SOC 15-1241 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Network Architects make in Fort Wayne, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Fort Wayne, IN is $97,340. The 10th percentile is $62,100 and the 90th percentile is $173,030. Employment is 100.
Median annual wage
$97,340
- 10th percentile
- $62,100
- 25th percentile
- $78,810
- Median
- $97,340
- 75th percentile
- $128,840
- 90th percentile
- $173,030
- Mean
- $109,560
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $62,100 and the 90th percentile is $173,030. The difference is $110,930, which is 114.0% 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 $78,810 to the 75th at $128,840, covers $50,030.
The mean annual wage is $109,560, which sits above the median of $97,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fort Wayne, IN median is 27.4% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,151, which is 21.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 21.6% lower than the Indiana median of $124,190.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $105,151 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 22nd of 22 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).).
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 53 miles away, with a median of $107,400 and employment of 40. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,904, against $105,151 here.
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $121,770 and employment of 110. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,136, against $105,151 here.
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 87 miles away, with a median of $104,880 and employment of 40. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,586, against $105,151 here.
Employment share
Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (100 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN · Computer Network Architects by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer Network Architects make in Fort Wayne, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Fort Wayne, IN is $97,340. The 10th percentile is $62,100 and the 90th percentile is $173,030. Employment is 100.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Network Architects?
The local median is 27.4% lower than the national median of $134,050.
What is Computer Network Architects pay in Fort Wayne, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,340 is $105,151. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fort Wayne, IN compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Architects?
Elkhart-Goshen, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $107,400. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 22nd of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.