Systems Administrator Salaries in the United States

How much does a Systems Administrator make in the United States?

Systems Administrators earn $61,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 8% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Systems Administrators work for IZ Technologies at $145,000 annually while the lowest paid Systems Administrators work for Movie Gallery earning approximately $12,000 each year.

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Systems Administrator at Axium Plastics

$75K

"I feel like salary is average at my company. I have also noticed that company wide raises have went from 3-5% to now 0-1% depending on the individual's work. It makes me feel insecure about what is happening inside my companies finances."

Posted 9 years ago in Johnstown, OH

$50K Trinitech Consulting's Average Systems Administrator Salary (1 salaries)

-$11K (19%) less than national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

-$40K (57%) less than average Trinitech Consulting salary ($90K)

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$50K Trinitech Consulting Systems Administrator in Silver Spring, MD ·

Equal to average Trinitech Consulting Systems Administrator salary ($50K)

"My salary was a stipend due to the fact that i was an Interne."

$61K United States Army's Average Systems Administrator Salary (85 salaries)

Equal to national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

+$19K (36%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)

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$75K United States Army Systems Administrator in Washington, DC ·

+$14K (20%) more than average United States Army Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"The pay in the Army isn't the best, but a constant paycheck is better then none at all. I do feel that with the amount of tasks there are to be completed in such a broad range of technology it is a lot lower then I would like to have."

$72K United States Army Systems Administrator in Fort Meade, MD ·

+$11K (16%) more than average United States Army Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"Pay at the U.S. Army can appear to be low but it is relatively good and livable when you add in the benefits that are provided by the Department of Defense."

$30K United States Army Systems Administrator in Augusta, GA ·

-$31K (68%) less than average United States Army Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"It was low compared to my civilian or contractor counterparts. But I enjoyed the work."

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$61K United States Air Force's Average Systems Administrator Salary (81 salaries)

Equal to national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

+$13K (23%) more than average United States Air Force salary ($48K)

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$50K United States Air Force Systems Administrator in Tucson, AZ ·

-$11K (19%) less than average United States Air Force Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"I think that $50k a year is a decent income, but I see others doing the same work bringing in $25-$30k more than that on average."

$47K United States Air Force Systems Administrator in Robins Air Force Base, GA ·

-$14K (25%) less than average United States Air Force Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"I think we are under paid in my field, but it comes with the territory in the military."

$47K United States Air Force Systems Administrator in Warner Robins, GA ·

-$14K (25%) less than average United States Air Force Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"We make a decent amount of money, but the real benefits are the retirement and health care."

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$61K General Dynamics' Average Systems Administrator Salary (72 salaries)

Equal to national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

-$11K (16%) less than average General Dynamics salary ($72K)

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$116K General Dynamics Systems Administrator in Chantilly, VA ·

+$55K (62%) more than average General Dynamics Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"I just recently got a raise to bring me closer to what a system admin makes in the area"

$100K General Dynamics Systems Administrator in Washington, DC ·

+$39K (48%) more than average General Dynamics Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"I believe I was paid very well for being a sys admin."

$91K General Dynamics Systems Administrator in Frederick, MD ·

+$30K (39%) more than average General Dynamics Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"OK."

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$61K IBM's Average Systems Administrator Salary (127 salaries)

Equal to national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

-$16K (23%) less than average IBM salary ($77K)

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$65K IBM Systems Administrator in Austin, TX ·

+$4K (6%) more than average IBM Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"In my opinion, with someone with my knowledge and leadership and experience, I am vastly underpaid for the responsibilities I have."

$70K IBM Systems Administrator in Dallas, TX ·

+$9K (13%) more than average IBM Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

"I am happy with what we get, but yes we should get more."

$41K IBM Systems Administrator ·

-$20K (39%) less than average IBM Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

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$55K Halliburton's Average Systems Administrator Salary (5 salaries)

-$6K (10%) less than national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

-$6K (10%) less than average Halliburton salary ($61K)

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$100K Halliburton Systems Administrator in Odessa, TX ·

+$45K (58%) more than average Halliburton Systems Administrator salary ($55K)

"Reasonable compensation for the type of job"

$80K Halliburton Systems Administrator in Odessa, TX ·

+$25K (37%) more than average Halliburton Systems Administrator salary ($55K)

"fair"

$85K Halliburton Systems Administrator ·

+$30K (42%) more than average Halliburton Systems Administrator salary ($55K)

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$63K HCL Technologies' Average Systems Administrator Salary (5 salaries)

+$2K (3%) more than national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

+$2K (3%) more than average HCL Technologies salary ($61K)

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$71K HCL Technologies Systems Administrator ·

+$8K (11%) more than average HCL Technologies Systems Administrator salary ($63K)

$55K HCL Technologies Systems Administrator ·

-$8K (13%) less than average HCL Technologies Systems Administrator salary ($63K)

$51K HCL Technologies Systems Administrator ·

-$12K (21%) less than average HCL Technologies Systems Administrator salary ($63K)

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$53K Austal's Average Systems Administrator Salary (2 salaries)

-$8K (14%) less than national average Systems Administrator salary ($61K)

-$1K (1%) less than average Austal salary ($54K)

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$53K Austal Systems Administrator in Mobile, AL ·

Equal to average Austal Systems Administrator salary ($53K)

"UNDER PAID!! I was working at least 70 hours a week on a normal week with on-call rotation every other week. No compensation at all for the over time or on-call. Plus my salary was below average. I accepted the pay to get my foot in the door with a great company but I would not make the same choice again if presented with it today."

$53K Austal Systems Administrator in Mobile, AL ·

Equal to average Austal Systems Administrator salary ($53K)

"Underpaid because our old director had a different view of what we were worth. Our new director is working very hard to increase our pay to the level it should be in our field."