SOC 15-1244, wage year 2025-26
Network and Computer Systems Administrators prevailing wage in California
Short answer
In California, the median prevailing wage for network and computer systems administrators across its 28 areas is $33.66 an hour at Level 1 ($70,013 a year) and $54.96 an hour at Level 4 ($114,317 a year). The Level 2 median of $40.70 is 13% above the national median across areas ($35.86). San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is the highest-paying area at $52.87 at Level 2, and North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area the lowest at $34.62.
Every California area for network and computer systems administrators
Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.
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