How much do Computer Network Architects make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $78,770 and the 90th percentile is $157,650. The difference is $78,880, which is 69.0% 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 $93,720 to the 75th at $135,850, covers $42,130.

The mean annual wage is $117,940, which sits above the median of $114,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,639, which is 10.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% higher than the Michigan median of $112,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $119,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 15th of 20 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).).

• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $104,880 and employment of 40. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,586, against $119,639 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $122,870 and employment of 150. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,349, against $119,639 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $121,770 and employment of 110. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,136, against $119,639 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (340 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.