Computer Network Architects in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$95,306
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$35,504
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$105,930
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$130,810
Kept after tax
$95,306
Worth in national money
$105,930
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Alabama pays computer network architects around $130,810 at the midpoint, 26 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Alabama this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, computer network architects ranks 14 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Alabama does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $130,810 you keep $95,306, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $105,930 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $128,680, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For computer network architects the Alabama median is $130,810, ranking 26 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Alabama publishes a median for, computer network architects sits 14 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Alabama income tax, retained pay for computer network architects on $130,810 is $95,306. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $105,930 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $128,680 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $130,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $173,400 |
| This salary | $130,810 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $95,306 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $100,675 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,329 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $122,955 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,311 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Alabama earn less than $130,810. The published range is $76,960 up to $173,400, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $95,306, from $130,810, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 14 of 482 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $105,930 uses one figure for the whole of Alabama. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 14.
- Reported values are medians; for computer network architects in Alabama the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $76,960 to $173,400. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $95,306 from $130,810. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 14 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $105,930, worked from $130,810, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Alabama address, on work sitting at 14 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $76,960 and the top tenth $173,400 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $105,930.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $95,306.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($76,960) and the ninetieth ($173,400) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $105,930 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $95,306 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.