Sr Systems Administrator, H-1B salary
What 310 H-1B filings report for “Sr Systems Administrator” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Systems Administrator?
$98k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Systems Administrator, typically $75k to $122k, across 310 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $107k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California56$107k+$9k
- 2Texas60$91k−$7k
- 3Georgia24$85k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Sr Systems Administrator?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Systems Administrator roles are Visa, HCL Global Systems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Virtual Tech Gurus, and Orange Data Cloud, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Systems Administrator filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Visa39 filings$108k
- 2HCL Global Systems30 filings$87k
- 3Thermo Fisher Scientific20 filings$119k
- 4Virtual Tech Gurus12 filings$82k
- 5Orange Data Cloud7 filings$89k
- 6Children's Medical Center of Dallas6 filings$75k
- 7Excel Associates6 filings$100k
- 8Scepter Technologies5 filings$94k
- 9Ariston Tek5 filings$88k
- 10Flagstar Bank5 filings$105k
- 11Dechen Consulting Group4 filings$81k
- 12Icallidus4 filings$115k
- 13Adroit Associates4 filings$84k
- 14Medtronic4 filings$91k
- 15Prime Healthcare4 filings$83k
- 16Charter Communications4 filings$120k
- 17Globalgate IT Solutions4 filings$106k
- 18Experis4 filings$100k
- 19Aurotech3 filings$115k
- 20Multivision3 filings$125k
- 21Novisync3 filings$84k
- 22Object Experts3 filings$75k
- 23Paramount Software Solutions3 filings$74k
- 24Quality IT Source3 filings$100k
- 25World Wide Technology3 filings$120k
- 26Cadence3 filings$125k
- 27Ideal Source3 filings$98k
- 28Cquent Systems2 filings$74k
- 29Diligent Group2 filings$101k
- 30Eateam2 filings$83k
- 31ETEK IT Solutions2 filings$84k
- 32Electronic Arts2 filings$80k
- 33Fierce Infotech, LLC2 filings$92k
- 34Genentech2 filings$107k
- 35Kellton Tech2 filings$70k
- 36Makro Technologies2 filings$83k
- 37Pacific Life2 filings$113k
- 38SAI Systems International2 filings$91k
- 39San Francisco Health Authority2 filings$124k
- 40Sapphire Software Solutions2 filings$79k
- 41University of Miami2 filings$111k
- 42Verinon Technology Solutions2 filings$74k
- 43Vayu2 filings$122k
- 44ACI Worldwide2 filings$103k
- 45Cross Sense Analytics2 filings$76k
- 46Early Warning Services2 filings$120k
- 47Mican Technologies2 filings$107k
- 48Yahoo2 filings$122k
- 49Vernay Laboratories2 filings$98k
- 50A1 Kaiser1 filings$74k
Related titles in this family
367 filings carry “Sr Systems Administrator” in the title, across 26 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1IT Sr Systems Administrator8 filings$118k
- 2Sr. Systems Administrator (Storage Engineer)7 filings$87k
- 3Sr. Systems Administrator I4 filings$105k
- 4Sr Systems Administrator/Cloud Printing Engineer3 filings$94k
- 5Sr. Systems Administrator- Devops3 filings$100k
- 6Sr. Systems Administrator II3 filings$123k
- 7Sr. Systems Administrator, Middleware3 filings$119k
- 8Sr. Systems Administrator (15-1199.02)2 filings$105k
- 9Sr Systems Administrator and Support Analyst2 filings$121k
- 10Sr. Systems Administrator - Customer Relationship Management2 filings$93k
- 11Sr. Systems Administrator/ Engineer2 filings$114k
- 12Sr. Systems Administrator-Gen2 filings$89k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Systems Administrator”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.