Salary for Sr. Unix System Administrator Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012
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Salary$62,020 - $116,934  
   
Bonus$990 - $15,091  
Profit Sharing$970 - $11,234  
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Popular Employers

Salary Range
AT&T Inc.$73,368 - $100,114
Lockheed Martin Corp$85,100 - $111,480
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)$70,246 - $120,000
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Not enough data
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Salary Range
Information Technology (IT) Services$55,838 - $107,998
Financial Services$58,663 - $109,892
Government Contractor$61,567 - $115,099
Education, College/University$51,430 - $99,190
Telecommunications$59,869 - $111,479

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Key Statistics for Sr. Unix System Administrator Jobs

Gender
Female
7%
female alumni
  
Male
93%
male alumni
Salary:$77,511 - $109,021 $74,261 - $102,142
Years of Experience
1-4 years
2%
5-9 years
20%
10-19 years
59%
20 years or more
18%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 89% dental benefits Dental: 81%
vision benefits Vision: 66% employee benefits None: 10%

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Career Path for Sr. Unix System Administrator Jobs

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Sr. Unix System Administrator

Salary Range

$63,909 - $126,734
payscale
UNIX System Administrator
$40,841 - $94,288
Systems Administrator
$35,144 - $77,103
Senior Systems Administrator
$51,385 - $103,923
 
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Common Future Jobs

Sr. Unix System Administrator

Salary Range

$63,909 - $126,734
payscale
Senior Systems Engineer (Computer Networking / IT)
$59,066 - $130,446
Information Technology (IT) Manager
$42,132 - $124,940
Information Technology (IT) Architect
$67,784 - $154,941
 

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Sr. Unix System Administrator Job Description

People with the job title Sr. Unix System Administrator typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet system or a segment of a network system. Maintain network hardware and software. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures.

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