NextChapter

System Administrator salary: median $112,500 a year

System Administrator listings that state pay run from $95,000 to $125,000 for the middle half, based on 41 current job listings. 166 system administrator roles are open now.

System Administrator pay range

From 41 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$95,000
Median
$112,500
Upper quarter
$125,000

Open system administrator jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 166 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

All 166 system administrator jobs

Send this to a friendLinkedInEmail

Get system administrator jobs that pay like this

We’ll email you new openings for this title. No account needed.

Related salaries

System Administrator salary questions

How much does a system administrator make?
Among 41 open system administrator listings that state pay, the median is $112,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $95,000 and $125,000.
Where does this system administrator pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays system administrators the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Virginia has the highest median listed pay at $121,500.

See how the market reads your background

NextChapter is the leading job transition platform. A free account gives you a plain-language read on what you are worth as a system administrator, matched jobs and a weekly action plan.

Start free