vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $109,994
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,872 and $128,726.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,885
25th$96,200
50th (median)$96,375
75th$100,000
90th$119,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $78,000 (35 filings) FY2021: median $90,084 (18 filings) FY2022: median $90,200 (11 filings) FY2023: median $94,716 (13 filings) FY2024: median $87,360 (22 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 35
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$78,000$77,002$90,00035
FY2021$90,084$89,773$99,99918
FY2022$90,200$90,168$90,50011
FY2023$94,716$85,430$110,00013
FY2024$87,360$85,570$93,80722
FY2025$100,000$93,000$108,00013
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Sacramento's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $96,375 is worth about $90,300 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 $96,375, 20% 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
Compunnel Software Grouptoo 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.