Entry-level Network Administrator salary in Houston, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Katy, Brookshire, Sugar Land, The Woodlands.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$66,706
Middle 50%$64.8k–$68.1k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $84,300
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,730 and $95,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,730
25th$64,792
50th (median)$66,706
75th$68,125
90th$76,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $66,019 (10 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $61,464 (14 filings) FY2024: median $64,730 (17 filings) FY2025: median $66,910 (16 filings) FY2026: median $64,761 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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–––8
FY2021$66,019$63,622$88,26410
FY2022$65,000$64,958$70,00017
FY2023$61,464$60,528$65,42214
FY2024$64,730$64,730$66,70617
FY2025$66,910$66,706$68,64016
FY2026$64,761$64,730$66,22810

Cost of living

Houston's median entry-level Network Administrator salary of $66,706 is worth about $67,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Houston = 98.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $101,430 in May 2025 (6,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,706, 34% 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
Us-Cstoo few2
Foxconn Assemblytoo few2
Kpg99too few2
Shri Saroj Subwaystoo few2
Synapsiqtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,706 26
Mid-level · Level II $84,261 163
Senior · Level III $101,837 45
Expert · Level IV $130,000 41

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$66,706$66,70626
Mid-level · Level II$84,261$84,261163
Senior · Level III$99,902$101,83745
Expert · Level IV$117,478$130,00041

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.