How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Battle Creek, MI?

Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $61,010 and the 90th percentile is $129,250. The difference is $68,240, which is 73.9% 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 $77,150 to the 75th at $108,500, covers $31,350.

The mean annual wage is $94,310, which sits above the median of $92,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Battle Creek, MI median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,921, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Michigan median of $92,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Battle Creek, MI is 90.541, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $92,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $101,921 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Battle Creek, MI ranks 10th of 36 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).).

• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $81,650 and employment of 160. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,092, against $101,921 here.
• Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $94,210 and employment of 80. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,649, against $101,921 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 39 miles away, with a median of $97,810 and employment of 710. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,968, against $101,921 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Battle Creek, MI (70 of 54,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.