Salary for Entry-level / Junior Systems Administrator during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Systems Administrator during 2025 is USD 87,021

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The average entry-level / junior Systems Administrator salary lies between USD 74,750 and USD 116,400 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Systems Administrator
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
21
Top 10%
$ 139,597
Top 25%
$ 116,400
Median
$ 87,021
Bottom 25%
$ 74,750
Bottom 10%
$ 61,800

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Systems Administrator Salary TrendYearly salary in USD - Region: Global - Experience: Entry-level / Junior$90,000$90,000$87,000$87,000$84,000$84,000$81,000$81,000$78,000$78,000$75,000$75,0002024202420252025
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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Systems Administrator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Systems Administrator job listings are Clearance, DoD and DoDD 8570. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Clearance | 14 jobs DoD | 12 jobs DoDD 8570 | 11 jobs Windows | 11 jobs Active Directory | 10 jobs TS/SCI | 10 jobs Linux | 9 jobs Top Secret | 9 jobs Monitoring | 9 jobs CISSP | 6 jobs Polygraph | 6 jobs VMware | 6 jobs Cloud | 6 jobs DNS | 5 jobs CASP+ | 5 jobs Security Clearance | 5 jobs Compliance | 5 jobs LDAP | 5 jobs Scripting | 5 jobs RMF | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Systems Administrator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Systems Administrator job listings are Health care, Competitive pay and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Health care | 12 jobs Competitive pay | 10 jobs Flex hours | 9 jobs Career development | 9 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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