Systems Administrator Salary in 2025

💰 The median Systems Administrator Salary in 2025 is USD 121,139

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Systems Administrator salary lies between USD 93,900 and USD 142,700 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
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 160,000
Top 25%
$ 142,700
Median
$ 121,139
Bottom 25%
$ 93,900
Bottom 10%
$ 90,000

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 Systems Administrator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Systems Administrator job listings are Python, Security 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:

Python | 50 jobs Security | 40 jobs Linux | 35 jobs Engineering | 34 jobs Machine Learning | 23 jobs Computer Science | 19 jobs Azure | 17 jobs AWS | 16 jobs Research | 16 jobs Agile | 13 jobs SQL | 11 jobs Ansible | 11 jobs DevOps | 11 jobs Privacy | 10 jobs HPC | 9 jobs Java | 9 jobs Ruby | 8 jobs Computer Vision | 8 jobs Kubernetes | 8 jobs Perl | 8 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Systems Administrator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Systems Administrator job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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:

Career development | 29 jobs Health care | 26 jobs Equity / stock options | 23 jobs Insurance | 20 jobs Competitive pay | 19 jobs Medical leave | 12 jobs Wellness | 11 jobs Startup environment | 11 jobs Team events | 10 jobs Salary bonus | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 8 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Relocation support | 8 jobs Fertility benefits | 8 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Visa sponsorship | 1 jobs

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