Computer Network Architects in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$112,661
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$46,799
29.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$108,364
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$159,460
Kept after tax
$112,661
Worth in national money
$108,364
State rank
3
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maryland pays computer network architects a middle wage of $159,460, ranking 3 of 51 states and sitting about 18.96% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maryland. It ranks 13 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $159,460 the take-home is $112,661. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $108,364 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $156,070, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maryland's median for computer network architects is $159,460, about 18.96% above the national figure and 3 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Maryland, computer network architects ranks 13 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $112,661 for computer network architects, from $159,460. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $108,364. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $156,070 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 | $98,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $159,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $213,140 |
| This salary | $159,460 |
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 Maryland | $112,661 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $120,257 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$15,389 |
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 | $148,347 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$21,879 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $159,460 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $98,900 and the ninetieth is $213,140 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $112,661, worked from $159,460. 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 13 of 489.
- Two cautions on $108,364, the adjusted value of that $159,460 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. 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 13 of 489 locally.
- The Maryland median of $159,460 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $98,900 to $213,140. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Maryland take-home of $112,661, on $159,460 for work ranking 13 of 489 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 13 of 489 in the state.
- This $108,364 adjusted figure, worked from $159,460, 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 13 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 13 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $98,900 and the top tenth $213,140, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $108,364 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 Maryland's own levy, $112,661 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($98,900 to $213,140) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $108,364 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $112,661 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.