SOC 15-1242, wage year 2025-26

Database Administrators prevailing wage in Louisiana

Short answer

In Louisiana, the median prevailing wage for database administrators across its 13 areas is $25.81 an hour at Level 1 ($53,685 a year) and $50.94 an hour at Level 4 ($105,955 a year). The Level 2 median of $34.30 is 8% below the national median across areas ($37.46). Lafayette, LA is the highest-paying area at $36.01 at Level 2, and Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA the lowest at $33.21.

Every Louisiana area for database administrators

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Lafayette, LA	$27.90	$36.01	$44.13	$52.24
Baton Rouge, LA	$27.69	$35.27	$42.84	$50.42
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$26.18	$34.71	$43.23	$51.76
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$26.52	$34.52	$42.51	$50.51
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$26.21	$34.41	$42.62	$50.82
Alexandria, LA	$25.79	$34.30	$42.82	$51.33
Lake Charles, LA	$25.79	$34.30	$42.82	$51.33
Monroe, LA	$25.79	$34.30	$42.82	$51.33
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$25.81	$34.19	$42.56	$50.94
Hammond, LA	$25.93	$33.90	$41.86	$49.83
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$25.68	$33.84	$42.00	$50.16
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$24.05	$33.44	$42.82	$52.21
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$25.37	$33.21	$41.04	$48.88

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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