Occupational employment / Network and computer systems administrators

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Network and computer systems administrators" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 21,450 $38.82 $80,740
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 22,440 $40.03 $83,270
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 18,280 $38.46 $80,000
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 14,250 $40.63 $84,500
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 12,270 $35.61 $74,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 11,830 $35.00 $72,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11,440 $34.25 $71,230
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 11,170 $36.06 $75,000
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 8,930 $34.91 $72,610
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 8,680 $37.48 $77,950
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,530 $35.09 $72,990
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,300 $36.32 $75,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,240 $35.15 $73,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 8,060 $41.79 $86,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,520 $37.41 $77,800
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,170 $33.96 $70,630
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 7,130 $37.64 $78,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 6,500 $34.67 $72,110
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 6,480 $38.01 $79,070
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 6,470 $36.51 $75,940
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,590 $32.45 $67,490
Denver-Aurora, CO 5,230 $36.04 $74,970
Baltimore-Towson, MD 4,770 $36.48 $75,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 4,660 $35.46 $73,750
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,610 $43.84 $91,180
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,600 $33.01 $68,670
Kansas City, MO-KS 4,580 $30.68 $63,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,180 $32.17 $66,900
Columbus, OH 3,930 $31.24 $64,990
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,920 $41.01 $85,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,630 $46.96 $97,670
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,590 $34.65 $72,080
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 3,440 $39.05 $81,210
Pittsburgh, PA 3,410 $32.40 $67,390
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,280 $34.30 $71,330
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,240 $33.33 $69,330
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3,180 $31.30 $65,110
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 3,160 $40.87 $85,010
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 3,000 $30.48 $63,400
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,850 $32.84 $68,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 2,590 $30.01 $62,420
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,530 $29.85 $62,090
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 2,510 $31.89 $66,320
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,440 $32.14 $66,850
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,380 $29.81 $62,010
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,170 $34.60 $71,960
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,160 $37.50 $78,000
San Antonio, TX 2,110 $27.03 $56,210
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,100 $29.72 $61,820
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,100 $36.82 $76,580
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,060 $37.06 $77,080
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 1,940 $33.94 $70,590
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,910 $34.22 $71,190
Richmond, VA 1,850 $33.23 $69,120
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,850 $31.70 $65,930
Salt Lake City, UT 1,740 $29.62 $61,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,690 $33.15 $68,940
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,680 $33.40 $69,470
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,640 $30.14 $62,700
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,500 $32.13 $66,820
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,400 $33.13 $68,910
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,350 $32.26 $67,090
Dayton, OH 1,270 $27.08 $56,320
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,260 $39.08 $81,290
Colorado Springs, CO 1,250 $34.05 $70,830
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,250 $32.27 $67,120
Rochester, NY 1,200 $30.59 $63,630
Oklahoma City, OK 1,160 $26.86 $55,870
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,140 $30.23 $62,890
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,130 $33.79 $70,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,110 $31.39 $65,280
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,100 $36.60 $76,120
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,090 $33.29 $69,250
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,060 $27.09 $56,350
Akron, OH 970 $30.11 $62,620
Durham, NC 950 $36.21 $75,310
Jacksonville, FL 950 $31.24 $64,980
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 930 $35.63 $74,110
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 900 $28.67 $59,620
Tulsa, OK 880 $28.22 $58,700
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 860 $35.84 $74,540
Madison, WI 860 $30.05 $62,500
Huntsville, AL 830 $29.62 $61,610
New Haven, CT 820 $31.95 $66,450
Boulder, CO 820 $37.70 $78,430
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 810 $29.90 $62,190
Honolulu, HI 790 $31.11 $64,700
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 770 $30.35 $63,120
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 770 $28.47 $59,220
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 760 $38.52 $80,120
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 740 $32.86 $68,350
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 730 $34.17 $71,070
Ann Arbor, MI 690 $34.69 $72,160
Toledo, OH 690 $27.87 $57,970
Greenville, SC 690 $27.79 $57,810
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 680 $29.58 $61,520
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 680 $26.68 $55,490
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 660 $30.24 $62,900
Tallahassee, FL 660 $30.90 $64,270
Jackson, MS 650 $24.30 $50,530
Boise City-Nampa, ID 650 $24.65 $51,280
Fort Wayne, IN 650 $25.98 $54,030
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 630 $26.91 $55,970
Sioux Falls, SD 600 $26.23 $54,570
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 600 $36.38 $75,680
Columbia, SC 600 $27.92 $58,080
Worcester, MA-CT 590 $32.10 $66,780
Wichita, KS 590 $25.71 $53,480
Knoxville, TN 590 $27.68 $57,570
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 590 $21.36 $44,430
Syracuse, NY 560 $28.81 $59,920
Springfield, MA-CT 540 $30.37 $63,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC 530 $31.57 $65,660
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 520 $33.35 $69,360
Anchorage, AK 500 $30.71 $63,880
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 480 $32.45 $67,500
Spokane, WA 480 $28.88 $60,080
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 480 $26.58 $55,280
Lexington-Fayette, KY 470 $24.78 $51,550
Provo-Orem, UT 470 $29.23 $60,800
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 470 $30.01 $62,420
Tucson, AZ 460 $26.57 $55,270
Springfield, MO 450 $27.96 $58,160
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 450 $28.51 $59,290
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 440 $31.44 $65,400
Lancaster, PA 430 $30.52 $63,490
Charlottesville, VA 430 $29.59 $61,540
Albuquerque, NM 430 $32.82 $68,270
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 410 $31.14 $64,760
Fresno, CA 400 $31.38 $65,280
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 390 $32.74 $68,110
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 390 $37.05 $77,060
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 390 $33.23 $69,120
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 380 $28.79 $59,880
Winston-Salem, NC 370 $32.79 $68,210
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 360 $27.40 $57,000
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 360 $32.56 $67,720
Chattanooga, TN-GA 350 $27.49 $57,170
Montgomery, AL 340 $29.63 $61,630
Cedar Rapids, IA 340 $29.68 $61,730
Eugene-Springfield, OR 340 $28.58 $59,450
El Paso, TX 340 $26.64 $55,420
Columbia, MO 330 $23.72 $49,340
Mobile, AL 320 $24.99 $51,970
Topeka, KS 320 $26.78 $55,690
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 310 $26.94 $56,040
Reading, PA 310 $28.32 $58,910
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 310 $29.02 $60,360
Lafayette, IN 300 $27.04 $56,240
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 300 $31.57 $65,670
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 290 $36.69 $76,320
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 280 $29.47 $61,300
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 280 $30.91 $64,280
Bloomington-Normal, IL 280 $31.11 $64,720
Roanoke, VA 270 $31.57 $65,660
Utica-Rome, NY 270 $30.03 $62,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 270 $31.50 $65,520
Green Bay, WI 270 $28.93 $60,170
Baton Rouge, LA 270 $25.18 $52,370
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 270 $35.53 $73,900
Columbus, GA-AL 260 $31.09 $64,660
Bakersfield, CA 260 $32.77 $68,160
Evansville, IN-KY 260 $26.12 $54,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 250 $28.42 $59,110
Peoria, IL 250 $25.70 $53,460
Lubbock, TX 240 $26.13 $54,360
Macon, GA 240 $31.36 $65,230
York-Hanover, PA 240 $31.30 $65,100
Manchester, NH 240 $32.59 $67,790
Iowa City, IA 240 $28.03 $58,300
Erie, PA 230 $27.97 $58,180
Canton-Massillon, OH 230 $27.19 $56,550
Amarillo, TX 230 $30.10 $62,610
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 230 $27.34 $56,870
Lawrence, KS 230 $21.85 $45,450
Waco, TX 220 $25.38 $52,780
Lincoln, NE 220 $30.61 $63,680
Duluth, MN-WI 220 $29.17 $60,670
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 220 $28.37 $59,010
Stockton, CA 220 $31.92 $66,400
Champaign-Urbana, IL 220 $30.16 $62,740
Corpus Christi, TX 210 $23.52 $48,920
Flint, MI 210 $27.43 $57,060
St. Cloud, MN 210 $28.96 $60,230
Fort Smith, AR-OK 210 $26.39 $54,900
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 200 $25.61 $53,260
Fargo, ND-MN 200 $24.54 $51,040
Wilmington, NC 200 $28.61 $59,510
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 190 $29.12 $60,570
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 190 $28.21 $58,680
Lakeland, FL 190 $29.78 $61,950
Santa Fe, NM 190 $25.73 $53,520
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 180 $33.48 $69,640
College Station-Bryan, TX 180 $27.87 $57,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 180 $27.57 $57,340
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 180 $37.56 $78,130
Appleton, WI 180 $26.77 $55,690
Charleston, WV 180 $27.53 $57,270
Olympia, WA 170 $31.69 $65,920
Binghamton, NY 170 $26.95 $56,050
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 170 $31.26 $65,020
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 170 $29.31 $60,970
Rockford, IL 170 $28.96 $60,240
Spartanburg, SC 170 $29.06 $60,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 170 $39.41 $81,980
Springfield, IL 170 $27.55 $57,310
Rochester, MN 160 $29.97 $62,330
Reno-Sparks, NV 160 $30.64 $63,720
Asheville, NC 160 $25.79 $53,630
Tyler, TX 160 $23.03 $47,890
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 160 $32.75 $68,120
Jefferson City, MO 150 $24.92 $51,840
Savannah, GA 150 $25.59 $53,230
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 150 $35.17 $73,150
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 150 $26.92 $56,000
State College, PA 150 $24.83 $51,640
Salem, OR 150 $32.00 $66,560
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 150 $26.35 $54,810
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 150 $31.14 $64,780
Lynchburg, VA 150 $26.78 $55,700
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 140 $27.85 $57,930
Salinas, CA 140 $34.42 $71,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 140 $25.91 $53,890
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 140 $24.63 $51,240
Jackson, MI 140 $27.82 $57,870
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 $32.95 $68,530
Ames, IA 140 $28.16 $58,560
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 140 $27.42 $57,030
Sheboygan, WI 140 $31.47 $65,450
Wausau, WI 140 $27.56 $57,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 140 $36.02 $74,910
Dover, DE 140 $24.43 $50,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 140 $21.04 $43,750
San Angelo, TX 140 $24.28 $50,510
Bloomington, IN 140 $25.72 $53,490
Billings, MT 140 $24.38 $50,710
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 140 $30.98 $64,430
Ithaca, NY 130 $28.97 $60,260
Eau Claire, WI 130 $26.08 $54,240
Atlantic City, NJ 130 $33.56 $69,810
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 130 $31.39 $65,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 130 $25.11 $52,230
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 130 $30.62 $63,700
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 130 $29.52 $61,390
Salisbury, MD 120 $28.28 $58,830
Williamsport, PA 120 $24.15 $50,220
Racine, WI 120 $33.52 $69,720
Fayetteville, NC 120 $27.52 $57,230
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 120 $21.56 $44,840
Muncie, IN 120 $24.54 $51,050
Bellingham, WA 120 $27.26 $56,700
La Crosse, WI-MN 120 $25.08 $52,170
Bangor, ME 120 $27.47 $57,140
Visalia-Porterville, CA 110 $25.43 $52,900
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 110 $31.11 $64,710
Rapid City, SD 110 $24.44 $50,820
Modesto, CA 110 $31.32 $65,140
Bismarck, ND 110 $22.29 $46,370
Altoona, PA 110 $26.90 $55,950
Gainesville, FL 110 $29.65 $61,670
Longview, TX 110 $24.69 $51,350
Yakima, WA 110 $31.24 $64,980
Warner Robins, GA 110 $37.03 $77,020
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 110 $25.47 $52,980
Medford, OR 110 $28.11 $58,470
Monroe, LA 100 $23.17 $48,190
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 $33.47 $69,620
Lafayette, LA 100 $26.98 $56,120
Terre Haute, IN 100 $25.51 $53,070
Johnstown, PA 100 $25.46 $52,960
Missoula, MT 100 $24.70 $51,380
Greenville, NC 100 $29.57 $61,500
Auburn-Opelika, AL 100 $29.73 $61,830
Jackson, TN 100 $26.48 $55,070
Greeley, CO 100 $31.84 $66,220
Barnstable Town, MA 100 $27.63 $57,460
Logan, UT-ID 90 $25.34 $52,700
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 90 $25.38 $52,790
Clarksville, TN-KY 90 $23.59 $49,070
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 90 $27.60 $57,420
Wheeling, WV-OH 90 $24.43 $50,800
Janesville, WI 90 $27.28 $56,740
Lawton, OK 90 $21.56 $44,840
Tuscaloosa, AL 90 $25.53 $53,110
Columbus, IN 90 $33.79 $70,290
Laredo, TX 90 $21.84 $45,420
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 90 $30.83 $64,120
Naples-Marco Island, FL 90 $35.88 $74,640
Battle Creek, MI 90 $28.10 $58,440
Midland, TX 90 $27.94 $58,110
Napa, CA 90 $35.75 $74,360
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 90 $24.59 $51,140
Danbury, CT 80 $34.78 $72,330
Corvallis, OR 80 $26.98 $56,110
Grand Forks, ND-MN 80 $22.11 $45,980
Rocky Mount, NC 80 $32.21 $66,990
Ocala, FL 80 $28.45 $59,180
Redding, CA 80 $27.72 $57,670
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 80 $35.46 $73,760
Chico, CA 80 $28.31 $58,880
Lima, OH 80 $25.89 $53,840
Waterbury, CT 80 $33.41 $69,480
Pittsfield, MA 80 $29.64 $61,660
Joplin, MO 80 $23.92 $49,760
Albany, GA 70 $26.79 $55,730
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 70 $25.59 $53,230
Las Cruces, NM 70 $32.03 $66,610
Mansfield, OH 70 $23.43 $48,740
Burlington, NC 70 $30.20 $62,820
Harrisonburg, VA 70 $26.52 $55,160
Bend, OR 70 $28.44 $59,150
Abilene, TX 70 $25.73 $53,520
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 70 $23.82 $49,550
Florence, SC 70 $26.96 $56,070
Bowling Green, KY 70 $20.72 $43,100
New Bedford, MA 70 $34.86 $72,510
Fond du Lac, WI 70 $25.98 $54,030
Gainesville, GA 70 $31.47 $65,460
Pascagoula, MS 60 $35.29 $73,410
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $28.17 $58,600
Glens Falls, NY 60 $29.15 $60,640
Morgantown, WV 60 $25.82 $53,710
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 60 $24.83 $51,640
Dubuque, IA 60 $24.77 $51,530
Pocatello, ID 60 $22.84 $47,510
Pueblo, CO 60 $29.42 $61,200
St. Joseph, MO-KS 60 $25.89 $53,850
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 60 $23.73 $49,360
Casper, WY 60 $22.66 $47,130
Elizabethtown, KY 60 $28.05 $58,350
Winchester, VA-WV 60 $32.90 $68,430
Longview, WA 60 $27.86 $57,950
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 $26.97 $56,100
Jonesboro, AR 60 $23.23 $48,320
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 60 $25.46 $52,960
Flagstaff, AZ 60 $31.09 $64,660
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 60 $22.16 $46,090
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 60 $34.30 $71,340
Prescott, AZ 60 $28.14 $58,530
Fairbanks, AK 60 $43.65 $90,780
Merced, CA 50 $28.79 $59,880
Great Falls, MT 50 $19.37 $40,290
Decatur, AL 50 $29.18 $60,700
Dothan, AL 50 $27.82 $57,860
Danville, VA 50 $21.41 $44,540
Valdosta, GA 50 $23.48 $48,850
Sandusky, OH 50 $23.54 $48,950
Johnson City, TN 50 $27.03 $56,230
Kingston, NY 50 $32.96 $68,550
Yuma, AZ 50 $27.09 $56,350
Grand Junction, CO 50 $28.76 $59,820
Madera, CA 50 $33.36 $69,380
Brunswick, GA 50 $27.33 $56,850
Anderson, SC 50 $26.34 $54,780
Cheyenne, WY 50 $27.87 $57,980
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 50 $34.00 $70,710
Wenatchee, WA 50 $32.14 $66,850
Owensboro, KY 50 $23.21 $48,270
Yuba City, CA 50 $29.63 $61,630
Springfield, OH 50 $29.57 $61,510
Hattiesburg, MS 50 $23.56 $49,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 40 $26.09 $54,270
Goldsboro, NC 40 $28.02 $58,280
Hot Springs, AR 40 $22.50 $46,800
Idaho Falls, ID 40 $26.84 $55,840
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 40 $29.82 $62,030
Monroe, MI 40 $26.63 $55,390
Anniston-Oxford, AL 40 $27.98 $58,200
Wichita Falls, TX 40 $23.56 $49,010
Alexandria, LA 40 $27.54 $57,280
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 40 $26.27 $54,650
Lake Charles, LA 40 $25.73 $53,520
Farmington, NM 40 $34.92 $72,640
Rome, GA 40 $26.71 $55,550
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $26.18 $54,450
Lebanon, PA 30 $29.29 $60,920
Victoria, TX 30 $31.23 $64,950
Morristown, TN 30 $29.12 $60,570
El Centro, CA 30 $35.69 $74,230
Bay City, MI Not available $31.90 $66,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA Not available $21.45 $44,610
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Not available $30.37 $63,180
Dalton, GA Not available $21.93 $45,610
Coeur d'Alene, ID Not available $33.50 $69,690
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