Expert Database Administrator salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Maryland Heights, O'fallon, Chesterfield, Saint Louis, Clayton.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$119,725

Middle 50%$116.8k–$135.9k

vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $98,446

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

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

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,526 and $160,581.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$113,526
25th	$116,834
50th (median)	$119,725
75th	$135,875
90th	$156,545

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	$108,799	$107,598	$124,708	18
FY2021	$104,187	$104,187	$117,222	11
FY2022	$125,000	$103,459	$143,912	25
FY2023	$119,642	$109,658	$135,949	17
FY2024	$119,642	$119,642	$126,645	10
FY2025	$119,725	$113,526	$137,625	14
FY2026	$121,468	$117,936	$131,470	10

Cost of living

St. Louis's median expert Database Administrator salary of $119,725 is worth about $125,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $104,650 in May 2025 (550 employed). The H-1B median here is $119,725, 14% higher.

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
Charter Communications	too few	6
Mastercard	too few	3
Hubs	too few	2
RGA Enterprise Services Company	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	4
Mid-level · Level II	$85,200	43
Senior · Level III	$115,500	32
Expert · Level IV	$119,725	24

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	$78,978	$85,200	43
Senior · Level III	$93,080	$115,500	32
Expert · Level IV	$117,936	$119,725	24

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.