Senior Network Architect salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Research Triangle Park, Apex, Fuquay Varina.

Also listed as: Network Engineer, Network Development Engineer

Median salary$133,300
Middle 50%$123.2k–$147.6k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $133,300
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,328 and $203,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,552
25th$123,201
50th (median)$133,300
75th$147,562
90th$166,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $98,592 (14 filings) FY2025: median $133,300 (13 filings) FY2026: median $133,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 14
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$98,592$98,592$103,39814
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––2
FY2024–––2
FY2025$133,300$125,700$158,50013
FY2026$133,500$122,552$136,41714

Cost of living

Raleigh's median senior Network Architect salary of $133,300 is worth about $135,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Architects in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $120,640 in May 2025 (2,190 employed). The H-1B median here is $133,300, 10% higher.

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
Cisco Systems$133,30016
American Towertoo few2
Bandwidthtoo few2
Cloudbridge Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $106,248 22
Senior · Level III $133,300 27
Expert · Level IV $148,436 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$100,568$106,24822
Senior · Level III$120,702$133,30027
Expert · Level IV$140,816$148,43617

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.