Computer Network Architects Salary — San Luis Obispo, California

The average Computer Network Architects in San Luis Obispo, California earns $125,430 a year.

$125,430 / year, mean
↓ 11.2% below national average 29th percentile in California

San Luis Obispo pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for computer network architects, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.0%
Cost of living 109 #15 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $909,699 #7 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,398 #25 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Luis Obispo ranks #15 for cost of living and #7 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $192,650 San Francisco $172,850 Seattle $171,920 New York $161,380 Bremerton $159,900 Baltimore $157,120 Bloomington $155,430 San Diego $151,900 Los Angeles $149,930 Orlando $147,970 Chicago $146,480 Lexington Park $145,140 Philadelphia $144,890 Kennewick $144,210 Sacramento $143,320 Oxnard $143,110 Santa Maria $141,770 Binghamton $141,260 Trenton $141,180 Jacksonville $141,090 Kiryas Joel $140,920 Atlantic City $140,190 Peoria $139,760 Portland $139,410 Corvallis $138,160 Lakeland $137,780 Dallas $137,600 Miami $137,250 Salem $135,870 Sarasota $135,700 Austin $134,930 Spokane $134,780 Bloomington $132,540 Salinas $131,940 Riverside $131,720 Richmond $131,650 Tampa $131,360 Fort Myers $130,960 Bakersfield $130,810 Syracuse $130,550 Crestview $130,230 Utica $129,640 San Antonio $129,360 Indianapolis $129,030 Stockton $128,390 Naples $127,920 Lancaster $127,880 Allentown $127,040 Salisbury $126,680 Detroit $126,630 Vallejo $125,800 San Luis Obispo $125,430 Winchester $125,140 Buffalo $124,770 Bend $124,180 Ann Arbor $123,890 Port St. Lucie $123,760 Eugene $123,330 Palm Bay $123,020 Houston $122,990 Pittsburgh $122,900 Charlottesville $122,800 Charleston $122,790 Scranton $122,370 Albany $122,290 York $122,110 Pensacola $121,870 College Station $121,740 Lansing $121,410 Deltona $121,210 Blacksburg $121,020 Harrisburg $120,850 Panama City $120,820 Springfield $120,700 Bowling Green $120,560 Ithaca $120,330 Virginia Beach $119,890 Hagerstown $119,880 Rochester $119,790 Olympia $119,630 Roanoke $119,630 Reading $119,600 South Bend $118,660 State College $118,080 Gainesville $117,950 Grand Rapids $117,940 Flint $116,800 Beaumont $116,680 Modesto $115,830 Waco $115,800 Tallahassee $115,460 Champaign $114,400 Lexington $113,350 Kalamazoo $113,320 Lynchburg $112,640 Visalia $112,530 Evansville $111,120 Elkhart $110,020 Fort Wayne $109,560 Louisville $109,490 Santa Rosa $109,110 Rockford $108,190 El Paso $108,070 Amarillo $107,750 Lubbock $106,830 Fresno $106,220 Lafayette $105,680 Tyler $104,500 Killeen $103,190 McAllen $102,680 Ocala $102,360 Huntington $101,620 Elizabethtown $97,180 Corpus Christi $95,200
CityMean salaryvs. San Luis Obispo
Albany, New York$122,290-2.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$127,040+1.3%
Amarillo, Texas$107,750-14.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$123,890-1.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$140,190+11.8%
Austin, Texas$134,930+7.6%
Bakersfield, California$130,810+4.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$157,120+25.3%
Beaumont, Texas$116,680-7.0%
Bend, Oregon$124,180-1.0%
Binghamton, New York$141,260+12.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$121,020-3.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$155,430+23.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$132,540+5.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$120,560-3.9%
Bremerton, Washington$159,900+27.5%
Buffalo, New York$124,770-0.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$130,960+4.4%
Champaign, Illinois$114,400-8.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$122,790-2.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$122,800-2.1%
Chicago, Illinois$146,480+16.8%
College Station, Texas$121,740-2.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$95,200-24.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$138,160+10.1%
Crestview, Florida$130,230+3.8%
Dallas, Texas$137,600+9.7%
Deltona, Florida$121,210-3.4%
Detroit, Michigan$126,630+1.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$97,180-22.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$110,020-12.3%
El Paso, Texas$108,070-13.8%
Eugene, Oregon$123,330-1.7%
Evansville, Indiana$111,120-11.4%
Flint, Michigan$116,800-6.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$109,560-12.7%
Fresno, California$106,220-15.3%
Gainesville, Florida$117,950-6.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$117,940-6.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$119,880-4.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$120,850-3.7%
Houston, Texas$122,990-1.9%
Huntington, West Virginia$101,620-19.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$129,030+2.9%
Ithaca, New York$120,330-4.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$141,090+12.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$113,320-9.7%
Kennewick, Washington$144,210+15.0%
Killeen, Texas$103,190-17.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$140,920+12.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$105,680-15.7%
Lakeland, Florida$137,780+9.8%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$127,880+2.0%
Lansing, Michigan$121,410-3.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$113,350-9.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$145,140+15.7%
Los Angeles, California$149,930+19.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$109,490-12.7%
Lubbock, Texas$106,830-14.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$112,640-10.2%
McAllen, Texas$102,680-18.1%
Miami, Florida$137,250+9.4%
Modesto, California$115,830-7.7%
Naples, Florida$127,920+2.0%
New York, New York$161,380+28.7%
Sarasota, Florida$135,700+8.2%
Ocala, Florida$102,360-18.4%
Olympia, Washington$119,630-4.6%
Orlando, Florida$147,970+18.0%
Oxnard, California$143,110+14.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$123,020-1.9%
Panama City, Florida$120,820-3.7%
Pensacola, Florida$121,870-2.8%
Peoria, Illinois$139,760+11.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$144,890+15.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$122,900-2.0%
Portland, Oregon$139,410+11.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$123,760-1.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$119,600-4.6%
Richmond, Virginia$131,650+5.0%
Riverside, California$131,720+5.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$119,630-4.6%
Rochester, New York$119,790-4.5%
Rockford, Illinois$108,190-13.7%
Sacramento, California$143,320+14.3%
Salem, Oregon$135,870+8.3%
Salinas, California$131,940+5.2%
Salisbury, Maryland$126,680+1.0%
San Antonio, Texas$129,360+3.1%
San Diego, California$151,900+21.1%
San Francisco, California$172,850+37.8%
San Jose, California$192,650+53.6%
Santa Maria, California$141,770+13.0%
Santa Rosa, California$109,110-13.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$122,370-2.4%
Seattle, Washington$171,920+37.1%
South Bend, Indiana$118,660-5.4%
Spokane, Washington$134,780+7.5%
Springfield, Illinois$120,700-3.8%
State College, Pennsylvania$118,080-5.9%
Stockton, California$128,390+2.4%
Syracuse, New York$130,550+4.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$115,460-7.9%
Tampa, Florida$131,360+4.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$141,180+12.6%
Tyler, Texas$104,500-16.7%
Utica, New York$129,640+3.4%
Vallejo, California$125,800+0.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$119,890-4.4%
Visalia, California$112,530-10.3%
Waco, Texas$115,800-7.7%
Winchester, Virginia$125,140-0.2%
York, Pennsylvania$122,110-2.6%
Gross salary
125,430/yr
Estimated take-home
89,424/yr
Est. total withheld
28.7%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for San Luis Obispo

These notes add local color around San Luis Obispo, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 15-1241 SOC code
Official area San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Paso Robles
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
281,486