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WINDOWS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR / SALARY
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SALARY SURVEYS
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UPDATED July 2024 About salary data? |
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
Net (after tax)
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$75,834 USD£59,936 GBPNew York City $63,650 USD |
$102,000 USD£80,616 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Windows System Administrator / United States is $75,834 USD per year. The most typical earning is $102,000 USD. All data are based on 50 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $85,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $92,500 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of $119,700 USD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of $78,300 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $91,200 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $89,800 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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2 |
100%
4% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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2 |
96%
4% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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2 |
92%
4% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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5 |
88%
10% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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5 |
78%
10% |
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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4 |
68%
8% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
|
2 |
60%
4% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
|
3 |
56%
6% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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4 |
50%
8% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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4 |
42%
8% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
|
1 |
34%
2% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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4 |
32%
8% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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2 |
24%
4% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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6 |
20%
12% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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2 |
8%
4% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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1 |
4%
2% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
|
0 |
n/a
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$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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1 |
2%
2% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Masters Degree | 3 | $119,700 USD |
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2 | Bachelors Degree | 16 | $78,300 USD |
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3 | Some College | 26 | $70,300 USD |
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4 | High School | 5 | $70,300 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 16-20 Years | 6 | $91,200 USD |
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2 | 12-16 Years | 12 | $89,800 USD |
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3 | 8-12 Years | 8 | $85,600 USD |
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4 | 20+ Years | 5 | $84,800 USD |
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5 | 2-4 Years | 6 | $59,700 USD |
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6 | 4-8 Years | 10 | $56,500 USD |
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7 | 0-1 Year | 2 | $50,000 USD |
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8 | 1-2 Years | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Massachusetts | 1 | $180,000 USD |
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2 | Illinois | 3 | $109,300 USD |
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3 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 5 | $86,500 USD |
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4 | California | 7 | $86,000 USD |
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5 | Minnesota | 1 | $84,000 USD |
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6 | Pennsylvania | 4 | $80,300 USD |
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7 | Hawaii | 1 | $78,000 USD |
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8 | Missouri | 1 | $75,000 USD |
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9 | Georgia | 2 | $74,500 USD |
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10 | Utah | 1 | $74,000 USD |
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11 | Oregon | 1 | $71,000 USD |
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12 | Colorado | 3 | $70,200 USD |
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13 | Texas | 5 | $68,300 USD |
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14 | Indiana | 1 | $67,000 USD |
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15 | New York State | 2 | $63,700 USD |
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16 | Alaska | 1 | $62,000 USD |
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17 | Arizona | 1 | $59,000 USD |
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18 | West Virginia | 2 | $55,000 USD |
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19 | Nebraska | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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20 | Ohio | 3 | $50,100 USD |
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21 | Arkansas | 1 | $40,000 USD |
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22 | Maryland | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Boston | 1 | $180,000 USD |
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2 | Chicago | 3 | $109,300 USD |
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3 | Sacramento | 2 | $102,000 USD |
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4 | Philadelphia | 2 | $90,500 USD |
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5 | Los Angeles | 3 | $88,300 USD |
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6 | Washington DC | 5 | $86,500 USD |
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7 | Minneapolis | 1 | $84,000 USD |
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8 | Austin | 2 | $80,500 USD |
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9 | Honolulu | 1 | $78,000 USD |
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10 | Kansas City | 1 | $75,000 USD |
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11 | Atlanta | 2 | $74,500 USD |
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12 | Salt Lake City | 1 | $74,000 USD |
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13 | Portland, Oregon | 1 | $71,000 USD |
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14 | Denver | 3 | $70,200 USD |
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15 | Pittsburgh | 2 | $70,000 USD |
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16 | --Other-- | 2 | $69,100 USD |
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17 | Indianapolis | 1 | $67,000 USD |
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18 | San Francisco | 2 | $66,500 USD |
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19 | New York City | 2 | $63,700 USD |
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20 | Anchorage | 1 | $62,000 USD |
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21 | Houston | 3 | $60,200 USD |
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22 | Phoenix | 1 | $59,000 USD |
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23 | Cincinnati | 2 | $55,500 USD |
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24 | Charleston, West Virginia | 2 | $55,000 USD |
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25 | Omaha | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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26 | Little Rock | 1 | $40,000 USD |
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27 | Toledo | 1 | $39,400 USD |
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28 | Baltimore | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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What I do?
"Windows system admin, Avaya phones systems, MAC os."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"Terraform, ansible, azure, powershell, linux, rabbitmq, aws."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Pittsburgh | High School | 8-12 Years | n/a | $90,000 USD |
What I do?
"Windows, Linux, Desktops, SCCM, WSUS."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"At current company: Manage bulk computer purchasing and deployment Troubleshoot and repair system issues Manage consumable inventory levels Configure and deploy wireless and wired networks At my previous company: Design and deploy point to point and point to multipoint wireless solutions Monitor and troubleshoot network issues on Wireless, DSL, and Fiber networks Deploy and manage fiber optic network with over 250 meshed access points."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Anchorage | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $62,000 USD |
What I do?
"Desktop Windows Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $126,500 USD |
What I do?
"Junior Network admin, taking help desk calls, dealing with Kace appliances, hardware, servers, etc."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Cincinnati | Some College | 0-1 Year | n/a | $67,000 USD |