The median annual wage for network and computer systems administrators was $77,810 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $47,460, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $124,090.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for network and computer systems administrators in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

In 2014, most network and computer systems administrators worked full time. Most organizations depend on their computer networks, so many administrators work overtime to ensure that the networks are operating properly. About 1 in 4 of these administrators worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.