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Senior Systems Administrator Salary

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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

(Median)

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MEDIAN: $79,523

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Apr 05

Tilera - Westborough, MA

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Feb 15

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Senior Systems Administrator - Corillian Online

May 20

Luminous Tec - New York, NY

One of our client is looking to hire a Senior Systems Administrator with experience working with Fiserv's CORILLIAN ONLINE. Daily responsibilities will... - Indeed

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$56,380 - $103,337
Bonus	$0.00 - $11,109
Profit Sharing	$800 - $9,887
Commission	$0.00 - $3,052
Total Pay (? 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). )	$56,531 - $108,520
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 14 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,480

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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


Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)	$46,154 - $85,588
General Dynamics Information Technology Inc	$60,402 - $99,329
Lockheed Martin Corp	$77,094 - $90,402
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)	$57,496 - $99,000

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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

Key Statistics for Senior Systems Administrator Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 6%			Male 94%
Salary:	$63,591 - $90,664			$66,065 - $90,577

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

27%

10-19 years

57%

20 years or more

10%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$58,006 - $102,549
Associate's Degree	$52,332 - $92,789
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$52,376 - $105,351
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Information Technology (IT)	$52,515 - $104,715
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Information Systems (CIS)	$52,130 - $105,701

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 85%
	Vision: 71%		None: 8%

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