Salary for Skill: UNIX

Updated: 9 Feb 2012

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Skill: UNIX

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$32K	$64K	$96K
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$95,676
Software Engineer	$72,524
Software Developer	$66,821
Information Technology (IT) Manager	$94,410
Sr. Unix System Administrator	$89,064
UNIX System Administrator	$67,285
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT)	$87,890
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 9 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 27,316

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Key Statistics for UNIX Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$58,865 - $125,456
Oracle Corp.	$66,120 - $136,194
Cisco Systems Inc	$65,894 - $138,149
Hewlett-Packard Company	$48,778 - $120,379
Lockheed Martin Corp	$60,778 - $118,862

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$60,933 - $99,917
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$61,228 - $99,549
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$72,869 - $108,915
Associate's Degree	$49,434 - $85,426
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$76,087 - $117,358

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Gender

	Female 12%			Male 88%
Salary:	$61,145 - $95,787			$63,573 - $104,653

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

20%

5-9 years

26%

10-19 years

37%

20 years or more

14%

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