The annual salary statistics of computer network architects in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer network architects in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $65,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer network architects in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer network architects from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $98,760 | -28.33% | -33.94% |
| 2017 | $126,740 | -4.37% | - |
| 2016 | $132,280 | 14.77% | - |
| 2015 | $112,740 | -17.33% | - |
| 2012 | $132,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,760 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.