The highest-paying states for network and computer systems administrators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of network and computer systems administrators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $102,330, Maryland is the highest paying state for network and computer systems administrators. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $97,600). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of network and computer systems administrators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $102,330 |
$63,640 | 16,220 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $97,600 |
$67,410 | 1,960 |
| 3 | California | $93,810 |
$57,250 | 36,900 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $92,670 |
$56,500 | 12,370 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $90,490 |
$58,780 | 2,890 |
| 6 | New York | $90,100 |
$54,750 | 25,940 |
| 7 | Washington | $89,430 |
$55,270 | 8,920 |
| 8 | Virginia | $89,350 |
$54,900 | 18,520 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $87,290 |
$61,240 | 1,800 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $86,770 |
$56,420 | 8,880 |
| 11 | Texas | $84,640 |
$53,380 | 35,100 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $83,730 |
$57,230 | 2,380 |
| 13 | Illinois | $82,940 |
$52,940 | 11,640 |
| 14 | Georgia | $82,930 |
$49,250 | 10,040 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $82,310 |
$55,140 | 7,610 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $81,370 |
$49,460 | 11,690 |
| 17 | Nevada | $81,350 |
$55,850 | 1,500 |
| 18 | Colorado | $81,230 |
$50,930 | 11,610 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $80,850 |
$54,940 | 1,170 |
| 20 | Oregon | $80,510 |
$54,480 | 3,980 |
| 21 | Arizona | $79,470 |
$50,400 | 7,330 |
| 22 | Alaska | $79,200 |
$53,170 | 940 |
| 23 | Missouri | $78,150 |
$48,580 | 7,620 |
| 24 | Utah | $77,550 |
$49,950 | 3,400 |
| 25 | Delaware | $77,140 |
$52,210 | 1,370 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $76,450 |
$48,680 | 2,800 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $75,400 |
$45,490 | 5,230 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $75,240 |
$49,210 | 12,760 |
| 29 | Ohio | $75,190 |
$48,520 | 12,090 |
| 30 | Florida | $75,170 |
$44,640 | 18,780 |
| 31 | Michigan | $74,870 |
$48,770 | 7,240 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $73,500 |
$46,840 | 1,820 |
| 33 | Alabama | $72,640 |
$44,970 | 3,850 |
| 34 | Maine | $72,510 |
$51,120 | 1,130 |
| 35 | Kansas | $72,390 |
$48,150 | 5,820 |
| 36 | Iowa | $71,930 |
$50,620 | 3,480 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $71,560 |
$44,510 | 6,980 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $71,480 |
$42,110 | 5,780 |
| 39 | Vermont | $71,380 |
$43,320 | 1,290 |
| 40 | Indiana | $71,230 |
$44,320 | 6,710 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $70,480 |
$44,820 | 1,270 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $68,710 |
$44,170 | 2,950 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $66,470 |
$45,220 | 680 |
| 44 | Virgin Islands | $65,320 |
$46,860 | 40 |
| 45 | Idaho | $65,040 |
$38,720 | 1,410 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $64,630 |
$38,850 | 550 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $64,570 |
$42,230 | 2,540 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $64,560 |
$41,530 | 1,240 |
| 49 | Montana | $62,420 |
$43,990 | 600 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $61,150 |
$43,710 | 1,770 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $61,110 |
$40,170 | 2,510 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $60,540 |
$39,110 | 3,190 |
| 53 | Guam | $50,890 |
$34,450 | 70 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $42,080 |
$26,520 | 1,000 |