Senior Network Administrator salary in Durham, NC

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, Apex.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$114,100
Middle 50%$110.5k–$127.6k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $110,469
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,782 and $149,503.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,469
25th$110,469
50th (median)$114,100
75th$127,575
90th$135,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $96,323 (10 filings) FY2021: median $118,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $102,823 (16 filings) FY2023: median $108,100 (18 filings) FY2025: median $114,100 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
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$96,323$96,013$103,06210
FY2021$118,000$96,346$126,51315
FY2022$102,823$97,700$110,32516
FY2023$108,100$99,798$125,00018
FY2024–––8
FY2025$114,100$111,617$129,47516
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Durham's median senior Network Administrator salary of $114,100 is worth about $116,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $110,640 in May 2025 (1,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,100, 3% 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
Cisco Systems$125,70011
Cognizanttoo few3

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 $90,730 28
Senior · Level III $114,100 22
Expert · Level IV $131,258 12

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$90,730$90,73028
Senior · Level III$109,782$114,10022
Expert · Level IV$128,981$131,25812

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.