The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $133,680, Delaware is the highest paying state for computer network architects. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $126,540). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of computer network architects in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $133,680 |
$74,720 | 630 |
| 2 | Maryland | $126,540 |
$58,800 | 5,340 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $125,020 |
$42,270 | 5,160 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $124,500 |
$73,840 | 420 |
| 5 | California | $123,690 |
$64,400 | 16,650 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $123,590 |
$79,030 | 1,010 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $121,500 |
$67,590 | 1,350 |
| 8 | Virginia | $121,390 |
$70,750 | 9,700 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $121,050 |
$76,250 | 6,000 |
| 10 | Texas | $120,820 |
$68,400 | 12,560 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $120,770 |
$63,170 | 340 |
| 12 | Illinois | $116,620 |
$68,230 | 5,310 |
| 13 | Georgia | $114,350 |
$73,020 | 5,390 |
| 14 | Colorado | $113,970 |
$70,290 | 6,040 |
| 15 | New York | $111,280 |
$52,830 | 8,660 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $110,210 |
$71,850 | 590 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $108,640 |
$74,910 | 3,150 |
| 18 | Oregon | $107,730 |
$71,230 | 1,000 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $106,170 |
$61,550 | 4,730 |
| 20 | Utah | $104,380 |
$65,620 | 910 |
| 21 | Michigan | $104,340 |
$47,790 | 3,300 |
| 22 | Nevada | $104,130 |
$69,780 | 640 |
| 23 | Alabama | $102,540 |
$67,050 | 970 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $101,850 |
$53,290 | 1,250 |
| 25 | Iowa | $100,670 |
$66,290 | 1,240 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $100,570 |
$67,880 | 410 |
| 27 | Arizona | $100,440 |
$60,860 | 2,550 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $99,860 |
$60,350 | 7,120 |
| 29 | Washington | $99,410 |
$77,620 | 5,800 |
| 30 | Alaska | $99,020 |
$36,690 | 60 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $98,850 |
$58,940 | 1,900 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $98,770 |
$57,950 | 2,150 |
| 33 | Missouri | $98,100 |
$60,950 | 2,880 |
| 34 | Ohio | $96,530 |
$56,450 | 4,780 |
| 35 | Maine | $93,700 |
$63,330 | 620 |
| 36 | Hawaii | $93,440 |
$61,230 | 400 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $92,570 |
$66,380 | 160 |
| 38 | Kansas | $89,890 |
$57,760 | 1,600 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $89,190 |
$46,120 | 210 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $87,960 |
$41,070 | 400 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $87,130 |
$67,100 | 90 |
| 42 | Florida | $86,810 |
$46,580 | 10,280 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $84,650 |
$46,720 | 810 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $83,490 |
$47,110 | 1,120 |
| 45 | Indiana | $82,660 |
$54,000 | 3,620 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $82,330 |
$53,520 | 930 |
| 47 | Vermont | $79,030 |
$55,190 | 80 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $73,220 |
$38,670 | 380 |
| 49 | Montana | $72,910 |
$51,440 | 230 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $72,810 |
$44,980 | 1,160 |
| 51 | Idaho | $69,320 |
$49,620 | 610 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $65,050 |
$31,380 | 280 |