Network and Computer Systems Administrators
United States. Estimated employment 314,340, with pages for 15 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1244
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$99,130 · 50th
$62,64010th
$78,01025th
$99,13050th
$126,64075th
$155,05090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Network and Computer Systems Administrators page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | $125,430 | 9,920 |
| New York, NY | $119,390 | 17,690 |
| Austin, TX | $104,520 | 5,030 |
| Dallas, TX | $103,260 | 11,740 |
| Houston, TX | $101,430 | 6,330 |
| San Antonio, TX | $96,770 | 2,340 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $96,070 | 380 |
| Albany, NY | $95,140 | 1,060 |
| Rochester, NY | $94,130 | 1,130 |
| Buffalo, NY | $93,830 | 970 |
| Amarillo, TX | $92,980 | 180 |
| Odessa, TX | $92,690 | 120 |
| Syracuse, NY | $92,050 | 520 |
| Killeen, TX | $91,240 | 310 |
| Beaumont, TX | $91,220 | 240 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 314,340 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 15-1244, Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Mapped to our taxonomy as network-and-computer-systems-administrators.
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