Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

15-1143 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. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. Excludes "Information Security Analysts" (15-1122), "Network and Computer Systems Administrators" (15-1142), and "Computer Network Support Specialists" (15-1152).

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
152,670	1.6 %	$53.43	$111,130	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$29.00	$39.40	$52.41	$66.26	$78.98
Annual Wage (2)	$60,310	$81,960	$109,020	$137,820	$164,280

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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	42,960	2.05	$54.11	$112,540
Telecommunications	17,370	2.30	$54.30	$112,940
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,440	0.52	$55.11	$114,640
Employment Services	7,050	0.19	$54.37	$113,090
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	5,210	1.63	$57.25	$119,080

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	17,370	2.30	$54.30	$112,940
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	42,960	2.05	$54.11	$112,540
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	5,210	1.63	$57.25	$119,080
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	250	1.38	$58.94	$122,600
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	600	1.12	$50.80	$105,670

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	110	0.01	$68.31	$142,090
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	800	0.22	$64.40	$133,950
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	1,420	0.91	$63.69	$132,470
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,910	0.21	$62.82	$130,660
Other Information Services	1,720	0.58	$62.13	$129,240

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	16,650	0.98	0.93	$61.30	$127,500
Texas	12,560	1.04	0.98	$57.37	$119,340
Florida	10,280	1.19	1.13	$43.84	$91,180
Virginia	9,700	2.53	2.40	$59.16	$123,050
New York	8,660	0.92	0.87	$54.47	$113,300

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)
Virginia	9,700	2.53	2.40	$59.16	$123,050
Colorado	6,040	2.31	2.19	$55.44	$115,300
Maryland	5,340	1.99	1.88	$58.52	$121,720
Washington	5,800	1.78	1.69	$53.83	$111,960
Massachusetts	6,000	1.68	1.59	$58.51	$121,700

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	16,650	0.98	0.93	$61.30	$127,500
Delaware	630	1.40	1.33	$61.05	$126,990
New Jersey	5,160	1.27	1.21	$59.77	$124,310
New Hampshire	420	0.64	0.60	$59.29	$123,310
District of Columbia	1,010	1.42	1.35	$59.23	$123,200

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	10,370	1.09	1.04	$58.82	$122,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,800	3.13	2.96	$60.41	$125,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,720	1.60	1.52	$60.54	$125,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,590	2.03	1.92	$59.15	$123,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,340	0.87	0.83	$56.89	$118,330
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,750	1.77	1.68	$55.70	$115,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,620	1.00	0.94	$55.41	$115,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	4,530	3.06	2.90	$57.08	$118,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,090	1.44	1.36	$53.64	$111,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,890	1.61	1.52	$61.07	$127,030

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	1,710	15.18	14.39	$42.79	$89,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3,740	3.35	3.17	$70.06	$145,730
California-Lexington Park, MD	150	3.25	3.08	$52.18	$108,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,800	3.13	2.96	$60.41	$125,660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	4,530	3.06	2.90	$57.08	$118,730
Boulder, CO	530	2.91	2.76	$54.35	$113,050
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	510	2.37	2.25	$41.26	$85,820
Raleigh, NC	1,410	2.24	2.12	$47.40	$98,600
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	1,070	2.18	2.07	$48.25	$100,350
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,940	2.14	2.03	$62.94	$130,900