Salaries / Network and Computer Systems Administrators / Chicago
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 199 certified H-1B applications for network and computer systems administrators in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 118 employers.
The middle half of offers were $86,500 to $115,000 a year, with a median of $93,000: 7% below the national median for this job ($100,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (43% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $74,131 at Level I and $91,416 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 15% | $74,131 |
| Level II (qualified) | 43% | $91,416 |
| Level III (experienced) | 22% | $108,701 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 19% | $125,986 |
Who sponsors network and computer systems administrators here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 18 | $103,500 | — |
| Medline Industries, LP. | 13 | $135,500 | 3 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8 | $104,000 | 83 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 7 | $86,500 | — |
| Vyzer Solutions, Inc | 5 | $87,000 | — |
| Trovetechs Inc | 4 | $70,000 | — |
| Bectran Inc | 4 | $103,500 | — |
| Thoughtwave Software and Solutions Inc | 3 | $86,500 | — |
| Innovative Consulting Solutions LLC | 3 | $86,500 | — |
| Eguru Solutions, Llc | 3 | $86,500 | — |
| Inteli Platforms Inc. | 3 | $86,500 | 12 |
| Ensono, Inc. | 3 | $120,000 | — |
| Synapsiq Llc | 3 | $69,500 | — |
| Innover Global Inc | 3 | $86,500 | — |
| Core-Mark US LLC | 2 | $68,500 | 1 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Network Engineer, System Administrator, Infrastructure Consultant 2, Network And Computer Systems Administrator, Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Manager Jc50 - Network And Computer Systems Administrators, Devops Engineer.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.