How much do Database Administrators make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $51,400 and the 90th percentile is $147,440. The difference is $96,040, which is 108.4% 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 $65,400 to the 75th at $125,500, covers $60,100.

The mean annual wage is $95,100, which sits above the median of $88,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 15.3% lower than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,767, which is 15.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.2% lower than the Connecticut median of $108,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $88,767 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Administrators. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 14th of 23 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).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $99,800 and employment of 150. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,449, against $88,767 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $125,760 and employment of 200. That median is 42% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,682, against $88,767 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $108,270 and employment of 310. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,376, against $88,767 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (50 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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.