Network Architect salary

Q: What state pays Network Architects the most?

California pays Network Architects the most in the United States, with an average salary of $125,624 per year, or $60.40 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Network Architect?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Network Architect if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $115,678 per year.

Average network architect salary

$105,375

$50.66 hourly rate

Entry-level network architect salary

$75,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a network architect make?

The average network architect salary in the United States is $105,375. Network architect salaries typically range between $75,000 and $146,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for network architects is $50.66 per hour.

Network architect salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Network architects earn the highest average salary in California.

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Network Architect salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Payscale and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a network architect typically falls between $105,375 and $150,180.

zippia

$105,375yearly

glassdoor[1]

$136,729yearly

indeed[2]

$126,418yearly

ZipRecruiter[3]

$150,180yearly

payscale[4]

$127,253yearly

SalaryExpert[5]

$132,585yearly

CareerExplorer[6]

$109,020yearly

Average network architect salary by state

The highest-paying states for network architects are California, Massachusetts, and Nevada. The lowest average network architect salary states are Kansas, Iowa, and Arkansas.

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Highest paying states for network architects

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Massachusetts	$115,678	$55.61
2	Vermont	$104,843	$50.41
3	Nevada	$114,589	$55.09
4	Washington	$111,338	$53.53
5	Delaware	$105,090	$50.52
6	Pennsylvania	$101,110	$48.61
7	Texas	$96,491	$46.39
8	Rhode Island	$96,723	$46.50
9	Arizona	$97,917	$47.08
10	Idaho	$101,200	$48.65
11	California	$125,624	$60.40
12	Oregon	$111,796	$53.75
13	Utah	$93,190	$44.80
14	New York	$102,408	$49.23
15	Maine	$100,467	$48.30
16	New Jersey	$99,176	$47.68
17	District of Columbia	$99,704	$47.93
18	Virginia	$98,058	$47.14
19	Wyoming	$90,234	$43.38
20	New Hampshire	$95,163	$45.75
21	Maryland	$93,100	$44.76
22	North Carolina	$90,870	$43.69
23	Nebraska	$93,351	$44.88
24	North Dakota	$88,194	$42.40
25	Michigan	$91,957	$44.21
26	Connecticut	$92,007	$44.23
27	South Dakota	$89,740	$43.14
28	Minnesota	$90,943	$43.72
29	Georgia	$87,906	$42.26
30	Colorado	$88,412	$42.51
31	West Virginia	$89,261	$42.91
32	Hawaii	$94,105	$45.24
33	Illinois	$89,615	$43.08
34	Wisconsin	$89,489	$43.02
35	Ohio	$87,461	$42.05
36	Tennessee	$86,634	$41.65
37	New Mexico	$84,149	$40.46
38	Missouri	$86,108	$41.40
39	Alaska	$81,217	$39.05
40	Alabama	$81,594	$39.23
41	Kentucky	$83,725	$40.25
42	Louisiana	$84,457	$40.60
43	Montana	$81,884	$39.37
44	Arkansas	$79,288	$38.12
45	Oklahoma	$82,439	$39.63
46	Iowa	$80,237	$38.58
47	Indiana	$80,418	$38.66
48	Florida	$75,376	$36.24
49	Kansas	$80,244	$38.58
50	South Carolina	$76,697	$36.87
51	Mississippi	$76,070	$36.57

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Highest paying cities for network architects

The highest-paying cities for network architects are San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Bellevue, WA.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$137,249	$65.99
2	Boston, MA	$115,884	$55.71
3	Bellevue, WA	$112,006	$53.85
4	White Plains, NY	$102,714	$49.38
5	Philadelphia, PA	$101,814	$48.95
6	Washington, DC	$99,737	$47.95
7	Jersey City, NJ	$99,386	$47.78
8	McLean, VA	$99,319	$47.75
9	Phoenix, AZ	$98,249	$47.24
10	San Antonio, TX	$97,369	$46.81
11	Bellevue, NE	$93,633	$45.02
12	Hartford, CT	$92,271	$44.36
13	Troy, MI	$92,239	$44.35
14	Chicago, IL	$90,201	$43.37
15	Charlotte, NC	$89,462	$43.01
16	Littleton, CO	$88,510	$42.55
17	Alpharetta, GA	$87,957	$42.29
18	Saint Louis, MO	$87,271	$41.96
19	Indianapolis, IN	$80,158	$38.54
20	Tampa, FL	$76,678	$36.86

Network Architect salary details

A network architect's salary ranges from $75,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $146,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Network Architect Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a network architect's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$146,000	$12,167	$70
75th Percentile	$125,000	$10,417	$60
Average	$105,375	$8,781	$51
25th Percentile	$88,000	$7,333	$42
10th Percentile	$75,000	$6,250	$36

Highest paying network architect jobs

The highest paying types of network architects are senior network engineer, technical systems engineer, and network operations manager.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Administrator	$72,882	$6,074	$35.04	67,553
Systems Administrator	$77,156	$6,430	$37.09	134,500
Information Technology Administrator	$73,195	$6,100	$35.19	159,499
Technical Systems Engineer	$101,163	$8,430	$48.64	192,058
System Technician	$43,410	$3,617	$20.87	137,121
Network Support Analyst	$83,921	$6,993	$40.35	118,825

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Which companies pay network architects the most?

Network architect salaries at Anaplan and Apple are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average network architect salary at companies like RapidSOS and Microsoft are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Anaplan	$168,976	$81.24
2	Apple	$155,581	$74.80
3	RapidSOS	$147,183	$70.76
4	Microsoft	$146,952	$70.65
5	BP America Inc	$145,692	$70.04
6	Bill.com	$144,701	$69.57
7	MySpace NYC	$142,186	$68.36
8	BNY Mellon	$139,404	$67.02
9	Amazon	$139,089	$66.87
10	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$139,075	$66.86
11	Cisco	$137,363	$66.04
12	Koch Industries	$137,304	$66.01
13	Riverbed Holdings, Inc.	$135,432	$65.11
14	Continental Resources	$134,969	$64.89
15	MUFG EMEA	$134,632	$64.73
16	Invesco	$132,969	$63.93
17	Brookhaven National Laboratory	$132,206	$63.56
18	Corning Incorporated	$130,008	$62.50
19	Citrix	$129,390	$62.21
20	Dickstein Shapiro	$127,767	$61.43

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Network Architect salary by industry

The average network architect salary varies across industries:

The average network architect salary in the professional industry is $120,312, the highest of any industry.
The average network architect salary in the finance industry is $109,849.
Network architects in the finance industry earn an average salary of $90,920, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for network architects

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Professional	$120,312	$57.84
2	Media	$109,849	$52.81
3	Telecommunication	$109,517	$52.65
4	Manufacturing	$107,693	$51.78
5	Retail	$107,278	$51.58
6	Technology	$105,447	$50.70
7	Health Care	$98,812	$47.51
8	Finance	$90,920	$43.71

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Network Architect salary trends

The average network architect salary has risen by $19,228 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average network architect earned $86,147 annually, but today, they earn $105,375 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for network architects over the last decade.

Compare network architect salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average network architect salary over time

Compare network architect salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Network Architect salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$105,000	$50.66	+3.3%
2024	$102,000	$48.99	+2.3%
2023	$99,600	$47.88	+1.2%
2022	$98,400	$47.33	+1.7%
2021	$96,700	$46.51	+2.4%

Recently added network architect salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Collabera	Network Architect	Houston, TX	12/16/2024	$135,655
Sutter Health Corporation	Cloud Engineering Network Architect	Pony, MT	12/16/2024	$156,525
Celestica	Principal, Networking Hardware Architect	San Jose, CA	12/15/2024	$166,000
Enovix	Global Network Architect	Fremont, CA	12/15/2024	$135,360
Techcratic	Network Architect	Maryland	12/15/2024	$108,550
Iberdrola	Telecom Network Architect	Augusta, ME	12/15/2024	$76,186
Microsoft Corporation	Principal AI Network Architect	Redmond, WA	12/14/2024	$180,400
Cape Asset Management	Wireless Network Architect	New York, NY	12/14/2024	$160,000
Leidos	Computer Network Architect	Washington, DC	12/13/2024	$72,150
Vgroup Inc.	Network Architect	Albany, NY	12/13/2024	$123,822

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