Senior Network Architect salary in New York, NY

Based on 55 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Jersey City, Middletown, Holmdel, Whippany.

Also listed as: Network Engineer, Network Development Engineer

Median salary$161,994
Middle 50%$154.6k–$175.5k
vs. all levels here+7%comparison median $151,892
Filings55FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $152,984 and $250,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$152,984
25th$154,648
50th (median)$161,994
75th$175,500
90th$194,126

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $126,000 (47 filings) FY2021: median $139,422 (38 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (53 filings) FY2023: median $155,000 (33 filings) FY2024: median $160,000 (30 filings) FY2025: median $162,660 (38 filings) FY2026: median $161,994 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 47 filings FY20 FY2021: 38 filings FY21 FY2022: 53 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 53
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$126,000$122,346$148,42547
FY2021$139,422$130,000$148,99938
FY2022$140,000$131,602$150,00053
FY2023$155,000$148,970$162,70733
FY2024$160,000$150,500$167,47030
FY2025$162,660$153,238$175,00038
FY2026$161,994$154,648$176,10017

Cost of living

New York's median senior Network Architect salary of $161,994 is worth about $143,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Architects in the New York, NY area earned a median of $163,010 in May 2025 (10,230 employed). The H-1B median here is $161,994, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Bloombergtoo few5
Akamai Technologiestoo few4
Cisco Systemstoo few4
Barclaystoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Boldyn Networks US Operationstoo few2
Hudson River Tradingtoo few2
Millennium Info Techtoo few2
MPG Operationstoo few2
Perimeterwatch Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $104,550 28
Mid-level · Level II $129,300 120
Senior · Level III $161,994 55
Expert · Level IV $198,000 49

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$103,938$104,55028
Mid-level · Level II$129,293$129,300120
Senior · Level III$152,984$161,99455
Expert · Level IV$180,003$198,00049

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.