Senior Network Administrator salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richfield, Eden Prairie, Saint Paul, Mounds View, St. Paul.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$100,199
Middle 50%$100k–$104.8k
vs. all levels here+14%comparison median $88,100
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,986 and $167,024.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,986
25th$99,986
50th (median)$100,199
75th$104,832
90th$110,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $88,300 (19 filings) FY2021: median $89,752 (11 filings) FY2023: median $101,923 (12 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 19
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$88,300$88,213$93,00019
FY2021$89,752$89,752$97,99611
FY2022–––6
FY2023$101,923$95,478$120,34012
FY2024$100,000$97,282$103,58411
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median senior Network Administrator salary of $100,199 is worth about $95,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $102,790 in May 2025 (3,200 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,199, 3% 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
Cognizanttoo few4
INTELENT INC (f.k.a SILICON STAFF IT SERVICES INC)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $88,046 56
Senior · Level III $100,199 13
Expert · Level IV $123,219 18

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$88,046$88,04656
Senior · Level III$99,986$100,19913
Expert · Level IV$115,211$123,21918

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.