H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Database Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Database Engineer covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $219,594.

FY2026 certified median
$219,594
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,597–$228,537
Top employer
PayPal, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$154,534$136,204$177,775
FY20259$198,200$177,843$221,568
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$219,594$175,597$228,537

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Database EngineerFY2024 $154,534; FY2025 $198,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $219,594$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$154,534FY2025$198,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$219,594Certified median offer, Staff Database EngineerFY2024 $154,534; FY2025 $198,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $219,594$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$154,534FY2025$198,200FY2026*$219,594
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PayPal, Inc.3 filings
  2. ServiceNow, Inc.3 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.2 filings
  4. viagogo Inc.2 filings
  5. Visa Technology & Operations LLC2 filings
  6. Visa U.S.A. Inc.2 filings
  7. 8x8, Inc.1 filings
  8. Coupang Global LLC1 filings
  9. CyberSource Corporation1 filings
  10. Google LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin3 filings
  2. Fremont2 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. San Jose2 filings
  5. Highlands Ranch2 filings
  6. New York2 filings
  7. Campbell1 filings
  8. Dublin1 filings
  9. Roseville1 filings
  10. Santa Clara1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1242$90,106$117,499$144,872$172,266
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1242$73,819$95,701$117,562$139,443
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1242$75,629$96,429$117,208$138,008
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1242$63,690$87,547$111,405$135,262
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1242$77,667$98,010$118,373$138,715
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1243$86,882$113,506$140,130$166,754
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461