Systems Administrator salary
Typical advertised pay for Systems Administrator roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$112,000
Most postings fall between $103,112 and $130,472.
Based on 47 postings across 5 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Systems Administrator roles is $112,000, based on 47 live job postings from 5 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Skills employers ask for
Share of Systems Administrator postings that name each skill.
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Active Directory 47% · 22 of 47
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Windows 47% · 22 of 47
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Linux 43% · 20 of 47
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Security+ 40% · 19 of 47
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PowerShell 34% · 16 of 47
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STIG 32% · 15 of 47
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VMware 30% · 14 of 47
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RHEL 23% · 11 of 47
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Windows Server 23% · 11 of 47
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System Administration 21% · 10 of 47
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Bash 19% · 9 of 47
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CASP 19% · 9 of 47
Counted once per posting across 47 Systems Administrator postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.
Top companies hiring Systems Administrators
- General Dynamics 25 postings · median $110,000
- Northrop Grumman 10 postings · median $109,500
- Leidos 8 postings · median $116,344
- Anduril Industries 2 postings · median $140,750
- AT&T 2 postings · median $135,100
Open Systems Administrator roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Systems Administrator jobs.
- Senior Systems Administrator Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA View →
- Systems Administrator Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA View →
- Systems Administrator Tier I General Dynamics · Las Cruces, NM View →
- Principal / Senior Principal Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman · Aurora, CO View →
- Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman · Aurora, CO View →
- Senior Systems Administrator Leidos · McLean, VA View →
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Systems Administrator job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.