Computer Network Architects in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$114,080
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$48,270
29.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$104,773
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$162,350
Kept after tax
$114,080
Worth in national money
$104,773
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for computer network architects. The middle earner takes $162,350, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 21.11% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Jersey. It ranks 20 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $162,350, tax leaves $114,080 — and because New Jersey is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $104,773 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $159,330.
- New Jersey ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for computer network architects, at $162,350 — about 21.11% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within New Jersey, computer network architects ranks 20 of 490 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.
- After tax, $114,080 remains from the New Jersey median of $162,350 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $104,773 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $159,330 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $101,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $162,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $213,630 |
| This salary | $162,350 |
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 New Jersey | $114,080 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $122,232 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$21,012 |
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 | $150,424 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$29,874 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer network architects in New Jersey earn under $162,350 and half over. The published range runs $101,730 at the tenth percentile to $213,630 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $114,080 take-home in New Jersey comes from $162,350. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 20 of 490.
- Two cautions on $104,773, the adjusted value of that $162,350 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Jersey. 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 20 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer network architects in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $101,730 to $213,630; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $114,080, from $162,350, assumes a single New Jersey filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 20 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 51 for it.
- This $104,773 adjusted figure, worked from $162,350, 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 20 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 20 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $101,730 at the bottom tenth to $213,630 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New Jersey costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $104,773 rather than its face figure.
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; New Jersey then takes its own share, leaving $114,080.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($101,730 to $213,630) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $104,773 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 $114,080 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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.