Hourly Wage for Systems Administrator - Entry Salary in the United States

How much does a Systems Administrator - Entry make hourly?

As of August 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Systems Administrator - Entry in the United States is $35, which translates to an annual salary of about $73,670.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32 to $38 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30 per hour

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Systems Administrator - Entry Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,020	$6,502	$1,500	$38
Average	$73,670	$6,139	$1,417	$35
25th Percentile	$67,290	$5,608	$1,294	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Systems Administrator - Entry Salaries

A Systems Administrator - Entry's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Systems Administrator - Entry Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Systems Administrator - Entry's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Systems Administrator - Entry (0-2 years): $73,662
Operating Systems Administrator II (2-4 years): $93,835
Operating Systems Administrator III (4-7 years): $111,123
Operating Systems Administrator IV (7+ years): $129,117
Operating Systems Administrator V (7-10 years): $151,735

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Systems Administrator - Entry	0-2 years	$73,662
Operating Systems Administrator II	2-4 years	$93,835
Operating Systems Administrator III	4-7 years	$111,123
Operating Systems Administrator IV	7+ years	$129,117
Operating Systems Administrator V	7-10 years	$151,735

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How Do Systems Administrator - Entry Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Systems Administrator - Entries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,560.
California: $81,250.
Massachusetts: $80,170.

District of Columbia $81,560 California $81,250 Massachusetts $80,170 Washington $79,880 New Jersey $79,850 Alaska $79,740 Connecticut $78,730 New York $78,320

Hawaii $77,000 Rhode Island $76,380 Maryland $75,960 Minnesota $75,380 Colorado $75,160 Illinois $75,090 Oregon $74,810 Delaware $74,600

New Hampshire $74,470 Virginia $74,180 Pennsylvania $73,340 Nevada $72,910 North Dakota $72,770 Michigan $72,550 Wisconsin $72,470 Vermont $72,300

Texas $71,850 Maine $71,830 Arizona $71,780 Ohio $71,730 Georgia $71,050 Indiana $70,710 Wyoming $70,650 Utah $70,540

Iowa $70,500 Kansas $70,150 Louisiana $70,040 North Carolina $70,010 Missouri $69,990 Florida $69,700 Montana $69,550 Nebraska $69,400

Kentucky $69,320 South Carolina $69,030 Tennessee $68,840 Idaho $68,770 New Mexico $68,230 Oklahoma $68,110 Alabama $67,680 South Dakota $66,950

Arkansas $66,550 West Virginia $66,340 Mississippi $65,700

Top Paying Cities for Systems Administrator - Entries

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $92,910
San Francisco: $91,900
Oakland: $89,960

San Jose, CA $92,910

San Francisco, CA $91,900

Oakland, CA $89,960

New York, NY $84,820

Paramus, NJ $83,790

Queens Village, NY $83,780

Passaic, NJ $83,710

Bergenfield, NJ $83,710

Stamford, CT $83,550

Huntington, NY $83,510

Newark, NJ $82,970

Bridgeport, CT $82,820

Vallejo, CA $82,670

New Brunswick, NJ $82,640

Petaluma, CA $82,590

Middlesex, NJ $82,450

Somerset, NJ $82,400

Santa Cruz, CA $82,310

Boston, MA $81,860

Monterey, CA $81,600

Seattle, WA $81,430

Santa Rosa, CA $81,420

Los Angeles, CA $81,390

Juneau, AK $81,200

Washington, DC $81,120

Orange, CA $80,860

Santa Ana, CA $80,660

Long Beach, CA $80,590

Anaheim, CA $80,580

Anchorage, AK $80,540

Santa Maria, CA $80,320

Everett, WA $80,300

Danbury, CT $80,040

Bremerton, WA $79,940

Tacoma, WA $79,680

New Suffolk, NY $79,680

Sacramento, CA $79,660

Santa Barbara, CA $79,570

Trenton, NJ $79,490

San Diego, CA $79,490

Brockton, MA $79,410

Fairbanks, AK $79,230

Lompoc, CA $79,040

Lowell, MA $78,980

Ventura, CA $78,970

Nashua, NH $78,960

Stockton, CA $78,950

Modesto, CA $78,410

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,250

Olympia, WA $78,110

Kennewick, WA $78,110

New Haven, CT $78,080

Lawrence, MA $77,810

Hartford, CT $77,740

Riverside, CA $77,730

New Bedford, MA $77,650

Richland, WA $77,650

Bakersfield, CA $77,550

San Bernardino, CA $77,520

New Britain, CT $77,510

Atlantic City, NJ $77,510

New London, CT $77,480

Norwich, CT $77,460

Portsmouth, NH $77,450

Boulder, CO $77,290

Portland, OR $77,190

Worcester, MA $77,180

Minneapolis, MN $76,950

Philadelphia, PA $76,850

Honolulu, HI $76,610

Saint Paul, MN $76,570

Vineland, NJ $76,550

Providence, RI $76,340

Chicago, IL $76,130

Bellingham, WA $76,040

Springfield, MA $75,980

Baltimore, MD $75,960

Chico, CA $75,770

Pittsfield, MA $75,570

Manchester, NH $75,430

Spokane, WA $75,110

Denver, CO $75,100

Albany, NY $74,760

Troy, NY $74,730

Nassau, NY $74,650

Schenectady, NY $74,570

Wilmington, DE $74,510

Burlington, VT $74,410

Salem, OR $74,380

Portland, ME $74,150

Yakima, WA $74,080

Rochester, MN $73,850

Reno, NV $73,810

Fresno, CA $73,810

Milwaukee, WI $73,750

Detroit, MI $73,670

Ann Arbor, MI $73,660

Allentown, PA $73,650

Colorado Springs, CO $73,530

Syracuse, NY $73,490

Carson City, NV $73,490

Houston, TX $73,390

Eugene, OR $73,350

Gary, IN $73,260

Springfield, OR $73,200

Bismarck, ND $73,190

Galveston, TX $73,140

Medford, OR $73,030

Fort Collins, CO $73,000

Concord, NH $72,960

Austin, TX $72,940

Mesa, AZ $72,780

Reading, PA $72,780

Phoenix, AZ $72,770

Dallas, TX $72,750

Saint Cloud, MN $72,680

Madison, WI $72,580

Utica, NY $72,380

Rochester, NY $72,260

Des Moines, IA $72,250

Raleigh, NC $72,250

Atlanta, GA $72,130

Battle Creek, MI $72,110

Salt Lake City, UT $72,090

Lancaster, PA $71,980

Harrisburg, PA $71,880

Kansas City, MO $71,800

Champaign, IL $71,790

Kansas City, KS $71,790

Fort Worth, TX $71,780

Columbus, OH $71,770

Boca Raton, FL $71,750

Pittsburgh, PA $71,720

Richmond, VA $71,690

Indianapolis, IN $71,680

Cleveland, OH $71,670

Las Vegas, NV $71,580

Cincinnati, OH $71,580

Petersburg, VA $71,470

Huntsville, AL $71,360

Lansing, MI $71,310

Lebanon, PA $71,300

Pueblo, CO $71,300

Appleton, WI $71,270

Buffalo, NY $71,240

Dayton, OH $71,220

Racine, WI $71,210

Charlotte, NC $71,200

Saint Louis, MO $71,180

York, PA $71,130

Elkhart, IN $71,130

Gastonia, NC $71,120

Billings, MT $71,100

Beaumont, TX $71,080

Lorain, OH $71,070

Benton Harbor, MI $71,050

Toledo, OH $71,040

Binghamton, NY $71,000

Rock Hill, SC $70,990

Rockford, IL $70,960

Springfield, IL $70,930

Elyria, OH $70,920

Fargo, ND $70,920

Flagstaff, AZ $70,870

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,820

Duluth, MN $70,780

Miami, FL $70,780

Cheyenne, WY $70,730

Grand Forks, ND $70,730

Bangor, ME $70,570

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,480

Durham, NC $70,450

Louisville, KY $70,450

Grand Rapids, MI $70,430

Hialeah, FL $70,430

Casper, WY $70,320

Scranton, PA $70,230

New Orleans, LA $70,210

Virginia Beach, VA $70,200

Akron, OH $70,170

Peoria, IL $70,070

Sarasota, FL $70,060

Nashville, TN $70,010

Omaha, NE $70,010

Green Bay, WI $70,010

Baton Rouge, LA $69,970

Charleston, SC $69,950

Jamestown, NY $69,920

Davenport, IA $69,920

Tucson, AZ $69,880

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,840

Tampa, FL $69,820

Evansville, IN $69,780

Port Arthur, TX $69,780

Bradenton, FL $69,750

Santa Fe, NM $69,620

Orlando, FL $69,480

Clearwater, FL $69,460

Canton, OH $69,310

La Crosse, WI $69,310

Albuquerque, NM $69,260

Newport News, VA $69,250

High Point, NC $69,230

Ogden, UT $69,200

Corpus Christi, TX $69,140

Norfolk, VA $69,100

Laramie, WY $69,100

Rock Island, IL $69,060

Saginaw, MI $69,040

Jacksonville, FL $69,030

Salisbury, NC $69,020

Boise, ID $69,000

Moline, IL $68,970

Fort Myers, FL $68,950

Memphis, TN $68,930

Tulsa, OK $68,890

Waterloo, IA $68,850

Spartanburg, SC $68,780

Lincoln, NE $68,740

Fort Wayne, IN $68,720

Provo, UT $68,720

Cedar Falls, IA $68,630

San Antonio, TX $68,600

Greensboro, NC $68,570

South Bend, IN $68,560

Savannah, GA $68,480

Muskegon, MI $68,450

Birmingham, AL $68,440

Winston Salem, NC $68,410

Lake Charles, LA $68,230

Anderson, IN $68,220

Lexington, KY $68,190

Augusta, GA $68,170

Greenville, SC $68,170

Lima, OH $68,110

Wichita, KS $68,110

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,110

Columbia, SC $68,040

Springfield, OH $68,020

Asheville, NC $67,910

Bloomington, IN $67,860

Knoxville, TN $67,590

Shreveport, LA $67,580

Wilmington, NC $67,490

Roanoke, VA $67,490

Topeka, KS $67,350

Frankfort, KY $67,350

Oklahoma City, OK $67,300

Chillicothe, OH $67,270

Longview, TX $67,260

Melbourne, FL $67,250

Sioux Falls, SD $67,130

Mobile, AL $67,130

Terre Haute, IN $67,100

Altoona, PA $67,050

Amarillo, TX $67,000

Killeen, TX $66,980

Fayetteville, AR $66,920

Chattanooga, TN $66,900

Sioux City, IA $66,830

Idaho Falls, ID $66,820

Lynchburg, VA $66,760

Gainesville, FL $66,660

Portsmouth, OH $66,620

Little Rock, AR $66,610

Lafayette, LA $66,580

Youngstown, OH $66,580

Daytona Beach, FL $66,540

Clarksville, TN $66,530

Pensacola, FL $66,520

Temple, TX $66,520

Hopkinsville, KY $66,300

Erie, PA $66,290

Florence, SC $66,260

Charleston, WV $66,140

Great Falls, MT $66,100

Macon, GA $66,000

Tallahassee, FL $65,990

Fayetteville, NC $65,980

Waco, TX $65,960

Helena, MT $65,910

Pine Bluff, AR $65,880

Vincennes, IN $65,790

Lubbock, TX $65,760

Alamogordo, NM $65,720

Twin Falls, ID $65,650

Rapid City, SD $65,630

Jackson, MS $65,500

Greenville, MS $65,490

Huntington, WV $65,490

Parkersburg, WV $65,420

Montgomery, AL $65,400

Wichita Falls, TX $65,330

Springfield, MO $65,330

Biloxi, MS $65,290

Monroe, LA $65,220

Johnstown, PA $65,170

Sumter, SC $65,140

Columbus, GA $65,130

Pascagoula, MS $64,990

Abilene, TX $64,990

Kingsport, TN $64,800

Albany, GA $64,800

Gulfport, MS $64,780

Alexandria, LA $64,530

Fort Smith, AR $64,350

El Paso, TX $64,150

Las Cruces, NM $63,820

Harlingen, TX $63,630

Pocatello, ID $63,620

Florence, AL $63,520

Brownsville, TX $63,510

Mcallen, TX $63,350

Dothan, AL $63,250

Columbus, MS $62,810

Altus, OK $62,470

Lawton, OK $62,330

Pierre, SD $62,070

What Skills Can Increase a Systems Administrator - Entry's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 6.75% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Azure (Mentioned in 2.62% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.
Cisco (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American-based multinational technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	6.75%
Azure	2.62%
Cisco	1.75%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Systems Administrator - Entry's salary.

Long Term Care: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Cisco: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Long Term Care	$80,300	9%
Cisco	$78,090	6%
AWS	$78,090	6%
VMware	$76,617	4%
Azure	$76,617	4%
Coordination	$76,617	4%

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Systems Administrator - Entry Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Systems Administrator - Entry salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $82,469. While startup companies pay approximate $69,767.

Systems Administrator - Entry Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$69,767
Growth Stage	51~500	$73,787
Established	501~5000	$79,639
Enterprise	5000+	$82,469

Systems Administrator - Entry Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Systems Administrator - Entry roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Systems Administrator - Entry positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Systems Administrator - Entry as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Systems Administrator - Entry

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$95,771	$46.0	30%
Biotechnology	$89,877	$43.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$86,931	$42.0	18%
Internet	$84,720	$41.0	15%
Software & Networking	$84,720	$41.0	15%

Systems Administrator - Entry Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Systems Administrator - Entry's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$67,290

Average $73,670/year

$78,020

$5,608

Average $6,139/month

$6,502

$1,294

Average $1,417/week

$1,500

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,020	$6,502	$1,500	$38
Average	$73,670	$6,139	$1,417	$35
25th Percentile	$67,290	$5,608	$1,294	$32

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Salary Trends for Systems Administrator - Entry

Salaries for a Systems Administrator - Entry can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,354 in 2023 to around $63,342 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Systems Administrator - Entry salary trends, .

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