SOC 15-1242, wage year 2025-26

Database Administrators prevailing wage in Illinois

Short answer

In Illinois, the median prevailing wage for database administrators across its 16 areas is $28.59 an hour at Level 1 ($59,467 a year) and $56.50 an hour at Level 4 ($117,510 a year). The Level 2 median of $37.97 is 1% above the national median across areas ($37.46). Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the highest-paying area at $41.53 at Level 2, and Springfield, IL the lowest at $31.59.

Every Illinois area for database administrators

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$30.09	$41.53	$52.97	$64.41
Rockford, IL	$29.88	$41.27	$52.65	$64.04
Kankakee, IL	$29.99	$41.26	$52.53	$63.80
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$29.64	$40.90	$52.17	$63.43
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$33.19	$40.81	$48.42	$56.04
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$29.21	$39.89	$50.58	$61.26
Bloomington, IL	$30.00	$39.49	$48.97	$58.46
St. Louis, MO-IL	$28.60	$37.97	$47.33	$56.70
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$28.58	$37.96	$47.34	$56.72
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$28.53	$37.78	$47.04	$56.29
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$26.56	$36.28	$46.01	$55.73
Peoria, IL	$26.54	$35.56	$44.59	$53.61
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$25.48	$33.77	$42.05	$50.34
Decatur, IL	$24.98	$33.56	$42.14	$50.72
Paducah, KY-IL	$23.13	$32.00	$40.88	$49.75
Springfield, IL	$23.27	$31.59	$39.92	$48.24

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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