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Updated: 3 Feb 2012
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Salary$53,093 - $99,490  
   
Bonus$513 - $10,571  
Profit Sharing$789 - $11,811  
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Popular Employers

Salary Range
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)$45,534 - $77,847
General Dynamics Information Technology Inc$70,736 - $98,264
BAE Systems Inc.$71,680 - $121,385
Lockheed Martin Corp$58,958 - $91,186
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)$58,983 - $89,822
Popular Industries

Salary Range
Information Technology (IT) Services$50,489 - $100,052
Healthcare$52,677 - $101,648
Financial Services$52,822 - $101,387
Government Contractor$55,619 - $107,519
Education, College/University$47,492 - $91,617

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Gender
Female
8%
female alumni
  
Male
92%
male alumni
Salary:$62,742 - $87,532 $63,041 - $86,212
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
0%
1-4 years
6%
5-9 years
26%
10-19 years
59%
20 years or more
9%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 90% dental benefits Dental: 84%
vision benefits Vision: 68% employee benefits None: 7%

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Senior Systems Administrator

Salary Range

$53,307 - $104,228
payscale
Systems Administrator
$35,215 - $77,271
Network Administrator, IT
$30,948 - $70,386
System Administrator, Computer / Network
$32,871 - $76,332
 
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Senior Systems Administrator

Salary Range

$53,307 - $104,228
payscale
Information Technology (IT) Manager
$42,074 - $124,858
Sr. Unix System Administrator
$62,214 - $122,048
Senior Systems Engineer (Computer Networking / IT)
$59,123 - $130,410
 

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Senior Systems Administrator - (City withheld for privacy), Ohio, United States
I worked in private industry for many years, finally settling into an IT job with county government. My experience is benefits are similar to state employees (pay into state retirement for pension, great medical & dental, paid or comp time for any overtime worked). But the work / life balance is the best of all. I am able to take time off with very little notice, and get 6+ weeks off each year. I am able to make it to all the soccer games and dance recitals. Government pay is very comparabl...
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Senior Systems Administrator - (City withheld for privacy), Ohio, United States
I work for a 24x7 outsource center for Financial Institutions. I have very little work life balance. I have to work most weekends and put in 10+ Hour Days. I have to take vacation time to even get a weekend off. It's hard on me and my family. I am a mom of 2 school age children. I'm losing my mind or maybe I have already lost it. I fear that if I stay the course that I will have a heart attack or a nervous break down. My employer only cares about the bottom line. They don't foster a work life ba...
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