Systems administrator earnings by seniority

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Systems administrator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $97,600
New York $94,940
California $93,810
New Jersey $92,670
Connecticut $90,490
Washington $89,430
Virginia $89,350
Rhode Island $87,290
Massachusetts $86,770
Hawaii $86,530
Texas $84,640
New Hampshire $83,730
Georgia $82,930
Minnesota $82,310
Missouri $82,160
North Carolina $81,370
Nevada $81,350
Colorado $81,230
Pennsylvania $80,669
Oregon $80,510
Arizona $79,266
Alaska $79,200
Utah $77,550
Delaware $77,140
Nebraska $76,450
Tennessee $75,400
Ohio $75,190
Florida $75,170
Kansas $75,149
Iowa $74,940
Michigan $74,870
New Mexico $73,500
Indiana $72,832
Maine $72,510
Wisconsin $71,560
South Carolina $71,480
Vermont $71,380
Illinois $71,140
Mississippi $70,480
Oklahoma $68,710
Idaho $66,930
Alabama $66,700
North Dakota $66,470
Wyoming $64,630
Louisiana $64,570
West Virginia $64,560
Montana $62,420
Virgin Islands, U.S. $61,490
South Dakota $61,150
Arkansas $61,110
Kentucky $60,540
Guam $50,890
Puerto Rico $42,080
Maryland $102,330

How do systems administrator salaries compare to similar careers?

Systems administrators earn about the same as related careers in Nevada. On average, they make less than computer hardware engineers but more than mathematicians.

Career Median Salary
Computer hardware engineer salary $85K
Intelligence analyst salary $81K
Operations research analyst salary $83K
Distance learning coordinator salary $86K
Systems administrator salary $81K
IT manager salary $73K
Systems analyst salary $80K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $80K
Computer programmer salary $82K
Mathematician salary $69K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)