System Administrator salaries in Chicago.
What System Administrator roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$142,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$82.5k – $162.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
38.2%
13 of 34 roles
Live roles
34
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes
ServiceNow Team Lead (P929)
Lead Cloud Engineer (P486)
Infrastructure Engineer
Senior GTM Systems Administrator
Knowledge Systems Architect
Manager II, Professional Services (Implementation Consultant)
People Operations Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
The Scion Group
|
$79,000 | 3 |
|
84.51°
|
$166,000 | 2 |
|
Upside
|
$155,750 | 2 |
|
Okta
|
$230,500 | 1 |
| ST Simplex Trading | $162,500 | 1 |
|
OpenGov
|
$142,500 | 1 |
| CO Codal | $110,000 | 1 |
DV Trading
|
$82,500 | 1 |
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How much do System Administrator roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for System Administrator roles in Chicago is $142,500 per year. Most pay falls between $82,500 (25th percentile) and $162,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $79,492 to $166,000.
These figures are computed live from 34 active System Administrator roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 13 (38.2%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid System Administrator roles in Chicago include Okta, 84.51°, Simplex Trading and Upside.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.