Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
15-1241 Computer Network Architects
Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. Excludes “Information Security Analysts” (15-1212), “Computer Network Support Specialists” (15-1231), and “Network and Computer Systems Administrators” (15-1244).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 152,420 |
1.5 % |
$55.34 |
$115,110 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$31.14 |
$41.01 |
$54.18 |
$68.56 |
$80.96 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$64,770 |
$85,290 |
$112,690 |
$142,610 |
$168,390 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
42,280 |
1.94 |
$56.39 |
$117,300 |
| Telecommunications |
15,860 |
2.21 |
$54.03 |
$112,390 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
13,020 |
0.53 |
$55.55 |
$115,550 |
| Employment Services |
7,610 |
0.21 |
$54.93 |
$114,250 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
5,820 |
0.39 |
$56.64 |
$117,820 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
15,860 |
2.21 |
$54.03 |
$112,390 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
42,280 |
1.94 |
$56.39 |
$117,300 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,290 |
1.57 |
$57.51 |
$119,620 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
290 |
1.51 |
$56.68 |
$117,880 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
530 |
0.99 |
$55.15 |
$114,720 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
2,090 |
0.22 |
$67.99 |
$141,410 |
| Other Information Services |
1,860 |
0.57 |
$66.83 |
$139,000 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
1,350 |
0.85 |
$64.77 |
$134,720 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
560 |
0.15 |
$64.25 |
$133,640 |
| Software Publishers |
2,710 |
0.63 |
$63.34 |
$131,750 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
18,210 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
$61.59 |
$128,100 |
| Texas |
13,080 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
$56.76 |
$118,060 |
| Florida |
8,410 |
0.96 |
0.92 |
$50.95 |
$105,980 |
| New York |
8,350 |
0.88 |
0.85 |
$59.02 |
$122,760 |
| Virginia |
8,030 |
2.07 |
1.99 |
$61.79 |
$128,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colorado |
6,790 |
2.53 |
2.44 |
$58.19 |
$121,040 |
| Maryland |
6,360 |
2.35 |
2.27 |
$59.27 |
$123,270 |
| Virginia |
8,030 |
2.07 |
1.99 |
$61.79 |
$128,530 |
| District of Columbia |
1,400 |
1.94 |
1.87 |
$61.36 |
$127,620 |
| Massachusetts |
5,810 |
1.61 |
1.55 |
$61.13 |
$127,140 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,120 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
$62.45 |
$129,900 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8,920 |
2.81 |
2.70 |
$62.70 |
$130,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,710 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
$56.06 |
$116,610 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,690 |
1.56 |
1.50 |
$59.33 |
$123,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,440 |
1.94 |
1.87 |
$61.77 |
$128,490 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
5,040 |
3.33 |
3.21 |
$59.99 |
$124,780 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,960 |
1.81 |
1.74 |
$55.30 |
$115,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,250 |
1.72 |
1.66 |
$66.21 |
$137,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,250 |
0.91 |
0.88 |
$60.14 |
$125,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,130 |
1.44 |
1.38 |
$59.35 |
$123,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
1,030 |
9.06 |
8.73 |
$42.10 |
$87,570 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
170 |
3.53 |
3.40 |
$50.76 |
$105,580 |
| Boulder, CO |
650 |
3.49 |
3.36 |
$55.96 |
$116,400 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
5,040 |
3.33 |
3.21 |
$59.99 |
$124,780 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
3,330 |
2.92 |
2.82 |
$73.27 |
$152,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8,920 |
2.81 |
2.70 |
$62.70 |
$130,410 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
3,770 |
2.74 |
2.64 |
$62.93 |
$130,890 |
| Huntsville, AL |
530 |
2.28 |
2.20 |
$53.73 |
$111,760 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
650 |
2.26 |
2.17 |
$53.15 |
$110,550 |
| Raleigh, NC |
1,410 |
2.17 |
2.09 |
$49.68 |
$103,340 |
United States Department of Labor
