SOC 15-1241 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro

Computer Network Architects Salary in Little Rock, AR

The average salary for computer network architects in Little Rock, Arkansas is $121,350 a year ($58.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $124,820: half of the 330 people in this job in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,228).

$121,350average per year

$58.34 / hourMedian $124,820Take-home ≈ $89,910

  • $82K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $136K75th
  • $166K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

330people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Arkansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Network Architects pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,410 or more. The middle half of computer network architects in Little Rock earn between $102,700 and $136,310.

  • $82K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $136K75th
  • $166K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$121,350$10,112$58.34
Median$124,820$10,402$60.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$102,700$8,558$49.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$136,310$11,359$65.53

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Network Architects salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $121,350, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $89,910 a year, or $7,492 a month and $3,458 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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Is Little Rock a good place for computer network architects? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Little Rock area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $121,350 buys what about $135,793 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Network Architects salary in other Arkansas cities

Little Rock ranks 1st of 3 Arkansas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Network Architects salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for computer network architects

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($192,650).

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Computer Network Architects salary in Little Rock: questions

How much do computer network architects make an hour in Little Rock?

$58.34 an hour on average, and $60.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer network architects salary in Little Rock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $102,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer network architects take-home pay in Little Rock?

About $89,910 a year ($7,492 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $121,350. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do computer network architects earn more in Little Rock than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,228).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1241; area Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (30780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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