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Network and Computer Systems Administrators — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$99,130
United States, 2025
Employment
314,340
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$62,640
25th percentile
$78,010
75th percentile
$126,640
90th percentile
$155,050
Most important skills
- Systems Evaluation4.0
- Troubleshooting4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Systems Analysis4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Operations Monitoring3.5
- Programming3.5
- Quality Control Analysis3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 23 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
23
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Evaluation | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Troubleshooting | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Programming | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Speaking | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Repairing | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
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Compare with Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $133,360 | 2,460 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $129,680 | 3,910 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $125,430 | 9,920 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $122,950 | 4,620 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $119,390 | 17,690 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $118,810 | 140 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | $118,340 | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | $118,290 | 9,230 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $117,200 | 480 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $116,770 | 6,760 | 2025 |
| NJ | $116,420 | 9,280 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $112,530 | 800 | 2025 |
| MA | $110,980 | 8,270 | 2025 |
| DC | $110,970 | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $110,640 | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | $110,600 | 520 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $110,520 | 150 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $109,970 | 560 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $109,790 | 980 | 2025 |
| VA | $109,610 | 12,430 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.