Senior Network Administrator salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$105,934

Middle 50%$102k–$105.9k

vs. all levels here+25%comparison median $85,072

Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,795 and $160,572.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$101,795
25th	$102,000
50th (median)	$105,934
75th	$105,934
90th	$124,640

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	$84,000	$83,242	$90,000	29
FY2021	$93,600	$86,108	$105,080	27
FY2022	$86,216	$86,216	$100,000	21
FY2023	$85,405	$85,405	$102,650	11
FY2024	$100,000	$97,864	$105,934	19
FY2025	$105,934	$105,934	$118,550	20
FY2026	$102,000	$101,795	$102,000	13

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median senior Network Administrator salary of $105,934 is worth about $103,300 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 $105,934, 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	4
Amerisourcebergen Services	too few	2
AR IT Software Solutions	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	$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.