Network Administrator salary in Providence, RI

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Woonsocket, Johnston, Smithfield, Fall River, North Kingstown.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$94,500
Middle 50%$89.1k–$106.5k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $98,280
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,429 and $136,485.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,724
25th$89,108
50th (median)$94,500
75th$106,500
90th$121,156

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $94,830 (40 filings) FY2021: median $102,290 (12 filings) FY2024: median $90,938 (10 filings) FY2025: median $93,550 (10 filings) FY2026: median $105,562 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 40
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$94,830$79,750$98,80440
FY2021$102,290$79,690$116,89912
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––7
FY2024$90,938$90,938$90,93810
FY2025$93,550$93,038$95,00010
FY2026$105,562$89,107$117,33910

Cost of living

Providence's median Network Administrator salary of $94,500 is worth about $92,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Providence = 101.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Providence, RI area earned a median of $101,450 in May 2025 (1,370 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,500, 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.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Infosystoo few4
Compest Solutionstoo few2
Harbor Hattoo 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 $93,038 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$93,038$93,03811

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.