The national median salary for computer network architects is $134,050, with a salary spread of $122,780 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 92% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $139,580 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $186,110.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $186,110 | $162,610 | $222,730 | 2,730 |
| Seattle, WA | $172,650 | $133,500 | $208,820 | 3,710 |
| Rochester, MN | $168,910 | $157,690 | $168,910 | 90 |
| Bremerton, WA | $168,720 | $125,480 | $186,810 | 40 |
| San Francisco, CA | $166,760 | $128,690 | $211,740 | 3,350 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $165,570 | $111,530 | $165,570 | 220 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $163,010 | $128,610 | $191,120 | 10,230 |
| Bloomington, IL | $161,780 | $118,130 | $201,750 | 240 |
| Greenville, SC | $161,170 | $123,690 | $185,160 | 390 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $160,650 | $122,880 | $173,780 | 5,240 |
| Baltimore, MD | $160,340 | $128,010 | $178,050 | 2,480 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $159,820 | $125,450 | $189,310 | 240 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $159,820 | $127,050 | $178,420 | 9,370 |
| Hartford, CT | $159,720 | $133,090 | $177,110 | 690 |
| San Diego, CA | $157,700 | $114,840 | $180,520 | 1,490 |
| Orlando, FL | $156,560 | $115,480 | $183,300 | 1,730 |
| Boulder, CO | $156,360 | $132,070 | $186,000 | 2,000 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $148,710 | $105,780 | $151,570 | 750 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $147,510 | $121,020 | $174,410 | 3,500 |
| Durham, NC | $144,990 | $121,870 | $167,400 | 970 |
| Peoria, IL | $144,680 | $102,350 | $171,750 | 260 |
| Springfield, MA | $144,600 | $106,440 | $164,130 | 120 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $143,800 | $120,070 | $169,500 | 5,400 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $141,510 | $105,600 | $171,460 | 180 |
| Sacramento, CA | $141,350 | $108,460 | $170,220 | 580 |
| Kennewick, WA | $141,250 | $115,730 | $174,150 | 70 |
| Trenton, NJ | $140,340 | $105,140 | $175,140 | 350 |
| Denver, CO | $139,230 | $124,200 | $168,520 | 10,260 |
| Lakeland, FL | $139,150 | $104,320 | $159,620 | 140 |
| Salem, OR | $138,930 | $121,620 | $145,620 | 180 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $138,850 | $110,510 | $169,630 | 3,070 |
| Waterbury, CT | $138,770 | $121,800 | $168,930 | 90 |
| Charleston, SC | $137,930 | $117,490 | $160,300 | 480 |
| Dallas, TX | $137,900 | $106,020 | $167,670 | 5,900 |
| Oxnard, CA | $137,350 | $112,340 | $167,450 | 180 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $137,200 | $106,150 | $165,910 | 1,050 |
| New Haven, CT | $137,000 | $106,420 | $157,710 | 220 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $136,100 | $119,010 | $166,800 | 820 |
| Madison, WI | $135,490 | $114,040 | $166,900 | 340 |
| Norwich, CT | $135,010 | $107,160 | $160,450 | 70 |
| Corvallis, OR | $134,950 | $112,500 | $159,590 | 40 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $134,410 | $116,470 | $168,000 | 2,350 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $134,230 | $104,010 | $152,960 | 1,670 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $134,070 | $108,890 | $162,360 | 790 |
| Atlanta, GA | $133,890 | $94,270 | $168,250 | 5,880 |
| Austin, TX | $133,710 | $103,310 | $166,740 | 1,700 |
| Miami, FL | $133,650 | $104,360 | $166,490 | 1,940 |
| Lancaster, PA | $133,350 | $87,890 | $158,880 | 110 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $133,000 | $106,210 | $165,510 | 1,170 |
| Decatur, AL | $132,570 | $102,130 | $165,270 | 60 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $132,500 | $102,020 | $139,860 | 60 |
| Salinas, CA | $132,480 | $88,840 | $157,550 | 40 |
| Huntsville, AL | $132,410 | $102,350 | $165,600 | 1,660 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $131,990 | $103,440 | $165,100 | 3,330 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $131,690 | $103,150 | $165,580 | 440 |
| Bloomington, IN | $131,620 | $85,440 | $165,590 | 50 |
| Kingsport, TN-VA | $131,420 | $99,950 | $134,830 | 210 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $131,320 | $99,870 | $140,900 | 210 |
| Buffalo, NY | $131,320 | $101,370 | $152,100 | 620 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $131,320 | $112,930 | $168,780 | 520 |
| Columbus, OH | $131,260 | $101,770 | $163,210 | 1,270 |
| Charleston, WV | $131,210 | $102,040 | $131,210 | 70 |
| North Port, FL | $131,160 | $104,750 | $165,660 | 130 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $131,150 | $85,670 | $152,890 | 40 |
| Birmingham, AL | $131,140 | $98,650 | $152,690 | 880 |
| Kenosha, WI | $131,050 | $105,520 | $159,940 | 90 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $130,980 | $125,800 | $167,460 | 2,460 |
| Tampa, FL | $130,750 | $101,630 | $163,000 | 1,500 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $130,680 | $101,300 | $157,080 | 1,010 |
| Spokane, WA | $130,260 | $107,140 | $157,810 | 120 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $130,150 | $104,290 | $163,560 | 130 |
| Worcester, MA | $130,060 | $109,070 | $161,250 | 350 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $129,530 | $100,140 | $133,200 | 50 |
| Dayton, OH | $129,430 | $102,080 | $158,850 | 360 |
| Appleton, WI | $129,410 | $97,120 | $153,700 | 60 |
| Nashville, TN | $129,370 | $106,240 | $160,380 | 1,650 |
| Binghamton, NY | $129,350 | $92,920 | $178,120 | 90 |
| Richmond, VA | $129,210 | $102,380 | $162,330 | 870 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $129,170 | $112,800 | $137,600 | 40 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $129,060 | $126,790 | $148,240 | 90 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $128,990 | $124,540 | $165,570 | 130 |
| Detroit, MI | $128,830 | $98,700 | $158,480 | 1,570 |
| Cleveland, OH | $128,800 | $103,070 | $162,320 | 860 |
| Green Bay, WI | $128,770 | $105,100 | $154,930 | 120 |
| San Antonio, TX | $128,260 | $104,010 | $157,630 | 720 |
| Janesville, WI | $128,150 | $98,600 | $148,400 | 50 |
| Riverside, CA | $128,110 | $99,110 | $161,310 | 400 |
| Utica, NY | $127,950 | $104,240 | $153,440 | 100 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $127,760 | $106,640 | $161,590 | 200 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $127,570 | $101,950 | $172,280 | 190 |
| Reno, NV | $127,540 | $100,530 | $163,710 | 150 |
| Crestview, FL | $127,490 | $111,320 | $148,520 | 110 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $127,040 | $100,370 | $152,900 | 70 |
| Syracuse, NY | $126,440 | $99,890 | $156,590 | 230 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $126,400 | $102,480 | $140,180 | 630 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $126,380 | $101,650 | $136,690 | 100 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $126,310 | $86,420 | $155,980 | 60 |
| New Orleans, LA | $126,260 | $103,430 | $161,640 | 110 |
| Mobile, AL | $126,080 | $97,100 | $157,920 | 180 |
| Provo, UT | $126,000 | $98,670 | $158,060 | 280 |
| Greeley, CO | $125,560 | $95,970 | $141,930 | 310 |
| Columbia, SC | $125,510 | $100,160 | $156,710 | 270 |
| College Station, TX | $125,340 | $83,410 | $155,780 | 40 |
| Akron, OH | $125,100 | $102,030 | $152,880 | 250 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | $125,010 | $95,670 | $129,450 | 50 |
| Houston, TX | $124,900 | $82,550 | $158,220 | 2,200 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $124,860 | $91,550 | $134,580 | 80 |
| Gainesville, FL | $124,840 | $97,620 | $129,990 | 90 |
| Little Rock, AR | $124,820 | $102,700 | $136,310 | 330 |
| Stockton, CA | $124,510 | $112,590 | $143,100 | 70 |
| Naples, FL | $124,400 | $99,010 | $160,050 | -- |
| Gainesville, GA | $124,260 | $115,170 | $137,330 | 30 |
| Montgomery, AL | $124,120 | $90,800 | $158,460 | 230 |
| Hagerstown, MD-WV | $123,670 | $93,600 | $146,440 | 70 |
| Roanoke, VA | $123,600 | $95,200 | $148,040 | 80 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $123,410 | $96,930 | $146,280 | 1,110 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $122,910 | $99,220 | $151,680 | 100 |
| Lansing, MI | $122,870 | $94,280 | $157,110 | 150 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $122,840 | $104,530 | $135,930 | 120 |
| Pensacola, FL | $122,830 | $97,300 | $144,820 | 80 |
| Toledo, OH | $122,770 | $96,540 | $151,680 | 160 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $122,690 | $99,150 | $160,800 | 230 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $122,200 | $91,770 | $147,520 | 300 |
| Springfield, IL | $122,050 | $83,900 | $153,480 | 120 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $121,980 | $100,780 | $160,250 | 120 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $121,970 | $91,400 | $149,160 | 780 |
| Pueblo, CO | $121,770 | $91,160 | $138,210 | 60 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $121,770 | $93,030 | $131,910 | 110 |
| Deltona, FL | $121,700 | $91,560 | $151,080 | 90 |
| Panama City, FL | $121,580 | $103,240 | $130,630 | 70 |
| Albany, NY | $121,000 | $88,710 | $139,170 | 430 |
| Modesto, CA | $120,870 | $77,470 | $139,760 | 70 |
| Flint, MI | $120,720 | $93,830 | $135,110 | 30 |
| Tucson, AZ | $120,710 | $99,550 | $146,080 | 260 |
| Raleigh, NC | $120,640 | $98,470 | $142,260 | 2,190 |
| Winston, NC | $119,870 | $98,330 | $138,810 | 250 |
| Anchorage, AK | $119,720 | $102,800 | $145,980 | 90 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $119,400 | $93,650 | $153,780 | 60 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $119,140 | $91,980 | $144,780 | 40 |
| Savannah, GA | $118,950 | $80,520 | $143,550 | 70 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $118,870 | $100,480 | $138,230 | 50 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $118,340 | $63,060 | $126,950 | 150 |
| Olympia, WA | $118,140 | $107,140 | $127,160 | 250 |
| Burlington, NC | $118,130 | $96,540 | $147,370 | 50 |
| Reading, PA | $117,860 | $89,630 | $139,980 | 80 |
| Visalia, CA | $117,610 | $75,330 | $134,890 | 30 |
| Knoxville, TN | $117,480 | $96,520 | $131,590 | 480 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $117,030 | $86,050 | $152,210 | 40 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $116,420 | $91,930 | $134,120 | 60 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $116,340 | $81,420 | $150,740 | 110 |
| Eugene, OR | $116,180 | $103,090 | $140,200 | 70 |
| York, PA | $115,820 | $86,470 | $161,500 | 110 |
| Burlington, VT | $115,120 | $105,880 | $144,910 | 60 |
| Scranton, PA | $114,570 | $81,520 | $158,010 | 90 |
| Greensboro, NC | $114,540 | $106,190 | $132,960 | 430 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $114,310 | $93,720 | $135,850 | 340 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $114,270 | $96,160 | $135,040 | 50 |
| Wilmington, NC | $114,230 | $99,990 | $133,940 | 130 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $114,050 | $96,190 | $144,290 | 70 |
| Bismarck, ND | $113,400 | $102,800 | $137,490 | 50 |
| State College, PA | $112,410 | $99,130 | $136,510 | 30 |
| Lincoln, NE | $112,060 | $84,990 | $131,970 | 290 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $111,930 | $82,790 | $151,060 | 270 |
| Champaign, IL | $111,780 | $92,570 | $126,460 | 150 |
| Columbia, MO | $111,310 | $91,450 | $146,670 | 80 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $111,030 | $90,700 | $139,740 | 920 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $110,900 | $80,550 | $125,450 | 130 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $110,780 | $88,080 | $144,620 | 110 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $110,590 | $98,100 | $148,510 | 640 |
| Jackson, TN | $110,570 | $80,960 | $130,450 | 50 |
| Canton, OH | $110,460 | $97,790 | $125,990 | 40 |
| Hickory, NC | $109,950 | $81,170 | $132,310 | 50 |
| Bend, OR | $109,650 | $92,840 | $158,350 | 50 |
| Tulsa, OK | $109,450 | $87,250 | $133,190 | 370 |
| Evansville, IN | $109,370 | $76,150 | $130,690 | 80 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $109,220 | $102,500 | $135,900 | 100 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $109,080 | $96,770 | $118,800 | 220 |
| Salisbury, MD | $108,950 | $107,650 | $157,830 | 40 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $108,940 | $86,800 | $133,000 | 70 |
| Beaumont, TX | $108,740 | $94,020 | $132,920 | 50 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $108,530 | $106,000 | $132,790 | 240 |
| Vallejo, CA | $108,290 | $102,860 | $147,520 | 70 |
| Des Moines, IA | $108,280 | $80,700 | $131,440 | 640 |
| Ogden, UT | $108,250 | $94,720 | $131,340 | 110 |
| Gulfport, MS | $108,160 | $77,820 | $173,470 | -- |
| Waco, TX | $107,750 | $81,960 | $130,150 | 50 |
| Helena, MT | $107,700 | $83,660 | $139,210 | 50 |
| Youngstown, OH | $107,570 | $82,710 | $166,590 | 50 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $107,450 | $81,660 | $138,110 | 1,620 |
| Elkhart, IN | $107,400 | $81,190 | $134,750 | 40 |
| Rochester, NY | $107,200 | $94,990 | $139,900 | 510 |
| Manchester, NH | $106,940 | $84,660 | $155,210 | 240 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $106,840 | $53,300 | $130,880 | 90 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $106,310 | $84,790 | $133,040 | 570 |
| Ithaca, NY | $105,990 | $99,970 | $131,060 | 50 |
| Portland, ME | $105,850 | $100,580 | $131,440 | 210 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $105,290 | $86,440 | $138,170 | 90 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $105,120 | $80,040 | $140,610 | 40 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $104,880 | $84,410 | $127,350 | 40 |
| Shreveport, LA | $104,570 | $96,370 | $123,760 | -- |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $104,540 | $101,580 | $121,630 | 130 |
| Amarillo, TX | $104,480 | $75,180 | $118,460 | 30 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $104,350 | $81,610 | $135,220 | 290 |
| Billings, MT | $104,170 | $83,840 | $131,040 | 60 |
| Dothan, AL | $104,040 | $80,720 | $140,010 | 60 |
| Tyler, TX | $103,910 | $76,300 | $122,000 | -- |
| Lexington, KY | $103,840 | $83,300 | $132,070 | 240 |
| Macon, GA | $103,770 | $89,200 | $123,710 | 50 |
| Lafayette, LA | $103,760 | $92,710 | $122,770 | 40 |
| Lubbock, TX | $103,420 | $77,480 | $131,100 | 30 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $103,370 | $78,830 | $137,950 | 2,010 |
| Ames, IA | $102,630 | $82,060 | $107,670 | 30 |
| El Paso, TX | $102,400 | $78,710 | $130,210 | 140 |
| Auburn, AL | $102,380 | $98,170 | $154,840 | 50 |
| Greenville, NC | $102,070 | $78,040 | $130,120 | 90 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $101,520 | $74,630 | $119,640 | 50 |
| Lafayette, IN | $101,500 | $88,970 | $116,450 | 60 |
| Asheville, NC | $101,420 | $68,200 | $136,600 | 140 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $101,040 | $71,810 | $130,240 | 620 |
| Boise City, ID | $100,950 | $79,810 | $135,840 | 420 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $100,890 | $96,440 | $117,390 | 30 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $100,810 | $79,360 | $120,880 | 70 |
| Topeka, KS | $100,750 | $80,340 | $120,410 | 130 |
| Jackson, MS | $99,470 | $77,960 | $129,980 | 110 |
| Fresno, CA | $98,680 | $78,160 | $123,620 | 130 |
| Wichita, KS | $98,530 | $70,330 | $121,040 | 350 |
| McAllen, TX | $97,930 | $79,710 | $126,560 | 50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $97,890 | $76,790 | $128,870 | 130 |
| Rockford, IL | $97,540 | $78,080 | $132,330 | 90 |
| Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $97,380 | $76,610 | $117,430 | 40 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $97,340 | $78,810 | $128,840 | 100 |
| Bangor, ME | $96,860 | $80,250 | $111,660 | 70 |
| Iowa City, IA | $96,790 | $83,890 | $132,020 | 70 |
| Ocala, FL | $96,420 | $64,410 | $122,330 | 40 |
| Johnson City, TN | $96,250 | $89,080 | $130,880 | 40 |
| Missoula, MT | $95,020 | $75,320 | $108,730 | 30 |
| Manhattan, KS | $93,710 | $76,920 | $113,860 | 40 |
| Killeen, TX | $90,690 | $70,220 | $131,940 | 80 |
| Lawrence, KS | $85,330 | $85,330 | $105,720 | 90 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $84,270 | $69,140 | $121,540 | 50 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $82,300 | $65,180 | $115,070 | 60 |
| Springfield, MO | $82,020 | $75,260 | $124,630 | 130 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $80,480 | $74,270 | $115,550 | 60 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $78,920 | $75,860 | $116,340 | 50 |
| San Juan, PR | $72,070 | $59,680 | $103,120 | 140 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.