The median annual wage for computer network architects was $100,240 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $56,230, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $155,250.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for computer network architects in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Finance and insurance
$110,130
Wired telecommunications carriers
105,990
Management of companies and enterprises
101,270
Computer systems design and related services
100,270
Government
70,910
Most computer network architects work full time. About 1 in 4 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Computer Network Architects
Median annual wages, May 2015
Computer network architects
$100,240
Computer occupations
$81,430
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
