Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
339,560	0.8 %	$ 43.01	$ 89,460	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 25.40	$ 31.89	$ 40.77	$ 51.74	$ 64.89
Annual Wage (2)	$ 52,830	$ 66,340	$ 84,810	$ 107,610	$ 134,970

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	65,260	2.97	$ 43.97	$ 91,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27,050	1.12	$ 44.33	$ 92,200
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	14,680	0.48	$ 39.20	$ 81,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	14,160	0.26	$ 40.11	$ 83,430
Telecommunications	12,990	1.88	$ 45.77	$ 95,200

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	65,260	2.97	$ 43.97	$ 91,460
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	8,760	2.44	$ 43.52	$ 90,530
Telecommunications	12,990	1.88	$ 45.77	$ 95,200
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	860	1.71	$ 51.74	$ 107,620
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,260	1.41	$ 58.88	$ 122,480

Top paying industries for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,260	1.41	$ 58.88	$ 122,480
Specialized Design Services	180	0.13	$ 54.00	$ 112,320
Personal Care Services	40	0.01	$ 53.95	$ 112,210
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	4,590	0.49	$ 52.83	$ 109,880
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	860	1.71	$ 51.74	$ 107,620

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.

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	34,410	2.84	1.16	$ 41.75	$ 86,840
California	31,430	1.91	0.78	$ 50.03	$ 104,060
New York	24,080	2.77	1.13	$ 47.82	$ 99,460
Virginia	18,060	4.88	2.00	$ 44.89	$ 93,380
Florida	17,730	2.10	0.86	$ 39.70	$ 82,570

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)
Maryland	12,910	5.12	2.10	$ 54.73	$ 113,840
Virginia	18,060	4.88	2.00	$ 44.89	$ 93,380
Colorado	12,240	4.75	1.95	$ 44.00	$ 91,510
South Dakota	1,900	4.63	1.90	$ 31.61	$ 65,750
New Hampshire	2,290	3.69	1.51	$ 43.81	$ 91,130

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	12,910	5.12	2.10	$ 54.73	$ 113,840
California	31,430	1.91	0.78	$ 50.03	$ 104,060
New Jersey	10,380	2.74	1.12	$ 49.53	$ 103,030
District of Columbia	1,700	2.48	1.01	$ 48.16	$ 100,170
Connecticut	2,400	1.56	0.64	$ 48.03	$ 99,900

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	25,200	2.85	1.17	$ 50.99	$ 106,060
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,890	6.25	2.56	$ 49.25	$ 102,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,200	3.40	1.39	$ 43.23	$ 89,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,850	1.86	0.76	$ 46.74	$ 97,210
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,330	2.14	0.88	$ 43.67	$ 90,830
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	8,090	5.55	2.28	$ 46.05	$ 95,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	7,910	2.66	1.09	$ 46.20	$ 96,090
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	7,440	2.86	1.17	$ 48.82	$ 101,540
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	6,940	5.39	2.21	$ 56.17	$ 116,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	6,700	2.87	1.18	$ 51.30	$ 106,700

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	370	8.22	3.37	$ 48.16	$ 100,170
Jefferson City, MO	580	8.04	3.29	$ 22.12	$ 46,010
Boulder, CO	1,150	6.33	2.59	$ 44.95	$ 93,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,890	6.25	2.56	$ 49.25	$ 102,450
Sioux Falls, SD	910	5.91	2.42	$ 32.40	$ 67,390
State College, PA	380	5.86	2.40	$ 36.45	$ 75,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	620	5.72	2.34	$ 43.68	$ 90,860
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	8,090	5.55	2.28	$ 46.05	$ 95,770
Portsmouth, NH-ME	490	5.48	2.24	$ 49.35	$ 102,650
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	6,940	5.39	2.21	$ 56.17	$ 116,840