Median salary
$116,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$96.2k – $135k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
51.4%
584 of 1,136 roles
Live roles
1,136
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Cyber Systems Administrator
Federal HPC Linux System Administrator, (Clearance required TS/SCI with Poly) On-Site, Maryland
Systems Administrator 3
Systems Administrator 3 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/Ansible/SaltStack/Docker
Systems Administrator 0-3 - Linux/KVM/Ansible/Slat/SSP/STE/STN/Scripting/AWS
Systems Administrator 2 - Linux/CI/CD/Ansible/Terraform/DevOps
Systems Administrator 1 - Linux
Systems Administrator 2 - Linux
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
GDIT
|
$113,610 | 70 |
Leidos
|
$129,575 | 43 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 34 |
CACI
|
$128,300 | 29 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,775 | 24 |
Saalex
|
$112,500 | 17 |
Amentum
|
$142,500 | 15 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$141,175 | 14 |
System Administrator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 10 |
| Seattle | $134,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $127,500 | 5 |
| New York | $117,784 | 18 |
| Chicago | $110,075 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $108,355 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $107,500 | 4 |
| Denver | $104,725 | 4 |
| Toronto | $99,000 | 10 |
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How much do System Administrator roles pay?
The median salary for System Administrator roles is $116,000 per year. Most pay falls between $96,184 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $77,500 to $163,403.
These figures are computed live from 1,136 active System Administrator roles on JobsRadar, of which 584 (51.4%) 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 X-energy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, GDIT and Captivation Software.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average System Administrator salary?
- The median is $116,000 per year, with most pay between $96,184 and $135,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 584 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the System Administrator salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $77,500 to $163,403 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $116,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.