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Average Computer Network Architects Salary in North Dakota

Computer Network Architects in North Dakota earn a median annual salary of $109,150, which is -16.3% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for North Dakota (state).

$109,150
North Dakota median annual wage
$52/hour median
-16.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $130,390
280
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.57
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$75,320
25th
$96,520
Median
$109,150
75th
$139,860
90th
$151,040

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in North Dakota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$122,697
Goods: 95.7%
Services: 73.7%
Rents: 71.4%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$155,890Compare4,450
South Dakota$149,300Compare580
Virginia$148,080Compare9,340
New Jersey$147,650Compare6,440
Maryland$143,260Compare5,320
District of Columbia$140,050Compare1,180

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in North Dakota

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$232,4201.80
Pediatricians, General$225,2501.00
Dentists, General$201,2800.68
Chief Executives$171,3100.63
Architectural And Engineering Managers$140,5600.53
Physical Scientists, All Other$138,430N/A
Computer And Information Systems Managers$136,3000.37
Pharmacists$135,5701.09

North Dakota has salary data for 565 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Computer Network Architects in North Dakota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Computer Network Architects are projected to change by +11.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 11,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.