2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

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 medianhalf 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 areaMedianEmployment
Kiryas Joel, NY$165,570220
New York, NY$163,01010,230
Boulder, CO$156,3602,000
Denver, CO$139,23010,260
Fort Collins, CO$131,690440
Buffalo, NY$131,320620
Colorado Springs, CO$130,9802,460
Utica, NY$127,950100
Syracuse, NY$126,440230
Greeley, CO$125,560310
Albany, NY$121,000430
Rochester, NY$107,200510
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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