Network Architect salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Maryland Heights, Saint Charles, O'fallon, Ballwin, Saint Peters.

Also listed as: Network Engineer, Network Development Engineer

Median salary$119,475
Middle 50%$102.8k–$135.5k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $140,816
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,278 and $165,775.
PercentileSalary
10th$96,554
25th$102,846
50th (median)$119,475
75th$135,543
90th$149,036

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $105,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $106,636 (10 filings) FY2022: median $109,700 (18 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $98,259 (16 filings) FY2025: median $119,143 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 22
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$105,000$97,865$118,64313
FY2021$106,636$86,282$121,75610
FY2022$109,700$105,000$114,78318
FY2023$100,000$88,410$120,75211
FY2024$98,259$98,259$115,31116
FY2025$119,143$99,298$141,08622
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

St. Louis's median Network Architect salary of $119,475 is worth about $125,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Architects in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $103,370 in May 2025 (2,010 employed). The H-1B median here is $119,475, 16% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Refinitivtoo few4
Sri Tech Solutionstoo few3
Mastercardtoo few2
Altexttoo few2
Charter Communicationstoo few2
Nrrmtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III $119,475 13
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$119,475$119,47513

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.