Sidebar: Selected Information from the SANS Salary Survey
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How much do system administrators get paid?
| Quartine |
Average |
Range |
| Highest Paid 25% |
$65.072 |
$54,400 - $125,000 |
| Second Highest Paid %25 |
$48,997 |
$45,000 -$54,400 |
| Third Highest Paid %25 |
$40.297 |
$36.000 - $45,000 |
| Lowest Paid %25 |
$29,780 |
$10,000 - $36,000 |
How do size and type of employer affect salaries?
| Type |
Average |
| R&D |
$47,032 |
| Commercial |
$47,196 |
| Government |
$47,128 |
| University |
$42,061 |
| All |
$46,008 |
Number of Employees
|
< 100 |
100 - 1,000 |
> 1,000 |
| R&D |
$50,882 |
$43,551 |
$51,601 |
| Commercial |
$40,795 |
$44,202 |
$52,633 |
| Government |
$34,569 |
$41,836 |
$48,262 |
| University |
$44,732 |
$39,657 |
$39,033 |
| All |
$43,648 |
$42,666 |
$48,118 |
What is the effect of years of experience?
| Years of experience |
Average |
| One Year or Less |
$37,888 |
| 1.1 to 2.9 Years |
$39,367 |
| 3 to 4.9 Years |
$40,756 |
| 5 to7.9 Years |
$46,627 |
| 8 to 9.9 Years |
$50,670 |
| More than 10 Years |
$55,050 |
| All |
$46.008 |
How do type of employer and years of experience interact?
| Years of Experience |
Univ. |
Gov. |
R&D |
Commercial |
| One Year or Less |
$35,578 |
$42,500 |
$33,396 |
$39,321 |
| 1.1 to 2.9 Years |
$39,367 |
$36,437 |
$36,133 |
$42,361 |
| 3 to 4.9 Years |
$34,546 |
$41,046 |
$44,372 |
$42,240 |
| 5 to7.9 Years |
$42,272 |
$44,139 |
$47,526 |
$49,742 |
| 8 to 9.9 Years |
$49,422 |
$52,042 |
$49,359 |
$51,402 |
| More than 10 Yrs. |
$51,441 |
$61,069 |
$54,850 |
$53,912 |
How does geographic region affect salary?
|
|
| California |
$54,054 |
| Northeast |
$51,434 |
| Mountain |
$48,667 |
| MidAtlantic |
$44,968 |
| Southwest |
$44,431 |
| Midwest |
$43,421 |
| Southeast |
$41,729 |
| Europe |
$41,395 |
| Canada |
$36,271 |
| Australia |
$29,981 |
How do the number of types and main type of UNIX affect salary?
| No of Types of UNIX at Site |
| Main Type |
1 - 2 |
3 - 4 |
5+ |
| Sequent |
$53,500 |
$55,411 |
|
| UnixWare |
$52,500 |
$41,000 |
$59,000 |
| DataGeneral |
$46,600 |
$57,097 |
$62,000 |
| OSF |
$52,845 |
$47,117 |
$48,125 |
| SGI |
$44,922 |
$49,558 |
$45,489 |
| HP |
$48,394 |
$44,273 |
$47,791 |
| SunOS |
$45,416 |
$47,840 |
$48,432 |
| Ultrix |
$47,325 |
$47,554 |
$42,910 |
| Solaris |
$45,784 |
$47,871 |
$43,300 |
| Next |
$32,500 |
$47,000 |
$49,000 |
| AT&T GIS |
$37,827 |
$45,320 |
$55,000 |
| Others |
$39,438 |
$41,975 |
$52,750 |
| AIX |
$39,964 |
$43,811 |
$39,123 |
| SCO |
$37,638 |
$50,852 |
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