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Network and Computer Systems Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of network and computer systems administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of network and computer systems administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,920
25th Percentile Wage
$66,110
50th Percentile Wage
$84,260
75th Percentile Wage
$105,920
90th Percentile Wage
$127,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for network and computer systems administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,920.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of network and computer systems administrators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$84,260
-2.61% 11.96%
2017
$86,460
2.53% -
2016
$84,270
3.13% -
2015
$81,630
6.13% -
2014
$76,630
2.22% -
2013
$74,930
1.00% -
2012
$74,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Network and Computer Systems Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,260 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for network and computer systems administrators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of network and computer systems administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kankakee-Bradley.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$88,560
Rockford
$85,320
Bloomington-Normal
$84,410
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$84,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$77,650
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$72,510
Bloomington
$72,450
Champaign-Urbana
$72,030
Peoria
$71,840
Springfield
$69,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$65,670
Decatur
$63,870
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$62,230
Carbondale-Marion
$60,280
Kankakee-Bradley
$58,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.