Computer Network Architect Salary by City

Designs and builds data communication networks including LANs, WANs, and cloud infrastructure.

Entry (Level I)
$79,971
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$118,102
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$137,272
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$130,390

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+11.9%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~11,200

avg per year, 2024–2034

Source: BLS ↗

Experience levels explained

Level I
Entry-level — learning the role, close guidance from senior colleagues
Level II
Early career — growing independently, handles standard assignments
Level III
Mid-level — works autonomously, tackles complex problems
Level IV
Senior / Lead — sets technical direction, broad expertise

Highest-paying metros

$186,389
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$121,846 – $218,171
$180,253
Merced, CA
$111,592 – $214,053
$165,859
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$112,382 – $192,213
$164,798
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$111,051 – $191,277
$164,216
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$110,115 – $190,882

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$122K$154K$186K$218K$186K
Merced, CACA$112K$146K$180K$214K$180K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$112K$139K$166K$192K$166K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$111K$138K$165K$191K$165K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$110K$137K$164K$191K$164K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$107K$135K$163K$191K$163K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$112K$137K$162K$187K$162K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$113K$137K$161K$184K$161K
Rochester, MNMN$133K$146K$160K$173K$160K
Boulder, COCO$106K$132K$159K$185K$159K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$102K$130K$158K$186K$159K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$89K$123K$158K$193K$158K
Yakima, WAWA$106K$132K$158K$184K$158K
Rapid City, SDSD$120K$139K$158K$176K$158K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$104K$130K$155K$181K$156K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$104K$129K$155K$180K$155K
Binghamton, NYNY$87K$120K$153K$185K$153K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$93K$122K$152K$181K$152K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$103K$127K$151K$175K$152K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$112K$131K$150K$170K$151K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$99K$124K$150K$175K$150K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$105K$127K$150K$172K$150K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$99K$124K$149K$175K$150K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$103K$126K$149K$172K$149K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$85K$117K$148K$180K$149K
Burlington, NCNC$94K$121K$148K$175K$148K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$111K$129K$148K$167K$148K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$96K$121K$147K$173K$147K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$95K$120K$146K$171K$146K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$92K$119K$146K$172K$146K
Kingston, NYNY$93K$119K$145K$170K$145K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$93K$118K$144K$169K$144K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$101K$122K$143K$164K$143K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$99K$121K$142K$163K$142K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$96K$119K$142K$165K$142K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$102K$122K$142K$161K$142K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$96K$119K$142K$164K$142K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$98K$120K$141K$162K$141K
Kankakee, ILIL$98K$119K$141K$162K$141K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$103K$121K$140K$158K$140K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$97K$118K$139K$161K$140K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$96K$117K$139K$161K$140K
Colorado Springs, COCO$94K$117K$139K$162K$139K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$92K$116K$139K$162K$139K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$96K$117K$139K$160K$139K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$96K$117K$138K$159K$139K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$90K$114K$138K$162K$138K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$95K$117K$138K$159K$138K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$95K$116K$138K$159K$138K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$94K$115K$137K$158K$137K
Rome, GAGA$94K$115K$136K$158K$137K
Bloomington, ILIL$99K$117K$136K$155K$136K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$89K$113K$136K$159K$136K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$88K$112K$136K$160K$136K
Guam MSAGU$88K$112K$136K$160K$136K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$88K$112K$136K$160K$136K
Kenosha, WIWI$95K$115K$136K$156K$136K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$86K$111K$135K$159K$135K
Sheboygan, WIWI$99K$117K$135K$153K$135K
Huntsville, ALAL$88K$111K$135K$158K$135K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$93K$114K$134K$155K$135K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$90K$112K$134K$156K$134K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$93K$114K$134K$155K$134K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$94K$114K$134K$154K$134K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$95K$115K$134K$153K$134K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$90K$112K$134K$156K$134K
Gainesville, GAGA$110K$122K$134K$146K$134K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$87K$111K$134K$157K$134K
Sebring, FLFL$89K$111K$134K$156K$134K
Greeley, COCO$90K$112K$133K$155K$134K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$88K$111K$133K$156K$134K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$95K$114K$133K$153K$134K
Yuba City, CACA$84K$109K$133K$158K$133K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$91K$112K$133K$154K$133K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$79K$106K$133K$159K$133K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$90K$111K$132K$154K$133K
Idaho Falls, IDID$99K$116K$132K$149K$133K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$94K$113K$132K$151K$132K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$90K$111K$132K$153K$132K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$96K$114K$132K$150K$132K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$109K$120K$132K$144K$132K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$88K$110K$132K$154K$132K
Corvallis, OROR$99K$115K$132K$149K$132K
Logan, UT-IDID$90K$111K$132K$153K$132K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$90K$111K$132K$153K$132K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$95K$113K$132K$150K$132K
Cleveland, OHOH$88K$110K$131K$153K$132K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$82K$107K$131K$156K$132K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$90K$111K$131K$152K$132K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$83K$107K$131K$155K$132K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$94K$113K$131K$150K$132K
Medford, OROR$93K$112K$131K$151K$131K
Yuma, AZAZ$89K$110K$131K$152K$131K
Vineland, NJNJ$89K$110K$131K$152K$131K
Mankato, MNMN$94K$112K$131K$150K$131K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$86K$108K$131K$153K$131K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$89K$110K$131K$152K$131K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$87K$109K$131K$153K$131K
St. Cloud, MNMN$93K$112K$131K$149K$131K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$84K$107K$131K$154K$131K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$93K$112K$131K$149K$131K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$93K$112K$130K$149K$131K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$79K$105K$130K$156K$131K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$94K$112K$130K$149K$130K
Sandusky, OHOH$86K$108K$130K$152K$130K
Napa, CACA$103K$117K$130K$144K$130K
Jacksonville, FLFL$92K$111K$130K$149K$130K
Carson City, NVNV$78K$104K$130K$155K$130K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$79K$104K$129K$154K$129K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$96K$113K$129K$146K$129K
New Haven, CTCT$91K$110K$129K$148K$129K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$97K$113K$129K$145K$129K
Dover, DEDE$87K$108K$129K$150K$129K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$85K$107K$129K$151K$129K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$81K$105K$129K$153K$129K
Spartanburg, SCSC$91K$110K$129K$148K$129K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$76K$102K$129K$155K$129K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$64K$96K$129K$161K$129K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$97K$113K$129K$145K$129K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$87K$108K$129K$150K$129K
Salem, OROR$105K$117K$129K$141K$129K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$91K$110K$129K$148K$129K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$88K$108K$129K$149K$129K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$81K$105K$129K$152K$129K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$86K$107K$128K$150K$129K
Springfield, ILIL$86K$107K$128K$150K$129K
Richmond, VAVA$86K$107K$128K$150K$129K
Columbus, OHOH$81K$105K$128K$152K$129K
Worcester, MAMA$90K$109K$128K$147K$128K
Reno, NVNV$74K$101K$128K$155K$128K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$80K$104K$128K$152K$128K
Mansfield, OHOH$81K$104K$128K$152K$128K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$89K$109K$128K$148K$128K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$73K$100K$128K$156K$128K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$90K$109K$128K$147K$128K
Lexington Park, MDMD$93K$111K$128K$145K$128K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$87K$107K$128K$149K$128K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$92K$110K$128K$146K$128K
El Centro, CACA$80K$104K$128K$152K$128K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$85K$106K$128K$149K$128K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$90K$109K$128K$147K$128K
Grants Pass, OROR$90K$109K$128K$147K$128K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$80K$104K$128K$151K$128K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$91K$109K$128K$146K$128K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$87K$107K$127K$148K$128K
Monroe, MIMI$87K$107K$127K$148K$128K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$98K$113K$127K$142K$128K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$70K$98K$127K$156K$127K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$85K$106K$127K$148K$127K
Springfield, OHOH$81K$104K$127K$150K$127K
Charlottesville, VAVA$82K$104K$127K$150K$127K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$85K$106K$127K$148K$127K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$88K$108K$127K$147K$127K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$82K$104K$127K$150K$127K
Syracuse, NYNY$87K$107K$127K$147K$127K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$90K$109K$127K$145K$127K
Jackson, MIMI$86K$106K$127K$147K$127K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$87K$107K$126K$146K$126K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$85K$106K$126K$147K$126K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$85K$105K$126K$147K$126K
Decatur, ALAL$89K$108K$126K$144K$126K
Toledo, OHOH$83K$105K$126K$147K$126K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$95K$111K$126K$141K$126K
Walla Walla, WAWA$90K$108K$126K$144K$126K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$90K$108K$126K$144K$126K
Savannah, GAGA$90K$108K$125K$143K$126K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$86K$106K$125K$145K$126K
Bellingham, WAWA$87K$106K$125K$144K$126K
Salisbury, MDMD$84K$105K$125K$146K$125K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$88K$106K$125K$143K$125K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$77K$101K$125K$148K$125K
Albany, OROR$94K$109K$125K$140K$125K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$64K$94K$124K$154K$125K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$77K$101K$124K$148K$125K
Flint, MIMI$83K$103K$124K$145K$125K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$81K$103K$124K$146K$125K
Midland, TXTX$94K$109K$124K$139K$124K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$89K$107K$124K$142K$124K
Peoria, ILIL$86K$105K$124K$143K$124K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$81K$102K$124K$146K$124K
Birmingham, ALAL$86K$105K$124K$143K$124K
Boise City, IDID$71K$97K$124K$150K$124K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$83K$103K$124K$144K$124K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$85K$104K$124K$143K$124K
Akron, OHOH$83K$103K$124K$144K$124K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$79K$101K$123K$146K$124K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$79K$101K$123K$145K$123K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$79K$101K$123K$145K$123K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$79K$101K$123K$145K$123K
Gainesville, FLFL$84K$104K$123K$143K$123K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$84K$104K$123K$142K$123K
Gadsden, ALAL$84K$104K$123K$142K$123K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$85K$104K$123K$142K$123K
Elmira, NYNY$75K$99K$123K$147K$123K
Springfield, MAMA$89K$106K$123K$140K$123K
Jonesboro, ARAR$84K$104K$123K$142K$123K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$91K$107K$123K$139K$123K
Waco, TXTX$85K$104K$123K$142K$123K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$81K$102K$123K$143K$123K
Lynchburg, VAVA$79K$101K$123K$145K$123K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$84K$103K$122K$141K$123K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$79K$101K$122K$144K$122K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$78K$100K$122K$144K$122K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$84K$103K$122K$141K$122K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$82K$102K$122K$142K$122K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$85K$103K$122K$140K$122K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$93K$107K$122K$136K$122K
Hinesville, GAGA$81K$101K$121K$141K$122K
Valdosta, GAGA$78K$100K$121K$143K$121K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$82K$102K$121K$141K$121K
Tallahassee, FLFL$80K$100K$121K$142K$121K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$79K$100K$121K$142K$121K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$75K$98K$121K$144K$121K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$76K$98K$121K$143K$121K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$81K$101K$121K$141K$121K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$80K$100K$121K$141K$121K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$80K$101K$121K$141K$121K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$80K$100K$120K$141K$121K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$87K$104K$120K$137K$121K
Farmington, NMNM$91K$106K$120K$135K$121K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$87K$104K$120K$137K$121K
Pocatello, IDID$77K$99K$120K$142K$121K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$76K$98K$120K$143K$121K
Madison, WIWI$83K$102K$120K$139K$121K
Santa Fe, NMNM$91K$106K$120K$135K$120K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$79K$100K$120K$141K$120K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$89K$105K$120K$136K$120K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$79K$100K$120K$140K$120K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$89K$104K$120K$136K$120K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$94K$107K$120K$133K$120K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$81K$100K$120K$139K$120K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$95K$108K$120K$132K$120K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$81K$100K$119K$139K$120K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$69K$94K$119K$144K$120K
Jackson, TNTN$71K$95K$119K$144K$120K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$79K$99K$119K$140K$120K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$82K$100K$119K$138K$120K
Goldsboro, NCNC$79K$99K$119K$139K$119K
Pittsfield, MAMA$86K$102K$119K$136K$119K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$79K$99K$119K$139K$119K
Anchorage, AKAK$77K$98K$119K$140K$119K
Columbia, SCSC$83K$101K$119K$137K$119K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$79K$99K$119K$139K$119K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$78K$99K$119K$139K$119K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$86K$102K$119K$136K$119K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$84K$102K$119K$136K$119K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$75K$97K$119K$141K$119K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$85K$102K$119K$136K$119K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$75K$97K$119K$141K$119K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$85K$102K$119K$136K$119K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$91K$105K$119K$133K$119K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$88K$103K$119K$134K$119K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$80K$99K$118K$138K$119K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$75K$97K$118K$140K$119K
Albuquerque, NMNM$90K$104K$118K$133K$119K
Mobile, ALAL$76K$97K$118K$139K$118K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$75K$96K$118K$140K$118K
Glens Falls, NYNY$78K$98K$118K$139K$118K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$89K$104K$118K$133K$118K
Bend, OROR$83K$101K$118K$136K$118K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$78K$98K$118K$138K$118K
Redding, CACA$69K$93K$118K$142K$118K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$87K$103K$118K$133K$118K
Bloomington, ININ$77K$98K$118K$138K$118K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$88K$103K$118K$133K$118K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$79K$99K$118K$137K$118K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$76K$97K$118K$139K$118K
Rochester, NYNY$83K$100K$117K$135K$118K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$76K$96K$117K$138K$118K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$82K$100K$117K$135K$117K
Battle Creek, MIMI$80K$99K$117K$136K$117K
Fayetteville, NCNC$84K$101K$117K$134K$117K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$74K$96K$117K$139K$117K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$77K$97K$117K$137K$117K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$76K$96K$117K$138K$117K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$75K$96K$117K$138K$117K
Kokomo, ININ$77K$97K$117K$137K$117K
Pueblo, COCO$86K$101K$117K$133K$117K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$82K$100K$117K$134K$117K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$92K$104K$117K$130K$117K
Montgomery, ALAL$75K$96K$117K$138K$117K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$78K$97K$117K$137K$117K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$77K$97K$117K$137K$117K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$78K$97K$117K$136K$117K
Ithaca, NYNY$86K$101K$117K$132K$117K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$82K$100K$117K$134K$117K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$76K$96K$117K$137K$117K
Florence, SCSC$80K$98K$117K$135K$117K
Sumter, SCSC$80K$98K$117K$135K$117K
Odessa, TXTX$79K$97K$116K$135K$117K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$74K$95K$116K$137K$116K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$77K$97K$116K$136K$116K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$76K$96K$116K$136K$116K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$79K$98K$116K$134K$116K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$72K$94K$116K$138K$116K
Albany, GAGA$73K$95K$116K$137K$116K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$71K$93K$116K$138K$116K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$78K$97K$116K$135K$116K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$76K$96K$116K$136K$116K
Wausau, WIWI$70K$93K$116K$139K$116K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$77K$96K$116K$135K$116K
Abilene, TXTX$75K$95K$116K$136K$116K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$74K$95K$116K$137K$116K
Decatur, ILIL$80K$98K$116K$133K$116K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$81K$98K$116K$133K$116K
Bozeman, MTMT$77K$96K$116K$135K$116K
Tulsa, OKOK$80K$98K$115K$133K$116K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$76K$96K$115K$135K$116K
Wilmington, NCNC$73K$94K$115K$136K$116K
Erie, PAPA$62K$89K$115K$142K$115K
Grand Junction, COCO$70K$93K$115K$137K$115K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$76K$95K$115K$135K$115K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$75K$95K$115K$135K$115K
Knoxville, TNTN$84K$100K$115K$130K$115K
Green Bay, WIWI$79K$97K$115K$133K$115K
Bismarck, NDND$89K$102K$115K$127K$115K
Ogden, UTUT$78K$96K$115K$133K$115K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$81K$98K$115K$131K$115K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$76K$95K$115K$134K$115K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$78K$96K$115K$133K$115K
Victoria, TXTX$81K$98K$114K$131K$115K
Lawton, OKOK$78K$96K$114K$133K$115K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$75K$95K$114K$134K$114K
Vallejo, CACA$77K$95K$114K$133K$114K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$83K$99K$114K$130K$114K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$74K$94K$114K$134K$114K
Tucson, AZAZ$81K$97K$114K$131K$114K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$82K$98K$114K$130K$114K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$92K$103K$114K$125K$114K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$79K$96K$114K$131K$114K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$78K$96K$114K$132K$114K
Eau Claire, WIWI$76K$95K$114K$133K$114K
Gettysburg, PAPA$76K$95K$114K$132K$114K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$71K$92K$114K$135K$114K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$82K$98K$114K$129K$114K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$82K$98K$114K$129K$114K
Iowa City, IAIA$85K$100K$114K$128K$114K
Hot Springs, ARAR$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Enid, OKOK$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$72K$93K$113K$134K$113K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$76K$94K$113K$132K$113K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$73K$93K$113K$133K$113K
Morristown, TNTN$83K$98K$113K$128K$113K
Lima, OHOH$73K$93K$113K$133K$113K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Chambersburg, PAPA$76K$94K$113K$131K$113K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$73K$93K$113K$132K$113K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$74K$93K$113K$132K$113K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$74K$93K$112K$131K$113K
Visalia, CACA$72K$92K$112K$132K$113K
Lebanon, PAPA$75K$94K$112K$131K$112K
Appleton, WIWI$84K$98K$112K$126K$112K
Hammond, LALA$71K$92K$112K$133K$112K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$71K$92K$112K$132K$112K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$72K$92K$112K$132K$112K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$72K$92K$112K$132K$112K
Missoula, MTMT$77K$94K$112K$129K$112K
Alexandria, LALA$69K$90K$112K$133K$112K
Monroe, LALA$69K$90K$112K$133K$112K
St. George, UTUT$66K$89K$112K$134K$112K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$73K$92K$112K$131K$112K
San Angelo, TXTX$73K$92K$112K$131K$112K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$72K$92K$111K$131K$111K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$73K$92K$111K$130K$111K
Niles, MIMI$73K$92K$111K$130K$111K
Reading, PAPA$79K$95K$111K$127K$111K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$77K$94K$111K$128K$111K
Johnson City, TNTN$80K$95K$111K$126K$111K
Columbia, MOMO$79K$95K$111K$127K$111K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$61K$86K$111K$135K$111K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$69K$90K$111K$132K$111K
Jacksonville, NCNC$71K$91K$111K$130K$111K
Longview, TXTX$68K$89K$110K$132K$111K
Roanoke, VAVA$77K$94K$110K$127K$111K
Lancaster, PAPA$66K$88K$110K$133K$111K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$70K$90K$110K$130K$110K
Chico, CACA$71K$90K$110K$130K$110K
Salinas, CACA$74K$92K$110K$128K$110K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$81K$95K$110K$124K$110K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$74K$92K$110K$128K$110K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$74K$92K$110K$127K$110K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$67K$88K$110K$131K$110K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$68K$89K$110K$130K$110K
Lincoln, NENE$79K$94K$110K$125K$110K
Columbus, ININ$74K$92K$109K$127K$109K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$80K$95K$109K$124K$109K
Helena, MTMT$76K$93K$109K$125K$109K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$71K$90K$109K$128K$109K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$75K$92K$109K$126K$109K
Johnstown, PAPA$69K$89K$109K$129K$109K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$77K$93K$109K$125K$109K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$73K$91K$109K$127K$109K
Casper, WYWY$81K$95K$109K$123K$109K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$81K$95K$109K$123K$109K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$79K$94K$108K$123K$109K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$80K$94K$108K$122K$108K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$77K$93K$108K$124K$108K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$81K$94K$108K$122K$108K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$71K$90K$108K$126K$108K
Twin Falls, IDID$79K$93K$108K$123K$108K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$68K$88K$108K$128K$108K
Bangor, MEME$79K$94K$108K$122K$108K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$80K$94K$108K$122K$108K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$79K$93K$108K$122K$108K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$77K$92K$108K$123K$108K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$77K$92K$108K$123K$108K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$68K$88K$108K$128K$108K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$71K$89K$107K$126K$108K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$79K$93K$107K$122K$108K
Modesto, CACA$63K$85K$107K$129K$107K
Lubbock, TXTX$73K$90K$107K$125K$107K
Cleveland, TNTN$76K$91K$107K$123K$107K
Morgantown, WVWV$64K$86K$107K$129K$107K
Beckley, WVWV$67K$87K$107K$127K$107K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$67K$87K$107K$127K$107K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$80K$93K$107K$120K$107K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$71K$89K$107K$125K$107K
Traverse City, MIMI$82K$94K$106K$119K$107K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$71K$89K$106K$124K$107K
Asheville, NCNC$66K$86K$106K$127K$106K
Cheyenne, WYWY$78K$92K$106K$120K$106K
Billings, MTMT$80K$93K$106K$120K$106K
Laredo, TXTX$69K$87K$106K$125K$106K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$69K$88K$106K$124K$106K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$74K$90K$106K$122K$106K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$69K$87K$106K$124K$106K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$67K$86K$105K$125K$106K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$77K$91K$105K$120K$105K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$68K$87K$105K$123K$105K
Topeka, KSKS$77K$91K$105K$119K$105K
Evansville, ININ$76K$90K$105K$119K$105K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$79K$92K$105K$118K$105K
Fresno, CACA$70K$87K$105K$122K$105K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$69K$87K$105K$122K$105K
York-Hanover, PAPA$69K$87K$104K$122K$104K
Charleston, WVWV$65K$84K$104K$124K$104K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$67K$86K$104K$123K$104K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$67K$86K$104K$123K$104K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$80K$92K$104K$116K$104K
Great Falls, MTMT$76K$90K$104K$118K$104K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$75K$90K$104K$118K$104K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$69K$86K$104K$121K$104K
Warner Robins, GAGA$64K$84K$104K$123K$104K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$77K$90K$104K$117K$104K
El Paso, TXTX$68K$86K$103K$121K$104K
Williamsport, PAPA$70K$87K$103K$120K$104K
Baton Rouge, LALA$68K$85K$103K$121K$104K
Greenville, NCNC$67K$85K$103K$121K$103K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$67K$85K$103K$121K$103K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$74K$89K$103K$117K$103K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$61K$82K$103K$124K$103K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$72K$88K$103K$118K$103K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$67K$85K$103K$121K$103K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$72K$88K$103K$118K$103K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$73K$88K$103K$118K$103K
Altoona, PAPA$73K$88K$103K$118K$103K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$68K$85K$102K$119K$102K
Terre Haute, ININ$68K$85K$102K$119K$102K
Dubuque, IAIA$66K$84K$102K$120K$102K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$64K$83K$102K$121K$102K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$71K$86K$101K$116K$101K
Wichita, KSKS$67K$84K$101K$118K$101K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$71K$86K$101K$116K$101K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$83K$92K$101K$110K$101K
Jackson, MSMS$69K$85K$101K$117K$101K
Saginaw, MIMI$67K$84K$101K$118K$101K
Tyler, TXTX$69K$84K$100K$116K$101K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$62K$81K$100K$119K$100K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$61K$81K$100K$120K$100K
Lake Charles, LALA$69K$84K$100K$116K$100K
Minot, NDND$75K$88K$100K$113K$100K
Grand Island, NENE$70K$85K$100K$115K$100K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$73K$87K$100K$113K$100K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$69K$85K$100K$115K$100K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$66K$83K$99K$116K$100K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$62K$81K$99K$118K$100K
Rockford, ILIL$65K$82K$99K$116K$99K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$77K$88K$99K$110K$99K
Muncie, ININ$72K$86K$99K$112K$99K
State College, PAPA$72K$85K$99K$113K$99K
Las Cruces, NMNM$74K$86K$99K$112K$99K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$62K$80K$99K$117K$99K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$57K$78K$98K$119K$99K
Springfield, MOMO$65K$82K$98K$115K$99K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$67K$83K$98K$114K$98K
Manhattan, KSKS$68K$83K$98K$113K$98K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$64K$81K$98K$115K$98K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$71K$84K$98K$111K$98K
Dothan, ALAL$60K$78K$97K$116K$98K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$69K$83K$97K$112K$97K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$64K$81K$97K$114K$97K
Fort Wayne, ININ$64K$80K$97K$113K$97K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$61K$79K$96K$114K$97K
Ames, IAIA$69K$82K$96K$110K$96K
Ocala, FLFL$54K$75K$96K$117K$96K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$67K$81K$95K$110K$96K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$67K$81K$95K$109K$95K
Lafayette, LALA$71K$83K$95K$107K$95K
Owensboro, KYKY$65K$80K$95K$110K$95K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$60K$77K$95K$112K$95K
Dalton, GAGA$57K$75K$94K$112K$94K
Bowling Green, KYKY$63K$78K$93K$109K$93K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$54K$73K$93K$113K$93K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$70K$81K$93K$104K$93K
Lawrence, KSKS$73K$83K$93K$102K$93K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$64K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$48K$70K$92K$114K$92K
Amarillo, TXTX$49K$70K$91K$112K$92K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$53K$72K$91K$110K$91K
Bay City, MIMI$56K$73K$90K$107K$90K
Midland, MIMI$56K$73K$90K$107K$90K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$62K$75K$89K$102K$89K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$62K$75K$89K$102K$89K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$63K$75K$88K$100K$88K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$60K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Jefferson City, MOMO$56K$71K$87K$102K$87K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$42K$60K$79K$97K$79K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$53K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Ponce, PRPR$43K$55K$66K$78K$67K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$43K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Guayama, PRPR$43K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$42K$54K$65K$77K$65K
Arecibo, PRPR$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$51K$58K$65K$71K$65K
Mayaguez, PRPR$41K$51K$62K$72K$62K
Aguadilla, PRPR$41K$51K$61K$71K$61K

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Data source: Salary figures are sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, which surveys employers across the U.S. each year to collect wage data by occupation and geography. The four experience levels (I–IV) are DOL's standardized tiers ranging from entry-level to fully competent. Data reflects the most recently published survey cycle and may not capture real-time market fluctuations. SOC code: 15-1241.