Network Administrator salary in Boulder, CO

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Longmont, Louisville.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$100.8k–$122.4k
vs. national median+17%comparison median $98,280
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,959 and $132,387.
PercentileSalary
10th$96,842
25th$100,750
50th (median)$115,000
75th$122,425
90th$124,900

Cost of living

Boulder's median Network Administrator salary of $115,000 is worth about $109,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boulder = 105.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Boulder, CO area earned a median of $109,790 in May 2025 (980 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,000, 5% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Googletoo few5
Cisco Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.