Salaries / Computer Network Architects / San Jose
Computer Network Architects salaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 182 certified H-1B applications for computer network architects in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 77 employers.
The middle half of offers were $154,000 to $218,000 a year, with a median of $186,000: 28% above the national median for this job ($145,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (33% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $135,013 at Level I and $163,675 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 15% | $135,013 |
| Level II (qualified) | 33% | $163,675 |
| Level III (experienced) | 28% | $192,358 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 24% | $221,021 |
Who sponsors computer network architects here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 14 | $208,000 | — |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 9 | $122,000 | 4 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8 | $218,000 | 2 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 8 | $178,000 | — |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8 | $186,000 | 25 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 7 | $186,500 | 10 |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | 6 | $136,000 | 8 |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 6 | $149,500 | 1 |
| Skylo Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $200,000 | 2 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 5 | $215,000 | 31 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 5 | $174,500 | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 4 | $181,500 | 5 |
| Dell Products L.P. | 4 | $285,000 | — |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 4 | $173,500 | — |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 4 | $199,500 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Network Engineer, Senior Network Engineer, Cloud Network Engineering, Network Development Engineer Ii, Network Dev Engineer Ii, Computer Network Architect, Network Architect, Network Developer.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.