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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 $146,940, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for computer network architects. It is followed by Wilmington, New Jersey (average annual salary $134,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$146,940	$68,130	4,040
2	Wilmington, New Jersey	$134,530	$80,050	600
3	Missoula, Montana	$134,460	$67,970	n/a
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$133,280	$70,430	2,630
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$130,990	$70,590	4,200
6	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$129,110	$69,650	1,480
7	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$128,500	$72,850	240
8	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$127,770	$64,310	170
9	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, USA	$126,740	$63,970	130
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$125,430	$66,840	70
11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$124,630	$73,390	270
12	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, USA	$124,140	$55,680	7,400
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$123,550	$88,140	400
14	Fresno, California	$123,380	$62,490	70
15	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$122,530	$72,170	2,120
16	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$122,010	$53,410	2,150
17	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$121,960	$81,520	480
18	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$121,810	$84,200	2,160
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$121,550	$73,120	760
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$121,360	$72,660	8,770
21	Winchester, West Virginia	$121,250	$64,910	n/a
22	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$120,800	$63,540	940
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$120,000	$67,450	10,400
24	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$119,400	$53,610	10,930
25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$119,370	$62,690	1,510
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$118,790	$80,270	930
27	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$118,660	$72,670	4,920
28	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$118,510	$71,810	960
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$118,160	$72,690	4,050
30	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$117,800	$72,100	5,610
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$117,760	$68,060	400
32	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$117,710	$83,460	60
33	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$117,550	$51,390	1,530
34	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$117,510	$69,480	4,860
35	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$117,480	$70,580	120
36	New Haven, Connecticut	$117,480	$85,260	140
37	Elgin, USA	$117,030	$63,280	100
38	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$116,890	$71,070	5,030
39	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$116,480	$74,560	710
40	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$116,310	$100,430	30
41	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$115,890	$99,610	40
42	Abilene, Texas	$115,730	$67,670	n/a
43	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$115,440	$53,650	2,770
44	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, USA	$115,420	$57,070	30
45	San Rafael, USA	$115,280	$86,990	60
46	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$115,230	$71,840	3,570
47	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$114,550	$55,600	40
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$114,520	$64,630	3,100
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$114,100	$73,640	4,620
50	Columbus, Georgia	$113,990	$58,580	100
51	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$113,950	$65,940	4,720
52	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$113,840	$65,210	180
53	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$113,760	$80,230	30
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$113,580	$59,300	4,630
55	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$113,160	$64,470	4,050
56	Dalton, Georgia	$113,000	$84,510	40
57	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$112,840	$70,610	1,670
58	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$112,680	$62,610	30
59	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$112,600	$61,960	2,610
60	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$112,260	$82,670	310
61	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, USA	$111,660	$61,550	4,930
62	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$111,540	$63,960	230
63	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$111,480	$70,480	4,420
64	Nashua, New Hampshire	$111,090	$68,680	130
65	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$111,050	$60,140	2,170
66	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$110,880	$70,430	4,500
67	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$110,830	$66,980	4,130
68	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, USA	$110,460	$63,070	2,150
69	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$110,070	$60,920	620
70	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$110,030	$69,250	690
71	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$109,640	$69,880	90
72	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$109,560	$61,520	1,760
73	Topeka, Kansas	$109,430	$71,170	60
74	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, USA	$109,380	$38,960	1,630
75	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$109,270	$81,110	40
76	Staunton-Waynesboro, USA	$108,710	$51,940	n/a
77	Memphis, Tennessee	$108,530	$61,840	460
78	Richmond, Virginia	$108,480	$65,630	960
79	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, USA	$108,310	$51,760	1,830
80	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$108,220	$47,670	150
81	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$108,170	$70,430	470
82	Flagstaff, Arizona	$108,010	$50,610	40
83	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, USA	$107,750	$57,230	1,460
84	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$107,600	$64,290	90
85	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$107,580	$84,570	40
86	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$107,220	$55,330	50
87	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$106,740	$67,890	n/a
88	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$106,460	$70,440	1,050
89	Anchorage, Alaska	$105,990	$35,990	70
90	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$105,700	$71,010	380
91	Columbus, Ohio	$105,560	$62,490	2,200
92	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$105,440	$55,760	110
93	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$104,380	$72,060	3,510
94	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$103,830	$71,860	n/a
95	Ithaca, New York	$103,800	$64,560	60
96	Salt Lake City, Utah	$103,490	$60,420	600
97	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$103,370	$58,460	600
98	Corpus Christi, Texas	$103,280	$43,630	50
99	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$102,690	$54,810	40
100	Framingham, Massachusetts	$102,670	$70,980	420