How much do Database Architects make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Database Architects, the published 10th percentile is $86,880 and the 90th percentile is $202,850. The difference is $115,970, which is 82.1% 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 $96,020 to the 75th at $171,740, covers $75,720.

The mean annual wage is $139,180, which sits below the median of $141,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $139,500 for Database Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,868, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.9% higher than the New Jersey median of $120,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $141,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Architects at $136,868 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Architects. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 9th of 17 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $163,590 and employment of 1,500. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,516, against $136,868 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $160,300 and employment of 110. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $160,351, against $136,868 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $131,540 and employment of 5,460. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,859, against $136,868 here.

Employment share

Database Architects accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (100 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.