Database Administrator salary in Hartford, CT

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Glastonbury, Cromwell, Clinton, Bloomfield, Manchester.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$104,250
Middle 50%$85.9k–$129.9k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $111,472
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,045 and $213,665.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,698
25th$85,904
50th (median)$104,250
75th$129,856
90th$165,648

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $86,200 (21 filings) FY2021: median $90,250 (16 filings) FY2023: median $89,586 (12 filings) FY2024: median $91,879 (10 filings) FY2025: median $96,281 (20 filings) FY2026: median $104,801 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 36 filings FY26 36
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$86,200$83,200$98,44621
FY2021$90,250$85,391$124,18016
FY2022–––5
FY2023$89,586$89,586$95,49812
FY2024$91,879$90,089$124,79510
FY2025$96,281$85,904$123,86020
FY2026$104,801$84,700$137,50036

Cost of living

Hartford's median Database Administrator salary of $104,250 is worth about $101,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Hartford = 102.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Administrators in the Hartford, CT area earned a median of $108,270 in May 2025 (310 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,250, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$159,22912
Cognizanttoo few8
CGItoo few5
Accenturetoo few2
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Companytoo few2
Hiteck Solutionstoo few2
Prn Ittoo few2
Spark Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $89,793 34
Senior · Level III $106,933 11
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$84,698$89,79334
Senior · Level III$104,250$106,93311

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.