Mid-level Network Administrator salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Coraopolis, New Kensington, Mars, Gibsonia, Canonsburg.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$75,088
Middle 50%$75k–$88k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $91,416
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,922 and $134,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,922
25th$75,044
50th (median)$75,088
75th$87,966
90th$115,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $62,315 (14 filings) FY2021: median $64,792 (17 filings) FY2022: median $67,496 (11 filings) FY2025: median $75,088 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 17
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$62,315$62,130$66,18614
FY2021$64,792$64,792$67,49617
FY2022$67,496$66,290$74,78011
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––6
FY2025$75,088$75,088$90,00013
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median mid-level Network Administrator salary of $75,088 is worth about $79,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $80,440 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,088, 7% 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
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few7
Googletoo few3
Tech Mahindratoo 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 $75,088 19
Senior · Level III $94,432 11
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$75,088$75,08819
Senior · Level III$94,432$94,43211

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.