Senior Database Engineer, H-1B salary
What 513 H-1B filings report for “Senior Database Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1Salesforce17 filings$142k
- 2American Tower16 filings$120k
- 3Mastercard14 filings$91k
- 4Pacific Investment Management Company13 filings$175k
- 5Box12 filings$152k
- 6Thomson Reuters9 filings$120k
- 7Solera8 filings$105k
- 8Electronic Arts8 filings$135k
- 9LendingTree7 filings$111k
- 10Expedia7 filings$139k
- 11Citizens Financial Group6 filings$106k
- 12Quaero 36 filings$95k
- 13Humana6 filings$138k
- 14Roblox6 filings$193k
- 15S&P Global6 filings$121k
- 16Eyefinity5 filings$133k
- 17Rocket Limited Partnership5 filings$111k
- 18BlackLine5 filings$123k
- 19Ethoca5 filings$92k
- 20PLAYSTUDIOS5 filings$139k
- 21American Express5 filings$122k
- 22CoStar Realty Information5 filings$149k
- 23AIR Worldwide5 filings$125k
- 24ChenMed4 filings$153k
- 25Discover4 filings$92k
- 26Intuit4 filings$145k
- 27Harvey Nash4 filings$114k
- 28Walmart4 filings$163k
- 29J. B. Hunt4 filings$112k
- 30Strategy4 filings$99k
- 31Foot Locker Corporate Services4 filings$110k
- 32PingCAP4 filings$225k
- 33Altice USA4 filings$137k
- 34Rocket Mortgage4 filings$106k
- 35Edify Technologies3 filings$140k
- 36Enavate3 filings$145k
- 37LivePerson3 filings$185k
- 38Manhattan Associates3 filings$91k
- 39McKesson3 filings$127k
- 40Medidata Solutions3 filings$145k
- 41NationsBenefits3 filings$90k
- 42Nexturn3 filings$121k
- 43priceline.com3 filings$105k
- 44PayPal3 filings$185k
- 45XTGlobal3 filings$96k
- 46Zoox3 filings$204k
- 47Accela3 filings$160k
- 48Amadeus3 filings$114k
- 49Auctane3 filings$186k
- 50AvidXchange3 filings$119k
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.
- 1Senior Database Engineer I11 filings$130k
- 2Senior Database Engineer II6 filings$151k
- 3Senior Database Engineering4 filings$140k
- 4IT Senior Database Engineer3 filings$122k
- 5Senior Systems Engineer (Senior Database Engineer)3 filings$106k
- 6Technology Consultant, Senior Database Engineer3 filings$141k
- 7Associate Director - Senior Database Engineer2 filings$145k
- 8Information Technology Senior Database Engineer2 filings$109k
- 9Senior Database Engineer (017040.001706)2 filings$120k
- 10Senior Database Engineer (20637.222)2 filings$133k
- 11Senior Database Engineer/Administrator2 filings$149k
- 12Senior Database Engineer, Cassandra2 filings$155k
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.