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

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Boulder, CO?

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 Boulder, CO is $109,790. The 10th percentile is $81,070 and the 90th percentile is $166,050. Employment is 980.

Median annual wage

$109,790

10th percentile
$81,070
25th percentile
$99,500
Median
$109,790
75th percentile
$135,750
90th percentile
$166,050
Mean
$120,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $81,070 and the 90th percentile is $166,050. The difference is $84,980, which is 77.4% 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 $99,500 to the 75th at $135,750, covers $36,250.

The mean annual wage is $120,180, which sits above the median of $109,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,361, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Colorado median of $103,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $109,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $104,361 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $103,760 and employment of 370. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,603, against $104,361 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $105,090 and employment of 4,670. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,346, against $104,361 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $97,130 and employment of 260. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,959, against $104,361 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (980 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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 Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Boulder, CO is $109,790. The 10th percentile is $81,070 and the 90th percentile is $166,050. Employment is 980.

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

The local median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $99,130.

What is Network and Computer Systems Administrators pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $109,790 is $104,361. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $103,760. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.