How much do Computer Network Architects make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $77,670 and the 90th percentile is $172,840. The difference is $95,170, which is 85.7% 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 $90,700 to the 75th at $139,740, covers $49,040.

The mean annual wage is $119,890, which sits above the median of $111,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,364, which is 15.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.4% lower than the Virginia median of $141,340.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $111,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $113,364 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 12th of 17 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).).

• Richmond, VA is 70 miles away, with a median of $129,210 and employment of 870. That median is 16.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,038, against $113,364 here.
• Salisbury, MD is 100 miles away, with a median of $108,950 and employment of 40. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,944, against $113,364 here.
• Greenville, NC is 102 miles away, with a median of $102,070 and employment of 90. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,461, against $113,364 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (920 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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.