Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Salary benchmarks based on 357 public records across 10 cities.
What do Network and Computer Systems Administrators do?
Install, configure, and maintain an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. Excludes “Information Security Analysts” (15-1212), “Computer Network Support Specialists” (15-1231), and “Computer User Support Specialists” (15-1232).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SOC 2018 (SOC 15-1244)
Salary Overview
Weighted average across all cities with available data. Based on 357 data points.
$95K
P25
$101K
Median
$124K
P75
Top Paying Cities
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Last updated: 2026-06-08