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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

15-1244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Install, configure, and maintain an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. Excludes “Information Security Analysts” (15-1212), “Computer Network Support Specialists” (15-1231), and “Computer User Support Specialists” (15-1232).

National estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Industry profile for Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Geographic profile for Network and Computer Systems Administrators

National estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
323,020 0.7 % $ 48.36 $ 100,580 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 28.21 $ 35.77 $ 45.84 $ 58.61 $ 71.49
Annual Wage (2) $ 58,680 $ 74,400 $ 95,360 $ 121,910 $ 148,710

Industry profile for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Network and Computer Systems Administrators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 55,220 2.18 $ 49.54 $ 103,040
Management of Companies and Enterprises 23,660 0.85 $ 51.04 $ 106,160
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 16,330 0.30 $ 44.52 $ 92,610
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,660 0.51 $ 43.53 $ 90,550
Elementary and Secondary Schools 12,920 0.15 $ 39.15 $ 81,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 55,220 2.18 $ 49.54 $ 103,040
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 7,500 1.55 $ 52.84 $ 109,900
Telecommunications 9,550 1.48 $ 53.85 $ 112,010
Software Publishers 6,430 0.98 $ 52.55 $ 109,300
Management of Companies and Enterprises 23,660 0.85 $ 51.04 $ 106,160

Top paying industries for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 630 0.34 $ 65.12 $ 135,450
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,240 0.40 $ 63.97 $ 133,060
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 110 0.03 $ 62.16 $ 129,290
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 80 0.37 $ 61.03 $ 126,950
Natural Gas Distribution 180 0.16 $ 59.66 $ 124,100

Geographic profile for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Network and Computer Systems Administrators, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of network and computer systems administrators by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 33,700 2.49 1.17 $ 46.82 $ 97,380
California 29,130 1.62 0.76 $ 55.18 $ 114,770
Florida 22,430 2.34 1.10 $ 45.89 $ 95,460
Ohio 20,280 3.71 1.74 $ 49.18 $ 102,290
New York 20,020 2.13 1.00 $ 52.57 $ 109,340


Map of location quotient of network and computer systems administrators by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 1,890 4.24 1.99 $ 34.61 $ 71,980
Hawaii 2,400 3.88 1.83 $ 46.30 $ 96,300
Colorado 10,880 3.84 1.81 $ 50.30 $ 104,620
Virginia 15,040 3.78 1.78 $ 52.16 $ 108,490
Ohio 20,280 3.71 1.74 $ 49.18 $ 102,290


Map of annual mean wages of network and computer systems administrators by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 8,040 3.00 1.41 $ 55.91 $ 116,300
California 29,130 1.62 0.76 $ 55.18 $ 114,770
District of Columbia 1,710 2.44 1.15 $ 54.80 $ 113,990
Rhode Island 1,420 2.92 1.37 $ 53.95 $ 112,220
New Jersey 11,030 2.62 1.23 $ 53.46 $ 111,190



Map of employment of network and computer systems administrators by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,340 2.25 1.06 $ 56.00 $ 116,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,730 3.21 1.51 $ 47.93 $ 99,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,040 3.89 1.83 $ 57.31 $ 119,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,570 1.55 0.73 $ 52.81 $ 109,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,160 1.59 0.75 $ 47.32 $ 98,430
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 6,880 4.33 2.03 $ 51.25 $ 106,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,220 1.96 0.92 $ 49.04 $ 102,000
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,150 2.23 1.05 $ 52.31 $ 108,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,030 2.22 1.04 $ 47.96 $ 99,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,000 2.13 1.00 $ 48.84 $ 101,600


Map of location quotient of network and computer systems administrators by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 310 6.53 3.07 $ 56.61 $ 117,740
Huntsville, AL 1,380 5.51 2.59 $ 47.36 $ 98,500
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 180 5.27 2.48 $ 43.31 $ 90,080
Colorado Springs, CO 1,610 5.19 2.44 $ 49.17 $ 102,280
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 630 5.16 2.42 $ 47.44 $ 98,680
State College, PA 340 5.08 2.39 $ 41.94 $ 87,240
Boulder, CO 950 4.89 2.30 $ 53.52 $ 111,330
Rapid City, SD 340 4.70 2.21 $ 34.77 $ 72,320
Urban Honolulu, HI 2,020 4.61 2.17 $ 46.82 $ 97,390
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 230 4.47 2.10 $ 48.27 $ 100,400