Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, South Jordan, Sandy, Riverton, Herriman.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$90,500

Middle 50%$83k–$116.4k

vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $121,000

Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,541 and $131,044.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$78,979
25th	$83,013
50th (median)	$90,500
75th	$116,375
90th	$127,300

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$77,750	$77,251	$78,000	10
FY2021	–	–	–	8
FY2022	$76,350	$75,150	$83,250	14
FY2023	$79,079	$76,725	$83,570	14
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	–	–	–	5
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $90,500 is worth about $89,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salt Lake = 100.9).

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	2
Goldman Sachs	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	$90,500	14
Senior · Level III	$121,000	13
Expert · Level IV	$147,500	12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$83,013	$90,500	14
Senior · Level III	$100,235	$121,000	13
Expert · Level IV	$123,427	$147,500	12

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.