Seniority Profile · Kentucky

Lead / Director Database Administrators salary in Kentucky

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Kentucky OES distribution for Database Administrators.

DOL OFLC offered median

$115,000

Across 7 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Database Administrators in Kentucky: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $115,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	7	$115,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Database Administrators in Kentucky. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Humana Inc.	Senior Systems Engineer	3	$113,734
SREE SYSTEMS LLC	DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR	2	$95,000
Archer Daniels Midland Company	Sr System Analyst - R2R	1	$130,000
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.	Software Development Senior Specialist	1	$127,150

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Senior Systems Engineer at Humana Inc.
$113,734
LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Aug 18, 2025I-200-25223-232841
Sr System Analyst - R2R at Archer Daniels Midland Company
$130,000
ErlangerWage Level IVDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-966572
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR at SREE SYSTEMS LLC
$115,000
FRANKFORTWage Level IVDecided May 5, 2025I-200-25118-910799
Software Development Senior Specialist at NTT DATA Americas, Inc.
$127,150
LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Nov 1, 2024I-200-24299-432886
Technology Implementation Lead at Humana Inc.
$125,685
LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Apr 30, 2025I-200-25113-895965
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR at SREE SYSTEMS LLC
$75,000
FRANKFORTWage Level IVDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-886348
Senior Database Administrator at Humana Inc.
$109,845
LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Feb 13, 2025I-200-25037-672706

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.