SOC 15-1242, wage year 2025-26
Database Administrators prevailing wage in Virginia
Short answer
In Virginia, the median prevailing wage for database administrators across its 15 areas is $27.92 an hour at Level 1 ($58,074 a year) and $57.26 an hour at Level 4 ($119,101 a year). The Level 2 median of $37.25 is 1% below the national median across areas ($37.46). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the highest-paying area at $46.80 at Level 2, and Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area the lowest at $29.27.
Every Virginia area for database administrators
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $35.32 | $46.80 | $58.28 | $69.76 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $34.72 | $46.28 | $57.85 | $69.41 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32.70 | $44.81 | $56.91 | $69.02 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32.50 | $44.12 | $55.74 | $67.36 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $28.48 | $43.59 | $58.69 | $73.80 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29.68 | $42.14 | $54.59 | $67.05 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $28.14 | $37.95 | $47.75 | $57.56 |
| Richmond, VA | $27.25 | $37.25 | $47.26 | $57.26 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $27.92 | $36.23 | $44.55 | $52.86 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $25.71 | $34.83 | $43.96 | $53.08 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $25.71 | $34.83 | $43.96 | $53.08 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $25.47 | $33.75 | $42.02 | $50.30 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $24.37 | $33.73 | $43.09 | $52.45 |
| Roanoke, VA | $23.58 | $32.21 | $40.83 | $49.46 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $23.84 | $29.27 | $34.69 | $40.12 |
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.
Other occupations in Virginia
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer Network Architects
- Database Architects
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Web Developers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Data Scientists