SOC 15-1244 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Asheville, NC is $95,230. The 10th percentile is $57,580 and the 90th percentile is $141,710. Employment is 370.

Median annual wage

$95,230

10th percentile
$57,580
25th percentile
$73,340
Median
$95,230
75th percentile
$128,800
90th percentile
$141,710
Mean
$100,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $57,580 and the 90th percentile is $141,710. The difference is $84,130, which is 88.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $73,340 to the 75th at $128,800, covers $55,460.

The mean annual wage is $100,460, which sits above the median of $95,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,678, which is 0.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $95,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $98,678 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Asheville, NC ranks 4th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $73,240 and employment of 50. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,295, against $98,678 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $80,970 and employment of 220. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,506, against $98,678 here.
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $95,740 and employment of 650. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,659, against $98,678 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (370 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Asheville, NC is $95,230. The 10th percentile is $57,580 and the 90th percentile is $141,710. Employment is 370.

How does that compare with the national median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

The local median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $99,130.

What is Network and Computer Systems Administrators pay in Asheville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $95,230 is $98,678. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Asheville, NC compare with nearby metros for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Johnson City, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $73,240. Asheville, NC ranks 4th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.