Senior Network Administrator salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Rosemead, Torrance, El Segundo, Woodland Hills.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$111,575

Middle 50%$111.6k–$130.5k

vs. all levels here+19%comparison median $93,800

Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,637 and $154,211.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$109,637
25th	$111,550
50th (median)	$111,575
75th	$130,500
90th	$141,845

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$93,800	$93,000	$103,000	31
FY2021	$94,123	$93,246	$99,149	16
FY2022	$105,550	$97,198	$115,544	18
FY2023	$103,000	$97,760	$112,000	13
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	$120,000	$110,000	$132,400	21
FY2026	$111,550	$111,550	$111,575	11

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior Network Administrator salary of $111,575 is worth about $98,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $106,290 in May 2025 (8,770 employed). The H-1B median here is $111,575, 5% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Cognizant	too few	7
Akamai Technologies	too few	2
Cisco Systems	too few	2
Tata Consultancy Services	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$70,700	45
Mid-level · Level II	$93,579	122
Senior · Level III	$111,575	32
Expert · Level IV	$138,500	44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$66,997	$70,700	45
Mid-level · Level II	$93,579	$93,579	122
Senior · Level III	$109,637	$111,575	32
Expert · Level IV	$129,501	$138,500	44

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.