SOC 15-1244, wage year 2025-26
Network and Computer Systems Administrators prevailing wage in Pennsylvania
Short answer
In Pennsylvania, the median prevailing wage for network and computer systems administrators across its 20 areas is $29.02 an hour at Level 1 ($60,362 a year) and $48.24 an hour at Level 4 ($100,350 a year). The Level 2 median of $35.94 matches the national median across areas ($35.86). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is the highest-paying area at $40.62 at Level 2, and Johnstown, PA the lowest at $30.17.
Every Pennsylvania area for network and computer systems administrators
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $32.31 | $40.62 | $48.94 | $57.25 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $32.70 | $39.38 | $46.06 | $52.74 |
| Reading, PA | $30.75 | $38.31 | $45.88 | $53.44 |
| Lebanon, PA | $29.42 | $38.25 | $47.07 | $55.90 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $30.96 | $37.72 | $44.48 | $51.24 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $29.25 | $37.17 | $45.08 | $53.00 |
| Erie, PA | $30.49 | $36.70 | $42.90 | $49.11 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30.47 | $36.23 | $42.00 | $47.76 |
| State College, PA | $29.86 | $36.15 | $42.44 | $48.73 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $28.08 | $36.02 | $43.95 | $51.89 |
| Altoona, PA | $28.79 | $35.85 | $42.90 | $49.96 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $30.56 | $35.30 | $40.05 | $44.79 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $27.81 | $34.06 | $40.32 | $46.57 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $26.99 | $33.89 | $40.80 | $47.70 |
| Lancaster, PA | $28.14 | $33.74 | $39.33 | $44.93 |
| Williamsport, PA | $28.23 | $33.55 | $38.86 | $44.18 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $27.10 | $33.35 | $39.61 | $45.86 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $24.60 | $31.07 | $37.54 | $44.01 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $26.26 | $30.88 | $35.49 | $40.11 |
| Johnstown, PA | $24.67 | $30.17 | $35.66 | $41.16 |
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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