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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
354,450 0.8 % $42.51 $88,410 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $25.18 $31.47 $40.15 $51.11 $63.71
Annual Wage (2) $52,370 $65,460 $83,510 $106,310 $132,520


Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 67,150 3.09 $44.22 $91,980
Management of Companies and Enterprises 27,660 1.12 $43.46 $90,390
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 14,470 0.26 $39.08 $81,290
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14,180 0.46 $38.32 $79,700
Telecommunications 14,140 1.97 $45.46 $94,570

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 67,150 3.09 $44.22 $91,980
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 8,730 2.60 $43.89 $91,280
Telecommunications 14,140 1.97 $45.46 $94,570
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 310 1.63 $49.73 $103,440
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 870 1.63 $49.00 $101,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,180 0.84 $55.43 $115,290
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 5,040 0.54 $54.09 $112,510
Specialized Design Services 200 0.14 $49.73 $103,440
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 310 1.63 $49.73 $103,440
Water, Sewage and Other Systems 30 0.06 $49.57 $103,100


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 35,890 2.89 1.20 $42.71 $88,840
California 33,630 1.93 0.80 $47.83 $99,480
New York 25,910 2.72 1.13 $47.03 $97,820
Virginia 18,510 4.77 1.98 $44.58 $92,720
Florida 17,930 2.04 0.84 $39.22 $81,570




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 14,850 5.50 2.28 $53.31 $110,890
Virginia 18,510 4.77 1.98 $44.58 $92,720
Colorado 12,580 4.70 1.95 $42.37 $88,130
South Dakota 1,850 4.36 1.81 $30.53 $63,510
Kansas 5,510 3.96 1.64 $36.67 $76,260




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 14,850 5.50 2.28 $53.31 $110,890
New Jersey 11,140 2.72 1.13 $49.64 $103,240
District of Columbia 1,780 2.47 1.02 $48.56 $101,000
California 33,630 1.93 0.80 $47.83 $99,480
New York 25,910 2.72 1.13 $47.03 $97,820





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 27,140 2.81 1.16 $50.51 $105,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,890 6.26 2.59 $48.80 $101,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,610 3.45 1.43 $43.71 $90,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,850 1.90 0.79 $44.83 $93,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,460 2.02 0.84 $42.64 $88,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,560 2.80 1.16 $47.94 $99,710
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 8,320 5.50 2.28 $44.37 $92,290
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,710 2.76 1.14 $47.31 $98,390
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7,670 5.58 2.31 $54.29 $112,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 7,340 2.67 1.11 $43.27 $90,010




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 600 12.62 5.23 $52.79 $109,790
Jefferson City, MO 630 8.47 3.51 $30.27 $62,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,890 6.26 2.59 $48.80 $101,510
Sioux Falls, SD 940 6.02 2.49 $31.58 $65,690
State College, PA 400 5.83 2.41 $36.00 $74,880
Boulder, CO 1,040 5.60 2.32 $44.04 $91,610
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7,670 5.58 2.31 $54.29 $112,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 8,320 5.50 2.28 $44.37 $92,290
Colorado Springs, CO 1,530 5.31 2.20 $37.25 $77,490
Austin-Round Rock, TX 5,580 5.20 2.16 $42.36 $88,100




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,790 4.20 1.74 $58.39 $121,440
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7,670 5.58 2.31 $54.29 $112,910
California-Lexington Park, MD 600 12.62 5.23 $52.79 $109,790
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 830 2.01 0.83 $51.45 $107,030
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 27,140 2.81 1.16 $50.51 $105,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 7,070 2.86 1.19 $50.18 $104,370
Portsmouth, NH-ME 430 4.50 1.86 $49.66 $103,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,890 6.26 2.59 $48.80 $101,510
Ithaca, NY 240 4.90 2.03 $48.47 $100,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,560 2.80 1.16 $47.94 $99,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,000 2.53 1.05 $30.11 $62,620
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 430 1.98 0.82 $35.45 $73,740
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 420 1.64 0.68 $38.09 $79,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 400 3.04 1.26 $28.52 $59,320
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 390 1.91 0.79 $32.51 $67,620

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 210 4.21 1.74 $41.50 $86,310
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 230 3.83 1.59 $28.96 $60,230
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 300 3.83 1.59 $37.94 $78,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 230 3.24 1.34 $36.00 $74,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 400 3.04 1.26 $28.52 $59,320

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 270 2.33 0.96 $44.72 $93,020
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 80 0.79 0.33 $42.21 $87,790
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 210 4.21 1.74 $41.50 $86,310
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 130 0.93 0.39 $41.19 $85,670
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 110 0.91 0.38 $40.91 $85,090


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020