Los Angeles County / Public Social Services Department / Principal Network Systems Administrator

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Principal Network Systems Administrator

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

7 employees hold this title in Public Social Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $271,173, above the department median of $111,187.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $271,173
Agency median: $111,187
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Principal Network Systems Administrator pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 8,770 people — is $106,290. Public Social Services Department pays a median base salary of $160,519 for this role, 51% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Social Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$70,870

$86,170

$106,290

$131,290

$159,750

Public Social Services Department median · $160,519

The bar is the range of annual wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Social Services Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 314,340 people — is $99,130. Public Social Services Department’s median base salary is 62% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$62,640

$78,010

$99,130

$126,640

$155,050

Public Social Services Department median · $160,519

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Social Services Department is $271,173, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Principal Network Systems Administrator is held in 13 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Social Services Department, the median of $271,173 ranks #4 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Children & Family Services

$286,864 · 1

Health Services

$278,718 · 4

Board of Supervisors

$278,298 · 2

Public Health

$264,376 · 1

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center

$259,235 · 1

Internal Services Department

$256,888 · 9

Sheriff

$250,331 · 7

Probation Department

$244,477 · 1

Public Works Department

$235,756 · 1

La County Library

$226,440 · 1

Fire Department

$213,492 · 1

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

$101,618 · 1

Median total compensation for the Principal Network Systems Administrator role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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