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Sr Database Engineer, H-1B salary

What 159 H-1B filings report for “Sr Database Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Database Engineer, typically $86k to $165k, across 159 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $146k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$86k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$101k–$138k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,000
159 filings
Top (p90)
$165k
90th percentile
p10 $86k
median $120k
p90 $165k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California39$146k+$26k
  • 2Texas31$113k−$7k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor 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 Sr Database Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Database Engineer roles are Visa, REI Systems, Yahoo, Early Warning Services, and Expedia, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr 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

191 filings carry “Sr Database Engineer” in the title, across 20 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr 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.