Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary
The median pay for network and computer systems administrators in the United States is $99,130 a year. About 314,340 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $62,640
- 25th percentile
- $78,010
- Median percentile
- $99,130
- 75th percentile
- $126,640
- 90th percentile
- $155,050
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $118,290
- New Jersey $116,420
- Massachusetts $110,980
- District of Columbia $110,970
- Virginia $109,610
- California $106,440
- Connecticut $105,880
- New York $105,810
- Washington $103,910
- Nevada $103,440
- Colorado $103,370
- Rhode Island $103,100
- Oregon $102,000
- Minnesota $101,870
- Hawaii $101,450
- Texas $101,240
- New Hampshire $100,230
- Illinois $100,080
- Ohio $97,570
- Alaska $97,500
- Georgia $97,170
- Utah $95,820
- North Carolina $95,230
- Florida $95,200
- Delaware $94,200
- Michigan $92,750
- South Carolina $92,520
- Idaho $91,880
- New Mexico $90,790
- Arizona $90,280
- Louisiana $90,160
- Tennessee $88,100
- Kentucky $87,020
- North Dakota $86,450
- Pennsylvania $86,140
- Vermont $86,020
- Nebraska $84,700
- Indiana $84,550
- Iowa $84,500
- Oklahoma $83,990
- Maine $83,890
- Wisconsin $83,650
- Kansas $83,340
- Arkansas $81,590
- Alabama $81,400
- Montana $80,950
- Missouri $80,870
- Mississippi $79,990
- Wyoming $75,220
- South Dakota $75,010
- West Virginia $74,490
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $133,360
- San Francisco, CA $129,680
- Washington, DC $125,430
- Baltimore, MD $122,950
- New York, NY $119,390
- Santa Cruz, CA $118,810
- Carson City, NV $118,340
- Bridgeport, CT $117,200
- Boston, MA $116,770
- Olympia, WA $112,530
- Durham, NC $110,640
- Springfield, IL $110,600
- Vallejo, CA $110,520
- Salem, OR $109,970
- Boulder, CO $109,790
- Lexington Park, MD $109,590
- Longview, WA $107,890
- Rochester, MN $107,210
- Los Angeles, CA $106,290
- Norwich, CT $105,880
- Columbus, OH $105,750
- Hartford, CT $105,580
- San Diego, CA $105,170
- Denver, CO $105,090
- Corvallis, OR $104,930
- Sacramento, CA $104,800
- Austin, TX $104,520
- Seattle, WA $104,440
- Manchester, NH $103,870
- Fort Collins, CO $103,760
- Bend, OR $103,700
- Barnstable Town, MA $103,680
- Las Vegas, NV $103,440
- Raleigh, NC $103,380
- Dallas, TX $103,260
- Chicago, IL $103,170
- New Haven, CT $103,170
- Santa Rosa, CA $103,170
- Portland, OR $102,950
- Minneapolis, MN $102,790
- Peoria, IL $102,630
- Urban Honolulu, HI $102,050
- Idaho Falls, ID $102,020
- Colorado Springs, CO $101,850
- Tampa, FL $101,560
- Cincinnati, OH $101,530
- Providence, RI $101,450
- Houston, TX $101,430
- Santa Maria, CA $101,310
- Crestview, FL $101,220
- Atlanta, GA $101,000
- Hilton Head Island, SC $100,900
- Worcester, MA $100,790
- Bakersfield, CA $100,730
- Eugene, OR $100,570
- Bellingham, WA $100,520
- Naples, FL $100,490
- Philadelphia, PA $100,460
- Napa, CA $100,360
- Charlottesville, VA $100,270
- Huntsville, AL $100,120
- Mount Vernon, WA $100,120
- Richmond, VA $99,750
- Jacksonville, FL $99,460
- Palm Bay, FL $99,230
- Salt Lake City, UT $99,110
- Wilmington, NC $99,060
- Atlantic City, NJ $99,030
- Riverside, CA $99,030
- Modesto, CA $99,000
- Wildwood, FL $98,950
- Greenville, NC $98,840
- Virginia Beach, VA $98,640
- Oxnard, CA $98,520
- Salinas, CA $98,340
- Yakima, WA $98,330
- Amherst Town, MA $98,320
- Ogden, UT $98,230
- Merced, CA $98,060
- Elmira, NY $97,950
- Lansing, MI $97,810
- Baton Rouge, LA $97,770
- Port St. Lucie, FL $97,730
- Stockton, CA $97,720
- Bloomington, IL $97,580
- Kennewick, WA $97,500
- Charleston, SC $97,480
- Kahului, HI $97,310
- Visalia, CA $97,270
- Trenton, NJ $97,230
- Miami, FL $97,180
- Greeley, CO $97,130
- San Antonio, TX $96,770
- Vineland, NJ $96,660
- Ann Arbor, MI $96,580
- Bremerton, WA $96,470
- Anchorage, AK $96,420
- Logan, UT $96,410
- Detroit, MI $96,400
- Cleveland, OH $96,140
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $96,110
- Kiryas Joel, NY $96,070
- Provo, UT $95,820
- Greenville, SC $95,740
- Santa Fe, NM $95,740
- Mankato, MN $95,720
- Dayton, OH $95,680
- Springfield, MA $95,630
- Reno, NV $95,600
- San Luis Obispo, CA $95,550
- Bismarck, ND $95,350
- Asheville, NC $95,230
- Savannah, GA $95,180
- Lakeland, FL $95,160
- Albany, NY $95,140
- Decatur, IL $94,700
- Spokane, WA $94,670
- Lynchburg, VA $94,660
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $94,560
- Waterbury, CT $94,550