Salaries / Network and Computer Systems Administrators / San Jose
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 280 certified H-1B applications for network and computer systems administrators in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 143 employers.
The middle half of offers were $107,500 to $156,500 a year, with a median of $128,000: 28% above the national median for this job ($100,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (44% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $87,610 at Level I and $111,883 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) | 12% | $87,610 |
| Level II (qualified) | 44% | $111,883 |
| Level III (experienced) | 18% | $136,157 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 26% | $160,430 |
Who sponsors network and computer systems administrators here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 19 | $107,500 | — |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 15 | $128,000 | 20 |
| Google LLC | 15 | $172,000 | — |
| Cohesity, Inc. | 9 | $132,000 | 1 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 9 | $156,500 | 83 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 6 | $108,000 | 17 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 5 | $132,000 | 14 |
| Alibaba Cloud US LLC | 5 | $132,000 | — |
| Crusoe Energy Systems LLC | 5 | $210,000 | — |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 4 | $123,500 | — |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 4 | $198,500 | 13 |
| TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC | 4 | $216,000 | — |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 3 | $224,000 | 2 |
| SmartDW Inc | 3 | $83,000 | — |
| eBay Inc. | 3 | $190,500 | 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.