Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$99,130
Median Salary
314,340
Total Employed
$103,680
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$62,640 Median: $99,130 $155,050
P10: $62,640 P25: $78,010 P75: $126,640 P90: $155,050

How Much Do Network and Computer Systems Administrators Make?

The national median salary for network and computer systems administrators is $99,130, with a salary spread of $92,410 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 93% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $103,680 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $133,360.

Highest Paying Cities

$133,360
$122,950
$119,390
Santa Cruz, CA
$118,810
Carson City, NV
$118,340
$117,200
$116,770
Olympia, WA
$112,530

Where the Jobs Are

11,740
6,340
6,330
6,140
5,530

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$133,360$102,680$167,7102,460
San Francisco, CA$129,680$100,850$163,5503,910
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$125,430$98,650$153,2209,920
Baltimore, MD$122,950$94,320$159,4504,620
New York, NY-NJ$119,390$95,980$142,41017,690
Santa Cruz, CA$118,810$96,830$137,970140
Carson City, NV$118,340$90,650$123,30060
Bridgeport, CT$117,200$86,960$151,720480
Boston, MA-NH$116,770$95,490$138,7106,760
Olympia, WA$112,530$97,030$118,140800
Durham, NC$110,640$81,710$140,2801,270
Springfield, IL$110,600$84,930$141,590520
Vallejo, CA$110,520$90,590$133,000150
Salem, OR$109,970$96,000$128,350560
Boulder, CO$109,790$99,500$135,750980
Lexington Park, MD$109,590$91,700$144,430370
Longview, WA$107,890$93,790$133,20050
Rochester, MN$107,210$95,670$136,220360
Los Angeles, CA$106,290$86,170$131,2908,770
Norwich, CT$105,880$102,860$132,190300
Columbus, OH$105,750$82,170$143,7803,970
Hartford, CT$105,580$85,100$130,910770
San Diego, CA$105,170$86,070$127,5702,510
Denver, CO$105,090$87,930$130,9704,670
Corvallis, OR$104,930$84,640$107,350170
Sacramento, CA$104,800$87,560$133,7601,330
Austin, TX$104,520$83,150$132,3905,030
Seattle, WA$104,440$84,000$136,7105,530
Manchester, NH$103,870$87,140$129,100660
Fort Collins, CO$103,760$85,390$125,640370
Bend, OR$103,700$82,720$108,860270
Barnstable Town, MA$103,680$91,050$140,030110
Las Vegas, NV$103,440$84,070$129,9301,390
Raleigh, NC$103,380$80,570$132,4902,730
Dallas, TX$103,260$80,990$130,47011,740
Chicago, IL-IN$103,170$82,750$130,1206,950
New Haven, CT$103,170$81,760$129,830280
Santa Rosa, CA$103,170$82,160$126,870230
Portland, OR-WA$102,950$85,690$125,6202,820
Minneapolis, MN-WI$102,790$83,590$131,1203,200
Peoria, IL$102,630$79,460$151,800330
Urban Honolulu, HI$102,050$87,390$129,4701,250
Idaho Falls, ID$102,020$80,940$135,460120
Colorado Springs, CO$101,850$84,210$130,6401,200
Tampa, FL$101,560$79,990$119,8804,720
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$101,530$80,250$130,4302,960
Providence, RI-MA$101,450$80,740$128,0001,370
Houston, TX$101,430$81,800$131,0906,330
Santa Maria, CA$101,310$90,820$125,060330
Crestview, FL$101,220$82,570$128,140550
Atlanta, GA$101,000$82,080$127,0406,140
Hilton Head Island, SC$100,900$79,560$117,51070
Worcester, MA$100,790$81,800$125,570540
Bakersfield, CA$100,730$84,440$115,890330
Eugene, OR$100,570$82,060$108,270400
Bellingham, WA$100,520$78,060$118,140190
Naples, FL$100,490$75,230$131,830190
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,460$78,200$125,7504,050
Napa, CA$100,360$89,060$125,910120
Charlottesville, VA$100,270$76,620$127,540220
Huntsville, AL$100,120$78,080$128,0801,160
Mount Vernon, WA$100,120$78,280$125,42090
Richmond, VA$99,750$77,800$128,0601,660
Jacksonville, FL$99,460$77,030$122,2602,250
Palm Bay, FL$99,230$76,370$122,460840
Salt Lake City, UT$99,110$79,160$120,1301,130
Wilmington, NC$99,060$73,390$133,150430
Atlantic City, NJ$99,030$76,510$126,110250
Riverside, CA$99,030$80,990$121,2501,540
Modesto, CA$99,000$81,410$128,130160
Wildwood, FL$98,950$77,980$123,64050
Greenville, NC$98,840$75,470$126,290150
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$98,640$78,570$125,3301,670
Oxnard, CA$98,520$78,340$124,490400
Salinas, CA$98,340$82,720$115,300150
Yakima, WA$98,330$82,930$111,700110
Amherst Town, MA$98,320$85,130$109,490170
Ogden, UT$98,230$78,330$119,490300
Merced, CA$98,060$78,430$111,44050
Elmira, NY$97,950$81,470$114,49070
Lansing, MI$97,810$85,680$110,020710
Baton Rouge, LA$97,770$80,340$109,020630
Port St. Lucie, FL$97,730$78,430$126,730270
Stockton, CA$97,720$79,940$119,200220
Bloomington, IL$97,580$80,400$126,570140
Kennewick, WA$97,500$82,810$115,010220
Charleston, SC$97,480$75,570$124,790730
Kahului, HI$97,310$78,560$125,560110
Visalia, CA$97,270$81,540$114,740130
Trenton, NJ$97,230$79,380$124,880980
Miami, FL$97,180$77,570$125,5806,340
Greeley, CO$97,130$79,570$126,820260
San Antonio, TX$96,770$77,190$118,7002,340
Vineland, NJ$96,660$79,380$120,36070
Ann Arbor, MI$96,580$80,650$107,170380
Bremerton, WA$96,470$75,800$108,340130
Anchorage, AK$96,420$77,580$102,990560
Logan, UT-ID$96,410$76,470$127,040110
Detroit, MI$96,400$78,520$117,9703,010
Cleveland, OH$96,140$77,540$124,9902,740
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$96,110$77,200$126,120990
Kiryas Joel, NY$96,070$77,590$111,650380
Provo, UT$95,820$75,910$110,090340
Greenville, SC$95,740$80,010$117,130650
Santa Fe, NM$95,740$81,950$109,310200
Mankato, MN$95,720$75,840$107,82050
Dayton, OH$95,680$78,960$116,770950
Springfield, MA$95,630$76,560$115,870280
Reno, NV$95,600$68,960$124,830360
San Luis Obispo, CA$95,550$78,680$127,620160
Bismarck, ND$95,350$76,590$110,320200
Asheville, NC$95,230$73,340$128,800370
Savannah, GA$95,180$74,070$118,060200
Lakeland, FL$95,160$75,460$123,080480
Albany, NY$95,140$78,310$112,4701,060
Decatur, IL$94,700$73,490$106,37050
Spokane, WA$94,670$78,770$109,820410
Lynchburg, VA$94,660$75,180$126,180200
Coeur d'Alene, ID$94,560$77,570$118,13050
Waterbury, CT$94,550$69,350$111,110170
Winston, NC$94,550$76,210$126,260450
Grants Pass, OR$94,420$75,210$118,29040
Pittsfield, MA$94,310$73,880$106,00080
Twin Falls, ID$94,230$74,320$107,12040
Jackson, MI$94,210$74,680$109,82080
Boise City, ID$94,140$78,630$108,850510
Rochester, NY$94,130$79,000$112,1001,130
Owensboro, KY$94,060$75,450$110,09050
Buffalo, NY$93,830$75,450$110,800970
Wenatchee, WA$93,820$78,610$116,19080
Phoenix, AZ$93,730$76,230$119,6504,370
Cedar Rapids, IA$93,480$73,650$106,300360
Grand Rapids, MI$93,440$76,220$102,210890
Nashville, TN$93,170$78,740$112,5401,790
Harrisburg, PA$93,090$79,520$109,340510
Panama City, FL$92,990$67,750$118,450300
Amarillo, TX$92,980$73,500$115,110180
Odessa, TX$92,690$60,620$103,610120
Redding, CA$92,690$75,330$115,52060
Chattanooga, TN-GA$92,550$72,980$114,930330
Portland, ME$92,520$77,970$107,060370
Lexington, KY$92,390$79,100$110,660430
Warner Robins, GA$92,290$74,510$114,830130
Battle Creek, MI$92,280$77,150$108,50070
Rockford, IL$92,260$73,600$110,030170
Fresno, CA$92,200$79,820$103,730520
Syracuse, NY$92,050$76,980$106,170520
St. Cloud, MN$92,020$80,470$105,440120
Kansas City, MO-KS$91,980$75,050$112,7702,760
Orlando, FL$91,800$67,270$108,3004,260
Monroe, MI$91,630$76,750$125,67040
Madison, WI$91,580$73,520$105,2701,230
New Orleans, LA$91,570$76,430$117,580360
Rome, GA$91,510$63,790$141,21050
Gainesville, GA$91,490$75,740$121,580110
Flint, MI$91,430$75,240$100,730130
Traverse City, MI$91,290$73,650$103,360110
Killeen, TX$91,240$72,680$105,230310
Beaumont, TX$91,220$73,620$119,850240
Oklahoma City, OK$91,160$73,280$101,7301,220
Topeka, KS$91,000$70,720$114,590440
Yuba City, CA$90,840$76,250$115,91040
Walla Walla, WA$90,650$71,700$105,37030
Duluth, MN-WI$90,540$77,680$105,860150
Augusta, GA-SC$90,510$73,830$120,400280
Winchester, VA-WV$90,400$72,090$117,000120
Pueblo, CO$90,310$78,390$111,660110
Milwaukee, WI$90,140$74,390$110,8002,130
Roanoke, VA$90,130$73,090$111,870260
Kingston, NY$90,080$75,380$110,48090
Charlotte, NC-SC$89,990$67,300$108,8004,180
Albany, OR$89,830$74,480$95,95070
Des Moines, IA$89,800$74,080$109,9901,000
Indianapolis, IN$89,770$73,930$110,5201,850
Evansville, IN$89,690$75,180$106,450130
Grand Junction, CO$89,500$78,770$103,170120
Ithaca, NY$89,440$77,190$105,810150
Hanford, CA$89,430$70,130$113,65030
Akron, OH$89,380$76,790$119,250810
Brownsville, TX$89,300$70,660$119,920250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$89,250$76,600$103,820780
Omaha, NE-IA$89,090$71,480$119,640860
Bloomington, IN$89,020$75,380$113,62070
Allentown, PA-NJ$89,000$73,470$111,990400
Monroe, LA$88,990$67,690$105,46050
St. Louis, MO-IL$88,940$74,030$105,6502,840
Dalton, GA$88,910$74,150$107,01070
Spartanburg, SC$88,860$76,810$117,960140
Rocky Mount, NC$88,790$61,990$135,43070
El Centro, CA$88,580$75,870$110,92040
Greensboro, NC$88,580$64,410$110,730760
Medford, OR$88,570$74,390$105,120160
Blacksburg, VA$88,390$68,140$107,890140
Lafayette, LA$88,300$72,990$107,280110
Gettysburg, PA$88,260$73,010$97,42030
Erie, PA$88,070$71,150$102,610160
Fayetteville, NC$87,920$71,240$103,610260
Tucson, AZ$87,780$75,010$103,350610
Iowa City, IA$87,770$79,520$100,890220
Burlington, NC$87,660$69,740$115,70080
Reading, PA$87,540$71,320$113,660170
Sandusky, OH$87,470$73,560$115,07050
Hot Springs, AR$87,420$58,980$95,00030
Knoxville, TN$87,400$77,320$103,070880
Kenosha, WI$87,110$71,560$105,960170
Myrtle Beach, SC$87,090$74,040$98,140140
Waco, TX$87,000$73,820$110,980260
Fargo, ND-MN$86,700$76,890$101,250340
Fairbanks, AK$86,690$76,780$100,360100
Sheboygan, WI$86,670$75,350$100,110100
Columbia, SC$86,650$71,560$106,190810
Glens Falls, NY$86,600$74,450$107,99090
Albuquerque, NM$86,540$72,700$103,380650
Fayetteville, AR$86,530$76,600$107,490570
Janesville, WI$86,370$70,970$105,720210
Las Cruces, NM$86,360$73,760$104,390100
Binghamton, NY$86,350$72,460$105,500220
Columbus, IN$86,050$74,450$100,05050
Green Bay, WI$86,050$72,160$105,130440
Slidell, LA$85,810$71,530$115,17090
Columbus, GA-AL$85,690$66,970$103,220190
Saginaw, MI$85,520$73,890$106,740120
Kingsport, TN-VA$85,490$66,920$101,420170
Lincoln, NE$85,260$69,600$102,690340
Sierra Vista, AZ$85,150$66,670$107,170110
Tulsa, OK$85,110$73,210$106,290600
Champaign, IL$85,080$69,970$102,750180
Burlington, VT$84,790$77,570$102,810280
Valdosta, GA$84,710$65,050$105,60050
Tyler, TX$84,680$65,030$99,380150
Joplin, MO-KS$84,590$67,890$101,450110
Michigan City, IN$84,450$68,260$108,51030
Birmingham, AL$84,350$68,610$106,8901,290
North Port, FL$84,350$69,180$106,000540
Chico, CA$84,280$76,970$105,35090
Elizabethtown, KY$84,240$63,800$99,85060
Grand Forks, ND-MN$84,130$70,910$99,05080
Toledo, OH$84,130$73,060$110,070590
Lafayette, IN$84,100$68,350$85,690200
Wausau, WI$83,960$72,000$100,420170
Lewiston, ID-WA$83,940$76,500$96,26040
Midland, TX$83,920$50,940$108,990240
Davenport, IA-IL$83,820$66,200$102,360300
York, PA$83,720$68,210$100,330180
Lake Charles, LA$83,670$74,800$117,59040
Eau Claire, WI$83,620$69,520$109,190180
Flagstaff, AZ$83,520$78,040$102,060120
Oshkosh, WI$83,480$74,680$101,920240
Hagerstown, MD-WV$83,420$72,610$100,870190
McAllen, TX$83,400$68,170$103,490350
Lancaster, PA$83,360$72,170$102,340240
Shreveport, LA$83,230$65,850$102,460160
Dubuque, IA$83,180$69,810$102,240110
Wichita Falls, TX$83,150$68,680$99,59080
Little Rock, AR$83,090$70,190$103,340530
St. George, UT$83,090$69,300$103,11060
Utica, NY$83,070$66,780$101,310250
Auburn, AL$82,970$67,380$99,790150
Gulfport, MS$82,960$65,750$103,680160
South Bend, IN-MI$82,890$72,080$94,570190
Wichita, KS$82,820$63,820$102,660720
Appleton, WI$82,750$68,160$104,300280
Cape Coral, FL$82,750$73,730$103,010550
Staunton, VA$82,730$62,860$105,76080
Corpus Christi, TX$82,690$66,860$101,040280
El Paso, TX$82,370$66,600$102,490560
Springfield, OH$82,260$62,590$105,36070
Waterloo, IA$82,260$69,040$96,240150
Fort Wayne, IN$82,250$64,800$98,040310
Helena, MT$82,240$82,240$103,640200
Sherman, TX$82,050$66,080$107,59080
Johnstown, PA$81,960$60,870$90,42040
Pocatello, ID$81,820$69,320$99,99070
Kalamazoo, MI$81,650$72,640$101,100160
Lewiston, ME$81,650$64,990$100,33060
Midland, MI$81,540$65,240$101,81060
Lebanon, PA$81,520$66,550$98,16030
Longview, TX$81,460$63,890$99,750170
Laredo, TX$81,400$63,230$97,250150
Victoria, TX$81,390$67,710$101,67070
Jonesboro, AR$81,370$62,300$97,26050
Sumter, SC$81,360$67,390$96,27060
Racine, WI$81,160$64,940$101,030200
Scranton, PA$81,160$65,570$98,820240
Wheeling, WV-OH$81,000$65,890$106,71070
Hickory, NC$80,970$65,510$108,900220
Bozeman, MT$80,950$72,290$105,330110
Billings, MT$80,880$67,020$98,930130
Goldsboro, NC$80,880$69,020$89,21060
Terre Haute, IN$80,880$75,650$101,71050
Lawrence, KS$80,770$65,520$103,770120
Canton, OH$80,760$69,630$99,150270
Sebastian, FL$80,680$63,150$96,57080
Minot, ND$80,630$71,120$99,31060
Lima, OH$80,510$65,700$98,70080
La Crosse, WI-MN$80,480$66,360$101,720190
College Station, TX$80,450$64,860$100,340420
Pittsburgh, PA$80,440$68,260$102,0101,570
Chambersburg, PA$80,370$69,470$99,18060
Elkhart, IN$80,170$68,000$101,030120
Manhattan, KS$80,170$64,990$87,740130
Muskegon, MI$80,150$69,430$95,56060
Deltona, FL$80,090$66,000$98,700390
Casper, WY$79,990$68,180$96,85060
Lake Havasu City, AZ$79,980$65,960$100,87060
Jacksonville, NC$79,690$65,470$99,79080
Harrisonburg, VA$79,670$74,040$97,240120
Houma, LA$79,570$61,370$100,51070
Decatur, AL$79,500$63,960$95,590120
Springfield, MO$79,420$62,530$102,980260
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,320$63,960$98,930210
Kankakee, IL$79,310$72,740$98,45050
Salisbury, MD$79,290$63,760$105,760100
Abilene, TX$79,260$60,420$88,330100
Hattiesburg, MS$79,110$62,530$102,88070
Niles, MI$79,040$68,850$101,99070
Fond du Lac, WI$79,000$66,920$92,63080
Albany, GA$78,710$65,540$103,93070
Anniston, AL$78,690$64,140$87,72060
Paducah, KY-IL$78,690$64,930$100,22050
Columbia, MO$78,610$64,860$98,200240
State College, PA$78,520$75,520$95,930130
Ocala, FL$78,430$61,950$100,350160
Pinehurst, NC$78,330$65,920$103,920100
Muncie, IN$78,170$65,390$98,30050
Punta Gorda, FL$78,160$63,890$101,46070
Montgomery, AL$78,110$60,630$96,750360
Ames, IA$78,030$70,180$107,62090
Bay City, MI$78,020$64,950$98,80040
Jackson, TN$77,900$68,900$98,00090
Youngstown, OH$77,830$63,400$92,220230
Missoula, MT$77,650$66,820$95,300100
Altoona, PA$77,540$64,990$97,09060
Alexandria, LA$77,480$66,440$92,00040
Dover, DE$77,440$62,240$97,160150
Macon, GA$77,400$63,600$113,680120
Bangor, ME$77,360$66,570$97,040120
Mobile, AL$77,340$61,630$94,280380
Pensacola, FL$77,260$64,550$96,830450
Yuma, AZ$77,170$67,950$97,94080
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$77,140$63,320$95,620150
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$77,140$64,390$88,950710
Prescott Valley, AZ$77,110$61,920$93,88070
Bowling Green, KY$76,880$57,010$91,35090
Grand Island, NE$76,610$67,590$101,77040
Daphne, AL$76,590$60,110$97,880110
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$76,320$62,040$95,980160
Rapid City, SD$76,120$63,350$95,710220
Texarkana, TX-AR$76,020$62,520$98,44080
Weirton, WV-OH$75,590$63,560$91,32050
Dothan, AL$75,460$60,200$91,540130
Lawton, OK$75,400$62,000$86,69050
Watertown, NY$75,320$61,990$91,38050
Florence, SC$75,190$63,990$87,49070
Jackson, MS$75,050$59,590$96,490390
Homosassa Springs, FL$74,470$65,360$110,84030
Morgantown, WV$74,240$61,140$91,530160
St. Joseph, MO-KS$74,110$59,970$86,95040
Williamsport, PA$74,050$64,570$92,01050
Tallahassee, FL$74,020$57,920$83,510880
Florence, AL$73,740$58,770$88,29060
Fort Smith, AR-OK$73,620$60,360$85,940110
Athens, GA$73,430$65,830$87,890110
San Angelo, TX$73,410$63,470$91,040100
Johnson City, TN$73,240$57,580$84,82050
Gainesville, FL$73,230$61,050$83,010650
Lubbock, TX$72,530$52,930$93,500320
Charleston, WV$72,040$61,520$82,740280
Sebring, FL$71,790$59,990$88,19030
Beckley, WV$71,700$59,860$80,48040
Parkersburg, WV$71,670$59,960$91,67030
Jefferson City, MO$70,890$60,200$84,260310
Great Falls, MT$69,130$60,060$84,66050
Mansfield, OH$66,980$50,810$83,30070
Gadsden, AL$66,910$62,920$80,15030
Cheyenne, WY$64,480$52,760$93,160130
San Juan, PR$55,040$46,710$69,840770
Aguadilla, PR$51,260$40,740$67,56030

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average network and computer systems administrators salary?
The national median salary for network and computer systems administrators is $99,130 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $103,680. Salaries range from $62,640 at the 10th percentile to $155,050 at the 90th percentile.
Where do network and computer systems administrators earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for network and computer systems administrators are San Jose, CA ($133,360), San Francisco, CA ($129,680), Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,430). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many network and computer systems administrators jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 314,340 network and computer systems administrators employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.