Network and Computer Systems Administrators · SOC 15-1244

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Network and Computer Systems Administratorss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for network and computer systems administrators. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 378 metro areas

Network and Computer Systems Administrators: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$133,360	2,460	2.2
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,680	3,910	1.6
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$125,430	9,920	3.2
4	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$122,950	4,620	3.4
5	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$119,390	17,690	1.9
6	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$118,810	140	1.4
7	Carson City, NV	$118,340	60	1.9
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$117,200	480	1.2
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$116,770	6,760	2.5
10	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$112,530	800	6.2
11	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$110,640	1,270	3.7
12	Springfield, IL	$110,600	520	5.1
13	Vallejo, CA	$110,520	150	1.0
14	Salem, OR	$109,970	560	3.0
15	Boulder, CO	$109,790	980	5.1
16	Lexington Park, MD	$109,590	370	5.2
17	Longview-Kelso, WA	$107,890	50	1.3
18	Rochester, MN	$107,210	360	3.0
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$106,290	8,770	1.4
20	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$105,880	300	2.4
21	Columbus, OH	$105,750	3,970	3.6
22	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$105,580	770	1.3
23	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$105,170	2,510	1.6
24	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$105,090	4,670	2.9
25	Corvallis, OR	$104,930	170	4.4

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Network and Computer Systems Administrators overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.