SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR / SALARY
CANADA

SALARY SURVEYS

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1.32 CAD = 1 USD

77,798 CAD

$58,716 USD

Toronto

76,160 CAD

68,899 CAD

$52,000 USD

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Average Salary / System Administrator / Canada

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Average salary for System Administrator / Canada is 77,798 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 68,899 CAD. All data are based on 32 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 71,417 CAD. Women receive a salary of 106,397 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 105,204 CAD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 80,957 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 1-2 Years of experience receive salary of 102,422 CAD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 83,739 CAD.

Levels / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,200 CAD - 19,899 CAD	0	n/a
19,900 CAD - 26,499 CAD	0	n/a
26,500 CAD - 33,099 CAD	1	100% 3.13%
33,100 CAD - 39,699 CAD	0	n/a
39,700 CAD - 46,399 CAD	5	96.88% 15.63%
46,400 CAD - 52,999 CAD	0	n/a
53,000 CAD - 59,599 CAD	1	81.25% 3.13%
59,600 CAD - 66,199 CAD	2	78.13% 6.25%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
66,200 CAD - 72,899 CAD	6	71.88% 18.75%
72,900 CAD - 79,499 CAD	2	53.13% 6.25%
79,500 CAD - 86,099 CAD	4	46.88% 12.5%
86,100 CAD - 92,699 CAD	5	34.38% 15.63%
92,700 CAD - 99,399 CAD	0	n/a
99,400 CAD - 105,999 CAD	3	18.75% 9.38%
106,000 CAD - 112,599 CAD	1	9.38% 3.13%
112,600 CAD - 119,199 CAD	0	n/a
119,200 CAD - 125,899 CAD	0	n/a
125,900 CAD - 132,499 CAD	0	n/a
132,500 CAD - 139,099 CAD	1	6.25% 3.13%
139,100 CAD - 145,699 CAD	0	n/a
145,700 CAD - 152,399 CAD	0	n/a
152,400 CAD - 158,999 CAD	0	n/a
159,000 CAD - 165,599 CAD	0	n/a
165,600 CAD - 172,199 CAD	0	n/a
172,200 CAD - 178,899 CAD	1	3.13% 3.13%
178,900 CAD - 185,499 CAD	0	n/a
185,500 CAD - 192,099 CAD	0	n/a
192,100 CAD - 198,699 CAD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
198,700 CAD - 211,999 CAD	0	n/a
212,000 CAD - 225,199 CAD	0	n/a
225,200 CAD - 238,499 CAD	0	n/a
238,500 CAD - 251,699 CAD	0	n/a
251,700 CAD - 264,999 CAD	0	n/a
265,000 CAD - 278,199 CAD	0	n/a
278,200 CAD - 291,499 CAD	0	n/a
291,500 CAD - 304,699 CAD	0	n/a
304,700 CAD - 317,999 CAD	0	n/a
318,000 CAD - 331,199 CAD	0	n/a
331,200 CAD - 463,699 CAD	0	n/a

Gender / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	1	106,397 CAD
2	Men	20	71,417 CAD

Education / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	4	105,204 CAD
2	Bachelors Degree	12	80,957 CAD
3	Some College	11	69,562 CAD
4	High School	5	66,249 CAD

Experience / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	1-2 Years	2	102,422 CAD
2	16-20 Years	8	83,739 CAD
3	8-12 Years	9	82,149 CAD
4	20+ Years	3	79,632 CAD
5	12-16 Years	3	79,499 CAD
6	4-8 Years	5	61,612 CAD
7	2-4 Years	2	45,049 CAD

Age / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	1	106,397 CAD
2	n/a	11	86,654 CAD
3	51-55	2	79,234 CAD
4	36-40	5	78,837 CAD
5	41-45	3	74,994 CAD
6	26-30	1	71,814 CAD
7	31-35	7	67,707 CAD
8	14-20	1	63,202 CAD
9	21-25	1	43,062 CAD

Work Type / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	29	80,692 CAD
2	Contract	2	53,264 CAD
3	Self Employed	1	42,929 CAD

Cities / System Administrator / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Vancouver, Canada	5	101,627 CAD
2	Niagara	1	99,772 CAD
3	Hamilton, Canada	1	91,159 CAD
4	Winnipeg	1	87,714 CAD
5	Edmonton	1	85,197 CAD
6	Montreal	4	81,222 CAD
7	Toronto	9	76,187 CAD
8	Waterloo	2	71,682 CAD
9	Quebec City	1	67,177 CAD
10	Calgary	3	57,372 CAD
11	Halifax	4	56,047 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Business Administration

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Backup admin, veritas, aws costs analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	70,600 CAD

System Administrator

Posted 30 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"System administrator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Edmonton	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	85,200 CAD

Telecommunications Coordinator

Posted 24 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Day to day trouble shooting, do software changes, manage client moves from building to building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	90,200 CAD

Systems Administrator

Posted 29 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advocate and deliver on Canadian systems operations, in a generalist role, supporting an Engineering team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	63,200 CAD

It Support Administrator

Posted 14 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Active Directory, Exchange management, Citrix administration, Symantec network administration, hardware repair, network cabling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	45,100 CAD

It Administrator

Posted 12 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Administrator, PC repair, networking, Active Directory management, cloud services administration, security administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	45,100 CAD