How much do Computer Network Architects make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $100,050 and the 90th percentile is $211,820. The difference is $111,770, which is 69.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $122,880 to the 75th at $173,780, covers $50,900.

The mean annual wage is $154,430, which sits below the median of $160,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 19.8% higher than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $148,385, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Massachusetts median of $155,060.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $160,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $148,385 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 3rd of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $106,940 and employment of 240. That median is 33.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,214, against $148,385 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $130,060 and employment of 350. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,859, against $148,385 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $131,320 and employment of 520. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,032, against $148,385 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (5,240 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.68 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.