Computer Network Architects in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$95,924
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$27,936
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$103,685
Tennessee costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Tennessee — 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
$123,860
Kept after tax
$95,924
Worth in national money
$103,685
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Tennessee is 30 of 51 states for computer network architects, with a middle wage of $123,860. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Tennessee. It ranks 22 out of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Tennessee does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $123,860 you keep $95,924, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $103,685 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $127,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Tennessee ranks 30 of 51 for computer network architects at $123,860. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Tennessee, computer network architects ranks 22 of 491 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 federal, FICA and Tennessee income tax, retained pay for computer network architects on $123,860 is $95,924. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $103,685 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 $127,270 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $123,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,980 |
| This salary | $123,860 |
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 Tennessee | $95,924 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $95,924 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,972 |
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 | $123,860 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,069 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $123,860 as a midpoint for Tennessee, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $82,340 and the ninetieth is $172,980 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Tennessee the take-home figure of $95,924, from $123,860, 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 22 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Tennessee, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $103,685, the adjusted value of that $123,860 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 22 of 491 in the state.
- The Tennessee median of $123,860 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $82,340 to $172,980. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Tennessee is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $95,924 from $123,860. 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 22 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Tennessee, so $103,685 — the adjusted value of that $123,860 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 22 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $82,340, the highest tenth $172,980, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $103,685.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $95,924 of this wage reaches your account, because Tennessee takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
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 ($82,340) and the ninetieth ($172,980) 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?
Tennessee'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 $103,685 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Tennessee levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $95,924 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.