Mid-level Network Administrator salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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–$89.6k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $89,627
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,323 and $114,084.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,323
25th$84,327
50th (median)$89,627
75th$89,627
90th$98,139

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $66,747 (26 filings) FY2021: median $66,748 (13 filings) FY2022: median $67,101 (22 filings) FY2023: median $72,030 (15 filings) FY2024: median $79,477 (18 filings) FY2025: median $89,627 (24 filings) FY2026: median $84,323 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 26
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$66,747$64,979$76,64126
FY2021$66,748$66,747$68,01613
FY2022$67,101$67,101$68,52122
FY2023$72,030$72,030$88,00015
FY2024$79,477$79,477$79,47718
FY2025$89,627$89,627$90,69524
FY2026$84,323$84,323$84,41515

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median mid-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$89,62712
LTIMindtreetoo few7
Cognizanttoo few4
Cognit Aitoo few3
Infosystoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo 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.