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Updated: 14 May 2013
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Senior Systems Administrator 2013 Total Pay (?
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$56,531 - $108,520
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MEDIAN: $79,523
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Salary$56,380 - $103,337  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $11,109  
Profit Sharing$800 - $9,887  
Commission$0.00 - $3,052  
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
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$56,531 - $108,520  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 14 May 2013 | Individuals Reporting: 1,480

Senior Systems Administrator Tasks

  • Lead a team of systems administrators to manage servers and other computer system aspects of a company.
  • Configure and troubleshoot software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure up-grades.
  • Diagnose and correct computer systems issues.
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Companies and Industries for Senior Systems Administrator Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range

Popular Industries

Salary Range

Information Technology (IT) Services$53,720 - $99,757
Health Care$55,258 - $101,514
Financial Services$55,379 - $100,805
Manufacturing$57,171 - $103,118
College or University$50,976 - $92,900

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Key Statistics for Senior Systems Administrator Salaries and Jobs

Female
6%
female alumni
 
Male
94%
male alumni
Salary:$63,591 - $90,664 $66,065 - $90,577
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
0%
1-4 years
5%
5-9 years
27%
10-19 years
57%
20 years or more
10%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 90% dental benefits Dental: 85%
vision benefits Vision: 71% employee benefits None: 8%

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Senior Systems Administrator

Salary Range

$56,531 - $108,520
payscale
Systems Administrator
$35,744 - $77,217
Network Administrator, IT
$31,232 - $68,713
System Administrator, Computer / Network
$33,484 - $75,291
 
Common Future Jobs

Senior Systems Administrator

Salary Range

$56,531 - $108,520
payscale
Information Technology (IT) Manager
$42,599 - $120,345
Sr. Unix System Administrator
$64,020 - $120,567
Senior Systems Engineer (Computer Networking / IT)
$59,406 - $125,454
 

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