Entry-level Network Support Specialist salary in Washington, DC

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Chantilly, Silver Spring.

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

Median salary$99,840
Middle 50%$66.2k–$107k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $95,900
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,403 and $130,175.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,242
25th$66,186
50th (median)$99,840
75th$107,000
90th$111,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2022: median $59,231 (13 filings) FY2024: median $60,985 (10 filings) FY2025: median $65,000 (13 filings) FY2026: median $103,200 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 32
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–––8
FY2021–––9
FY2022$59,231$54,142$80,36213
FY2023–––5
FY2024$60,985$60,965$68,25010
FY2025$65,000$60,403$70,00013
FY2026$103,200$93,200$107,40032

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level Network Support Specialist salary of $99,840 is worth about $91,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Support Specialists in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $92,400 in May 2025 (5,100 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,840, 8% higher.

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$105,20027
Asiacom Americastoo few4
China Telecom (Americas)too few3
Urban Onetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $99,840 45
Mid-level · Level II $83,288 26
Senior · Level III $104,500 14
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
Entry-level · Level I$66,186$99,84045
Mid-level · Level II$78,000$83,28826
Senior · Level III$98,384$104,50014

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.