Network Administrator salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 1,637 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Richardson, Frisco, Mckinney.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$87,360
Middle 50%$83.6k–$115.2k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $98,280
Filings1,637FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,090 and $178,667.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,288
25th$83,645
50th (median)$87,360
75th$115,200
90th$133,662

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $80,000 (441 filings) FY2021: median $90,938 (431 filings) FY2022: median $89,939 (505 filings) FY2023: median $86,450 (488 filings) FY2024: median $86,400 (550 filings) FY2025: median $86,965 (834 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (803 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 441 filings FY20 FY2021: 431 filings FY21 FY2022: 505 filings FY22 FY2023: 488 filings FY23 FY2024: 550 filings FY24 FY2025: 834 filings FY25 FY2026: 803 filings FY26 834
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$80,000$76,918$94,500441
FY2021$90,938$77,334$106,030431
FY2022$89,939$77,022$102,835505
FY2023$86,450$79,123$110,677488
FY2024$86,400$77,667$110,677550
FY2025$86,965$80,288$112,000834
FY2026$90,000$86,965$120,502803

Cost of living

Dallas's median Network Administrator salary of $87,360 is worth about $84,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $103,260 in May 2025 (11,740 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,360, 15% 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
Infosys$86,96583
Palo Alto Networks$119,66868
Amazon$120,50066
Wipro$86,96553
Tata Consultancy Services$86,96548
Cisco Systems$114,10047
Cognizant$99,48641
Nokia of America$124,15037
LTIMindtree$93,39032
Synapsiq$67,85025

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,848 177
Mid-level · Level II $86,965 914
Senior · Level III $105,102 246
Expert · Level IV $126,778 241

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$61,090$68,848177
Mid-level · Level II$86,965$86,965914
Senior · Level III$105,102$105,102246
Expert · Level IV$123,219$126,778241

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.