Network and computer systems administrators job market in North Carolina

Name: Network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina: occupation-weighted industry context
Creator: JobMarketHealth

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

North Carolina industry employment changed 1.1 percentage points above the U.S. benchmark

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 91.52% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Network and computer systems administrators earn in North Carolina

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$95,230North Carolina

Middle 50% of published wages: $72,090 – $124,100
U.S. median annual wage: $99,130
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around North Carolina

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Network and computer systems administrators, compared with the North Carolina median of $95,230.

North Carolina median$95,230

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$110,640+16.2% vs. state

Middle 50%$81,710 – $140,280Published employment1,270

Raleigh-Cary, NC$103,380+8.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$80,570 – $132,490Published employment2,730

Wilmington, NC$99,060+4.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$73,390 – $133,150Published employment430

Greenville, NC$98,840+3.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$75,470 – $126,290Published employment150

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$98,640+3.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$78,570 – $125,330Published employment1,670

Asheville, NC$95,230Same as state at displayed precision

Middle 50%$73,340 – $128,800Published employment370

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Winston-Salem, NC$94,550−0.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$76,210 – $126,260Published employment450

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$89,990−5.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$67,300 – $108,800Published employment4,180

Rocky Mount, NC$88,790−6.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$61,990 – $135,430Published employment70

Greensboro-High Point, NC$88,580−7.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$64,410 – $110,730Published employment760

Fayetteville, NC$87,920−7.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$71,240 – $103,610Published employment260

Burlington, NC$87,660−7.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$69,740 – $115,700Published employment80

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$80,970−15.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$65,510 – $108,900Published employment220

Goldsboro, NC$80,880−15.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$69,020 – $89,210Published employment60

Jacksonville, NC$79,690−16.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$65,470 – $99,790Published employment80

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$78,330−17.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$65,920 – $103,920Published employment100

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the North Carolina median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in North Carolina’s weighted industry mix.

+1.2%Industry employmentNorth Carolina industry employmentU.S. +0.2%vs. +0.2% U.S.

+7.3%Establishments in weighted industriesNorth Carolina establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +3.0%vs. +3.0% U.S.

+3.9%Avg. weekly industry wageNorth Carolina avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +3.9% · not occupation payvs. +3.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

+1.1 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.

Published coverage: 238,467 represented establishments, 81.86% of the published industry mix.

Local research

What the data shows for network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina

Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.

The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market

The OEWS May 2025 comparison for North Carolina shows a pay premium alongside a smaller employment estimate. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC's median annual pay of $110,640 is 22.9% higher than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC's $89,990, while their employment estimates are 1,270 and 4,180, respectively. Among 15 metros with both usable measures, the former has the highest median pay and the latter the largest employment estimate. These counts describe existing jobs, not available vacancies.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Some metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.

This occupation is more concentrated in the state

Employment concentration provides a different comparison for network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina. In OEWS May 2025, the published location quotient is 1.39, meaning the occupation's share of employment is 1.39 times its national share. The state estimate is 13,850 jobs, 4.4% of the national employment estimate for this occupation. It represents 2.80 jobs per thousand jobs in the state's OEWS employment universe. This measures existing employment concentration, not current hiring or future growth.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

OEWS employment estimates describe covered wage-and-salary jobs and exclude self-employed workers; location quotients do not measure vacancies or worker demand.

Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution

The largest positive weighted contribution to the industry employment-growth proxy in North Carolina comes from Private education and health services in January to March 2026. Its share of positive weighted contributions is 61.4%, and its own year-over-year employment change is +4.1%. Each leading industry group is weighted using this occupation's national industry mix, of which the groups examined cover 81.8%. This is a proxy comparison, not a count of occupation jobs created.

January to March 2026 · BLS QCEW

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology

Employment trends

North Carolina industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

North Carolina · 2026 Q1+1.2%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.2%

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Quarterly North Carolina industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	North Carolina	Coverage
2024 Q2	+1.4%	100%
2024 Q3	+1.1%	100%
2024 Q4	+0.9%	100%
2025 Q1	+0.7%	91.52%
2025 Q2	+0.9%	100%
2025 Q3	+0.9%	100%
2025 Q4	+1.1%	100%
2026 Q1	+1.2%	91.52%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows North Carolina’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: +0.2%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Network and computer systems administrators Work

The occupation mix determines which North Carolina industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the North Carolina Network and computer systems administrators context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Professional and business services	36.4%	+1.1%	90,970	$2,041
Private education and health services	18.8%	+4.1%	42,768	$1,288
Financial activities	10.1%	+0.7%	37,749	$3,444
State and local	8.5%	-1.1%	6,790	$1,254
Trade, transportation, and utilities	8.1%	+0.2%	60,190	$1,200
Information	7.4%	Not published	Not published	Not published

Which industries are growing?

4 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive North Carolina employment change are listed.

Private education and health services+4.1%
Professional and business services+1.1%
Financial activities+0.7%
Trade, transportation, and utilities+0.2%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Selected state comparison

North Carolina vs. other states

A selected set of other states with valid reports for this occupation, not every available state. Each state’s own published industry employment change for QCEW 2026 Q1, ordered with this report first and then alphabetically. This is not a ranking and there is no state-level score.

Open state comparison

North CarolinaThis report+1.2%+1.1 pp vs. U.S.
Tennessee+0.3%+0.1 pp vs. U.S.
Virginia+0.1%-0.1 pp vs. U.S.

How to read this

Same occupation, same release

Every state shown published its own verified QCEW 2026 Q1 figure for the industries weighted to Network and computer systems administrators. Bars are proportional to each published change; left of centre is a decline.

Current North Carolina context

Current North Carolina Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in North Carolina. They are not Network and computer systems administrators demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · North Carolina

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

112.3Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026

+12.3%Versus the February 2020 baseline

-0.8%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

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View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jul 24, 2026	109.12
Jul 31, 2026	108.76
Aug 7, 2026	108.45
Aug 14, 2026	108.49
Aug 21, 2026	108.83
Aug 28, 2026	109.76
Sep 4, 2026	110.96
Sep 11, 2026	111.82
Sep 18, 2026	112.35
Sep 25, 2026	113.18
Oct 2, 2026	113.24
Oct 9, 2026	113.36
Oct 16, 2026	112.22
Oct 23, 2026	112.30

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Statewide layoff notices

Statewide WARN notices

North Carolina statewide

15 notices in this source

Notice dates from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026 (UTC), a rolling 90-calendar-day period.

What this means: This is the number of WARN notices with notice dates in this period in North Carolina’s official statewide list. It is a statewide count only, and does not identify any employer.

Notices describe planned workforce changes, not confirmed job losses. Notices may be amended or withdrawn. This statewide context is not occupation-specific and does not affect the Job Market Health score. WARN covers qualifying large layoffs and closures under applicable law, not all layoffs, and thresholds vary by state.

North Carolina Department of Commerce About WARN data

Source last checked 2026-11-01 02:07 UTC

Career context

Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.

Questions answered by this release

Network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the North Carolina industries weighted to Network and computer systems administrators changed +1.2% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.2% nationwide.

Are wages for Network and computer systems administrators rising in North Carolina?

QCEW does not publish pay for Network and computer systems administrators in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +3.9% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this North Carolina industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 91.52% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Network and computer systems administrators openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 91.52% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Network and computer systems administrators
SOC code: 15-1244
State: North Carolina
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: +1.2%State data coverage 91.52%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: +0.2%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: +1.1 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year: +7.3%State data coverage 91.52%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +3.9%State data coverage 91.52%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/network-and-computer-systems-administrators/north-carolina#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.