Information Technology

Salary for position Systems Administrator in United States

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80% of people earn:

53K - 121K USD

10% earn less lthan 53K USD

10% earns more than 121K USD

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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Systems Administrator position in the United States earn between 52,536 USD and 121,392 USD annually gross.

10% of employees earn less than 52,536 USD and 10% of people earn more than 121,392 USD.

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What kind of work does Systems Administrator typically do

Installation and administration of computer servers and workstations.
Installing, reinstalling and updating licensed software; keeping records on purchased licences.
Performing regular system and software audits.
Analysing system logs and identifying possible irregularities.
Optimising the system operation and performance.
Managing the rights of access to the computer network with an emphasis on safeguarding of sensitive data from unauthorised access.
Responsibility for the controlled access to the Internet and securing of incoming and outgoing data.
Carrying out regular back-ups of electronic data.
Providing methodological support to employees regarding the software and hardware equipment usage.
Solving technical problems.

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Position Systems Administrator in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

278. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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812. place

Nursery School Teacher Assistant

Education, Science & Research

21,132 - 54,444 USD

279. place

Priest

Medicine & Social Care

52,887 - 121,855 USD

278. place

Systems Administrator

Information Technology

52,536 - 121,392 USD

277. place

Security Service Manager

Management

33,756 - 145,428 USD

1. place

Chief Executive Officer

Top Management

83,570 - 579,002 USD

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