Network Administrator Family
Career series with 8 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Network Administrator names a 2-level progression covering 8 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Network Administrator 1, advancing through the ladder toward Network Administrator 2. Pay across the family spans $83,582 to $148,187, around the 78th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 161 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Office of Information Technology.
Network Administrator commonly advances into Contract Administrator.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 (10107) $83,582 - $122,832/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 2 (10108) $95,955 - $141,386/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 2 (10136) $100,498 - $148,187/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 2 OIT (10136C) $100,498 - $148,187/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 (10137) $87,507 - $128,719/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 OIT (10137C) $87,507 - $128,719/year
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 (10328)
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 2 (10329)
What the Network Administrator family covers
Network Administrator is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 8 title codes across 2 levels. The family straddles jurisdictions: 6 state and 2 local, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
Technology classifications age badly, and New Jersey's show it. The plan still carries titles written around tape libraries, keypunch and input and output control, sitting alongside newer series for network administration, database work and software development. For an applicant that matters practically: an older title may describe duties nobody performs any more while the position itself has quietly become something else, so the specification is a weaker guide to the actual job here than it is in most families. Salaries also drift furthest from private-sector equivalents in this group, which is the reason the compendium allows advanced-step hiring for information processing titles.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Network Administrator rungs look like this. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Network Administrator 2 Oit — $100,498 to $148,187 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Network Administrator 2 — $100,498 to $148,187 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Network Administrator 2 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Network Administrator 1 Oit — $87,507 to $128,719 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Network Administrator 1 — $87,507 to $128,719 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Network Administrator 1 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Network Administrator 1 to the top of Network Administrator 2 Oit is $64,605, an increase of about 77% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Network Administrator 1: Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, institution, or agency, or in a local government agency, performs complex…
- Network Administrator 2: Under the general supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, institution, or agency, or in a local government agency, performs highly- complex…
- Network Administrator 2 Oit: Under the general supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, institution, or agency, performs highly-complex professional work, which…
- Network Administrator 1 Oit: Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, institution, or agency, performs complex professional work, which includes…
- Network Administrator 2: Under the general supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, institution, or agency, or in a local government agency, performs highly-…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 8 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 8 of them. Stated experience runs from 3 years at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 6 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 2 are non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination. 4 titles in this family are covered by the compendium's special incentive program, which lets an appointing authority hire a qualified candidate above the bottom step instead of starting them at step one. See the full list of incentive titles.
Who actually employs these titles
161 people appear on the state payroll under 2 of these titles, at 22 agencies. Office of Information Technology alone accounts for about 39% of them.
- Office of Information Technology — 62 employees
- Human Services — 25 employees
- Law and Public Safety — 13 employees
- Treasury — 13 employees
- Health and Senior Services — 10 employees
- Children and Families — 7 employees
Those are the 6 largest of 22 agencies employing this family.
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $114,886 for Network Administrator 1 up to $133,961 for Network Administrator 2. Those are medians of what people are really paid, not schedule minimums and maximums.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
Because the family mixes jurisdictions, the answer to "who hires this" depends on the specific code. State codes run through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process; local codes are hired by the counties, municipalities and authorities that adopted civil service under Title 11A. Check an employer's status before assuming a title is available where you live.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Network Administrator, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Business Administrator (local jurisdiction)
- Business Administrator (local jurisdiction)
- Hospital Administrator (local jurisdiction)
- Database Administrator 2 (local jurisdiction) — in the Database Administrator family
- Court Administrator, Pip ($50,990 to $73,902, state jurisdiction)
- Contract Administrator 3 ($95,955 to $141,386, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Contract Administrator family
Common questions about Network Administrator jobs
How many separate Network Administrator classifications does New Jersey have?
The Network Administrator family holds 8 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Network Administrator paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $83,582 at the bottom of Network Administrator 1 to $148,187 at the top of Network Administrator 2 Oit. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Network Administrator?
Yes for most of the family. 6 of the 8 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become a Network Administrator?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 8 of the 8 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Network Administrator staff?
State payroll records show 161 people in this family across 22 agencies, with Office of Information Technology the largest at 62. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.