Computer Network Architects
United States. Estimated employment 179,740, with pages for 12 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1241
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$134,050 · 50th
$79,90010th
$104,62025th
$134,05050th
$168,20075th
$202,68090th
That is the median — half of computer network architects in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Computer Network Architects page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $165,570 | 220 |
| New York, NY | $163,010 | 10,230 |
| Boulder, CO | $156,360 | 2,000 |
| Denver, CO | $139,230 | 10,260 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $131,690 | 440 |
| Buffalo, NY | $131,320 | 620 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $130,980 | 2,460 |
| Utica, NY | $127,950 | 100 |
| Syracuse, NY | $126,440 | 230 |
| Greeley, CO | $125,560 | 310 |
| Albany, NY | $121,000 | 430 |
| Rochester, NY | $107,200 | 510 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 179,740 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 15-1241, Computer Network Architects. Mapped to our taxonomy as computer-network-architects.
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