Systems Administrator
Median salary, education path, job outlook, and related careers — based on U.S. labor data.
Median salary
$82,000/yr
Typical range
$63,000 – $105,000
Education
Associate degree
Time to entry
About 2 years
What a Systems Administrator does
Manages and maintains an organization's servers, operating systems, and IT infrastructure to ensure uptime and performance.
Education & path
The typical entry point is a associate degree. About 2 years.
Estimated cost of that path: ~$7,500. Estimated payback: ~1 year. Estimates only — actual cost varies widely by school and financial aid; payback assumes ~20% of income applied.
Related careers
- Android Developer — $116,000/yr
- Backend Engineer — $120,000/yr
- DevOps Engineer — $125,000/yr
- Frontend Engineer — $110,000/yr
- Full Stack Developer — $115,000/yr
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