Systems Administrator salary in California
A real-employer view of Systems Administrator pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Systems Administrator in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 45 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $110,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 16 | $72,382 |
| Level II — qualified | 13 | $110,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 11 | $145,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 4 | $147,805 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Systems Administrator in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahwan Cybertek Inc. | Systems Administrator | 6 | $67,000 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | Systems Administrator | 4 | $112,000 |
| TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC | Systems Administrator | 4 | $115,856 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Systems Administrator | 2 | $146,200 |
| Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | Systems Administrator 2 | 2 | $122,751 |
| Prime Healthcare Management, Inc | Systems Administrator | 2 | $78,946 |
| Acentra Health, LLC | Systems Administrator Senior | 1 | $102,926 |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Systems Administrator, Sr. Staff | 1 | $186,678 |
| Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. | Sr. Systems Administrator | 1 | $155,000 |
| Issam Tina Solutions, Inc. | Senior Systems Administrator | 1 | $145,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Systems Administrator at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC$108,000Mountain ViewWage Level IIDecided Mar 2, 2026I-200-26054-657801
- Systems Administrator 1 at Lasai Technologies LLC DBA Digitech Labs$88,712San DiegoWage Level IIDecided Feb 26, 2026I-200-26050-652634
- Systems Administrator at Prime Healthcare Management, Inc$81,973OntarioWage Level IDecided Feb 25, 2026I-200-26050-650138
- Systems Administrator at Cisco Systems, Inc.$147,800San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-635107
- Systems Administrator at Prime Healthcare Management, Inc$75,920OntarioWage Level IDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26041-631870
- Systems Administrator at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC$108,000Mountain ViewWage Level IIDecided Jan 29, 2026I-200-26022-580181
- Systems Administrator at Joshua International Medical Group$75,629La PalmaWage Level IDecided Jan 20, 2026I-200-26012-551914
- Systems Administrator at Prime Healthcare Management, Inc.$69,763OntarioWage Level IDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-442133
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.