Network Administrator salary in Rochester, NY

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Canandaigua, Penfield, Webster.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$80,767
Middle 50%$80.8k–$106k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $98,280
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,357 and $109,230.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,955
25th$80,766
50th (median)$80,767
75th$106,000
90th$108,035

Cost of living

Rochester's median Network Administrator salary of $80,767 is worth about $83,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 97.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Rochester, NY area earned a median of $94,130 in May 2025 (1,130 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,767, 14% 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 few2
BroadPeak Partnerstoo few2
Eastman Kodak Companytoo 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 too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.