The annual salary statistics of computer network architects in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer network architects in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer network architects in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer network architects from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $87,260 | 2.95% | 2.95% |
| 2016 | $84,690 | -9.48% | - |
| 2015 | $92,720 | 0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $92,250 | -1.42% | - |
| 2013 | $93,560 | 9.48% | - |
| 2012 | $84,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,260 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for computer network architects in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer network architects in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.