Mid-level Database Administrator salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$85,200
Middle 50%$79k–$95.3k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $98,446
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,634 and $159,445.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,978
25th$78,978
50th (median)$85,200
75th$95,253
90th$110,154

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $76,750 (59 filings) FY2021: median $78,541 (38 filings) FY2022: median $73,124 (41 filings) FY2023: median $81,099 (19 filings) FY2024: median $79,950 (20 filings) FY2025: median $84,000 (25 filings) FY2026: median $90,993 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 59 filings FY20 FY2021: 38 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 59
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$76,750$76,627$79,30059
FY2021$78,541$73,070$89,19038
FY2022$73,124$73,071$84,10041
FY2023$81,099$76,648$95,13219
FY2024$79,950$76,648$90,91720
FY2025$84,000$78,978$94,00025
FY2026$90,993$80,550$97,13218

Cost of living

St. Louis's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $85,200 is worth about $89,600 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 $85,200, 19% 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$94,75314
Mastercardtoo few4
Riot Gamestoo few4
Compunnel Software Grouptoo 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 $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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$78,978$85,20043
Senior · Level III$93,080$115,50032
Expert · Level IV$117,936$119,72524

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.