The average salary for a systems administrator in Arizona is around $79,266 per year.
Avg Salary
Systems administrators earn an average yearly salary of $79,266.
Wages typically start from $50,271 and go up to $124,986.
32% above national average Updated in 2018
Systems administrator earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$60.09 per hour
$124,986 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$48.43 per hour
$100,735 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$38.11 per hour
$79,266 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$29.99 per hour
$62,373 per year
10th percentile
Starting level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$24.17 per hour
$50,271 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Systems administrator salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $97,600 |
| New York | $94,940 |
| California | $93,810 |
| New Jersey | $92,670 |
| Connecticut | $90,490 |
| Washington | $89,430 |
| Virginia | $89,350 |
| Rhode Island | $87,290 |
| Massachusetts | $86,770 |
| Hawaii | $86,530 |
| Texas | $84,640 |
| New Hampshire | $83,730 |
| Georgia | $82,930 |
| Minnesota | $82,310 |
| Missouri | $82,160 |
| North Carolina | $81,370 |
| Nevada | $81,350 |
| Colorado | $81,230 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,669 |
| Oregon | $80,510 |
| Arizona | $79,266 |
| Alaska | $79,200 |
| Utah | $77,550 |
| Delaware | $77,140 |
| Nebraska | $76,450 |
| Tennessee | $75,400 |
| Ohio | $75,190 |
| Florida | $75,170 |
| Kansas | $75,149 |
| Iowa | $74,940 |
| Michigan | $74,870 |
| New Mexico | $73,500 |
| Indiana | $72,832 |
| Maine | $72,510 |
| Wisconsin | $71,560 |
| South Carolina | $71,480 |
| Vermont | $71,380 |
| Illinois | $71,140 |
| Mississippi | $70,480 |
| Oklahoma | $68,710 |
| Idaho | $66,930 |
| Alabama | $66,700 |
| North Dakota | $66,470 |
| Wyoming | $64,630 |
| Louisiana | $64,570 |
| West Virginia | $64,560 |
| Montana | $62,420 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $61,490 |
| South Dakota | $61,150 |
| Arkansas | $61,110 |
| Kentucky | $60,540 |
| Guam | $50,890 |
| Puerto Rico | $42,080 |
| Maryland | $102,330 |
How do systems administrator salaries compare to similar careers?
Systems administrators earn about the same as related careers in Arizona. On average, they make less than IT managers but more than data analysts.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| IT manager salary | $74K |
| Database architect salary | $81K |
| Video game creative director salary | $81K |
| Geospatial information scientist salary | $81K |
| Game level designer salary | $81K |
| Systems administrator salary | $79K |
| Computer programmer salary | $79K |
| Bioinformatics scientist salary | $74K |
| Intelligence analyst salary | $74K |
| Data analyst salary | $55K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)