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Senior Database Engineer, H-1B salary

What 513 H-1B filings report for “Senior Database Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Database Engineer?

$123k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Database Engineer, typically $92k to $170k, across 513 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $145k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$92k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$107k–$145k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$123,198
513 filings
Top (p90)
$170k
90th percentile
p10 $92k
median $123k
p90 $170k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California137$145k+$22k
  • 2Texas66$124k+$1k
  • 3Massachusetts33$124k+$1k
  • 4Virginia20$123ksame
  • 5New York29$120k−$3k
  • 6North Carolina27$117k−$6k
  • 7Florida21$102k−$21k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $123kfor 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 Senior Database Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Database Engineer roles are Salesforce, American Tower, Mastercard, Pacific Investment Management Company, and Box, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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

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Related titles in this family

588 filings carry “Senior Database Engineer” in the title, across 39 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.