SOC 15-1241 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Network Architects make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $159,820. The 10th percentile is $103,300 and the 90th percentile is $215,190. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$159,820

10th percentile
$103,300
25th percentile
$125,450
Median
$159,820
75th percentile
$189,310
90th percentile
$215,190
Mean
$158,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $103,300 and the 90th percentile is $215,190. The difference is $111,890, which is 70.0% 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 $125,450 to the 75th at $189,310, covers $63,860.

The mean annual wage is $158,060, which sits below the median of $159,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 19.2% higher than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,555, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $143,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $159,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $149,555 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 4th of 27 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).).

  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $138,770 and employment of 90. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,079, against $149,555 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $137,000 and employment of 220. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,027, against $149,555 here.
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $165,570 and employment of 220. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,313, against $149,555 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (240 of 404,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Network Architects make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $159,820. The 10th percentile is $103,300 and the 90th percentile is $215,190. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Network Architects?

The local median is 19.2% higher than the national median of $134,050.

What is Computer Network Architects pay in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $159,820 is $149,555. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Architects?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $138,770. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 4th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.