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The estimated total pay for a Systems Administrator is $96,172 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $64,941 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $31,232 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Systems Administrator | $96,976 /yr |
Senior Systems Administrator | $123,306 /yr |
Systems Administrator Iv | $98,302 /yr |
Some related job titles are Database Administrator Salaries with median pay of $101,568, IT Systems Administrator Salaries with median pay of $86,862, Linux Systems Administrator Salaries with median pay of $112,465, Systems Engineer Salaries with median pay of $107,061.
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The national average salary for a Systems Administrator is $76,339 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Systems Administrator salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 23247 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Systems Administrator employees.
The highest salary for a Systems Administrator in United States is $108,563 per year.
The lowest salary for a Systems Administrator in United States is $53,680 per year.
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