Network Administrator salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 60 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Milford, Mason, Erlanger, Blue Ash, Florence.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$89,627
Middle 50%$84.3k–$101.7k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $98,280
Filings60FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,516 and $155,456.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,323
25th$84,329
50th (median)$89,627
75th$101,670
90th$119,018

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $71,500 (36 filings) FY2021: median $76,134 (22 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $81,739 (22 filings) FY2024: median $79,477 (31 filings) FY2025: median $89,627 (37 filings) FY2026: median $84,330 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 37 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 41
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$71,500$64,979$90,84636
FY2021$76,134$66,747$96,04822
FY2022$80,000$67,101$96,41341
FY2023$81,739$72,030$96,45022
FY2024$79,477$79,477$109,24931
FY2025$89,627$89,627$109,00037
FY2026$84,330$84,323$96,96223

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median Network Administrator salary of $89,627 is worth about $94,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $101,530 in May 2025 (2,960 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,627, 12% lower.

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
Tata Consultancy Services$89,62714
Cognizant$101,67010
LTIMindtreetoo few7
Cognit Aitoo few3
Infosystoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Luxottica of Americatoo 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 $89,627 39
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$89,627$89,62739

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.