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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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) |
| 366,250 |
0.8 % |
$41.86 |
$87,070 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$24.51 |
$30.78 |
$39.45 |
$50.47 |
$62.85 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$50,990 |
$64,010 |
$82,050 |
$104,970 |
$130,720 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
68,130 |
3.25 |
$44.01 |
$91,530 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
27,610 |
1.16 |
$42.98 |
$89,400 |
| Telecommunications |
15,280 |
2.02 |
$45.11 |
$93,830 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
14,580 |
0.48 |
$37.38 |
$77,740 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
14,260 |
0.26 |
$38.46 |
$79,990 |
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 |
68,130 |
3.25 |
$44.01 |
$91,530 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
9,040 |
2.84 |
$42.80 |
$89,030 |
| Telecommunications |
15,280 |
2.02 |
$45.11 |
$93,830 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
820 |
1.53 |
$46.77 |
$97,290 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
280 |
1.51 |
$50.88 |
$105,830 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
36,900 |
2.17 |
0.86 |
$47.02 |
$97,810 |
| Texas |
35,100 |
2.90 |
1.14 |
$43.03 |
$89,500 |
| New York |
25,940 |
2.76 |
1.09 |
$45.64 |
$94,940 |
| Florida |
18,780 |
2.18 |
0.86 |
$38.02 |
$79,070 |
| Virginia |
18,520 |
4.83 |
1.91 |
$45.13 |
$93,860 |
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) |
| Maryland |
16,220 |
6.04 |
2.39 |
$52.01 |
$108,190 |
| Virginia |
18,520 |
4.83 |
1.91 |
$45.13 |
$93,860 |
| Colorado |
11,610 |
4.43 |
1.75 |
$40.46 |
$84,170 |
| Kansas |
5,820 |
4.23 |
1.67 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
| Vermont |
1,290 |
4.22 |
1.67 |
$36.14 |
$75,170 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
16,220 |
6.04 |
2.39 |
$52.01 |
$108,190 |
| District of Columbia |
1,960 |
2.76 |
1.09 |
$48.04 |
$99,920 |
| New Jersey |
12,370 |
3.05 |
1.21 |
$47.63 |
$99,070 |
| California |
36,900 |
2.17 |
0.86 |
$47.02 |
$97,810 |
| New York |
25,940 |
2.76 |
1.09 |
$45.64 |
$94,940 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
28,220 |
2.97 |
1.17 |
$48.81 |
$101,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
20,230 |
6.45 |
2.55 |
$49.03 |
$101,980 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,220 |
2.16 |
0.85 |
$44.56 |
$92,690 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
13,000 |
3.64 |
1.44 |
$44.08 |
$91,690 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
9,710 |
2.09 |
0.83 |
$42.26 |
$87,900 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
8,380 |
6.11 |
2.41 |
$53.60 |
$111,490 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,140 |
2.73 |
1.08 |
$48.33 |
$100,530 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,110 |
3.02 |
1.19 |
$43.27 |
$90,010 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,000 |
2.90 |
1.15 |
$45.10 |
$93,800 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,520 |
2.64 |
1.04 |
$40.02 |
$83,240 |
United States Department of Labor
