Expert Network Administrator salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Concord, Huntersville, Mooresville, Monroe.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$126,232
Middle 50%$119k–$140k
vs. all levels here+40%comparison median $90,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,038 and $196,849.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,038
25th$119,038
50th (median)$126,232
75th$140,000
90th$163,238

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $104,104 (14 filings) FY2022: median $106,288 (14 filings) FY2023: median $112,003 (14 filings) FY2025: median $122,751 (14 filings) FY2026: median $126,648 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 16
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$104,104$100,173$109,54014
FY2021–––7
FY2022$106,288$103,822$118,17514
FY2023$112,003$106,713$133,92814
FY2024–––8
FY2025$122,751$119,038$126,46414
FY2026$126,648$119,038$156,67216

Cost of living

Charlotte's median expert Network Administrator salary of $126,232 is worth about $129,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $89,990 in May 2025 (4,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,232, 40% 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
Cognizanttoo few4
Genesistoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $86,840 91
Senior · Level III $106,662 35
Expert · Level IV $126,232 30

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,840$86,84091
Senior · Level III$100,402$106,66235
Expert · Level IV$119,038$126,23230

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.