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

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Jefferson City, MO?

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 Jefferson City, MO is $70,890. The 10th percentile is $51,400 and the 90th percentile is $100,310. Employment is 310.

Median annual wage

$70,890

10th percentile
$51,400
25th percentile
$60,200
Median
$70,890
75th percentile
$84,260
90th percentile
$100,310
Mean
$74,050

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 $51,400 and the 90th percentile is $100,310. The difference is $48,910, which is 69.0% 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 $60,200 to the 75th at $84,260, covers $24,060.

The mean annual wage is $74,050, which sits above the median of $70,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,580, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% lower than the Missouri median of $80,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $80,580 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Jefferson City, MO ranks 10th of 10 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).).

  • Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $78,610 and employment of 240. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,893, against $80,580 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $88,940 and employment of 2,840. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,534, against $80,580 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $79,420 and employment of 260. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,654, against $80,580 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (310 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.91 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Jefferson City, MO · Network and Computer Systems Administrators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Jefferson City, MO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Jefferson City, MO is $70,890. The 10th percentile is $51,400 and the 90th percentile is $100,310. Employment is 310.

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

The local median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $99,130.

What is Network and Computer Systems Administrators pay in Jefferson City, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,890 is $80,580. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jefferson City, MO compare with nearby metros for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $78,610. Jefferson City, MO ranks 10th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.