Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,803
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$19,397
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,274
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$95,200
Kept after tax
$75,803
Worth in national money
$73,274
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Florida is 24 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $95,200. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Florida this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 71 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $95,200 the take-home is $75,803. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $73,274 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $97,460, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 24 of 51 for network and computer systems administrators at $95,200. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Florida publishes a median for, network and computer systems administrators sits 71 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $75,803 for network and computer systems administrators, from $95,200. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $73,274. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $97,460 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $143,140 |
| This salary | $95,200 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $75,803 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,803 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,733 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $95,200 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,538 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $95,200 as a midpoint for Florida, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $59,340 and the ninetieth is $143,140 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Florida's $75,803, worked from $95,200. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 71 of 493.
- Two cautions on $73,274, the adjusted value of that $95,200 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Florida. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 71 of 493 locally.
- The Florida median of $95,200 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $59,340 to $143,140. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Florida take-home of $75,803, on $95,200 for work ranking 71 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 71 of 493 in the state.
- This $73,274 adjusted figure, worked from $95,200, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 71 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 71 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $59,340 and the top tenth $143,140 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $73,274 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $75,803 of this wage reaches your account, because Florida takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($59,340) and the ninetieth ($143,140) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $73,274 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $75,803 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.