Mid-level Database Administrator salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 100 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Boerne, Live Oak.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$93,084
Middle 50%$88.7k–$98.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $94,000
Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,993 and $146,311.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,900
25th$88,707
50th (median)$93,084
75th$98,641
90th$108,682

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $81,050 (26 filings) FY2021: median $85,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $93,525 (21 filings) FY2023: median $83,845 (30 filings) FY2024: median $87,879 (41 filings) FY2025: median $92,000 (65 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 41 filings FY24 FY2025: 65 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 65
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$81,050$73,556$87,74126
FY2021$85,000$82,784$91,30519
FY2022$93,525$85,690$100,00021
FY2023$83,845$79,820$91,00030
FY2024$87,879$79,522$96,72041
FY2025$92,000$88,084$98,00065
FY2026$95,000$89,500$100,59935

Cost of living

San Antonio's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $93,084 is worth about $98,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $107,410 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,084, 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
EY$93,44284
Tredencetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 25
Mid-level · Level II $93,084 100
Senior · Level III $116,699 34
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
Entry-level · Level I$58,136$75,00025
Mid-level · Level II$79,310$93,084100
Senior · Level III$104,333$116,69934

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.