Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Database Developer
Occupation profile for Principal Database Developer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,598.
- FY2026 certified median
- $130,598
- Total filings
- 19
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $125,119–$131,120
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $126,371 | $117,700 | $133,136 |
| FY2025 | 10 | $126,499 | $118,242 | $141,103 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $130,598 | $125,119 | $131,120 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments12 filings
- Fidelity Technology Group, LLC3 filings
- ADP Technology Services, Inc.1 filings
- American Board of Internal Medicine1 filings
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines1 filings
- OPTIME-TECH LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Durham8 filings
- Boston2 filings
- Smithfield2 filings
- Westlake2 filings
- Des Moines1 filings
- Parsippany1 filings
- Exton1 filings
- Frisco1 filings
- Salt Lake City1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 20500 | 15-1252 | $105,955 | $127,067 | $148,179 | $169,291 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1243 | $102,960 | $125,362 | $147,742 | $170,144 |
| 2026-27 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAArea 19780 | 15-1243 | $85,446 | $102,752 | $120,058 | $137,363 |
| 2026-27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 20500 | 15-1242 | $78,000 | $97,698 | $117,416 | $137,114 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1243 | $86,882 | $113,506 | $140,130 | $166,754 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1243 | $108,576 | $132,766 | $156,957 | $181,147 |
| 2026-27 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 39300 | 15-1242 | $64,896 | $84,469 | $104,042 | $123,614 |
| 2026-27 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 39300 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $111,530 | $131,165 | $150,779 |