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Lead / Director Database Administrators salary in North Carolina

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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the North Carolina OES distribution for Database Administrators.
DOL OFLC offered median
$136,448
Across 93 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 93 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,448. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent93$136,448

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Ernst & Young U.S. LLPDatabase Administrators - KBGFJG31279-209$238,300
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.Business Intelligence Senior Specialist7$127,150
The Vanguard Group, Inc.Data Engineer Specialist4$153,900
Biogen Inc.Principal, Application Services, Lab Systems, PO&T IT4$133,640
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity InvestmentsPrincipal Database Administrator4$133,640
Truist BankPrincipal Data Systems Advisor3$146,777
Silverchair Science Communications, LLCLead Database Adminstrator3$143,959
Charter Communications, Inc.Database Engineer IV2$126,422
Pearson Education, Inc.Senior Database Analyst2$138,925
Lenovo (United States) IncSenior HRIS Analyst2$133,640

Recent sample filings

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

  • Cloud Database Administrator at Purpose Financial, Inc.
    $136,448
    Fuquay-VarinaWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329580
  • Software Engineer VI at Charter Communications Inc.
    $125,694
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329411
  • Principal Data Systems Advisor at Truist Bank
    $161,159
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-319784
  • IT Technical Specialist/PeopleSoft System Administrator at Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
    $136,448
    DurhamWage Level IVDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-308024
  • Database Administrators - KBOEYTEST11720-21 at Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
    $268,876
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Sep 17, 2025I-200-25253-298315
  • Database Architect at AGAP TECHNOLOGIES INC
    $140,000
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Sep 16, 2025I-200-25252-296199
  • Sr. Principal Infrastructure Engineer/Advisor at Truist Bank
    $146,777
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Sep 9, 2025I-200-25245-281722
  • Database Engineer IV at Charter Communications, Inc.
    $125,694
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-274094

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.