Entry-level Network Administrator salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Wayne, Malvern, Exton, Newark.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$67,205

Middle 50%$64.2k–$70k

vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $85,072

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,210 and $96,777.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$64,210
25th	$64,210
50th (median)	$67,205
75th	$70,000
90th	$82,609

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	–	–	–	9
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	$60,000	$59,114	$77,116	11
FY2023	–	–	–	4
FY2024	$62,105	$57,741	$65,000	12
FY2025	$64,210	$64,210	$69,128	15
FY2026	$67,300	$67,205	$70,000	15

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median entry-level Network Administrator salary of $67,205 is worth about $65,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $100,460 in May 2025 (4,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $67,205, 33% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
ACS International Resources	too few	4
Comcast	too few	3
AK Systems	too few	2
Everest EB-5 Capital	too few	2
Smb It	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	$67,205	30
Mid-level · Level II	$85,072	118
Senior · Level III	$105,934	33
Expert · Level IV	$126,797	25

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	$67,205	$67,205	30
Mid-level · Level II	$84,490	$85,072	118
Senior · Level III	$105,934	$105,934	33
Expert · Level IV	$126,797	$126,797	25

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.