SOC 15-1242, wage year 2025-26
Database Administrators prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for database administrators across its 32 areas is $28.63 an hour at Level 1 ($59,550 a year) and $55.68 an hour at Level 4 ($115,814 a year). The Level 2 median of $37.60 matches the national median across areas ($37.46). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the highest-paying area at $45.69 at Level 2, and El Paso, TX the lowest at $24.75.
Every Texas area for database administrators
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35.13 | $45.69 | $56.25 | $66.81 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $34.93 | $45.51 | $56.09 | $66.67 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $33.57 | $44.32 | $55.07 | $65.82 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32.65 | $43.34 | $54.02 | $64.71 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $32.40 | $42.98 | $53.55 | $64.13 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $32.18 | $42.73 | $53.27 | $63.82 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $30.71 | $42.01 | $53.30 | $64.60 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31.16 | $41.75 | $52.34 | $62.93 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31.12 | $41.72 | $52.33 | $62.93 |
| Victoria, TX | $30.39 | $41.42 | $52.45 | $63.48 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $32.23 | $41.20 | $50.16 | $59.13 |
| Waco, TX | $32.76 | $41.05 | $49.35 | $57.64 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31.18 | $40.01 | $48.85 | $57.68 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $32.05 | $39.60 | $47.14 | $54.69 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $31.12 | $38.49 | $45.85 | $53.22 |
| Midland, TX | $28.07 | $37.60 | $47.14 | $56.67 |
| Odessa, TX | $28.07 | $37.60 | $47.14 | $56.67 |
| Lubbock, TX | $29.12 | $37.47 | $45.83 | $54.18 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $26.33 | $35.51 | $44.69 | $53.87 |
| Amarillo, TX | $24.26 | $35.16 | $46.06 | $56.96 |
| San Angelo, TX | $27.56 | $35.14 | $42.73 | $50.31 |
| Laredo, TX | $28.14 | $34.53 | $40.91 | $47.30 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26.26 | $34.16 | $42.07 | $49.97 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $26.26 | $34.16 | $42.07 | $49.97 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $25.68 | $34.04 | $42.41 | $50.77 |
| Abilene, TX | $25.45 | $33.85 | $42.25 | $50.65 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $26.57 | $32.94 | $39.31 | $45.68 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $22.98 | $31.09 | $39.20 | $47.31 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $19.36 | $28.70 | $38.05 | $47.39 |
| Longview, TX | $19.84 | $28.31 | $36.77 | $45.24 |
| Tyler, TX | $18.23 | $26.94 | $35.66 | $44.37 |
| El Paso, TX | $16.65 | $24.75 | $32.84 | $40.94 |
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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