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

How much do Computer Network Architects make in Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Wilmington, NC is $114,230. The 10th percentile is $74,700 and the 90th percentile is $170,680. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$114,230

10th percentile
$74,700
25th percentile
$99,990
Median
$114,230
75th percentile
$133,940
90th percentile
$170,680
Mean
$121,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Network Architects, the published 10th percentile is $74,700 and the 90th percentile is $170,680. The difference is $95,980, which is 84.0% 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 $99,990 to the 75th at $133,940, covers $33,950.

The mean annual wage is $121,440, which sits above the median of $114,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $134,050 for Computer Network Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,469, 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 10.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $127,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wilmington, NC is 96.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Architects at $118,469 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Architects. Wilmington, NC ranks 10th of 14 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).).

  • Jacksonville, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $100,890 and employment of 30. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,562, against $118,469 here.
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 59 miles away, with a median of $101,520 and employment of 50. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,413, against $118,469 here.
  • Fayetteville, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $110,900 and employment of 130. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,572, against $118,469 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Architects accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (130 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (179,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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 Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Architects in Wilmington, NC is $114,230. The 10th percentile is $74,700 and the 90th percentile is $170,680. Employment is 130.

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

The local median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $134,050.

What is Computer Network Architects pay in Wilmington, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wilmington, NC is 96.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $114,230 is $118,469. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wilmington, NC compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Architects?

Jacksonville, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $100,890. Wilmington, NC ranks 10th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.