Technology · 70 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Network Architect (2025)

The median Network Architect salary is $133,360 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Columbus, OH offers the best purchasing power at $113,588 adjusted.

The 70 cities below are ranked by median wage for Network Architect, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Network Architect relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$98,594

National Median

$133,360

Highest City

$80,440

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$133,360	$78,530, $198,860	195.8	$68,110	2,460
2	San Francisco, CA	$129,680	$82,760, $193,250	179.6	$72,205	3,910
3	Washington, DC	$125,430	$78,450, $180,360	152.8	$82,088	9,920
4	Baltimore, MD	$122,950	$74,430, $192,160	114.2	$107,662	4,620
5	New York, NY	$119,390	$75,810, $171,470	187.2	$63,777	17,690
6	Bridgeport, CT	$117,200	$67,840, $181,430	137.5	$85,236	480
7	Boston, MA	$116,770	$79,730, $169,530	152.1	$76,772	6,760
8	Los Angeles, CA	$106,290	$70,870, $159,750	166	$64,030	8,770
9	Columbus, OH	$105,750	$65,780, $143,780	93.1	$113,588	3,970
10	Hartford, CT	$105,580	$73,040, $155,170	112.6	$93,766	770
11	San Diego, CA	$105,170	$72,470, $154,710	160.2	$65,649	2,510
12	Denver, CO	$105,090	$76,390, $156,690	112.8	$93,165	4,670
13	Sacramento, CA	$104,800	$73,490, $158,700	124.7	$84,042	1,330
14	Austin, TX	$104,520	$65,600, $162,440	103	$101,476	5,030
15	Seattle, WA	$104,440	$73,000, $165,160	149.4	$69,906	5,530
16	Las Vegas, NV	$103,440	$68,260, $150,030	109	$94,899	1,390
17	Raleigh, NC	$103,380	$60,650, $161,220	99.8	$103,587	2,730
18	Dallas, TX	$103,260	$66,780, $158,120	104.1	$99,193	11,740
19	Chicago, IL	$103,170	$68,990, $162,290	107.3	$96,151	6,950
20	Portland, OR	$102,950	$73,380, $138,500	130.1	$79,131	2,820
21	Minneapolis, MN	$102,790	$71,780, $160,030	106.2	$96,789	3,200
22	Colorado Springs, CO	$101,850	$70,310, $149,990	104.5	$97,464	1,200
23	Tampa, FL	$101,560	$62,280, $153,200	99.6	$101,968	4,720
24	Cincinnati, OH	$101,530	$63,610, $147,890	91.2	$111,327	2,960
25	Providence, RI	$101,450	$69,680, $152,110	119.4	$84,966	1,370
26	Houston, TX	$101,430	$66,770, $157,980	96.5	$105,109	6,330
27	Atlanta, GA	$101,000	$66,520, $151,840	99.2	$101,815	6,140
28	Bakersfield, CA	$100,730	$70,120, $129,530	100.6	$100,129	330
29	Philadelphia, PA	$100,460	$64,960, $148,110	118.4	$84,848	4,050
30	Richmond, VA	$99,750	$63,670, $159,170	102.1	$97,698	1,660
31	Jacksonville, FL	$99,460	$60,010, $137,390	95.1	$104,585	2,250
32	Salt Lake City, UT	$99,110	$67,020, $145,660	101.4	$97,742	1,130
33	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$99,030	$69,090, $147,450	122.4	$80,907	1,540
34	Miami, FL	$97,180	$61,700, $154,370	123.1	$78,944	6,340
35	San Antonio, TX	$96,770	$61,620, $132,600	91.5	$105,760	2,340
36	Anchorage, AK	$96,420	$69,140, $121,960	127	$75,921	560
37	Detroit, MI	$96,400	$64,880, $140,110	95.1	$101,367	3,010
38	Louisville, KY	$96,110	$62,080, $184,490	90.2	$106,552	990
39	Greenville, SC	$95,740	$65,700, $161,880	90.1	$106,260	650
40	Reno, NV	$95,600	$57,010, $147,400	106.5	$89,765	360
41	Albany, NY	$95,140	$65,060, $127,420	100.7	$94,479	1,060
42	Spokane, WA	$94,670	$63,540, $125,070	97.4	$97,197	410
43	Boise, ID	$94,140	$63,080, $136,090	102.1	$92,204	510
44	Rochester, NY	$94,130	$64,400, $132,450	92.9	$101,324	1,130
45	Buffalo, NY	$93,830	$63,880, $131,720	92.5	$101,438	970
46	Phoenix, AZ	$93,730	$63,630, $140,940	100.7	$93,078	4,370
47	Nashville, TN	$93,170	$63,590, $132,360	100.3	$92,891	1,790
48	Lexington, KY	$92,390	$62,760, $180,380	91.3	$101,194	430
49	Fresno, CA	$92,200	$67,100, $121,360	105.5	$87,393	520
50	Kansas City, MO	$91,980	$62,640, $133,970	95.4	$96,415	2,760
51	Orlando, FL	$91,800	$54,060, $135,090	103.1	$89,040	4,260
52	Madison, WI	$91,580	$61,370, $131,890	103.8	$88,227	1,230
53	New Orleans, LA	$91,570	$61,530, $152,460	95.9	$95,485	360
54	Oklahoma City, OK	$91,160	$60,240, $133,330	86.5	$105,387	1,220
55	Milwaukee, WI	$90,140	$54,790, $133,000	97.4	$92,546	2,130
56	Charlotte, NC	$89,990	$23,700, $136,870	96.7	$93,061	4,180
57	Des Moines, IA	$89,800	$62,100, $131,980	93.3	$96,249	1,000
58	Indianapolis, IN	$89,770	$61,500, $132,370	90.1	$99,634	1,850
59	Memphis, TN	$89,250	$62,580, $126,280	84	$106,250	780
60	Omaha, NE	$89,090	$56,700, $142,620	91.8	$97,048	860
61	St. Louis, MO	$88,940	$59,450, $129,410	90	$98,822	2,840
62	Greensboro, NC	$88,580	$50,680, $138,420	91.3	$97,021	760
63	Tucson, AZ	$87,780	$62,700, $128,290	95.4	$92,013	610
64	Knoxville, TN	$87,400	$62,460, $128,190	90.3	$96,788	880
65	Albuquerque, NM	$86,540	$63,190, $124,370	94	$92,064	650
66	Tulsa, OK	$85,110	$60,080, $141,350	86.8	$98,053	600
67	Birmingham, AL	$84,350	$52,140, $138,700	90.4	$93,308	1,290
68	Little Rock, AR	$83,090	$58,270, $132,730	88.2	$94,206	530
69	Wichita, KS	$82,820	$54,840, $121,100	84	$98,595	720
70	Pittsburgh, PA	$80,440	$59,760, $124,020	92.3	$87,151	1,570

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Network Architect paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Columbus, OH	$113,588	$105,750	93.1
2	Cincinnati, OH	$111,327	$101,530	91.2
3	Baltimore, MD	$107,662	$122,950	114.2
4	Louisville, KY	$106,552	$96,110	90.2
5	Greenville, SC	$106,260	$95,740	90.1
6	Memphis, TN	$106,250	$89,250	84
7	San Antonio, TX	$105,760	$96,770	91.5
8	Oklahoma City, OK	$105,387	$91,160	86.5
9	Houston, TX	$105,109	$101,430	96.5
10	Jacksonville, FL	$104,585	$99,460	95.1
11	Raleigh, NC	$103,587	$103,380	99.8
12	Tampa, FL	$101,968	$101,560	99.6
13	Atlanta, GA	$101,815	$101,000	99.2
14	Austin, TX	$101,476	$104,520	103
15	Buffalo, NY	$101,438	$93,830	92.5
16	Detroit, MI	$101,367	$96,400	95.1
17	Rochester, NY	$101,324	$94,130	92.9
18	Lexington, KY	$101,194	$92,390	91.3
19	Bakersfield, CA	$100,129	$100,730	100.6
20	Indianapolis, IN	$99,634	$89,770	90.1
21	Dallas, TX	$99,193	$103,260	104.1
22	St. Louis, MO	$98,822	$88,940	90
23	Wichita, KS	$98,595	$82,820	84
24	Tulsa, OK	$98,053	$85,110	86.8
25	Salt Lake City, UT	$97,742	$99,110	101.4
26	Richmond, VA	$97,698	$99,750	102.1
27	Colorado Springs, CO	$97,464	$101,850	104.5
28	Spokane, WA	$97,197	$94,670	97.4
29	Omaha, NE	$97,048	$89,090	91.8
30	Greensboro, NC	$97,021	$88,580	91.3
31	Minneapolis, MN	$96,789	$102,790	106.2
32	Knoxville, TN	$96,788	$87,400	90.3
33	Kansas City, MO	$96,415	$91,980	95.4
34	Des Moines, IA	$96,249	$89,800	93.3
35	Chicago, IL	$96,151	$103,170	107.3
36	New Orleans, LA	$95,485	$91,570	95.9
37	Las Vegas, NV	$94,899	$103,440	109
38	Albany, NY	$94,479	$95,140	100.7
39	Little Rock, AR	$94,206	$83,090	88.2
40	Hartford, CT	$93,766	$105,580	112.6
41	Birmingham, AL	$93,308	$84,350	90.4
42	Denver, CO	$93,165	$105,090	112.8
43	Phoenix, AZ	$93,078	$93,730	100.7
44	Charlotte, NC	$93,061	$89,990	96.7
45	Nashville, TN	$92,891	$93,170	100.3
46	Milwaukee, WI	$92,546	$90,140	97.4
47	Boise, ID	$92,204	$94,140	102.1
48	Albuquerque, NM	$92,064	$86,540	94
49	Tucson, AZ	$92,013	$87,780	95.4
50	Reno, NV	$89,765	$95,600	106.5
51	Orlando, FL	$89,040	$91,800	103.1
52	Madison, WI	$88,227	$91,580	103.8
53	Fresno, CA	$87,393	$92,200	105.5
54	Pittsburgh, PA	$87,151	$80,440	92.3
55	Bridgeport, CT	$85,236	$117,200	137.5
56	Providence, RI	$84,966	$101,450	119.4
57	Philadelphia, PA	$84,848	$100,460	118.4
58	Sacramento, CA	$84,042	$104,800	124.7
59	Washington, DC	$82,088	$125,430	152.8
60	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$80,907	$99,030	122.4
61	Portland, OR	$79,131	$102,950	130.1
62	Miami, FL	$78,944	$97,180	123.1
63	Boston, MA	$76,772	$116,770	152.1
64	Anchorage, AK	$75,921	$96,420	127
65	San Francisco, CA	$72,205	$129,680	179.6
66	Seattle, WA	$69,906	$104,440	149.4
67	San Jose, CA	$68,110	$133,360	195.8
68	San Diego, CA	$65,649	$105,170	160.2
69	Los Angeles, CA	$64,030	$106,290	166
70	New York, NY	$63,777	$119,390	187.2

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Network Architect salary at $133,360. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Columbus, OH offers the most purchasing power at $113,588 adjusted.

The national median Network Architect salary is $98,594 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $80,440 to $133,360 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.