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South Carolina / Network Administrator

Role across South Carolina

Network Administrator

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

142 people hold the Network Administrator role across 32 departments in South Carolina, with a median total compensation of $66,079. Among 7 jurisdictions where this role is reported, South Carolina ranks #5 by median pay.

Employees
142
Median pay
$66,079
Departments
32
Cross-jurisdiction
#5 of 7

Compared with the local labor market

Network Administrator pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 3,580 people — is $92,520. South Carolina pays a median base salary of $66,079 for this role, 29% below that figureabout the 13th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where South Carolina sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,310
$75,330
$92,520
$119,410
$151,210
South Carolina median · $66,079

The bar is the range of annual wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows South Carolina’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. South Carolina’s median base salary is 33% below that national figure, about the 13th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$62,640
$78,010
$99,130
$126,640
$155,050
South Carolina median · $66,079

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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at South Carolina is $66,079, 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 jurisdictions

Network Administrator pay in other jurisdictions

Where Network Administrators are paid most

City of Charlotte
$106,367 · 8
Texas
$95,493 · 6
Vermont
$86,819 · 9
Georgia
$60,310 · 23

Median total compensation for comparable Network Administratorroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within South Carolina

Departments with this role

Largest South Carolina departments for this role

Departments in South Carolinaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.