What are the main factors that influence a Network Admin's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Network Admin's salary?

A Network Admin's salary grows with experience: a Network Administrator I (0-2 years)earns $73,448, a Network Admin (2-4 years)earns $91,503, a Network Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $109,783, a Network Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $125,748, a Network Administrator V (7-10 years)earns $146,572,

What are the highest paying states for a Network Admin?

Network Admin salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Network Admin roles are District of Columbia $99,133, California $98,757, Massachusetts $97,441. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Network Admin roles make?

Salaries for Network Admin level roles vary by specialization: Credit Admin: $114,791; Database Admin: $106,193; healthcare admin: $99,165; Payroll Admin: $74,745; Admin Supervisor: $74,738.

How do different companies affect a Network Admin's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Network Admin roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Network Admin Salary in the United States

How much does a Network Admin make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Network Admin in the United States is $89,535 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Network Admin's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,202
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,089 to $94,072
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,489

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Network Admin Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,072	$7,839	$1,809	$45
Average	$89,535	$7,461	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$80,089	$6,674	$1,540	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Network Admin Salaries

A Network Admin's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Network Admin Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Admin's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,448
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,503
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,783
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,748
Expert (over 8 years): $146,572

Levels	Salary
Network A... Level Network Admin	$73,448
Network A... Level Network Admin	$91,503
Network A... Level Network Admin	$109,783
Network A... Level Network Admin	$125,748
Network A... Level Network Admin	$146,572

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How Do Network Admin Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Network Admins. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $99,133.
California: $98,757.
Massachusetts: $97,441.

District of Columbia $99,133 California $98,757 Massachusetts $97,441 Washington $97,083 New Jersey $97,047 Alaska $96,922 Connecticut $95,686 New York $95,185

Hawaii $93,582 Rhode Island $92,830 Maryland $92,320 Minnesota $91,621 Colorado $91,353 Illinois $91,263 Oregon $90,923 Delaware $90,672

New Hampshire $90,515 Virginia $90,162 Pennsylvania $89,132 Nevada $88,613 North Dakota $88,443 Michigan $88,174 Wisconsin $88,076 Vermont $87,879

Texas $87,332 Maine $87,297 Arizona $87,243 Ohio $87,180 Georgia $86,357 Indiana $85,945 Wyoming $85,864 Utah $85,739

Iowa $85,685 Kansas $85,255 Louisiana $85,130 North Carolina $85,085 Missouri $85,067 Florida $84,718 Montana $84,530 Nebraska $84,351

Kentucky $84,252 South Carolina $83,894 Tennessee $83,670 Idaho $83,581 New Mexico $82,927 Oklahoma $82,784 Alabama $82,256 South Dakota $81,369

Arkansas $80,886 West Virginia $80,626 Mississippi $79,847

Top Paying Cities for Network Admins

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $112,930
San Francisco: $111,820
Oakland: $109,340

San Jose, CA $112,930

San Francisco, CA $111,820

Oakland, CA $109,340

New York, NY $103,762

Queens Village, NY $103,091

Paramus, NJ $102,374

Passaic, NJ $102,285

Bergenfield, NJ $102,195

Stamford, CT $102,061

Huntington, NY $101,971

Newark, NJ $101,389

Bridgeport, CT $101,210

New Brunswick, NJ $100,915

Vallejo, CA $100,727

Middlesex, NJ $100,673

Somerset, NJ $100,593

Petaluma, CA $100,387

Santa Cruz, CA $100,037

Boston, MA $99,858

Monterey, CA $99,411

Fairbanks, AK $99,348

Los Angeles, CA $99,178

Washington, DC $99,133

Seattle, WA $98,972

Santa Rosa, CA $98,954

Juneau, AK $98,694

Orange, CA $98,399

Anchorage, AK $98,238

Anaheim, CA $98,175

Santa Ana, CA $98,041

Nassau, NY $97,987

Long Beach, CA $97,951

Danbury, CT $97,924

Santa Maria, CA $97,620

Everett, WA $97,602

Bremerton, WA $97,163

Trenton, NJ $96,993

Sacramento, CA $96,957

San Diego, CA $96,913

Brockton, MA $96,877

Tacoma, WA $96,841

Santa Barbara, CA $96,716

Lowell, MA $96,358

New Suffolk, NY $96,322

Nashua, NH $96,214

Lompoc, CA $96,071

Ventura, CA $95,982

Stockton, CA $95,955

New Haven, CT $95,776

Atlantic City, NJ $95,543

Hartford, CT $95,346

Modesto, CA $95,301

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,104

New Britain, CT $95,059

Olympia, WA $94,934

Kennewick, WA $94,934

New London, CT $94,916

Norwich, CT $94,889

Lawrence, MA $94,844

Bakersfield, CA $94,594

Riverside, CA $94,468

New Bedford, MA $94,468

Richland, WA $94,379

Portsmouth, NH $94,307

Vineland, NJ $94,289

San Bernardino, CA $94,218

Boulder, CO $93,967

Worcester, MA $93,895

Portland, OR $93,815

Saint Paul, MN $93,707

Minneapolis, MN $93,707

Philadelphia, PA $93,582

Honolulu, HI $93,107

Springfield, MA $92,794

Providence, RI $92,785

Chicago, IL $92,525

Bellingham, WA $92,418

Baltimore, MD $92,320

Chico, CA $92,096

Wilmington, DE $91,943

Pittsfield, MA $91,854

Manchester, NH $91,684

Spokane, WA $91,290

Denver, CO $91,281

Albany, NY $90,860

Troy, NY $90,824

Schenectady, NY $90,636

Burlington, VT $90,439

Portland, ME $90,126

Salem, OR $90,054

Yakima, WA $90,036

Ann Arbor, MI $90,010

Rochester, MN $89,759

Fresno, CA $89,714

Reno, NV $89,714

Milwaukee, WI $89,633

Detroit, MI $89,544

Allentown, PA $89,517

Carson City, NV $89,508

Houston, TX $89,374

Colorado Springs, CO $89,365

Syracuse, NY $89,320

Eugene, OR $89,150

Bismarck, ND $89,043

Gary, IN $89,043

Galveston, TX $89,043

Springfield, OR $88,971

Medford, OR $88,756

Fort Collins, CO $88,720

Austin, TX $88,649

Mesa, AZ $88,461

Phoenix, AZ $88,443

Dallas, TX $88,416

Reading, PA $88,362

Saint Cloud, MN $88,326

Concord, NH $88,246

Madison, WI $88,210

Utica, NY $87,968

Raleigh, NC $87,897

Las Vegas, NV $87,888

Rochester, NY $87,825

Des Moines, IA $87,816

Atlanta, GA $87,673

Battle Creek, MI $87,646

Salt Lake City, UT $87,619

Lancaster, PA $87,485

Champaign, IL $87,467

Harrisburg, PA $87,359

Durham, NC $87,279

Kansas City, MO $87,270

Kansas City, KS $87,252

Fort Worth, TX $87,243

Boca Raton, FL $87,207

Cleveland, OH $87,198

Columbus, OH $87,180

Pittsburgh, PA $87,171

Richmond, VA $87,135

Indianapolis, IN $87,118

Cincinnati, OH $87,001

Petersburg, VA $86,867

Billings, MT $86,670

Lansing, MI $86,670

Huntsville, AL $86,670

Lebanon, PA $86,661

Dayton, OH $86,652

Pueblo, CO $86,652

Appleton, WI $86,625

Buffalo, NY $86,589

Racine, WI $86,545

Charlotte, NC $86,536

Saint Louis, MO $86,509

Springfield, IL $86,473

Elkhart, IN $86,455

York, PA $86,455

Gastonia, NC $86,446

Benton Harbor, MI $86,446

Beaumont, TX $86,392

Lorain, OH $86,374

Toledo, OH $86,339

Binghamton, NY $86,294

Rock Hill, SC $86,285

Rockford, IL $86,240

Fargo, ND $86,195

Elyria, OH $86,195

Flagstaff, AZ $86,133

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,079

Miami, FL $86,025

Duluth, MN $85,882

Bangor, ME $85,766

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,667

Louisville, KY $85,622

Grand Rapids, MI $85,604

Hialeah, FL $85,595

Casper, WY $85,470

Scranton, PA $85,363

New Orleans, LA $85,336

Virginia Beach, VA $85,327

Akron, OH $85,282

Peoria, IL $85,166

Sarasota, FL $85,148

Green Bay, WI $85,085

Baton Rouge, LA $85,040

Charleston, SC $85,022

Nashville, TN $84,996

Jamestown, NY $84,978

Davenport, IA $84,978

Tucson, AZ $84,933

Cheyenne, WY $84,906

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,879

Tampa, FL $84,861

Omaha, NE $84,843

Port Arthur, TX $84,808

Evansville, IN $84,808

Bradenton, FL $84,772

Santa Fe, NM $84,611

Orlando, FL $84,521

Clearwater, FL $84,423

Canton, OH $84,235

La Crosse, WI $84,235

Grand Forks, ND $84,208

Albuquerque, NM $84,181

Tulsa, OK $84,181

Newport News, VA $84,172

High Point, NC $84,145

Ogden, UT $84,109

Corpus Christi, TX $84,038

Laramie, WY $83,984

Norfolk, VA $83,984

Rock Island, IL $83,930

Saginaw, MI $83,912

Jacksonville, FL $83,903

Salisbury, NC $83,885

Memphis, TN $83,867

Moline, IL $83,823

Fort Myers, FL $83,796

Waterloo, IA $83,679

Spartanburg, SC $83,590

Lincoln, NE $83,545

Fort Wayne, IN $83,527

Birmingham, AL $83,429

Cedar Falls, IA $83,411

Provo, UT $83,402

Springfield, OH $83,393

San Antonio, TX $83,375

Greensboro, NC $83,339

South Bend, IN $83,330

Winston Salem, NC $83,321

Boise, ID $83,294

Savannah, GA $83,232

Muskegon, MI $83,071

Lima, OH $82,963

Lake Charles, LA $82,927

Anderson, IN $82,909

Lexington, KY $82,883

Augusta, GA $82,856

Greenville, SC $82,856

Wichita, KS $82,775

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,775

Columbia, SC $82,695

Bloomington, IN $82,471

Roanoke, VA $82,417

Asheville, NC $82,301

Knoxville, TN $82,148

Shreveport, LA $82,139

Wilmington, NC $82,023

Frankfort, KY $81,853

Oklahoma City, OK $81,790

Chillicothe, OH $81,754

Longview, TX $81,745

Topeka, KS $81,719

Mobile, AL $81,584

Terre Haute, IN $81,548

Erie, PA $81,540

Altoona, PA $81,495

Melbourne, FL $81,468

Amarillo, TX $81,432

Killeen, TX $81,405

Fayetteville, AR $81,334

Sioux Falls, SD $81,271

Chattanooga, TN $81,217

Idaho Falls, ID $81,208

Gainesville, FL $81,020

Portsmouth, OH $80,975

Little Rock, AR $80,958

Lynchburg, VA $80,958

Lafayette, LA $80,922

Youngstown, OH $80,922

Temple, TX $80,886

Daytona Beach, FL $80,868

Clarksville, TN $80,859

Pensacola, FL $80,850

Hopkinsville, KY $80,582

Charleston, WV $80,573

Florence, SC $80,528

Sioux City, IA $80,474

Macon, GA $80,214

Tallahassee, FL $80,205

Fayetteville, NC $80,188

Waco, TX $80,170

Wichita Falls, TX $80,170

Pine Bluff, AR $80,134

Vincennes, IN $79,964

Lubbock, TX $79,928

Great Falls, MT $79,874

Alamogordo, NM $79,865

Abilene, TX $79,794

Rapid City, SD $79,677

Monroe, LA $79,677

Albany, GA $79,623

Huntington, WV $79,615

Jackson, MS $79,606

Greenville, MS $79,597

Parkersburg, WV $79,507

Montgomery, AL $79,489

Johnstown, PA $79,471

Springfield, MO $79,400

Biloxi, MS $79,355

Sumter, SC $79,167

Columbus, GA $79,158

Twin Falls, ID $79,104

Pascagoula, MS $78,988

Kingsport, TN $78,755

Gulfport, MS $78,728

Alexandria, LA $78,433

Fort Smith, AR $78,209

El Paso, TX $77,967

Helena, MT $77,851

Las Cruces, NM $77,564

Harlingen, TX $77,313

Pocatello, ID $77,233

Florence, AL $77,206

Brownsville, TX $77,188

Dothan, AL $77,045

Mcallen, TX $77,000

Columbus, MS $76,338

Altus, OK $75,926

Lawton, OK $75,756

Pierre, SD $75,433

What Skills Can Increase a Network Admin's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 8.04% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Azure (Mentioned in 3.31% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.
Help Desk (Mentioned in 2.07% Job Postings): The activities involved in handling and resolving customer grievances and issues faster and efficient by a ticketing system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	8.04%
Azure	3.31%
Help Desk	2.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Network Admin's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$93,116	4%
AWS	$93,116	4%
Linux	$92,221	3%
Leadership	$91,326	2%
Commitment	$91,326	2%
Written Communication	$91,326	2%

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How Education impacts a Network Admin's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Network Admins enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Network Admin with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $84,136 and $88,965).

Network Admin Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Network Admin

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 23.1%

Associates 24.4%

Bachelors 45.9%

Masters 5.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	23.1%
Associates	24.4%
Bachelors	45.9%
Masters	5.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Network Admin Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Admin's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$80,089

Average $89,535/year

$94,072

$6,674

Average $7,461/month

$7,839

$1,540

Average $1,722/week

$1,809

$39

Average $43/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,072	$7,839	$1,809	$45
Average	$89,535	$7,461	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$80,089	$6,674	$1,540	$39

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Salary Trends for Network Admin

Salaries for a Network Admin can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $86,003 in 2023 to around $86,013 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Network Admin salary trends, .

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2024

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