Mid-level Database Administrator salary in Hartford, CT

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Glastonbury, Cromwell, Clinton, Bloomfield, Manchester.

Also listed as: DBA

Median salary$89,793

Middle 50%$85.9k–$120.6k

vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $104,250

Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k$170k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,698 and $165,648.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$84,698
25th	$85,904
50th (median)	$89,793
75th	$120,625
90th	$150,467

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$84,000	$83,158	$85,750	11
FY2021	$85,450	$85,363	$85,500	10
FY2022	–	–	–	4
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	–	–	–	5
FY2025	$90,531	$85,904	$116,500	16
FY2026	$88,286	$84,698	$124,927	18

Cost of living

Hartford's median mid-level Database Administrator salary of $89,793 is worth about $87,400 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 $89,793, 17% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	8
CGI	too few	5
Cognizant	too few	2
Hiteck Solutions	too few	2
Prn It	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$84,698	$89,793	34
Senior · Level III	$104,250	$106,933	11

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.