How much do Computer Network Architects make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $66,020 and the 90th percentile is $153,080. The difference is $87,060, which is 77.7% 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 $84,990 to the 75th at $131,970, covers $46,980.

The mean annual wage is $110,760, which sits below the median of $112,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,362, which is 8.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Nebraska median of $116,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $112,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $122,362 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Lincoln, NE ranks 4th of 10 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $121,970 and employment of 780. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,704, against $122,362 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $93,710 and employment of 40. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,935, against $122,362 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $114,050 and employment of 70. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,920, against $122,362 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (290 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.