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Network and Computer Systems Administrator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of network and computer systems administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of network and computer systems administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,670
25th Percentile Wage
$58,840
50th Percentile Wage
$78,540
75th Percentile Wage
$103,830
90th Percentile Wage
$124,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for network and computer systems administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,670.

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
$78,540
3.63% 16.65%
2017
$75,690
4.37% -
2016
$72,380
9.23% -
2015
$65,700
-1.87% -
2014
$66,930
-1.36% -
2013
$67,840
3.51% -
2012
$65,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Network and Computer Systems Administrator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,540 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for network and computer systems administrators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of network and computer systems administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$96,340
Ithaca
$95,880
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$89,330
Nassau-Suffolk
$85,470
Syracuse
$79,930
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$78,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$78,540
Rochester
$76,770
Binghamton
$75,720
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$72,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,830
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,800
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,630
Kingston
$70,030
Elmira
$68,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,880
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,760
Utica-Rome
$63,880
Watertown-Fort Drum
$63,690
Glens Falls
$54,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.