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What systems administrators make
Median
$99,130
Bottom tenth
$62,640
Top tenth
$155,050
The national median is $99,130 a year. The bottom tenth earn $62,640 or less and the top tenth $155,050 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal wage survey counts network and computer systems administrators as one occupation, about 323,600 jobs, so network engineers are in the same figures.