Hiring a network and computer systems administrator in Baton Rouge, LA

Employers in the Baton Rouge, LA area pay network and computer systems administrators a median of $97,770, with the middle half of the market between $80,340 and $109,020. Baton Rouge residents working in computer and mathematical occupations report a median of $59,418, which is 39% below what the metro pays for this role.

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What does a network and computer systems administrator earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Baton Rouge, LA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$80,340
Median	$97,770
75th percentile	$109,020

Half of network and computer systems administrators in this area earn between $80,340 and $109,020. A band set below $80,340 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Baton Rouge residents earn

$59,418

Median earnings of Baton Rouge residents working in computer and mathematical occupations, 2,829 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 39% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Baton Rouge rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 15-1244.

Tools and technologies in demand

Amazon Web Services AWS software, Ansible software, Bash, Firewall software, Linux, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Azure software, Microsoft Excel.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Baton Rouge?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 35.8% of Baton Rouge adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Baton Rouge commute runs 21.1 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 7.1% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In East Baton Rouge Parish, computer systems design and related services employs 3,271 and turns over 6.4% a quarter, with 340 hires against 315 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $7,052 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5415.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about network and computer systems administrators. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $19,554 to $29,331 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

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