Computer Network Architects in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$92,516
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$31,674
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,360
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — 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
$124,190
Kept after tax
$92,516
Worth in national money
$100,360
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Indiana pays computer network architects around $124,190 at the midpoint, 29 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Indiana reports, computer network architects comes in at 21 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $124,190 the take-home is $92,516; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $100,360 would nationally. The average lands at $123,940, below the middle of the range.
- For computer network architects the Indiana median is $124,190, ranking 29 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.
- Computer network architects ranks 21 of 493 occupations by median in Indiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for computer network architects in Indiana, on $124,190, is $92,516 — equivalent to $100,360 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $123,940 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $124,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $174,580 |
| This salary | $124,190 |
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 Indiana | $92,516 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $96,150 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,415 |
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 | $118,956 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,011 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Indiana earn less than $124,190. The published range is $76,270 up to $174,580, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Indiana's $92,516, worked from $124,190. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 21 of 493.
- Two cautions on $100,360, the adjusted value of that $124,190 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Indiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 21 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for computer network architects in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $76,270 to $174,580. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Indiana take-home of $92,516, on $124,190 for work ranking 21 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 21 of 493 in the state.
- This $100,360 adjusted figure, worked from $124,190, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 21 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 21 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $76,270 at the bottom tenth to $174,580 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $100,360.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Indiana's own levy, $92,516 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($76,270) and the ninetieth ($174,580) 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?
Indiana'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 $100,360 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 $92,516 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana 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.