Computer Network Architects · SOC 15-1241

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer Network Architectss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer network architects. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (6 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 245 metro areas

Computer Network Architects: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$186,110	2,730	2.4
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$172,650	3,710	1.8
3	Rochester, MN	$168,910	90	0.8
4	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$168,720	40	0.4
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$166,760	3,350	1.4
6	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$165,570	220	0.8
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$163,010	10,230	1.1
8	Bloomington, IL	$161,780	240	2.7
9	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$161,170	390	0.9
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$160,650	5,240	1.9
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$160,340	2,480	1.8
12	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$159,820	240	0.6
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$159,820	9,370	3.0
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$159,720	690	1.2
15	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$157,700	1,490	1.0
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$156,560	1,730	1.2
17	Boulder, CO	$156,360	2,000	10.4
18	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$148,710	750	0.7
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$147,510	3,500	0.6
20	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$144,990	970	2.8
21	Peoria, IL	$144,680	260	1.6
22	Springfield, MA	$144,600	120	0.6
23	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$143,800	5,400	1.2
24	Lexington Park, MD	$141,510	180	2.5
25	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$141,350	580	0.5

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Computer Network Architects overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.