Database Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,312 H-1B filings report for “Database Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Database Engineer?
$95k median H-1B base salary for a Database Engineer, typically $68k to $142k, across 1,312 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $116k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York64$116k+$21k
- 2Florida57$116k+$21k
- 3California242$116k+$21k
- 4Washington51$102k+$7k
- 5Ohio38$96k+$1k
- 6New Jersey57$96k+$1k
- 7North Carolina42$95ksame
- 8Texas204$95ksame
- 9Maryland23$94k−$1k
- 10Illinois54$92k−$3k
- 11Virginia86$90k−$5k
- 12Michigan29$90k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $95kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Database Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Database Engineer roles are CGI, eClinicalWorks, Verinon Technology Solutions, Adobe, and Google, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Database Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1CGI61 filings$129k
- 2eClinicalWorks59 filings$52k
- 3Verinon Technology Solutions21 filings$85k
- 4Adobe20 filings$132k
- 5Google19 filings$171k
- 6Meta16 filings$180k
- 7Eficens Systems15 filings$87k
- 8REI Systems15 filings$100k
- 9Compunnel14 filings$95k
- 10American Credit Acceptance12 filings$73k
- 11Intraedge12 filings$85k
- 12Brains Technology Solutions10 filings$85k
- 13Stacklogy10 filings$95k
- 14i36010 filings$86k
- 15Vara Systems10 filings$90k
- 16Bloom Insurance Agency9 filings$123k
- 17IT Spin8 filings$96k
- 18Millennium Management8 filings$92k
- 19Ventois8 filings$127k
- 20Bosch8 filings$91k
- 21Artek Solutions7 filings$68k
- 22Glint Tech Solutions7 filings$71k
- 23HCL Global Systems7 filings$117k
- 24Idexcel7 filings$100k
- 25Leaf Group7 filings$105k
- 26Walmart7 filings$120k
- 27HomeAway.com7 filings$86k
- 28Zen3 Infosolutions America7 filings$102k
- 29Commitpoint7 filings$86k
- 30Hooli Homes7 filings$95k
- 31Rocket Mortgage7 filings$86k
- 32UST7 filings$58k
- 33Arcane Systems6 filings$87k
- 34Crystal Equation6 filings$147k
- 35Dataformix Technologies6 filings$69k
- 36Numeric Technologies6 filings$115k
- 37Riot Games6 filings$80k
- 38Infolob Solutions6 filings$92k
- 39MAST Technology Services6 filings$96k
- 40Box6 filings$137k
- 41Groupon6 filings$105k
- 42Alpha Net Consulting5 filings$101k
- 43Apple5 filings$144k
- 44Aroha Technologies5 filings$100k
- 45LendingTree5 filings$100k
- 46Maxima Consulting5 filings$104k
- 47Powers Engineering and Inspection5 filings$83k
- 48Tyler Technologies5 filings$95k
- 49Visa5 filings$67k
- 50CCS Global Tech5 filings$77k
Related titles in this family
3,974 filings carry “Database Engineer” in the title, across 436 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Database Engineer513 filings$123k
- 2Database Engineer II262 filings$127k
- 3Database Engineer III172 filings$138k
- 4Sr. Database Engineer159 filings$120k
- 5Principal Database Engineer105 filings$139k
- 6Staff Database Engineer104 filings$122k
- 7Lead Database Engineer94 filings$133k
- 8Sr. Software/Database Engineer89 filings$80k
- 9Database Engineer I41 filings$85k
- 10Mts 2, Database Engineering36 filings$178k
- 11Software Database Engineer36 filings$73k
- 12Database Engineer 334 filings$130k
Figures are for the exact title “Database Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.