The average salary for a systems administrator in Illinois is around $71,140 per year.
Avg Salary
Systems administrators earn an average yearly salary of $71,140.
Wages typically start from $43,645 and go up to $115,955.
10% above national average Updated in 2018
Systems administrator earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$55.75 per hour
$115,955 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$44.23 per hour
$91,999 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$34.20 per hour
$71,140 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$26.45 per hour
$55,010 per year
10th percentile
Starting level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$20.98 per hour
$43,645 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 Illinois. On average, they make less than software engineers but more than web designers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Software engineer salary | $81K |
| Intelligence analyst salary | $76K |
| Bioinformatics scientist salary | $83K |
| Statistician salary | $77K |
| Distance learning coordinator salary | $74K |
| Systems administrator salary | $71K |
| Online merchant salary | $63K |
| Web developer salary | $65K |
| Industrial designer salary | $66K |
| Web designer salary | $47K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)