Expert Network Administrator salary in Boston, MA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Burlington, Marlborough, Framingham, Quincy.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$140,569
Middle 50%$129.1k–$153.1k
vs. all levels here+41%comparison median $100,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,825 and $186,015.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,027
25th$129,147
50th (median)$140,569
75th$153,100
90th$159,529

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $112,838 (20 filings) FY2021: median $129,834 (10 filings) FY2022: median $134,550 (13 filings) FY2025: median $146,667 (14 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$112,838$108,451$118,81320
FY2021$129,834$122,061$136,75010
FY2022$134,550$132,570$141,96013
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––8
FY2025$146,667$128,946$154,17314
FY2026$140,000$129,147$147,23911

Cost of living

Boston's median expert Network Administrator salary of $140,569 is worth about $129,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $116,770 in May 2025 (6,760 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,569, 20% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Akamai Technologiestoo few6
Cognizanttoo few3
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Ensonotoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,251 23
Mid-level · Level II $94,557 95
Senior · Level III $120,437 40
Expert · Level IV $140,569 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$77,251$77,25123
Mid-level · Level II$94,557$94,55795
Senior · Level III$111,842$120,43740
Expert · Level IV$129,147$140,56925

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.