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Also called application security administrator, application systems administrator, computer systems security administrator and e mail system administrator.
$99,130
Median pay a year
314,340
People do this work
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Network and Computer Systems Administrator
Summary
Network and computer systems administrator maintaining and configuring local and wide area networks, servers, and data communications systems while ensuring security, integrity, and availability of resources and user access
Experience
Network and Computer Systems Administrator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Maintained and administered computer networks and related computing environments, including hardware and software configurations
Diagnosed, troubleshot, and resolved hardware, software, and network problems, replacing defective components as necessary
Performed data backups and disaster recovery operations to ensure data integrity and availability
Configured, monitored, and maintained email applications and virus protection software for network security
Operated master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and coordinate network access
Planned, coordinated, and implemented network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware
Conferred with network users to identify solutions for existing system problems and recommended improvements
Ansible software, Bash, Firewall software, Linux, Microsoft Active Directory
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On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Maintained and administered computer networksPerformed data backups and disaster recoveryDiagnosed and resolved hardware and software issuesConfigured and monitored email applicationsOperated master consoles to monitor systemsPlanned and implemented network security measures
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Maintained and administered computer networks, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing user experience.
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Maintained and administered several networks across multiple locations, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
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Several networks across multiple locationsA few networks for different departmentsMost of the company's network infrastructure
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Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing user experience.
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Fewer complaints from users about system failuresFaster response times for user support requestsIncreased productivity for users after fixes
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Implementing computer security measures
Monitoring computer network performance
Analyzing project data
Identifying IT project resource needs
Maintaining computer networks
Providing network technical support
Recommending changes
Collecting customer needs data
Conducting research
Testing computer hardware
Testing software performance
Analyzing data
The work itself
What a Network and Computer Systems Administrator does
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Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
What it pays
How much does a Network and Computer Systems Administrator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$78,010
Median
$99,130
75th percentile
$126,640
About 314,340 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$76,780
$97,500
$104,030
AL
$64,800
$81,400
$104,260
AR
$64,650
$81,590
$104,590
AZ
$74,950
$90,280
$113,420
CA
$88,680
$106,440
$134,190
CO
$85,390
$103,370
$130,230
CT
$85,830
$105,880
$132,190
DC
$98,480
$110,970
$137,030
DE
$71,970
$94,200
$122,140
FL
$73,800
$95,200
$118,450
GA
$76,980
$97,170
$122,730
HI
$84,300
$101,450
$129,470
IA
$70,470
$84,500
$105,210
ID
$76,850
$91,880
$107,160
IL
$79,520
$100,080
$128,790
IN
$70,680
$84,550
$104,450
KS
$68,580
$83,340
$106,000
KY
$70,710
$87,020
$106,950
LA
$74,260
$90,160
$107,580
MA
$91,950
$110,980
$136,810
MD
$90,900
$118,290
$156,360
ME
$72,090
$83,890
$103,320
MI
$76,080
$92,750
$108,440
MN
$83,020
$101,870
$129,200
MO
$63,290
$80,870
$103,790
MS
$65,750
$79,990
$103,700
MT
$67,760
$80,950
$95,300
NC
$72,090
$95,230
$124,100
ND
$73,290
$86,450
$101,860
NE
$67,890
$84,700
$110,530
NH
$83,930
$100,230
$121,220
NJ
$90,440
$116,420
$137,990
NM
$75,270
$90,790
$104,990
NV
$83,040
$103,440
$129,230
NY
$83,630
$105,810
$134,390
OH
$77,990
$97,570
$128,930
OK
$67,980
$83,990
$102,720
OR
$84,220
$102,000
$121,620
PA
$71,150
$86,140
$105,840
PR
$45,270
$54,200
$69,070
RI
$80,890
$103,100
$128,750
SC
$75,330
$92,520
$119,410
SD
$63,310
$75,010
$87,400
TN
$75,700
$88,100
$107,160
TX
$79,570
$101,240
$128,140
UT
$78,260
$95,820
$117,170
VA
$83,480
$109,610
$136,480
VT
$77,180
$86,020
$102,810
WA
$82,800
$103,910
$127,740
WI
$67,150
$83,650
$102,180
WV
$63,520
$74,490
$94,320
WY
$63,100
$75,220
$92,630
Other names
Other names for this job
application security administrator, application systems administrator, computer systems security administrator, e mail system administrator, enterprise systems administrator, information systems administrator, information technology administrator, information technology systems administrator, internet systems administrator, it administrator, lan administrator, lan systems administrator.
More names for this work
local area network administrator, local area network systems administrator, mainframe systems administrator, network administrator, network security administrator, network support administrator, network systems administrator, network transport administrator, networking administrator, security administrator, server administrator, system administrator, systems administrator, systems tester administrator, wan administrator, wan systems administrator, wide area network administrator, wide area network systems administrator, windows administrator, ai security specialist, artificial intelligence security specialist, ccie, ccnp, hardware installation coordinator, information analyst, information systems coordinator, information systems operator, information technology specialist, information technology technical support specialist, installation coordinator, internetwork expert, is coordinator, it specialist, it systems admin, it technical support specialist, lan specialist, local area network specialist, management information systems manager, mis manager, network control analyst, network coordinator, network manager, network professional, network support coordinator, network support manager, network systems coordinator, provider network manager, software manager.
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25D Cyber Network Defender
003107 Access Network Operator
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This page is about the occupation Network and Computer Systems Administrators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.