Systems Administrator
SAIC
San Diego, CA · $80k–$120k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
More in California job market · All Systems Administrator jobs (160) · Technology & Software · Engineering jobs
Similar jobs
- Systems Administrator II · Jt4 · Edwards AFB, CA
- Systems Administrator II - COMSEC · Jt4 · Edwards AFB, CA
- Quality Systems Administrator · Heico · Clovis, CA
- Business Systems Administrator · University Of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA
- Systems Administrator — Multiple Levels · Noblis · San Diego, CA
- Oracle Database Administrator - REMOTE - Secret Clearance Required · Akima Systems Engineering · Port Hueneme, CA
Where San Diego, CA ranks
Where San Diego, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
- #2Cities hosting the most human resources conferences6 conferences · of 10
- #3Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs454 openings · of 41
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs377 openings · of 67
- #3Cities hosting the most legal services conferences7 conferences · of 17
- #3Cities hosting the most staffing & human capital conferences6 conferences · of 8
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $100,000 a year. Across 39 open systems administrator listings that state pay, the middle half runs $96,500 to $135,000 and the median is $110,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 9% below the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Systems Administrator salaries by state · Check your own pay
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database administrators, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database administrators: 33% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...0-26 Category: Information Technology Subcategory: Sys Administrator Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 1... ...SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an onsite Systems Administrator to support the Joint & Expeditionary Command and...