Database Administrator salary in Stockton, CA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tracy, Mountain House, Lathrop.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$105,934
Middle 50%$81.5k–$172.6k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $111,472
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,099 and $196,195.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,453
25th$81,453
50th (median)$105,934
75th$172,638
90th$176,213

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2024: median $124,353 (14 filings) FY2025: median $145,498 (10 filings) FY2026: median $100,214 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 14
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–––2
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––8
FY2024$124,353$84,355$161,71814
FY2025$145,498$92,830$172,08910
FY2026$100,214$81,453$144,81911

Cost of living

Stockton's median Database Administrator salary of $105,934 is worth about $100,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Stockton = 105.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Stockton, CA area earned a median of $94,920 in May 2025 (60 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,934, 12% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few4
United Genetics Seeds Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,231 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$81,453$90,23112

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.