System Administrator Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median System Administrator Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 105,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 34 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average System Administrator salary lies between USD 75,067 and USD 137,000 in the United States. 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
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 34
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 System Administrator roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with System Administrator job listings are Windows, Clearance and Linux. 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:
Windows | 21 jobs Clearance | 19 jobs Linux | 17 jobs TS/SCI | 14 jobs CISSP | 13 jobs DoD | 13 jobs VMware | 13 jobs Active Directory | 11 jobs Monitoring | 11 jobs Cloud | 11 jobs Top Secret | 10 jobs SSCP | 9 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs GSEC | 9 jobs GICSP | 8 jobs CASP+ | 8 jobs DoDD 8570 | 8 jobs Security Clearance | 8 jobs Firewalls | 7 jobs CND | 7 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for System Administrator roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 | 19 jobs Career development | 15 jobs Insurance | 14 jobs 401(k) matching | 11 jobs Competitive pay | 11 jobs Flex hours | 10 jobs Medical leave | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Startup environment | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Equity / stock options | 2 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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