Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career, Salary and Skills
Network and Computer Systems Administrators have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $99,130 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 314,340. Wage data is published for 431 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
15-1244.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$99,130
Hourly median
$47.66
Employment
314,340
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Systems Analysis | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Troubleshooting | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.50 | 3.75 |
Typical tasks
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
- Confer with network users about solutions to existing system problems.
- Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
Technology
- Apache HTTP Server
- Access management software
- Active directory software
- Adexa eGPS Suite
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- AJAX
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in TXMedian $101,240 · Employment 34,840
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in FLMedian $95,200 · Employment 26,890
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in CAMedian $106,440 · Employment 26,170
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in NYMedian $105,810 · Employment 18,220
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in New York, NYMedian $119,390 · Employment 17,690
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in OHMedian $97,570 · Employment 15,130
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in NCMedian $95,230 · Employment 13,850
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in VAMedian $109,610 · Employment 12,430
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $103,260 · Employment 11,740
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in Washington, DCMedian $125,430 · Employment 9,920
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in ILMedian $100,080 · Employment 9,820
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in NJMedian $116,420 · Employment 9,280
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.