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Highest Paying Cities for Computer Network Architects

The top 100 highest paying cities for computer network architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of computer network architects in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $138,220, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is the highest paying city for computer network architects. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $136,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of computer network architects in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Cities/Areas for Computer Network Architects

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$138,220	$81,050	2,260
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$136,670	$88,820	50
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$135,970	$73,170	4,030
4	Missoula, Montana	$134,460	$67,970	n/a
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$133,330	$77,290	4,050
6	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$130,900	$76,110	410
7	Wilmington, New Jersey	$129,680	$74,970	560
8	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$127,280	$69,650	170
9	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$126,470	$70,700	1,700
10	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$123,260	$81,220	90
11	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$122,880	$80,700	710
12	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$121,810	$84,200	2,160
13	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$121,360	$66,600	810
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$119,830	$68,410	2,830
15	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$119,370	$82,300	520
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$119,290	$70,140	3,080
17	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$118,230	$73,840	2,190
18	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$118,100	$69,640	80
19	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$117,940	$62,300	950
20	Anchorage, Alaska	$117,820	$86,830	40
21	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$117,710	$83,460	60
22	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$117,550	$51,390	1,530
23	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$117,510	$69,480	4,860
24	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$117,170	$64,080	120
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$116,770	$69,650	10,580
26	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$116,680	$70,940	280
27	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$116,380	$74,780	4,690
28	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$116,200	$69,980	9,040
29	Boulder, Colorado	$116,180	$75,720	360
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$116,110	$69,270	4,010
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$115,380	$78,200	990
32	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$114,960	$85,240	390
33	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$114,550	$55,600	40
34	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$114,350	$67,390	1,690
35	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$114,350	$54,180	11,300
36	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$114,060	$86,920	60
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$113,580	$59,300	4,630
38	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$113,380	$73,020	3,000
39	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$113,370	$67,660	370
40	Dalton, Georgia	$113,000	$84,510	40
41	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$112,490	$71,820	4,670
42	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$112,450	$63,310	5,150
43	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$112,390	$49,220	3,050
44	Manchester, New Hampshire	$111,910	$74,870	70
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$111,890	$71,610	5,280
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$111,770	$61,450	4,440
47	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$111,630	$68,650	3,620
48	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$111,600	$80,980	300
49	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$111,160	$76,770	710
50	New Haven, Connecticut	$109,730	$85,780	120
51	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$109,560	$61,520	1,760
52	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$109,270	$81,110	40
53	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$109,110	$51,410	2,730
54	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$109,010	$69,580	4,150
55	Richmond, Virginia	$108,540	$70,000	900
56	Fresno, California	$108,490	$58,920	160
57	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$108,320	$69,440	4,230
58	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$108,150	$63,370	1,810
59	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$107,600	$64,290	90
60	Charlottesville, Virginia	$106,820	$65,050	220
61	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$106,620	$56,370	1,250
62	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$106,100	$56,370	2,190
63	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$106,070	$68,470	820
64	Nashua, New Hampshire	$105,850	$66,960	130
65	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$105,830	$73,550	430
66	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$105,660	$70,550	610
67	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$105,440	$55,760	110
68	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$105,420	$63,980	190
69	Columbus, Ohio	$104,970	$63,990	1,770
70	Iowa City, Iowa	$104,270	$82,530	50
71	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$103,370	$58,460	600
72	Topeka, Kansas	$103,040	$62,030	60
73	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$102,470	$74,970	40
74	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$101,940	$55,020	240
75	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,510	$60,540	330
76	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$101,410	$55,550	680
77	Yuma, Arizona	$100,940	$67,790	n/a
78	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$100,580	$64,980	1,500
79	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$100,040	$61,330	4,180
80	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$99,940	$78,120	120
81	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$99,540	$63,390	100
82	Salt Lake City, Utah	$99,340	$60,680	680
83	Worcester, Massachusetts	$99,300	$62,920	190
84	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$99,090	$57,080	1,000
85	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$98,790	$56,590	330
86	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$98,430	$66,860	1,010
87	Stockton, California	$98,430	$83,930	60
88	Memphis, Tennessee	$98,010	$55,320	350
89	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$97,900	$57,780	50
90	St Louis, Missouri	$97,640	$67,660	1,880
91	Gary, Indiana	$97,430	$61,590	90
92	Framingham, Massachusetts	$97,400	$69,320	360
93	Jackson, Mississippi	$96,990	$59,550	170
94	Salisbury, Maryland	$96,910	$67,030	50
95	Salem, Oregon	$96,650	$77,340	50
96	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$96,630	$68,770	1,040
97	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$96,530	$63,530	130
98	St Marys County, Maryland	$96,170	$73,870	80
99	Springfield, Massachusetts	$96,110	$55,050	180
100	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$96,070	$67,520	310