Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in the US
A network and computer systems administrators earns a national median of $99,130 a year (mean $103,680) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #141 of 825.
How much does a network and computer systems administrators earn in the US?
A network and computer systems administrators in the United States earns a median of $99,130 a year (mean $103,680), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 314,340 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1244), ranked #141 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$99,130
per year
Mean
$103,680
per year
Employment
314,340
US workers
National rank
#141
of 825 by median
What a network and computer systems administrators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a network and computer systems administrators (SOC 15-1244) earns a median annual wage of $99,130 and a mean (average) of $103,680. The median is the midpoint — half of network and computer systems administrators earn more and half earn less — and is 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a network and computer systems administrators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for network and computer systems administrators is $99,130, and the mean (average) is $103,680. The median is the midpoint — half of network and computer systems administrators earn more and half earn less.
- How does network and computer systems administrators pay compare to the US average?
- At $99,130, a network and computer systems administrators earns 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many network and computer systems administrators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 314,340 network and computer systems administrators employed nationally (SOC 15-1244), across all industries.
- Where does this network and computer systems administrators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1244. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1244 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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