Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate System Administrator during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate System Administrator during 2025 is USD 103,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 28 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate System Administrator salary lies between USD 66,560 and USD 137,000 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
- System Administrator
- Experience
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 28
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate System Administrator roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate System Administrator job listings are Linux, Windows and Clearance. 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:
Linux | 8 jobs Windows | 8 jobs Clearance | 8 jobs TS/SCI | 6 jobs DoD | 6 jobs VMware | 6 jobs Cloud | 6 jobs Active Directory | 5 jobs Firewalls | 4 jobs CISSP | 4 jobs CASP+ | 4 jobs DoDD 8570 | 4 jobs Top Secret | 4 jobs Compliance | 4 jobs SSCP | 3 jobs DoDD 8140 | 3 jobs Security Clearance | 3 jobs GSEC | 3 jobs Computer Science | 3 jobs PKI | 2 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate System Administrator roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate System Administrator job listings are Health care, Career development and Insurance. 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 | 7 jobs Career development | 6 jobs Insurance | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 5 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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