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

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Lawrence, KS?

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 Lawrence, KS is $80,770. The 10th percentile is $59,750 and the 90th percentile is $130,490. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$80,770

10th percentile
$59,750
25th percentile
$65,520
Median
$80,770
75th percentile
$103,770
90th percentile
$130,490
Mean
$89,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $59,750 and the 90th percentile is $130,490. The difference is $70,740, which is 87.6% 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 $65,520 to the 75th at $103,770, covers $38,250.

The mean annual wage is $89,290, which sits above the median of $80,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,503, which is 9.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Kansas median of $83,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $89,503 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Lawrence, KS ranks 8th of 13 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).).

  • Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $91,000 and employment of 440. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,454, against $89,503 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $91,980 and employment of 2,760. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,392, against $89,503 here.
  • St. Joseph, MO-KS is 70 miles away, with a median of $74,110 and employment of 40. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,793, against $89,503 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (120 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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 Lawrence, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Lawrence, KS is $80,770. The 10th percentile is $59,750 and the 90th percentile is $130,490. Employment is 120.

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

The local median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $99,130.

What is Network and Computer Systems Administrators pay in Lawrence, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,770 is $89,503. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lawrence, KS compare with nearby metros for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Topeka, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $91,000. Lawrence, KS ranks 8th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.