How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?

Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $79,280 and the 90th percentile is $159,870. The difference is $80,590, which is 67.8% 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 $96,830 to the 75th at $137,970, covers $41,140.

The mean annual wage is $117,450, which sits below the median of $118,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median is 19.9% higher than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,111, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% higher than the California median of $106,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $108,111 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 3rd of 18 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $133,360 and employment of 2,460. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,772, against $108,111 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $129,680 and employment of 3,910. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,167, against $108,111 here.
• Salinas, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $98,340 and employment of 150. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,185, against $108,111 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (140 of 98,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.