How much do Computer Network Architects make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $99,280 and the 90th percentile is $197,050. The difference is $97,770, which is 75.8% 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 $124,540 to the 75th at $165,570, covers $41,030.

The mean annual wage is $141,770, which sits above the median of $128,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,559, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.8% lower than the California median of $158,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $118,559 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 6th of 9 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $137,350 and employment of 180. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,260, against $118,559 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $129,530 and employment of 50. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,277, against $118,559 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $122,910 and employment of 100. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,831, against $118,559 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (130 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.