Mid-level Database Administrator salary in San Diego, CA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$93,500

Middle 50%$89.6k–$149.5k

vs. all levels here−29%comparison median $132,591

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k$170k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,586 and $166,247.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$89,586
25th	$89,586
50th (median)	$93,500
75th	$149,500
90th	$158,298

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	$81,286	$81,286	$88,600	19
FY2021	$93,870	$81,000	$113,000	13
FY2022	$84,183	$83,366	$92,754	16
FY2023	$84,480	$82,819	$132,518	11
FY2024	–	–	–	7
FY2025	$91,291	$89,586	$143,789	21
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Cost of living

San Diego's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $93,500 is worth about $83,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Diego = 111.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the San Diego, CA area earned a median of $106,820 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,500, 12% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	6
ServiceNow	too few	5
SHEIN Technology	too few	3
PwC	too few	2
Humetis Technologies	too few	2
LynxTech Group	too few	2
Mphasis	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	$93,500	30
Senior · Level III	$129,348	16
Expert · Level IV	$138,000	15

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	$89,586	$93,500	30
Senior · Level III	$111,384	$129,348	16
Expert · Level IV	$135,949	$138,000	15

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.