Senior Database Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Database Administrators (SOC 15-1242).
Employers filed 51 wage applications for Senior Database Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 41 employers. The median offered wage was $140,629, 5.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. ChenMed, LLC filed the most (3, median $140,629).
- Filings
- 51
- Positions covered
- 51
- Employers
- 41
- Median offered
- $140,629
- Median prevailing wage
- $134,368
- Filings since FY2020
- 431
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Database Engineer jobs rose 22%, from $116,850 in fiscal 2020 to $142,585 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 95 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Senior Database Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 40 | $142,585 | −1.7% | $134,857 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 42 | $145,000 | +3.8% | $131,560 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 41 | $139,732 | +4.6% | $123,594 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 55 | $133,632 | +0.7% | $119,237 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 95 | $132,683 | +6.6% | $114,733 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 79 | $124,415 | +6.5% | $116,158 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 79 | $116,850 | n/a | $110,240 | +4.8% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChenMed, LLC | 3 | $140,629 | at the minimum | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 3 | $190,000 | +12.8% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 3 | $204,214 | at the minimum | |
| Playstudios US, LLC | 2 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Auctane, Inc. (fka Stamps.com, Inc.) | 2 | $185,548 | +38.1% | |
| Atruz Solutions LLC | 2 | $98,000 | +8.0% | |
| Humana Inc. | 2 | $114,426 | +17.3% | |
| CSC Investments II, LLC | 1 | $132,613 | +13.3% | |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 1 | $129,284 | at the minimum | |
| DRW Holdings LLC | 1 | $175,000 | +9.0% | |
| Enavate, Inc. | 1 | $157,250 | +16.2% | |
| Hayes Management Consulting, LLC | 1 | $148,803 | at the minimum | |
| Crunchyroll, LLC | 1 | $225,000 | +10.2% | |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 1 | $149,900 | +34.6% | |
| VisiQuate, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 | +6.5% | |
| MAST Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $130,000 | +10.8% | |
| DynPro Inc. | 1 | $147,368 | at the minimum | |
| American Tower Corporation | 1 | $140,000 | +2.6% | |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | 1 | $94,000 | +19.0% | |
| Multiedge Inc. | 1 | $98,301 | at the minimum | |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 1 | $147,387 | +32.9% | |
| Glowin Technology Inc | 1 | $126,880 | +1.5% | |
| Noke, Inc. | 1 | $116,500 | +41.2% | |
| Ethoca LLC | 1 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Rubicon Global Holdings, LLC | 1 | $75,000 | +5.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 41. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Database Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 6 | $131,071 | +20.5% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 3 | $127,150 | at the minimum | |
| Foster City, CA | 3 | $204,214 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $126,880 | +1.5% | |
| Plano, TX | 3 | $132,613 | +6.5% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $110,843 | +20.6% | |
| Frisco, TX | 2 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $157,552 | +13.0% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 2 | $114,426 | +17.3% | |
| Land O Lakes, FL | 2 | $107,226 | +5.3% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $195,000 | +9.1% | |
| Beachwood, OH | 1 | $80,000 | +8.1% | |
| Beaverton, OR | 1 | $154,577 | +4.2% | |
| Bellaire, TX | 1 | $201,592 | +34.4% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $175,000 | +9.0% | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $140,629 | at the minimum | |
| Farmington, MI | 1 | $140,629 | at the minimum | |
| Lathrop, CA | 1 | $148,054 | at the minimum | |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 1 | $165,776 | at the minimum | |
| Mount Laurel, NJ | 1 | $107,000 | +1.3% | |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $147,368 | at the minimum | |
| Ofallon, MO | 1 | $94,000 | +19.0% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $131,040 | +10.6% | |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $136,448 | at the minimum | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 1 | $144,540 | +4.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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