H-1B salary guideSOC 15-1241Rank #30Updated May 2026

Computer Network Architects

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Computer Network Architects (SOC 15-1241). Based on 16,428 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$102,274

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$85,000

lower quartile

P75 wage

$126,690

upper quartile

Filings

16,428

Rank #30

Summary

Computer Network Architects (SOC 15-1241) are IT professionals who design, build, and maintain computer networks. They represent a significant portion of H-1B sponsorship, with 16,428 filings in the dataset.

Salary Range & Wage Levels: The typical H-1B Computer Network Architect earns between $85,000 (P25) and $126,690 (P75), with a median of $102,274. Wages rise sharply with DOL prevailing wage level: Level I ranges $70,400–$93,725 (median $81,598), Level II ranges $82,638–$111,773 (median $96,000), Level III ranges $108,640–$150,000 (median $127,420), and Level IV ranges $123,294–$173,850 (median $144,414).

Top Hiring States & Employers: California leads with 2,924 filings and a median wage of $125,000, followed by Texas (2,552 filings, $98,026 median) and New Jersey (1,353 filings, $94,661 median). Washington and Colorado round out the top five. Amazon entities dominate employer sponsorship, accounting for 489 combined filings across multiple subsidiaries, followed by Cisco Systems with 141 filings.

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,606	$70,400	$81,598	$93,725
Level II	8,532	$82,638	$96,000	$111,773
Level III	2,612	$108,640	$127,420	$150,000
Level IV	1,798	$123,294	$144,414	$173,850

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	2,924	$125,000
2	TX	2,552	$98,026
3	NJ	1,353	$94,661
4	WA	1,319	$129,771
5	CO	813	$100,173
6	NY	754	$104,915
7	IL	650	$93,883
8	VA	644	$110,832
9	GA	604	$97,760
10	NC	517	$100,000

2,924

2,552

1,353

1,319

813

754

650

644

604

517

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Amazon Data Services, Inc	202
2	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)	167
3	Cisco Systems, Inc.	141
4	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	120
5	INTELI PLATFORMS INC.	110
6	Charter Communications Inc.	109
7	Microsoft Corporation	91
8	Juniper Networks (US), Inc.	91
9	Meta Platforms, Inc	90
10	Google LLC	82

Amazon Data Services, Inc

202

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)

167

Cisco Systems, Inc.

141

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)

120

INTELI PLATFORMS INC.

110

Charter Communications Inc.

109

Microsoft Corporation

Juniper Networks (US), Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc

Google LLC

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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