Median salary
$131,000
median over time
Typical range
$105.7k – $160k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
16%
333 of 2,082 roles
Live roles
2,082
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Engineering Manager - Postgres
Principal Software Engineer - PostgreSQL
Principal App Store Manager
Head of Security
Site Reliability Engineer
Principal DevOps Engineer
Senior Account Executive, Insurance
Sr Director, Customer Relationship Management
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$146,575 | 50 |
Anduril Industries
|
$131,000 | 37 |
Unity Technologies
|
$114,600 | 13 |
SMX
|
$104,250 | 11 |
Air Apps
|
$62,856 | 11 |
| GR GRVTY | $153,000 | 6 |
|
Snowflake
|
$230,000 | 5 |
| OC Optimal Care | $82,500 | 5 |
System Administrator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $172,500 | 24 |
| Seattle | $170,000 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $163,400 | 4 |
| New York | $154,000 | 22 |
| Austin | $152,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $142,500 | 13 |
| Atlanta | $138,500 | 4 |
| Boston | $132,553 | 10 |
| London | $88,858 | 3 |
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How much do System Administrator roles pay?
The median salary for System Administrator roles is $131,000 per year. Most pay falls between $105,717 (25th percentile) and $160,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $75,000 to $184,700.
These figures are computed live from 2,082 active System Administrator roles on JobsRadar, of which 333 (16%) 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 include Snowflake, Roblox, Moment Technology and Fluidstack.
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.