Side-by-side distribution
Azure
$140,783
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 95
System Administrator
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44%
- Live roles
- 459
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (.NET & Azure)
Azure Data Engineer in St. Louis, MO
Staff Partner Engineer, Azure
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Azure &.NET)
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Cloud Systems Engineer
Azure Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Principal Platform Engineer - UK Security Clearance eligibility required
Azure DevSecOps Engineer (Secret) (4594)
Highest-paying jobs
Systems Administrator 0-3 - Linux/KVM/Ansible/Slat/SSP/STE/STN/Scripting/AWS
Systems Administrator 2 - Linux/CI/CD/Ansible/Terraform/DevOps
Systems Administrator 2 - Linux
Systems Administrator 3 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/Ansible/SaltStack/Docker
Systems Administrator 1 - Linux
Windows Systems Administrator - McLean, VA - TS/SCI
IT Support Engineer, Application Administrator
System Administrator (SF)
Senior System Administrator (Storage Engineer)
Senior DevOps / System Administrator
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 3 |
|
SMX
|
$112,500 | 3 |
|
Ripple
|
$200,250 | 2 |
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$150,000 | 2 |
|
Appvia
|
$125,669 | 2 |
|
Databricks
|
$178,325 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$177,000 | 1 |
| DA Dadavidson | $107,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Saalex
|
$112,500 | 17 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$141,175 | 14 |
Air Apps
|
$62,289 | 11 |
| GR GRVTY | $153,000 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,250 | 8 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 5 |
|
SMX
|
$116,800 | 5 |
| PI Pingwind | $87,750 | 4 |
System Administrator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $146,250 | 10 |
| Boston | $127,500 | 4 |
| New York | $121,719 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $102,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $61,027 | 4 |
Azure vs System Administrator: which pays more?
The median for Azure is $140,783 per year (typically $115,950–$172,450), versus $120,000 for System Administrator ($94,500–$145,625). That puts Azure about 17% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Azure and System Administrator are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.