The average salary for a systems administrator in Texas is around $84,640 per year.
Avg Salary
Systems administrators earn an average yearly salary of $84,640.
Wages typically start from $53,380 and go up to $134,170.
33% above national average Updated in 2018
Systems administrator earnings by seniority
Top-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$64.51 per hour
$134,170 per year
Senior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$51.72 per hour
$107,590 per year
Mid-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$40.69 per hour
$84,640 per year
Junior-level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$31.53 per hour
$65,570 per year
Starting level systems administrator earnings begin at:
$25.66 per hour
$53,380 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 Texas. On average, they make less than game designers but more than operations research analysts.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Game designer salary | $88K |
| Geospatial information scientist salary | $88K |
| Database architect salary | $88K |
| Systems engineer salary | $88K |
| IT manager salary | $88K |
| Systems administrator salary | $85K |
| Distance learning coordinator salary | $83K |
| Statistician salary | $80K |
| Multimedia animator salary | $73K |
| Operations research analyst salary | $78K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)