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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
325,930 0.7 % $ 46.71 $ 97,160 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Network and Computer Systems Administrators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 27.05 $ 33.71 $ 43.52 $ 55.32 $ 67.52
Annual Wage (2) $ 56,260 $ 70,120 $ 90,520 $ 115,070 $ 140,430

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 58,310 2.36 $ 46.58 $ 96,890
Management of Companies and Enterprises 25,960 0.97 $ 49.10 $ 102,120
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,170 0.50 $ 41.20 $ 85,690
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 14,630 0.27 $ 43.00 $ 89,430
Elementary and Secondary Schools 12,130 0.14 $ 38.11 $ 79,260

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 58,310 2.36 $ 46.58 $ 96,890
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 8,560 1.88 $ 53.88 $ 112,070
Telecommunications 10,810 1.64 $ 51.14 $ 106,380
Software Publishers 6,410 1.05 $ 51.87 $ 107,890
Management of Companies and Enterprises 25,960 0.97 $ 49.10 $ 102,120

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 1,340 0.85 $ 70.28 $ 146,190
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,130 0.41 $ 64.25 $ 133,650
Other Investment Pools and Funds 80 0.48 $ 60.53 $ 125,900
Natural Gas Distribution 170 0.15 $ 58.58 $ 121,850
Scientific Research and Development Services 8,290 0.95 $ 56.54 $ 117,590

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 2022


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)
California 31,750 1.80 0.82 $ 53.89 $ 112,080
Texas 30,110 2.32 1.05 $ 44.31 $ 92,160
New York 22,100 2.43 1.10 $ 52.00 $ 108,150
Florida 20,900 2.27 1.03 $ 44.05 $ 91,620
Ohio 18,000 3.35 1.52 $ 46.21 $ 96,120


Map of location quotient of network and computer systems administrators by state, May 2022


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 1,790 4.12 1.87 $ 35.20 $ 73,220
Virginia 15,860 4.09 1.86 $ 52.60 $ 109,410
Colorado 10,350 3.74 1.70 $ 48.71 $ 101,310
Maryland 9,310 3.52 1.60 $ 51.89 $ 107,930
Ohio 18,000 3.35 1.52 $ 46.21 $ 96,120


Map of annual mean wages of network and computer systems administrators by state, May 2022


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)
District of Columbia 1,540 2.23 1.01 $ 55.99 $ 116,470
Nevada 1,640 1.16 0.53 $ 54.40 $ 113,140
New Jersey 10,110 2.46 1.12 $ 53.91 $ 112,140
California 31,750 1.80 0.82 $ 53.89 $ 112,080
Virginia 15,860 4.09 1.86 $ 52.60 $ 109,410



Map of employment of network and computer systems administrators by area, May 2022


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 22,410 2.44 1.11 $ 55.75 $ 115,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 13,430 4.44 2.01 $ 55.96 $ 116,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 10,700 2.81 1.28 $ 45.36 $ 94,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,490 1.55 0.71 $ 49.56 $ 103,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,290 1.88 0.85 $ 44.98 $ 93,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,500 2.40 1.09 $ 52.37 $ 108,920
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 6,330 4.08 1.85 $ 50.59 $ 105,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,280 2.62 1.19 $ 61.21 $ 127,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,150 2.25 1.02 $ 50.54 $ 105,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,650 1.85 0.84 $ 47.28 $ 98,350


Map of location quotient of network and computer systems administrators by area, May 2022


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 270 5.76 2.62 $ 51.99 $ 108,140
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 680 5.64 2.56 $ 45.81 $ 95,290
Huntsville, AL 1,320 5.51 2.50 $ 45.60 $ 94,840
Boulder, CO 1,030 5.39 2.45 $ 48.32 $ 100,510
State College, PA 340 5.21 2.36 $ 40.07 $ 83,340
Ithaca, NY 230 4.88 2.22 $ 51.52 $ 107,160
Sioux Falls, SD 760 4.72 2.14 $ 35.57 $ 73,990
Colorado Springs, CO 1,430 4.71 2.14 $ 47.29 $ 98,360
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 230 4.62 2.09 $ 45.81 $ 95,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 13,430 4.44 2.01 $ 55.96 $ 116,400