Web Administrators Career, Salary and Skills
Web Administrators have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $116,580 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 435,370. Wage data is published for 396 locations.
Occupation description
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
O*NET code
15-1299.01
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$116,580
Hourly median
$56.05
Employment
435,370
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Speaking | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Writing | 3.25 | 3.38 |
Typical tasks
- Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
- Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
- Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
- Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.
- Determine sources of Web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
- Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit loss of service.
- Implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
- Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
Technology
- Apple Safari
- Switch software
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe ColdFusion
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Director
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
- Adobe FreeHand MX
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Macromedia HomeSite
- Adobe PageMaker
Web Administrators salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Web Administrators Salary in CAMedian $134,440 · Employment 80,150
- Web Administrators Salary in TXMedian $111,530 · Employment 57,020
- Web Administrators Salary in GAMedian $104,610 · Employment 20,630
- Web Administrators Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $109,700 · Employment 20,060
- Web Administrators Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $127,360 · Employment 19,540
- Web Administrators Salary in MDMedian $144,680 · Employment 19,060
- Web Administrators Salary in DCMedian $156,590 · Employment 17,200
- Web Administrators Salary in VAMedian $139,030 · Employment 17,000
- Web Administrators Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $161,700 · Employment 16,930
- Web Administrators Salary in San Jose, CAMedian $184,430 · Employment 16,680
- Web Administrators Salary in New York, NYMedian $126,910 · Employment 16,230
- Web Administrators Salary in NCMedian $104,850 · Employment 15,090
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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.