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

Percentile spread

For Database Architects, the published 10th percentile is $101,280 and the 90th percentile is $217,710. The difference is $116,430, which is 72.6% 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 $136,220 to the 75th at $160,480, covers $24,260.

The mean annual wage is $159,410, which sits below the median of $160,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 15% higher than the national median of $139,500 for Database Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $160,837, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $144,460.

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 $160,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Architects at $160,837 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Database Architects. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 5th of 20 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 $135,580. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,668, against $160,837 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $163,350 and employment of 170. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,858, against $160,837 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $137,980 and employment of 460. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,292, against $160,837 here.