Seniority Profile · Texas

Lead / Director Database Administrators salary in Texas

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 Texas OES distribution for Database Administrators.

DOL OFLC offered median

$140,000

Across 130 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 130 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $140,000. 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	130	$140,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	Database Administrators - KBOEYTEST7003-17	8	$194,581
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.	Data Engineer Advisor	7	$133,869
Snowflake Inc.	Staff Cloud Support Engineer	4	$127,057
The Vanguard Group, Inc.	Data Engineer, Specialist	4	$152,740
Epsilon Data Management LLC	Senior Big Data Administrator	3	$160,000
Informatica LLC	Principal Technical Support Engineer	3	$120,245
BANK OF AMERICA N.A.	Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology	2	$137,685
Medtronic, Inc.	Sr. Prin. IT Technologist	2	$136,667
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.	Senior Business Systems Analyst	2	$136,417
Datavail Corporation	Senior SQL Server Cloud Database Administrator	2	$159,135

Recent sample filings

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

Database Administrator (Cloud Database Engineer) at DIGIPULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$150,000
WestlakeWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329578
Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology at BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
$141,500
PlanoWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-323041
Sr. Data Engineer at CNO Financial Group
$141,136
LeanderWage Level IVDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-314824
Sr. Data Engineer at CNO Financial Group, Inc.
$141,136
LeanderWage Level IVDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-315045
Sr. Prin. IT Technologist at Medtronic, Inc.
$134,368
LeanderWage Level IVDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-308516
Senior Business Systems Analyst at First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
$138,965
RichardsonWage Level IVDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-309579
Database Administrators - KBOEYTEST7003-17 at Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
$210,181
MckinneyWage Level IVDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-304707
Database Administrators - KBOEYTEST7003-17 at Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
$210,181
DallasWage Level IVDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-304706

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.