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 $73,786, a Network Admin (2-4 years)earns $91,925, a Network Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $110,266, a Network Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $126,310, a Network Administrator V (7-10 years)earns $147,251,

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 $99,718, California $99,339, Massachusetts $98,015. 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: $117,715; Database Admin: $104,177; Admin Supervisor: $73,977; Admin Coordinator: $52,916; Accounting Admin: $52,916.

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 May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Network Admin in the United States is $90,063 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): $99,415
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,522 to $94,958
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,745

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,958	$7,913	$1,826	$46
Average	$90,063	$7,505	$1,732	$43
25th Percentile	$81,522	$6,793	$1,568	$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): $73,786
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,925
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,266
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,310
Expert (over 8 years): $147,251

Levels	Salary
Network A... Level Network Admin	$73,786
Network A... Level Network Admin	$91,925
Network A... Level Network Admin	$110,266
Network A... Level Network Admin	$126,310
Network A... Level Network Admin	$147,251

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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: $99,718.
California: $99,339.
Massachusetts: $98,015.

District of Columbia $99,718 California $99,339 Massachusetts $98,015 Washington $97,655 New Jersey $97,619 Alaska $97,493 Connecticut $96,250 New York $95,746

Hawaii $94,134 Rhode Island $93,377 Maryland $92,864 Minnesota $92,161 Colorado $91,891 Illinois $91,801 Oregon $91,459 Delaware $91,207

New Hampshire $91,048 Virginia $90,693 Pennsylvania $89,658 Nevada $89,135 North Dakota $88,964 Michigan $88,694 Wisconsin $88,595 Vermont $88,397

Texas $87,847 Maine $87,811 Arizona $87,757 Ohio $87,694 Georgia $86,866 Indiana $86,451 Wyoming $86,370 Utah $86,244

Iowa $86,190 Kansas $85,758 Louisiana $85,632 North Carolina $85,587 Missouri $85,569 Florida $85,217 Montana $85,028 Nebraska $84,848

Kentucky $84,749 South Carolina $84,389 Tennessee $84,164 Idaho $84,074 New Mexico $83,416 Oklahoma $83,272 Alabama $82,741 South Dakota $81,849

Arkansas $81,363 West Virginia $81,102 Mississippi $80,318

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: $113,596
San Francisco: $112,479
Oakland: $109,985

San Jose, CA $113,596

San Francisco, CA $112,479

Oakland, CA $109,985

New York, NY $104,374

Queens Village, NY $103,698

Paramus, NJ $102,978

Passaic, NJ $102,888

Bergenfield, NJ $102,798

Stamford, CT $102,663

Huntington, NY $102,573

Newark, NJ $101,987

Bridgeport, CT $101,807

New Brunswick, NJ $101,510

Vallejo, CA $101,321

Middlesex, NJ $101,267

Somerset, NJ $101,186

Petaluma, CA $100,978

Santa Cruz, CA $100,627

Boston, MA $100,447

Monterey, CA $99,997

Fairbanks, AK $99,934

Los Angeles, CA $99,763

Washington, DC $99,718

Seattle, WA $99,555

Santa Rosa, CA $99,537

Juneau, AK $99,276

Orange, CA $98,979

Anchorage, AK $98,817

Anaheim, CA $98,754

Santa Ana, CA $98,619

Nassau, NY $98,565

Long Beach, CA $98,529

Danbury, CT $98,502

Santa Maria, CA $98,196

Everett, WA $98,178

Bremerton, WA $97,736

Trenton, NJ $97,565

Sacramento, CA $97,529

San Diego, CA $97,484

Brockton, MA $97,448

Tacoma, WA $97,412

Santa Barbara, CA $97,286

Lowell, MA $96,926

New Suffolk, NY $96,890

Nashua, NH $96,782

Lompoc, CA $96,637

Ventura, CA $96,547

Stockton, CA $96,520

New Haven, CT $96,340

Atlantic City, NJ $96,106

Hartford, CT $95,908

Modesto, CA $95,863

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,665

New Britain, CT $95,620

Kennewick, WA $95,494

Olympia, WA $95,494

New London, CT $95,476

Norwich, CT $95,449

Lawrence, MA $95,404

Bakersfield, CA $95,151

New Bedford, MA $95,025

Riverside, CA $95,025

Richland, WA $94,935

Portsmouth, NH $94,863

Vineland, NJ $94,845

San Bernardino, CA $94,773

Boulder, CO $94,521

Worcester, MA $94,449

Portland, OR $94,368

Saint Paul, MN $94,260

Minneapolis, MN $94,260

Philadelphia, PA $94,134

Honolulu, HI $93,656

Springfield, MA $93,341

Providence, RI $93,332

Chicago, IL $93,071

Bellingham, WA $92,963

Baltimore, MD $92,864

Chico, CA $92,639

Wilmington, DE $92,486

Pittsfield, MA $92,395

Manchester, NH $92,224

Spokane, WA $91,828

Denver, CO $91,819

Albany, NY $91,396

Troy, NY $91,360

Schenectady, NY $91,171

Burlington, VT $90,972

Portland, ME $90,657

Salem, OR $90,585

Yakima, WA $90,567

Ann Arbor, MI $90,540

Rochester, MN $90,288

Reno, NV $90,243

Fresno, CA $90,243

Milwaukee, WI $90,162

Detroit, MI $90,072

Allentown, PA $90,045

Carson City, NV $90,036

Houston, TX $89,901

Colorado Springs, CO $89,892

Syracuse, NY $89,847

Eugene, OR $89,676

Gary, IN $89,567

Bismarck, ND $89,567

Galveston, TX $89,567

Springfield, OR $89,495

Medford, OR $89,279

Fort Collins, CO $89,243

Austin, TX $89,171

Mesa, AZ $88,982

Phoenix, AZ $88,964

Dallas, TX $88,937

Reading, PA $88,883

Saint Cloud, MN $88,847

Concord, NH $88,766

Madison, WI $88,730

Utica, NY $88,487

Raleigh, NC $88,415

Las Vegas, NV $88,406

Rochester, NY $88,343

Des Moines, IA $88,334

Atlanta, GA $88,190

Battle Creek, MI $88,163

Salt Lake City, UT $88,135

Lancaster, PA $88,000

Champaign, IL $87,982

Harrisburg, PA $87,874

Durham, NC $87,793

Kansas City, MO $87,784

Kansas City, KS $87,766

Fort Worth, TX $87,757

Boca Raton, FL $87,721

Cleveland, OH $87,712

Columbus, OH $87,694

Pittsburgh, PA $87,685

Richmond, VA $87,649

Indianapolis, IN $87,631

Cincinnati, OH $87,514

Petersburg, VA $87,379

Lansing, MI $87,181

Billings, MT $87,181

Huntsville, AL $87,181

Lebanon, PA $87,172

Pueblo, CO $87,163

Dayton, OH $87,163

Appleton, WI $87,136

Buffalo, NY $87,100

Racine, WI $87,055

Charlotte, NC $87,046

Saint Louis, MO $87,019

Springfield, IL $86,983

York, PA $86,965

Elkhart, IN $86,965

Gastonia, NC $86,956

Benton Harbor, MI $86,956

Beaumont, TX $86,902

Lorain, OH $86,884

Toledo, OH $86,848

Binghamton, NY $86,803

Rock Hill, SC $86,794

Rockford, IL $86,749

Elyria, OH $86,703

Fargo, ND $86,703

Flagstaff, AZ $86,640

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,586

Miami, FL $86,532

Duluth, MN $86,388

Bangor, ME $86,271

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,172

Louisville, KY $86,127

Grand Rapids, MI $86,109

Hialeah, FL $86,100

Casper, WY $85,974

Scranton, PA $85,866

New Orleans, LA $85,839

Virginia Beach, VA $85,830

Akron, OH $85,785

Peoria, IL $85,668

Sarasota, FL $85,650

Green Bay, WI $85,587

Baton Rouge, LA $85,542

Charleston, SC $85,524

Nashville, TN $85,497

Jamestown, NY $85,479

Davenport, IA $85,479

Tucson, AZ $85,434

Cheyenne, WY $85,407

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,380

Tampa, FL $85,362

Omaha, NE $85,344

Evansville, IN $85,308

Port Arthur, TX $85,308

Bradenton, FL $85,271

Santa Fe, NM $85,109

Orlando, FL $85,019

Clearwater, FL $84,920

La Crosse, WI $84,731

Canton, OH $84,731

Grand Forks, ND $84,704

Tulsa, OK $84,677

Albuquerque, NM $84,677

Newport News, VA $84,668

High Point, NC $84,641

Ogden, UT $84,605

Corpus Christi, TX $84,533

Laramie, WY $84,479

Norfolk, VA $84,479

Rock Island, IL $84,425

Saginaw, MI $84,407

Jacksonville, FL $84,398

Salisbury, NC $84,380

Memphis, TN $84,362

Moline, IL $84,317

Fort Myers, FL $84,290

Waterloo, IA $84,173

Spartanburg, SC $84,083

Lincoln, NE $84,038

Fort Wayne, IN $84,020

Birmingham, AL $83,921

Cedar Falls, IA $83,903

Provo, UT $83,894

Springfield, OH $83,885

San Antonio, TX $83,867

Greensboro, NC $83,830

South Bend, IN $83,821

Winston Salem, NC $83,812

Boise, ID $83,785

Savannah, GA $83,722

Muskegon, MI $83,560

Lima, OH $83,452

Lake Charles, LA $83,416

Anderson, IN $83,398

Lexington, KY $83,371

Augusta, GA $83,344

Greenville, SC $83,344

Wichita, KS $83,263

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,263

Columbia, SC $83,182

Bloomington, IN $82,957

Roanoke, VA $82,903

Asheville, NC $82,786

Knoxville, TN $82,633

Shreveport, LA $82,624

Wilmington, NC $82,507

Frankfort, KY $82,335

Oklahoma City, OK $82,272

Chillicothe, OH $82,236

Longview, TX $82,227

Topeka, KS $82,200

Mobile, AL $82,065

Terre Haute, IN $82,029

Erie, PA $82,020

Altoona, PA $81,975

Melbourne, FL $81,948

Amarillo, TX $81,912

Killeen, TX $81,885

Fayetteville, AR $81,813

Sioux Falls, SD $81,750

Chattanooga, TN $81,696

Idaho Falls, ID $81,687

Gainesville, FL $81,498

Portsmouth, OH $81,453

Little Rock, AR $81,435

Lynchburg, VA $81,435

Youngstown, OH $81,399

Lafayette, LA $81,399

Temple, TX $81,363

Daytona Beach, FL $81,345

Clarksville, TN $81,336

Pensacola, FL $81,327

Hopkinsville, KY $81,057

Charleston, WV $81,048

Florence, SC $81,003

Sioux City, IA $80,948

Macon, GA $80,687

Tallahassee, FL $80,678

Fayetteville, NC $80,660

Wichita Falls, TX $80,642

Waco, TX $80,642

Pine Bluff, AR $80,606

Vincennes, IN $80,435

Lubbock, TX $80,399

Great Falls, MT $80,345

Alamogordo, NM $80,336

Abilene, TX $80,264

Rapid City, SD $80,147

Monroe, LA $80,147

Albany, GA $80,093

Huntington, WV $80,084

Jackson, MS $80,075

Greenville, MS $80,066

Parkersburg, WV $79,976

Montgomery, AL $79,958

Johnstown, PA $79,940

Springfield, MO $79,868

Biloxi, MS $79,823

Sumter, SC $79,634

Columbus, GA $79,625

Twin Falls, ID $79,571

Pascagoula, MS $79,453

Kingsport, TN $79,219

Gulfport, MS $79,192

Alexandria, LA $78,895

Fort Smith, AR $78,670

El Paso, TX $78,427

Helena, MT $78,310

Las Cruces, NM $78,021

Harlingen, TX $77,769

Pocatello, ID $77,688

Florence, AL $77,661

Brownsville, TX $77,643

Dothan, AL $77,499

Mcallen, TX $77,454

Columbus, MS $76,788

Altus, OK $76,373

Lawton, OK $76,202

Pierre, SD $75,878

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.

Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Linux	$92,765	3%
Leadership	$91,864	2%
Initiative	$90,963	1%
Disaster Recovery	$90,963	1%
Analysis	$90,963	1%
Networking	$90,063	0%

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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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$81,522

Average $90,063/year

$94,958

$6,793

Average $7,505/month

$7,913

$1,568

Average $1,732/week

$1,826

$39

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,958	$7,913	$1,826	$46
Average	$90,063	$7,505	$1,732	$43
25th Percentile	$81,522	$6,793	$1,568	$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 $86,399 in 2023 to around $86,409 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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