SOC 15-1244, wage year 2025-26

Network and Computer Systems Administrators prevailing wage in Washington

Short answer

In Washington, the median prevailing wage for network and computer systems administrators across its 15 areas is $33.81 an hour at Level 1 ($70,325 a year) and $52.50 an hour at Level 4 ($109,200 a year). The Level 2 median of $40.67 is 13% above the national median across areas ($35.86). Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is the highest-paying area at $46.50 at Level 2, and Walla Walla, WA the lowest at $34.49.

Every Washington area for network and computer systems administrators

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$42.23	$46.50	$50.78	$55.05
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$33.56	$44.53	$55.50	$66.47
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$36.93	$43.89	$50.85	$57.81
Longview-Kelso, WA	$36.26	$42.95	$49.63	$56.32
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$34.28	$42.34	$50.40	$58.46
Bellingham, WA	$34.78	$41.52	$48.27	$55.01
Yakima, WA	$35.75	$40.81	$45.87	$50.93
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$34.76	$40.67	$46.59	$52.50
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$33.81	$40.13	$46.44	$52.76
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$33.23	$39.38	$45.53	$51.68
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$33.36	$39.10	$44.84	$50.58
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$33.15	$38.96	$44.76	$50.57
Lewiston, ID-WA	$32.51	$36.22	$39.93	$43.64
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$26.50	$34.59	$42.68	$50.77
Walla Walla, WA	$28.43	$34.49	$40.55	$46.61

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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