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

How much do Computer Network Architects make in Lawrence, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Lawrence, KS is $85,330. The 10th percentile is $71,780 and the 90th percentile is $129,060. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$85,330

10th percentile
$71,780
25th percentile
$85,330
Median
$85,330
75th percentile
$105,720
90th percentile
$129,060
Mean
$96,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $71,780 and the 90th percentile is $129,060. The difference is $57,280, which is 67.1% 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 $85,330 to the 75th at $105,720, covers $20,390.

The mean annual wage is $96,960, which sits above the median of $85,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 36.3% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,556, which is 29.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Kansas median of $100,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $94,556 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Lawrence, KS ranks 9th of 11 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).).

  • Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $100,750 and employment of 130. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,432, against $94,556 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $107,450 and employment of 1,620. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,108, against $94,556 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $93,710 and employment of 40. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,935, against $94,556 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (90 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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 Lawrence, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Lawrence, KS is $85,330. The 10th percentile is $71,780 and the 90th percentile is $129,060. Employment is 90.

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

The local median is 36.3% lower than the national median of $134,050.

What is Computer Network Architects pay in Lawrence, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,330 is $94,556. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lawrence, KS compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Architects?

Topeka, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $100,750. Lawrence, KS ranks 9th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.