Mid-level Network Administrator salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 250 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Bothell, Tacoma, Kirkland.

Also listed as: Systems Administrator

Median salary$99,008
Middle 50%$92.6k–$108.8k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $103,200
Filings250FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,622 and $153,748.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,622
25th$92,623
50th (median)$99,008
75th$108,750
90th$127,760

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $83,367 (118 filings) FY2021: median $84,537 (80 filings) FY2022: median $86,237 (99 filings) FY2023: median $86,216 (103 filings) FY2024: median $98,871 (87 filings) FY2025: median $99,008 (137 filings) FY2026: median $93,984 (113 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 118 filings FY20 FY2021: 80 filings FY21 FY2022: 99 filings FY22 FY2023: 103 filings FY23 FY2024: 87 filings FY24 FY2025: 137 filings FY25 FY2026: 113 filings FY26 137
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$83,367$83,366$95,000118
FY2021$84,537$84,074$87,00080
FY2022$86,237$86,237$95,96999
FY2023$86,216$86,216$96,814103
FY2024$98,871$93,974$112,50087
FY2025$99,008$99,008$99,100137
FY2026$93,984$92,622$114,900113

Cost of living

Seattle's median mid-level Network Administrator salary of $99,008 is worth about $89,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $104,440 in May 2025 (5,530 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,008, 5% 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
Amazon$127,70051
Tata Consultancy Services$99,00837
Wipro$95,00025
People Tech Group$99,00814
Tech Mahindra$99,00813
LTIMindtree$101,98610
Infosystoo few8
Inabia Software and Consultingtoo few5
HCLTechtoo few4
Akshayatoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $98,470 46
Mid-level · Level II $99,008 250
Senior · Level III $126,877 68
Expert · Level IV $150,000 33

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$80,829$98,47046
Mid-level · Level II$92,622$99,008250
Senior · Level III$115,440$126,87768
Expert · Level IV$138,258$150,00033

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.