Salaries / Network and Computer Systems Administrators / Washington
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salaries in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 253 certified H-1B applications for network and computer systems administrators in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 156 employers.
The middle half of offers were $104,000 to $131,500 a year, with a median of $106,000: 6% above the national median for this job ($100,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (55% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $85,363 at Level I and $105,747 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) | 16% | $85,363 |
| Level II (qualified) | 55% | $105,747 |
| Level III (experienced) | 13% | $126,110 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 16% | $146,494 |
Who sponsors network and computer systems administrators here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Network Systems LLC | 17 | $114,000 | 17 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 13 | $118,500 | 2 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 8 | $141,000 | — |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 7 | $123,500 | — |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 6 | $108,000 | 20 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 5 | $104,000 | — |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 5 | $107,000 | — |
| Infosys Limited | 4 | $104,000 | — |
| Transcend It Solutions Llc. | 3 | $104,000 | — |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 3 | $99,500 | 2 |
| Westat | 3 | $129,000 | — |
| VeriSign, Inc. | 3 | $166,500 | — |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 3 | $145,500 | 1 |
| Northstar Group, Inc | 3 | $104,000 | — |
| Expedent Corp | 3 | $104,000 | — |
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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.