SOC 15-1241 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Network Architects make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $127,760. The 10th percentile is $96,420 and the 90th percentile is $170,670. Employment is 200.
Median annual wage
$127,760
- 10th percentile
- $96,420
- 25th percentile
- $106,640
- Median
- $127,760
- 75th percentile
- $161,590
- 90th percentile
- $170,670
- Mean
- $133,910
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $96,420 and the 90th percentile is $170,670. The difference is $74,250, which is 58.1% 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 $106,640 to the 75th at $161,590, covers $54,950.
The mean annual wage is $133,910, which sits above the median of $127,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,967, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16.7% lower than the South Dakota median of $153,390.
Sioux Falls, SD-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses South Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 90.631, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $140,967 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 1st of 5 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).).
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 76 miles away, with a median of $114,050 and employment of 70. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,920, against $140,967 here.
- Omaha, NE-IA is 161 miles away, with a median of $121,970 and employment of 780. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,704, against $140,967 here.
- Lincoln, NE is 187 miles away, with a median of $112,060 and employment of 290. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,362, against $140,967 here.
Employment share
Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (200 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN · 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $127,760. The 10th percentile is $96,420 and the 90th percentile is $170,670. Employment is 200.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Network Architects?
The local median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $134,050.
What is Computer Network Architects pay in Sioux Falls, SD-MN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 90.631, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $127,760 is $140,967. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Sioux Falls, SD-MN compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Architects?
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $114,050. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.