Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary

Also known as: Sysadmin, System Administrator, Network Admin, DevOps Engineer

Median Salary
$99,130
per year
Hourly Rate
$47.66
per hour
Employment
314,340
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$62,640
25th percentile
$78,010
Median
$99,130
75th percentile
$126,640
90th percentile
$155,050

💰 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Maryland$118,290+19.3%
New Jersey$116,420+17.4%
Massachusetts$110,980+12.0%
District of Columbia$110,970+11.9%
Virginia$109,610+10.6%
California$106,440+7.4%
Connecticut$105,880+6.8%
New York$105,810+6.7%
Washington$103,910+4.8%
Nevada$103,440+4.3%
Colorado$103,370+4.3%
Rhode Island$103,100+4.0%
Oregon$102,000+2.9%
Minnesota$101,870+2.8%
Hawaii$101,450+2.3%
Texas$101,240+2.1%
New Hampshire$100,230+1.1%
Illinois$100,080+1.0%
Ohio$97,570-1.6%
Alaska$97,500-1.6%
Georgia$97,170-2.0%
Utah$95,820-3.3%
North Carolina$95,230-3.9%
Florida$95,200-4.0%
Delaware$94,200-5.0%
Michigan$92,750-6.4%
South Carolina$92,520-6.7%
Idaho$91,880-7.3%
New Mexico$90,790-8.4%
Arizona$90,280-8.9%
Louisiana$90,160-9.0%
Tennessee$88,100-11.1%
Kentucky$87,020-12.2%
North Dakota$86,450-12.8%
Pennsylvania$86,140-13.1%
Vermont$86,020-13.2%
Nebraska$84,700-14.6%
Indiana$84,550-14.7%
Iowa$84,500-14.8%
Oklahoma$83,990-15.3%
Maine$83,890-15.4%
Wisconsin$83,650-15.6%
Kansas$83,340-15.9%
Arkansas$81,590-17.7%
Alabama$81,400-17.9%
Montana$80,950-18.3%
Missouri$80,870-18.4%
Mississippi$79,990-19.3%
Wyoming$75,220-24.1%
South Dakota$75,010-24.3%
West Virginia$74,490-24.9%

🏙️ Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133,360+34.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$129,680+30.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$125,430+26.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$122,950+24.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$119,390+20.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$118,810+19.9%
Carson City, NV$118,340+19.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$117,200+18.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$116,770+17.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$112,530+13.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$110,640+11.6%
Springfield, IL$110,600+11.6%
Vallejo, CA$110,520+11.5%
Salem, OR$109,970+10.9%
Boulder, CO$109,790+10.8%
Lexington Park, MD$109,590+10.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$107,890+8.8%
Rochester, MN$107,210+8.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106,290+7.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$105,880+6.8%
Columbus, OH$105,750+6.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$105,580+6.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$105,170+6.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$105,090+6.0%
Corvallis, OR$104,930+5.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$104,800+5.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$104,520+5.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$104,440+5.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$103,870+4.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$103,760+4.7%
Bend, OR$103,700+4.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$103,680+4.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$103,440+4.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$103,380+4.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$103,260+4.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,170+4.1%
New Haven, CT$103,170+4.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$103,170+4.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$102,950+3.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$102,790+3.7%
Peoria, IL$102,630+3.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$102,050+2.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$102,020+2.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$101,850+2.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$101,560+2.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$101,530+2.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$101,450+2.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$101,430+2.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$101,310+2.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$101,220+2.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$101,000+1.9%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$100,900+1.8%
Worcester, MA$100,790+1.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$100,730+1.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$100,570+1.5%
Bellingham, WA$100,520+1.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$100,490+1.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,460+1.3%
Napa, CA$100,360+1.2%
Charlottesville, VA$100,270+1.2%
Huntsville, AL$100,120+1.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$100,120+1.0%
Richmond, VA$99,750+0.6%
Jacksonville, FL$99,460+0.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$99,230+0.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$99,110-0.0%
Wilmington, NC$99,060-0.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$99,030-0.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$99,030-0.1%
Modesto, CA$99,000-0.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$98,950-0.2%
Greenville, NC$98,840-0.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$98,640-0.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$98,520-0.6%
Salinas, CA$98,340-0.8%
Yakima, WA$98,330-0.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$98,320-0.8%
Ogden, UT$98,230-0.9%
Merced, CA$98,060-1.1%
Elmira, NY$97,950-1.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$97,810-1.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$97,770-1.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$97,730-1.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$97,720-1.4%
Bloomington, IL$97,580-1.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$97,500-1.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$97,480-1.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$97,310-1.8%
Visalia, CA$97,270-1.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$97,230-1.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$97,180-2.0%
Greeley, CO$97,130-2.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$96,770-2.4%
Vineland, NJ$96,660-2.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$96,580-2.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$96,470-2.7%
Anchorage, AK$96,420-2.7%
Logan, UT-ID$96,410-2.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$96,400-2.8%
Cleveland, OH$96,140-3.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$96,110-3.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$96,070-3.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$95,820-3.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$95,740-3.4%
Santa Fe, NM$95,740-3.4%
Mankato, MN$95,720-3.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$95,680-3.5%
Springfield, MA$95,630-3.5%
Reno, NV$95,600-3.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$95,550-3.6%
Bismarck, ND$95,350-3.8%
Asheville, NC$95,230-3.9%
Savannah, GA$95,180-4.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$95,160-4.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$95,140-4.0%
Decatur, IL$94,700-4.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$94,670-4.5%
Lynchburg, VA$94,660-4.5%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$94,560-4.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$94,550-4.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$94,550-4.6%
Grants Pass, OR$94,420-4.8%
Pittsfield, MA$94,310-4.9%
Twin Falls, ID$94,230-4.9%
Jackson, MI$94,210-5.0%
Boise City, ID$94,140-5.0%
Rochester, NY$94,130-5.0%
Owensboro, KY$94,060-5.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$93,830-5.3%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$93,820-5.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$93,730-5.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$93,480-5.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$93,440-5.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$93,170-6.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$93,090-6.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$92,990-6.2%
Amarillo, TX$92,980-6.2%
Odessa, TX$92,690-6.5%
Redding, CA$92,690-6.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$92,550-6.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$92,520-6.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$92,390-6.8%
Warner Robins, GA$92,290-6.9%
Battle Creek, MI$92,280-6.9%
Rockford, IL$92,260-6.9%
Fresno, CA$92,200-7.0%
Syracuse, NY$92,050-7.1%
St. Cloud, MN$92,020-7.2%
Kansas City, MO-KS$91,980-7.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$91,800-7.4%
Monroe, MI$91,630-7.6%
Madison, WI$91,580-7.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$91,570-7.6%
Rome, GA$91,510-7.7%
Gainesville, GA$91,490-7.7%
Flint, MI$91,430-7.8%
Traverse City, MI$91,290-7.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$91,240-8.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$91,220-8.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$91,160-8.0%
Topeka, KS$91,000-8.2%
Yuba City, CA$90,840-8.4%
Walla Walla, WA$90,650-8.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$90,540-8.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$90,510-8.7%
Winchester, VA-WV$90,400-8.8%
Pueblo, CO$90,310-8.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$90,140-9.1%
Roanoke, VA$90,130-9.1%
Kingston, NY$90,080-9.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$89,990-9.2%
Albany, OR$89,830-9.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$89,800-9.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$89,770-9.4%
Evansville, IN$89,690-9.5%
Grand Junction, CO$89,500-9.7%
Ithaca, NY$89,440-9.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$89,430-9.8%
Akron, OH$89,380-9.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$89,300-9.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$89,250-10.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$89,090-10.1%
Bloomington, IN$89,020-10.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$89,000-10.2%
Monroe, LA$88,990-10.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$88,940-10.3%
Dalton, GA$88,910-10.3%
Spartanburg, SC$88,860-10.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$88,790-10.4%
El Centro, CA$88,580-10.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$88,580-10.6%
Medford, OR$88,570-10.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$88,390-10.8%
Lafayette, LA$88,300-10.9%
Gettysburg, PA$88,260-11.0%
Erie, PA$88,070-11.2%
Fayetteville, NC$87,920-11.3%
Tucson, AZ$87,780-11.4%
Iowa City, IA$87,770-11.5%
Burlington, NC$87,660-11.6%
Reading, PA$87,540-11.7%
Sandusky, OH$87,470-11.8%
Hot Springs, AR$87,420-11.8%
Knoxville, TN$87,400-11.8%
Kenosha, WI$87,110-12.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$87,090-12.1%
Waco, TX$87,000-12.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$86,700-12.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$86,690-12.5%
Sheboygan, WI$86,670-12.6%
Columbia, SC$86,650-12.6%
Glens Falls, NY$86,600-12.6%
Albuquerque, NM$86,540-12.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$86,530-12.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$86,370-12.9%
Las Cruces, NM$86,360-12.9%
Binghamton, NY$86,350-12.9%
Columbus, IN$86,050-13.2%
Green Bay, WI$86,050-13.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$85,810-13.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$85,690-13.6%
Saginaw, MI$85,520-13.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$85,490-13.8%
Lincoln, NE$85,260-14.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$85,150-14.1%
Tulsa, OK$85,110-14.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$85,080-14.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$84,790-14.5%
Valdosta, GA$84,710-14.5%
Tyler, TX$84,680-14.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$84,590-14.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$84,450-14.8%
Birmingham, AL$84,350-14.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$84,350-14.9%
Chico, CA$84,280-15.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$84,240-15.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$84,130-15.1%
Toledo, OH$84,130-15.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$84,100-15.2%
Wausau, WI$83,960-15.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$83,940-15.3%
Midland, TX$83,920-15.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$83,820-15.4%
York-Hanover, PA$83,720-15.5%
Lake Charles, LA$83,670-15.6%
Eau Claire, WI$83,620-15.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$83,520-15.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$83,480-15.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,420-15.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$83,400-15.9%
Lancaster, PA$83,360-15.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$83,230-16.0%
Dubuque, IA$83,180-16.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$83,150-16.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$83,090-16.2%
St. George, UT$83,090-16.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$83,070-16.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$82,970-16.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$82,960-16.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,890-16.4%
Wichita, KS$82,820-16.5%
Appleton, WI$82,750-16.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$82,750-16.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$82,730-16.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$82,690-16.6%
El Paso, TX$82,370-16.9%
Springfield, OH$82,260-17.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$82,260-17.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$82,250-17.0%
Helena, MT$82,240-17.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$82,050-17.2%
Johnstown, PA$81,960-17.3%
Pocatello, ID$81,820-17.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$81,650-17.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$81,650-17.6%
Midland, MI$81,540-17.7%
Lebanon, PA$81,520-17.8%
Longview, TX$81,460-17.8%
Laredo, TX$81,400-17.9%
Victoria, TX$81,390-17.9%
Jonesboro, AR$81,370-17.9%
Sumter, SC$81,360-17.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$81,160-18.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$81,160-18.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$81,000-18.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$80,970-18.3%
Bozeman, MT$80,950-18.3%
Billings, MT$80,880-18.4%
Goldsboro, NC$80,880-18.4%
Terre Haute, IN$80,880-18.4%
Lawrence, KS$80,770-18.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$80,760-18.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$80,680-18.6%
Minot, ND$80,630-18.7%
Lima, OH$80,510-18.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$80,480-18.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$80,450-18.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$80,440-18.9%
Chambersburg, PA$80,370-18.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$80,170-19.1%
Manhattan, KS$80,170-19.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$80,150-19.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$80,090-19.2%
Casper, WY$79,990-19.3%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$79,980-19.3%
Jacksonville, NC$79,690-19.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$79,670-19.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$79,570-19.7%
Decatur, AL$79,500-19.8%
Springfield, MO$79,420-19.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,320-20.0%
Kankakee, IL$79,310-20.0%
Salisbury, MD$79,290-20.0%
Abilene, TX$79,260-20.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$79,110-20.2%
Niles, MI$79,040-20.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$79,000-20.3%
Albany, GA$78,710-20.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$78,690-20.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$78,690-20.6%
Columbia, MO$78,610-20.7%
State College, PA$78,520-20.8%
Ocala, FL$78,430-20.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$78,330-21.0%
Muncie, IN$78,170-21.1%
Punta Gorda, FL$78,160-21.2%
Montgomery, AL$78,110-21.2%
Ames, IA$78,030-21.3%
Bay City, MI$78,020-21.3%
Jackson, TN$77,900-21.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,830-21.5%
Missoula, MT$77,650-21.7%
Altoona, PA$77,540-21.8%
Alexandria, LA$77,480-21.8%
Dover, DE$77,440-21.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$77,400-21.9%
Bangor, ME$77,360-22.0%
Mobile, AL$77,340-22.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$77,260-22.1%
Yuma, AZ$77,170-22.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$77,140-22.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$77,140-22.2%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$77,110-22.2%
Bowling Green, KY$76,880-22.4%
Grand Island, NE$76,610-22.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$76,590-22.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,320-23.0%
Rapid City, SD$76,120-23.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$76,020-23.3%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$75,590-23.7%
Dothan, AL$75,460-23.9%
Lawton, OK$75,400-23.9%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$75,320-24.0%
Florence, SC$75,190-24.2%
Jackson, MS$75,050-24.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$74,470-24.9%
Morgantown, WV$74,240-25.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$74,110-25.2%
Williamsport, PA$74,050-25.3%
Tallahassee, FL$74,020-25.3%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$73,740-25.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$73,620-25.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$73,430-25.9%
San Angelo, TX$73,410-25.9%
Johnson City, TN$73,240-26.1%
Gainesville, FL$73,230-26.1%
Lubbock, TX$72,530-26.8%
Charleston, WV$72,040-27.3%
Sebring, FL$71,790-27.6%
Beckley, WV$71,700-27.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$71,670-27.7%
Jefferson City, MO$70,890-28.5%
Great Falls, MT$69,130-30.3%
Mansfield, OH$66,980-32.4%
Gadsden, AL$66,910-32.5%
Cheyenne, WY$64,480-35.0%
Guam$59,820-39.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$55,040-44.5%
Puerto Rico$54,200-45.3%
Aguadilla, PR$51,260-48.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.