SOC 15-1242 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Database Administrators make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Administrators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $125,760. The 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th percentile is $161,230. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$125,760

10th percentile
$65,560
25th percentile
$83,480
Median
$125,760
75th percentile
$156,920
90th percentile
$161,230
Mean
$120,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th percentile is $161,230. The difference is $95,670, which is 76.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,480 to the 75th at $156,920, covers $73,440.

The mean annual wage is $120,700, which sits below the median of $125,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 20.2% higher than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,682, which is 12.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.2% higher than the Connecticut median of $108,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $117,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 2nd of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $88,570 and employment of 50. That median is 29.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,767, against $117,682 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $99,800 and employment of 150. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,449, against $117,682 here.
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $72,170 and employment of 90. That median is 42.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,956, against $117,682 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (200 of 404,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Database Administrators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Database Administrators make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Administrators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $125,760. The 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th percentile is $161,230. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Database Administrators?

The local median is 20.2% higher than the national median of $104,620.

What is Database Administrators pay in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $125,760 is $117,682. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT compare with nearby metros for Database Administrators?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $88,570. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 2nd of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.