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Hourly Wage for Systems Administrator V Salary in the United States

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Systems Administrator V?

As of May 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Systems Administrator V in the United States is $73, which translates to an annual salary of about $151,732.

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): $79 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69 to $76 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66 per hour

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Systems Administrator V Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,415	$13,201	$3,046	$76
Average	$151,732	$12,644	$2,918	$73
25th Percentile	$143,983	$11,999	$2,769	$69

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Key Factors That Influence Systems Administrator V Salaries

A Systems Administrator V'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 Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Systems Administrator V'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 III (4-7 years): $111,112
Systems Administrator IV (7+ years): $129,096
Systems Administrator V (7-10 years): $151,732
Systems Administration Supervisor (10+ years): $113,227
Systems Administration Senior Supervisor (10+ years): $122,552

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Systems Administrator III	4-7 years	$111,112
Systems Administrator IV	7+ years	$129,096
Systems Administrator V	7-10 years	$151,732
Systems Administration Supervisor	10+ years	$113,227
Systems Administration Senior Supervisor	10+ years	$122,552

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How Do Systems Administrator V 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 Vs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $167,998.
California: $167,360.
Massachusetts: $165,130.

District of Columbia $167,998 California $167,360 Massachusetts $165,130 Washington $164,523 New Jersey $164,462 Alaska $164,250 Connecticut $162,156 New York $161,306

Hawaii $158,590 Rhode Island $157,316 Maryland $156,451 Minnesota $155,267 Colorado $154,812 Illinois $154,660 Oregon $154,084 Delaware $153,659

New Hampshire $153,392 Virginia $152,794 Pennsylvania $151,049 Nevada $150,169 North Dakota $149,881 Michigan $149,426 Wisconsin $149,259 Vermont $148,925

Texas $147,999 Maine $147,939 Arizona $147,848 Ohio $147,741 Georgia $146,346 Indiana $145,648 Wyoming $145,511 Utah $145,299

Iowa $145,208 Kansas $144,479 Louisiana $144,267 North Carolina $144,191 Missouri $144,161 Florida $143,569 Montana $143,250 Nebraska $142,947

Kentucky $142,780 South Carolina $142,173 Tennessee $141,794 Idaho $141,642 New Mexico $140,534 Oklahoma $140,291 Alabama $139,396 South Dakota $137,894

Arkansas $137,075 West Virginia $136,635 Mississippi $135,315

Top Paying Cities for Systems Administrator Vs

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: $191,380
San Francisco: $189,284
Oakland: $185,295

San Jose, CA $191,380

San Francisco, CA $189,284

Oakland, CA $185,295

New York, NY $174,703

Paramus, NJ $172,578

Queens Village, NY $172,571

Passaic, NJ $172,427

Bergenfield, NJ $172,413

Stamford, CT $172,079

Huntington, NY $172,017

Newark, NJ $170,896

Bridgeport, CT $170,576

Vallejo, CA $170,274

New Brunswick, NJ $170,213

Petaluma, CA $170,122

Middlesex, NJ $169,834

Somerset, NJ $169,727

Santa Cruz, CA $169,530

Boston, MA $168,605

Monterey, CA $168,072

Seattle, WA $167,725

Santa Rosa, CA $167,694

Los Angeles, CA $167,649

Juneau, AK $167,254

Washington, DC $167,087

Orange, CA $166,547

Santa Ana, CA $166,147

Long Beach, CA $165,995

Anaheim, CA $165,964

Anchorage, AK $165,889

Santa Maria, CA $165,433

Everett, WA $165,403

Danbury, CT $164,869

Bremerton, WA $164,660

Tacoma, WA $164,113

New Suffolk, NY $164,110

Sacramento, CA $164,068

Santa Barbara, CA $163,901

Trenton, NJ $163,734

San Diego, CA $163,734

Brockton, MA $163,567

Fairbanks, AK $163,195

Lompoc, CA $162,808

Lowell, MA $162,686

Ventura, CA $162,657

Nashua, NH $162,626

Stockton, CA $162,611

Modesto, CA $161,504

Poughkeepsie, NY $161,170

Olympia, WA $160,881

Kennewick, WA $160,881

New Haven, CT $160,821

Lawrence, MA $160,275

Hartford, CT $160,123

Riverside, CA $160,092

New Bedford, MA $159,941

Richland, WA $159,941

Bakersfield, CA $159,728

San Bernardino, CA $159,668

New Britain, CT $159,652

Atlantic City, NJ $159,652

New London, CT $159,592

Norwich, CT $159,546

Portsmouth, NH $159,516

Boulder, CO $159,194

Portland, OR $158,985

Worcester, MA $158,970

Minneapolis, MN $158,499

Philadelphia, PA $158,287

Honolulu, HI $157,786

Saint Paul, MN $157,713

Vineland, NJ $157,680

Providence, RI $157,240

Chicago, IL $156,800

Bellingham, WA $156,618

Springfield, MA $156,496

Baltimore, MD $156,451

Chico, CA $156,072

Pittsfield, MA $155,662

Manchester, NH $155,374

Spokane, WA $154,706

Denver, CO $154,691

Albany, NY $153,978

Troy, NY $153,917

Nassau, NY $153,755

Schenectady, NY $153,598

Wilmington, DE $153,477

Burlington, VT $153,264

Salem, OR $153,204

Portland, ME $152,733

Yakima, WA $152,582

Rochester, MN $152,111

Reno, NV $152,035

Fresno, CA $152,035

Milwaukee, WI $151,899

Detroit, MI $151,747

Ann Arbor, MI $151,721

Allentown, PA $151,702

Colorado Springs, CO $151,444

Syracuse, NY $151,368

Carson City, NV $151,368

Houston, TX $151,155

Eugene, OR $151,080

Gary, IN $150,897

Springfield, OR $150,776

Bismarck, ND $150,746

Galveston, TX $150,640

Medford, OR $150,412

Fort Collins, CO $150,351

Concord, NH $150,275

Austin, TX $150,230

Mesa, AZ $149,911

Reading, PA $149,896

Phoenix, AZ $149,881

Dallas, TX $149,835

Saint Cloud, MN $149,690

Madison, WI $149,486

Utica, NY $149,077

Rochester, NY $148,834

Des Moines, IA $148,819

Raleigh, NC $148,804

Atlanta, GA $148,576

Battle Creek, MI $148,530

Salt Lake City, UT $148,485

Lancaster, PA $148,257

Harrisburg, PA $148,045

Kansas City, MO $147,893

Champaign, IL $147,863

Kansas City, KS $147,863

Fort Worth, TX $147,848

Columbus, OH $147,822

Boca Raton, FL $147,787

Pittsburgh, PA $147,726

Richmond, VA $147,666

Indianapolis, IN $147,635

Cleveland, OH $147,620

Las Vegas, NV $147,438

Cincinnati, OH $147,438

Petersburg, VA $147,210

Huntsville, AL $146,983

Lansing, MI $146,881

Lebanon, PA $146,861

Pueblo, CO $146,846

Appleton, WI $146,801

Buffalo, NY $146,740

Dayton, OH $146,694

Racine, WI $146,664

Charlotte, NC $146,649

Saint Louis, MO $146,603

York, PA $146,512

Elkhart, IN $146,512

Gastonia, NC $146,484

Billings, MT $146,447

Beaumont, TX $146,406

Lorain, OH $146,376

Benton Harbor, MI $146,346

Toledo, OH $146,315

Binghamton, NY $146,239

Rock Hill, SC $146,224

Rockford, IL $146,148

Springfield, IL $146,088

Elyria, OH $146,072

Fargo, ND $146,072

Flagstaff, AZ $145,966

Fort Lauderdale, FL $145,875

Duluth, MN $145,784

Miami, FL $145,784

Cheyenne, WY $145,678

Grand Forks, ND $145,678

Bangor, ME $145,344

Cedar Rapids, IA $145,177

Durham, NC $145,113

Louisville, KY $145,101

Grand Rapids, MI $145,071

Hialeah, FL $145,056

Casper, WY $144,843

Scranton, PA $144,661

New Orleans, LA $144,616

Virginia Beach, VA $144,601

Akron, OH $144,525

Peoria, IL $144,327

Sarasota, FL $144,297

Nashville, TN $144,191

Omaha, NE $144,191

Green Bay, WI $144,191

Baton Rouge, LA $144,115

Charleston, SC $144,085

Jamestown, NY $144,009

Davenport, IA $144,009

Tucson, AZ $143,933

Saint Petersburg, FL $143,842

Tampa, FL $143,812

Evansville, IN $143,721

Port Arthur, TX $143,721

Bradenton, FL $143,660

Santa Fe, NM $143,387

Orlando, FL $143,114

Clearwater, FL $143,068

Canton, OH $142,749

La Crosse, WI $142,749

Albuquerque, NM $142,658

Newport News, VA $142,643

High Point, NC $142,598

Ogden, UT $142,537

Corpus Christi, TX $142,416

Norfolk, VA $142,325

Laramie, WY $142,325

Rock Island, IL $142,234

Saginaw, MI $142,203

Jacksonville, FL $142,188

Salisbury, NC $142,158

Boise, ID $142,127

Moline, IL $142,051

Fort Myers, FL $142,006

Memphis, TN $141,976

Tulsa, OK $141,900

Waterloo, IA $141,809

Spartanburg, SC $141,657

Lincoln, NE $141,581

Fort Wayne, IN $141,551

Provo, UT $141,536

Cedar Falls, IA $141,354

San Antonio, TX $141,293

Greensboro, NC $141,232

South Bend, IN $141,217

Savannah, GA $141,050

Muskegon, MI $140,989

Birmingham, AL $140,974

Winston Salem, NC $140,900

Lake Charles, LA $140,534

Anderson, IN $140,504

Lexington, KY $140,458

Augusta, GA $140,413

Greenville, SC $140,413

Lima, OH $140,291

Wichita, KS $140,276

Tuscaloosa, AL $140,276

Columbia, SC $140,140

Springfield, OH $140,109

Asheville, NC $139,867

Bloomington, IN $139,760

Knoxville, TN $139,214

Shreveport, LA $139,199

Wilmington, NC $139,002

Roanoke, VA $139,002

Topeka, KS $138,729

Frankfort, KY $138,712

Oklahoma City, OK $138,607

Chillicothe, OH $138,546

Longview, TX $138,531

Melbourne, FL $138,516

Sioux Falls, SD $138,273

Mobile, AL $138,258

Terre Haute, IN $138,198

Altoona, PA $138,106

Amarillo, TX $138,000

Killeen, TX $137,955

Fayetteville, AR $137,833

Chattanooga, TN $137,788

Sioux City, IA $137,651

Idaho Falls, ID $137,621

Lynchburg, VA $137,500

Gainesville, FL $137,302

Portsmouth, OH $137,226

Little Rock, AR $137,196

Lafayette, LA $137,135

Youngstown, OH $137,135

Daytona Beach, FL $137,044

Clarksville, TN $137,029

Pensacola, FL $137,014

Temple, TX $137,003

Hopkinsville, KY $136,559

Erie, PA $136,528

Florence, SC $136,468

Charleston, WV $136,225

Great Falls, MT $136,149

Macon, GA $135,937

Tallahassee, FL $135,922

Fayetteville, NC $135,891

Waco, TX $135,861

Helena, MT $135,755

Pine Bluff, AR $135,697

Vincennes, IN $135,512

Lubbock, TX $135,451

Alamogordo, NM $135,360

Twin Falls, ID $135,224

Rapid City, SD $135,178

Jackson, MS $134,905

Huntington, WV $134,894

Greenville, MS $134,890

Parkersburg, WV $134,735

Montgomery, AL $134,708

Wichita Falls, TX $134,556

Springfield, MO $134,556

Biloxi, MS $134,480

Monroe, LA $134,328

Johnstown, PA $134,222

Sumter, SC $134,161

Columbus, GA $134,146

Pascagoula, MS $133,858

Abilene, TX $133,858

Kingsport, TN $133,463

Albany, GA $133,463

Gulfport, MS $133,418

Alexandria, LA $132,917

Fort Smith, AR $132,538

El Paso, TX $132,128

Las Cruces, NM $131,445

Harlingen, TX $131,060

Pocatello, ID $131,036

Florence, AL $130,839

Brownsville, TX $130,808

Mcallen, TX $130,490

Dothan, AL $130,277

Columbus, MS $129,376

Altus, OK $128,669

Lawton, OK $128,380

Pierre, SD $127,834

Systems Administrator V Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Systems Administrator V'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 May 01, 2026

$143,983

Average $151,732/year

$158,415

$11,999

Average $12,644/month

$13,201

$2,769

Average $2,918/week

$3,046

$69

Average $73/hour

$76

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,415	$13,201	$3,046	$76
Average	$151,732	$12,644	$2,918	$73
25th Percentile	$143,983	$11,999	$2,769	$69

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Salary Trends for Systems Administrator V

Salaries for a Systems Administrator V can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $140,692 in 2023 to around $134,914 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Systems Administrator V salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Systems Administrator V Over Time

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2023

$140,692

2024

$139,340

2025

$134,914

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2024	$139,340
2025	$134,914
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$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

H

$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

Biotechnology

the United States

A

$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Biotechnology

the United States

M

$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

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$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

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$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

Biotechnology

the United States

G

$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

Biotechnology

the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

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$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

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$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

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$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

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$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

Biotechnology

the United States

D

$82,041/per year

Digi Bio

Biotechnology

the United States

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FAQ about Systems Administrator V

1. What are the responsibilities of Systems Administrator V?

Maintains and supports the integrity of the operating system environment and various computer systems. Performs systems maintenance tasks, such as system back-up, recovery, and file maintenance to promote uptime and efficient performance. Acquires, installs, and tests system software upgrades and computer components. Configures software and resolves technical problems. Maintains documentation of IT infrastructure and troubleshooting procedures. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. Works autonomously. Goals are generally communicated in "solution" or project goal terms. May provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization. Works on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge. Typically requires 10+ years of related experience.

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