Mid-level Network Administrator salary in San Diego, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Sandiego, Vista.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$92,750
Middle 50%$92.2k–$106.8k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $111,853
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,030 and $139,979.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,894
25th$92,248
50th (median)$92,750
75th$106,844
90th$131,987

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $82,410 (11 filings) FY2021: median $86,590 (10 filings) FY2022: median $83,200 (11 filings) FY2023: median $83,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $86,556 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 13
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$82,410$79,664$82,41011
FY2021$86,590$82,410$111,00010
FY2022$83,200$83,179$118,16611
FY2023$83,000$82,014$96,30413
FY2024$86,556$86,112$90,93610
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

San Diego's median mid-level Network Administrator salary of $92,750 is worth about $82,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Diego = 111.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the San Diego, CA area earned a median of $105,170 in May 2025 (2,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,750, 12% 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 few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $92,750 10
Senior · Level III $110,094 15
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$92,248$92,75010
Senior · Level III$110,094$110,09415

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.