Network Administrator salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Franklin, Grafton, Wauwatosa, Waukesha, Pewaukee.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$81,931
Middle 50%$80.9k–$84.3k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $98,280
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,247 and $153,211.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,582
25th$80,933
50th (median)$81,931
75th$84,325
90th$138,874

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $75,760 (34 filings) FY2021: median $64,979 (31 filings) FY2023: median $94,390 (13 filings) FY2024: median $78,333 (19 filings) FY2025: median $81,931 (16 filings) FY2026: median $80,933 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 34
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$75,760$65,071$78,68634
FY2021$64,979$64,979$77,45931
FY2022–––8
FY2023$94,390$69,680$112,50013
FY2024$78,333$78,333$84,16619
FY2025$81,931$80,933$81,94816
FY2026$80,933$72,791$98,13115

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median Network Administrator salary of $81,931 is worth about $84,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Milwaukee = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $90,140 in May 2025 (2,130 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,931, 9% 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
Wiprotoo few9
Infosystoo few4
Johnson Controlstoo few2
Regal Rexnordtoo 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 $81,931 18
Senior · Level III – 0
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$81,931$81,93118

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.