Mid-level Network Support Specialist salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newark, Pleasanton, San Mateo, San Ramon, Walnut Creek.

Also listed as: Computer Network Support Specialist, Computer Network Support Specialists

Median salary$86,112
Middle 50%$84.7k–$98.8k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $95,098
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,563 and $139,335.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,563
25th$84,662
50th (median)$86,112
75th$98,778
90th$130,319

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Network Support Specialist salary of $86,112 is worth about $74,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Support Specialists in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $101,600 in May 2025 (2,370 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,112, 15% 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
HCLTechtoo few4
USTtoo few2
Etheric Networkstoo 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 $86,112 15
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 4

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$84,323$86,11215

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.