System Administrator
Median salary
$86,798
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$81,744 – $99,106
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0.43%
-2.62% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
307 filings
System Administrator pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$75,338
P25$81,744
Median$86,798
P75$99,106
P90$115,342
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$70,00020 LCAs
Level II$86,424247 LCAs
Level III$104,90730 LCAs
Level IV$132,9318 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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System Administrator pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 92%Database Administrators 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 92.18% | 283 | $81,442 | $86,424 | $99,008 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 3.58% | 11 | $86,590 | $92,560 | $109,080 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for System Administrator
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 202 | $86,486 | +0.1% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior System Administrator10 LCAs · median $100,168