Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators*

* This occupation has the same title, but not necessarily the same content, as the 2010 SOC occupation

Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures. Excludes "Information Security Analysts"(15-1122), "Computer User Support Specialists" (15-1151), and "Computer Network Support Specialists" (15-1152).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
341,800 0.7 % $35.71 $74,270 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $20.87 $26.52 $34.12 $43.34 $53.95
Annual Wage (2) $43,400 $55,150 $70,970 $90,160 $112,210


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 51,960 3.47 $38.41 $79,890
Management of Companies and Enterprises 23,470 1.23 $36.59 $76,110
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,590 0.55 $31.08 $64,650
Elementary and Secondary Schools 15,320 0.18 $30.11 $62,630
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 13,700 2.32 $37.86 $78,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 51,960 3.47 $38.41 $79,890
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 8,300 3.47 $36.49 $75,900
Other Telecommunications 3,750 3.27 $36.65 $76,230
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 200 2.73 $41.21 $85,720
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 13,700 2.32 $37.86 $78,750

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 1,760 1.11 $45.49 $94,630
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (8) (8) $44.79 $93,170
Postal Service 250 0.04 $43.51 $90,490
Other Financial Investment Activities 2,270 0.66 $43.48 $90,440
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 2,010 0.44 $42.70 $88,820


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 38,570 2.75 1.03 $39.78 $82,750
Texas 27,360 2.65 1.00 $34.35 $71,450
New York 20,540 2.44 0.91 $39.44 $82,020
Virginia 20,030 5.64 2.12 $41.04 $85,370
Pennsylvania 17,530 3.16 1.19 $36.59 $76,100




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 20,030 5.64 2.12 $41.04 $85,370
District of Columbia 3,370 5.22 1.96 $40.73 $84,720
Colorado 9,360 4.29 1.61 $37.73 $78,490
Vermont 1,240 4.25 1.60 $31.79 $66,130
Maryland 9,340 3.77 1.41 $40.13 $83,470




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 20,030 5.64 2.12 $41.04 $85,370
District of Columbia 3,370 5.22 1.96 $40.73 $84,720
Maryland 9,340 3.77 1.41 $40.13 $83,470
California 38,570 2.75 1.03 $39.78 $82,750
New York 20,540 2.44 0.91 $39.44 $82,020





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 18,110 7.84 2.94 $42.96 $89,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,940 2.75 1.03 $42.90 $89,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 9,550 2.50 0.94 $37.82 $78,670
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 9,010 2.51 0.94 $37.09 $77,150
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 8,770 4.29 1.61 $37.55 $78,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 8,130 3.65 1.37 $38.09 $79,230
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 7,760 4.28 1.61 $41.47 $86,260
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,230 4.22 1.59 $34.66 $72,100
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,470 2.54 0.95 $36.04 $74,960
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 6,420 3.83 1.44 $41.01 $85,290




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Olympia, WA 1,410 14.92 5.60 $32.53 $67,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 18,110 7.84 2.94 $42.96 $89,350
Boulder, CO 960 6.20 2.33 $48.95 $101,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,170 5.90 2.22 $46.52 $96,770
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 590 5.33 2.00 $34.53 $71,810
Colorado Springs, CO 1,280 5.31 1.99 $34.84 $72,460
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 2,890 5.21 1.95 $40.74 $84,740
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 800 5.18 1.94 $40.41 $84,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,290 5.13 1.93 $34.35 $71,450
Columbus, OH 4,380 4.91 1.84 $31.90 $66,350




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boulder, CO 960 6.20 2.33 $48.95 $101,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,170 5.90 2.22 $46.52 $96,770
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,380 4.57 1.71 $46.38 $96,470
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,200 2.93 1.10 $44.09 $91,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 18,110 7.84 2.94 $42.96 $89,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,940 2.75 1.03 $42.90 $89,220
El Centro, CA 60 1.21 0.45 $41.60 $86,530
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 7,760 4.28 1.61 $41.47 $86,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,180 2.24 0.84 $41.24 $85,790
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 6,420 3.83 1.44 $41.01 $85,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 710 1.87 0.70 $26.75 $55,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 490 2.21 0.83 $25.74 $53,530
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 410 1.74 0.65 $29.12 $60,570
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 400 1.49 0.56 $25.70 $53,450
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 390 3.78 1.42 $29.00 $60,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area 360 8.45 3.17 $37.85 $78,730
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 120 3.84 1.44 $24.59 $51,140
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 3.79 1.42 $35.81 $74,490
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 390 3.78 1.42 $29.00 $60,310
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 130 3.74 1.40 $32.79 $68,210

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 190 2.60 0.98 $38.40 $79,870
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area 360 8.45 3.17 $37.85 $78,730
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 1.22 0.46 $37.78 $78,580
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 30 0.94 0.35 $36.83 $76,600
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 40 0.73 0.27 $36.79 $76,520


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012