What are the main factors that influence a System Administrator I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for System Administrator I?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for System Administrator I roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A System Administrator 's salary?

A System Administrator 's salary grows with experience: a System Administrator I (0-2 years)earns $74,388, a Systems Administrator II (2-4 years)earns $94,760, a Systems Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $112,223, a Systems Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $130,398, a Systems Administrator V (7-10 years)earns $153,233,

What are the highest paying states for a System Administrator I?

System Administrator I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for System Administrator I roles are District of Columbia $84,096, California $83,777, Massachusetts $82,661. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of System Administrator roles make?

Salaries for System Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Senior System Administrator: $108,895; Engineering System Administrator: $95,092; Linux System Administrator: $93,379; Intermediate System Administrator: $92,841; Web Administrator I: $84,365.

System Administrator I Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a System Administrator I make in Wisconsin?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a System Administrator I in Wisconsin is $74,716 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, a System Administrator I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,237
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,533 to $79,176
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,904

10% $62,904

50% (Median) $74,716

90% $83,237

System Administrator I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,176	$6,598	$1,523	$38
Average	$74,716	$6,226	$1,437	$36
25th Percentile	$68,533	$5,711	$1,318	$33

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Key Factors That Influence System Administrator I Salaries

A System Administrator I'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 System Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a System Administrator I'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $74,388
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,760
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,223
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,398
Expert (over 8 years): $153,233

Levels	Salary
System Ad... Level System Administrator I	$74,388
Systems A... Level System Administrator I	$94,760
Systems A... Level System Administrator I	$112,223
Systems A... Level System Administrator I	$130,398
Systems A... Level System Administrator I	$153,233

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How Do System Administrator I 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 System Administrator Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $84,096.
California: $83,777.
Massachusetts: $82,661.

District of Columbia $84,096 California $83,777 Massachusetts $82,661 Washington $82,357 New Jersey $82,326 Alaska $82,220 Connecticut $81,172 New York $80,746

Hawaii $79,387 Rhode Island $78,749 Maryland $78,316 Minnesota $77,724 Colorado $77,496 Illinois $77,420 Oregon $77,131 Delaware $76,918

New Hampshire $76,785 Virginia $76,485 Pennsylvania $75,612 Nevada $75,171 North Dakota $75,027 Michigan $74,799 Wisconsin $74,716 Vermont $74,549

Texas $74,085 Maine $74,055 Arizona $74,009 Ohio $73,956 Georgia $73,257 Indiana $72,908 Wyoming $72,840 Utah $72,733

Iowa $72,688 Kansas $72,323 Louisiana $72,217 North Carolina $72,179 Missouri $72,164 Florida $71,867 Montana $71,708 Nebraska $71,556

Kentucky $71,473 South Carolina $71,169 Tennessee $70,979 Idaho $70,903 New Mexico $70,348 Oklahoma $70,227 Alabama $69,779 South Dakota $69,027

Arkansas $68,617 West Virginia $68,396 Mississippi $67,736

Top Paying Cities for System Administrator Is

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:

Green Lake: $72,677
Greenville: $73,368
Hancock: $72,034

Green Lake, WI $72,677

Greenville, WI $73,368

Hancock, WI $72,034

Hortonville, WI $73,214

Iola, WI $72,354

King, WI $72,907

Larsen, WI $73,080

Leopolis, WI $72,264

Manawa, WI $72,622

Marion, WI $72,398

Menasha, WI $73,428

Neenah, WI $73,295

Neshkoro, WI $72,416

New London, WI $72,912

Ogdensburg, WI $72,459

Omro, WI $72,817

Pickett, WI $72,877

Pine River, WI $72,595

Plainfield, WI $72,168

Poy Sippi, WI $72,645

Princeton, WI $72,503

Readfield, WI $73,006

Redgranite, WI $72,665

Ripon, WI $72,805

Rosendale, WI $72,841

Saxeville, WI $72,515

Scandinavia, WI $72,411

Tilleda, WI $72,155

Van Dyne, WI $72,932

Waukau, WI $72,806

Waupaca, WI $72,610

Wautoma, WI $72,441

Weyauwega, WI $72,735

Wild Rose, WI $72,463

Winnebago, WI $73,099

Winneconne, WI $72,929

Wilson, WI $74,125

Boyd, WI $72,205

Cadott, WI $72,257

Chetek, WI $72,062

Chippewa Falls, WI $72,412

Colfax, WI $72,325

Conrath, WI $71,916

Cornell, WI $72,102

Dallas, WI $72,476

Downing, WI $73,778

Downsville, WI $73,242

Durand, WI $73,172

Eau Galle, WI $73,010

Eleva, WI $72,490

Elk Mound, WI $72,330

Elmwood, WI $73,712

Fairchild, WI $72,402

Fall Creek, WI $72,445

Gilmanton, WI $72,821

Holcombe, WI $71,978

Humbird, WI $72,322

Independence, WI $72,610

Jim Falls, WI $72,163

Knapp, WI $73,739

Maiden Rock, WI $73,829

Menomonie, WI $73,172

Merrillan, WI $72,221

Mondovi, WI $72,637

Nelson, WI $73,504

New Auburn, WI $72,033

Osseo, WI $72,660

Pepin, WI $74,082

Pigeon Falls, WI $72,821

Plum City, WI $73,729

Prairie Farm, WI $73,101

Ridgeland, WI $72,709

Rock Falls, WI $72,361

Sand Creek, WI $72,073

Sheldon, WI $71,885

Spring Valley, WI $74,175

Stanley, WI $72,224

Stockholm, WI $74,256

Strum, WI $72,612

Thorp, WI $72,190

Wheeler, WI $72,867

Whitehall, WI $72,517

Spooner, WI $71,863

Almena, WI $72,869

Ashland, WI $71,791

Balsam Lake, WI $74,057

Barron, WI $72,411

Barronett, WI $71,893

Bayfield, WI $71,792

Benoit, WI $71,687

Birchwood, WI $71,765

Brill, WI $72,066

Bruce, WI $71,847

Brule, WI $72,462

Cable, WI $71,541

Cameron, WI $72,083

Centuria, WI $74,464

Comstock, WI $73,067

Cornucopia, WI $71,888

Couderay, WI $71,577

Cumberland, WI $72,530

Danbury, WI $72,292

Drummond, WI $71,754

Edgewater, WI $71,723

Exeland, WI $71,631

Foxboro, WI $72,720

Frederic, WI $72,932

Gordon, WI $72,116

Grand View, WI $71,608

Grantsburg, WI $73,375

Haugen, WI $72,143

Hawthorne, WI $72,700

Hayward, WI $71,631

Herbster, WI $71,987

Hertel, WI $71,883

High Bridge, WI $71,684

Iron River, WI $72,199

Ladysmith, WI $71,853

Lake Nebagamon, WI $72,539

La Pointe, WI $71,670

Luck, WI $73,777

Maple, WI $72,710

Marengo, WI $71,654

Mason, WI $71,664

Mikana, WI $72,057

Milltown, WI $74,085

Minong, WI $72,084

Odanah, WI $71,954

Ojibwa, WI $71,507

Glidden, WI $71,533

Harshaw, WI $71,865

Hawkins, WI $71,728

Hazelhurst, WI $71,877

Heafford Junction, WI $71,937

Hurley, WI $71,732

Iron Belt, WI $71,599

Kennan, WI $71,740

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $71,858

Lake Tomahawk, WI $71,898

Land O Lakes, WI $71,801

Laona, WI $71,841

Long Lake, WI $71,644

Mc Naughton, WI $71,906

Manitowish Waters, WI $71,796

Mellen, WI $71,563

Mercer, WI $71,669

Minocqua, WI $71,933

Montreal, WI $71,751

Park Falls, WI $71,723

Phelps, WI $71,801

Phillips, WI $71,755

Prentice, WI $71,811

Presque Isle, WI $71,766

Saint Germain, WI $71,947

Saxon, WI $71,626

Sayner, WI $71,849

Star Lake, WI $71,662

Three Lakes, WI $71,863

Tony, WI $71,843

Tripoli, WI $71,689

Upson, WI $71,385

Wabeno, WI $71,847

Woodruff, WI $71,963

La Crosse, WI $71,457

Alma, WI $73,278

Alma Center, WI $72,312

Arcadia, WI $72,576

Arkdale, WI $72,038

Bangor, WI $71,614

Black River Falls, WI $72,077

Blair, WI $72,296

Camp Douglas, WI $72,144

Cashton, WI $71,691

Cataract, WI $71,806

Chaseburg, WI $71,575

Cochrane, WI $73,151

Coon Valley, WI $71,546

De Soto, WI $71,699

Dodge, WI $72,373

Eastman, WI $71,902

Ettrick, WI $71,836

Ferryville, WI $71,816

Fountain City, WI $72,835

Galesville, WI $72,055

Gays Mills, WI $72,041

Genoa, WI $71,628

Hillsboro, WI $72,297

Hixton, WI $72,311

Holmen, WI $71,624

Hustler, WI $72,408

Kendall, WI $72,209

La Farge, WI $72,098

Lynxville, WI $71,909

Mather, WI $72,057

Melrose, WI $71,823

Millston, WI $71,903

Mindoro, WI $71,675

Mount Sterling, WI $72,159

Necedah, WI $72,066

Norwalk, WI $71,776

Oakdale, WI $72,148

Onalaska, WI $71,512

Ontario, WI $72,091

Readstown, WI $72,016

Rockland, WI $71,600

Seneca, WI $72,230

Soldiers Grove, WI $72,095

Sparta, WI $71,749

Steuben, WI $72,032

Stoddard, WI $71,516

Taylor, WI $72,154

Tomah, WI $72,184

Trempealeau, WI $72,046

Palmyra, WI $73,674

Tunnel City, WI $72,149

Viola, WI $72,143

Viroqua, WI $71,693

Warrens, WI $72,036

Westby, WI $71,656

West Salem, WI $71,549

Wilton, WI $72,144

Eau Claire, WI $72,610

Altoona, WI $72,709

Arkansaw, WI $73,472

Augusta, WI $72,429

Bay City, WI $74,139

Bloomer, WI $72,180

Boyceville, WI $73,318

Glen Flora, WI $71,726

Wales, WI $74,682

Bagley, WI $71,915

Beetown, WI $71,987

Benton, WI $72,271

Bloomington, WI $72,000

Boscobel, WI $72,155

Cassville, WI $71,914

Cuba City, WI $72,142

Dickeyville, WI $72,203

Fennimore, WI $72,241

Glen Haven, WI $71,874

Hazel Green, WI $72,025

Kieler, WI $72,224

Lancaster, WI $72,076

Mount Hope, WI $71,988

Patch Grove, WI $72,248

Platteville, WI $72,383

Potosi, WI $71,934

Prairie Du Chien, WI $72,090

Sinsinawa, WI $71,997

Stitzer, WI $72,218

Wauzeka, WI $72,024

Woodman, WI $71,945

Portage, WI $73,529

Adams, WI $72,370

Arlington, WI $74,273

Baraboo, WI $73,535

Beaver Dam, WI $73,469

Brandon, WI $72,687

Briggsville, WI $73,072

Burnett, WI $72,973

Cambria, WI $73,427

Cazenovia, WI $72,429

Columbus, WI $74,048

Dalton, WI $73,008

Dellwood, WI $72,126

Doylestown, WI $73,933

Elroy, WI $72,229

Endeavor, WI $72,980

Fairwater, WI $72,829

Fall River, WI $73,838

Fox Lake, WI $73,107

Friendship, WI $72,152

Friesland, WI $73,333

Grand Marsh, WI $72,401

Hillpoint, WI $72,852

Kingston, WI $73,077

Lake Delton, WI $73,265

La Valle, WI $72,529

Lime Ridge, WI $72,800

Loganville, WI $73,020

Lyndon Station, WI $72,626

Markesan, WI $72,724

Marquette, WI $72,976

Mauston, WI $72,352

Montello, WI $72,723

New Lisbon, WI $72,152

North Freedom, WI $73,571

Oxford, WI $72,735

Packwaukee, WI $73,024

Pardeeville, WI $73,573

Poynette, WI $74,040

Randolph, WI $73,425

Reedsburg, WI $72,998

Rio, WI $73,961

Rock Springs, WI $73,095

Union Center, WI $72,556

Waupun, WI $72,839

Westfield, WI $72,385

Wisconsin Dells, WI $72,964

Wonewoc, WI $72,281

Wyocena, WI $73,739

Amery, WI $74,483

Baldwin, WI $74,930

Beldenville, WI $74,792

Clayton, WI $73,508

Clear Lake, WI $74,100

Cushing, WI $74,231

Deer Park, WI $74,632

Dresser, WI $75,135

East Ellsworth, WI $74,602

Ellsworth, WI $74,724

Glenwood City, WI $74,265

Hager City, WI $74,916

Hammond, WI $75,813

Hudson, WI $77,013

New Richmond, WI $75,996

Osceola, WI $76,192

Prescott, WI $76,401

River Falls, WI $76,305

Roberts, WI $76,284

Saint Croix Falls, WI $74,690

Somerset, WI $76,711

Star Prairie, WI $75,794

Pell Lake, WI $73,475

Pleasant Prairie, WI $73,543

Powers Lake, WI $73,600

Rochester, WI $73,896

Salem, WI $73,658

Silver Lake, WI $73,677

Somers, WI $73,453

South Milwaukee, WI $75,626

Springfield, WI $73,507

Sturtevant, WI $73,467

Sullivan, WI $73,847

Trevor, WI $73,693

Twin Lakes, WI $73,662

Union Grove, WI $73,627

Walworth, WI $73,352

Radisson, WI $71,598

Waterford, WI $74,286

Waukesha, WI $75,414

Whitewater, WI $73,254

Williams Bay, WI $73,281

Wilmot, WI $73,690

Woodworth, WI $73,600

Zenda, WI $73,277

Milwaukee, WI $76,037

Saint Francis, WI $76,004

Racine, WI $73,417

Afton, WI $73,204

Albany, WI $73,703

Arena, WI $73,728

Argyle, WI $73,291

Avalon, WI $73,214

Avoca, WI $72,793

Barneveld, WI $73,734

Belleville, WI $74,189

Belmont, WI $72,585

Beloit, WI $73,136

Black Earth, WI $74,192

Blanchardville, WI $73,484

Blue Mounds, WI $73,973

Blue River, WI $72,128

Brodhead, WI $73,200

Brooklyn, WI $74,224

Browntown, WI $72,716

Cambridge, WI $74,189

Gile, WI $71,972

Clinton, WI $73,257

Wausau, WI $72,211

Marshfield, WI $72,242

Abbotsford, WI $72,171

Amherst, WI $72,363

Amherst Junction, WI $72,281

Aniwa, WI $71,927

Antigo, WI $71,999

Arpin, WI $72,099

Athens, WI $72,005

Auburndale, WI $72,063

Babcock, WI $71,951

Birnamwood, WI $71,971

Blenker, WI $72,054

Bowler, WI $72,111

Brokaw, WI $72,114

Bryant, WI $71,843

Chili, WI $72,155

Colby, WI $72,132

Curtiss, WI $72,099

Custer, WI $72,180

Deerbrook, WI $71,839

Dorchester, WI $72,104

Edgar, WI $72,062

Eland, WI $72,053

Elcho, WI $71,874

Elderon, WI $72,096

Elton, WI $71,936

Galloway, WI $72,164

Gilman, WI $71,941

Jump River, WI $71,878

Gleason, WI $71,854

Granton, WI $72,151

Greenwood, WI $72,188

Hannibal, WI $71,929

Hatley, WI $72,025

Hewitt, WI $72,371

Irma, WI $71,886

Junction City, WI $72,025

Loyal, WI $72,181

Lublin, WI $72,002

Marathon, WI $72,049

Mattoon, WI $72,193

Medford, WI $72,026

Merrill, WI $72,002

Milladore, WI $72,051

Mosinee, WI $72,098

Neillsville, WI $72,250

Nekoosa, WI $72,123

Nelsonville, WI $72,439

Ogema, WI $71,832

Owen, WI $72,114

Pearson, WI $71,814

Pelican Lake, WI $71,819

Phlox, WI $72,139

Woodville, WI $74,517

Houlton, WI $77,202

Abrams, WI $72,213

Amberg, WI $71,776

Armstrong Creek, WI $71,795

Athelstane, WI $71,823

Black Creek, WI $72,995

Bonduel, WI $72,414

Brillion, WI $72,930

Cecil, WI $72,302

Coleman, WI $72,151

Combined Locks, WI $73,480

Crivitz, WI $72,021

De Pere, WI $72,368

Dunbar, WI $71,747

Fence, WI $71,672

Florence, WI $71,777

Forest Junction, WI $73,138

Gillett, WI $72,250

Goodman, WI $71,792

Greenleaf, WI $72,645

Green Valley, WI $72,269

Gresham, WI $72,224

Hilbert, WI $73,111

Kaukauna, WI $73,390

Freedom, WI $73,298

Keshena, WI $72,301

Kimberly, WI $73,485

Krakow, WI $72,270

Lakewood, WI $71,910

Lena, WI $72,200

Little Chute, WI $73,482

Little Suamico, WI $72,195

Marinette, WI $72,241

Mountain, WI $71,952

Neopit, WI $72,124

Niagara, WI $71,855

Nichols, WI $72,673

Oconto, WI $72,193

Oconto Falls, WI $72,233

Oneida, WI $72,277

Pembine, WI $71,809

Peshtigo, WI $72,180

Porterfield, WI $71,992

Potter, WI $72,969

Pound, WI $72,073

Pulaski, WI $72,297

Pickerel, WI $71,882

Pittsville, WI $72,046

Plover, WI $72,288

Port Edwards, WI $72,326

Rib Lake, WI $71,931

Ringle, WI $72,002

Rosholt, WI $72,150

Rothschild, WI $72,278

Rudolph, WI $72,075

Schofield, WI $72,218

Spencer, WI $72,168

Stetsonville, WI $72,059

Stevens Point, WI $72,256

Stratford, WI $72,107

Summit Lake, WI $71,895

Tigerton, WI $72,222

Tomahawk, WI $71,940

Unity, WI $72,111

Vesper, WI $72,085

Westboro, WI $71,837

White Lake, WI $71,874

Willard, WI $72,172

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $72,214

Withee, WI $72,071

Wittenberg, WI $72,135

Rhinelander, WI $71,980

Argonne, WI $71,749

Boulder Junction, WI $71,794

Brantwood, WI $71,727

Butternut, WI $71,610

Catawba, WI $71,750

Clam Lake, WI $71,362

Conover, WI $71,831

Crandon, WI $71,943

Eagle River, WI $71,938

Fifield, WI $71,704

Poplar, WI $72,815

Port Wing, WI $72,217

Seymour, WI $72,585

Oak Creek, WI $75,115

Adell, WI $73,648

Allenton, WI $73,917

Ashippun, WI $74,154

Belgium, WI $74,370

Brookfield, WI $75,869

Brownsville, WI $72,913

Butler, WI $75,914

Campbellsport, WI $73,273

Cascade, WI $73,213

Cedarburg, WI $75,223

Cedar Grove, WI $74,028

Chilton, WI $72,972

Cleveland, WI $72,679

Clyman, WI $73,573

Colgate, WI $75,103

Delafield, WI $74,653

Eden, WI $72,891

Elkhart Lake, WI $72,885

Fredonia, WI $74,351

Germantown, WI $75,415

Glenbeulah, WI $72,850

Grafton, WI $75,237

Greenbush, WI $72,847

Hartford, WI $74,441

Hartland, WI $74,880

Hingham, WI $73,531

Horicon, WI $73,360

Hubertus, WI $75,003

Hustisford, WI $73,654

Iron Ridge, WI $73,763

Ixonia, WI $73,993

Jackson, WI $75,009

Johnson Creek, WI $73,765

Juneau, WI $73,359

Kewaskum, WI $73,948

Kiel, WI $72,758

Kohler, WI $73,071

Lannon, WI $75,520

Lebanon, WI $73,725

Lomira, WI $73,255

Malone, WI $72,910

Mayville, WI $73,279

Menomonee Falls, WI $75,633

Merton, WI $75,003

Mount Calvary, WI $72,971

Nashotah, WI $74,636

Neosho, WI $74,019

Newburg, WI $74,653

New Holstein, WI $72,869

Newton, WI $72,610

North Lake, WI $75,263

Oakfield, WI $72,778

Oconomowoc, WI $74,343

Okauchee, WI $74,555

Oostburg, WI $73,665

Pewaukee, WI $75,204

Plymouth, WI $72,984

Port Washington, WI $74,781

Random Lake, WI $73,998

Richfield, WI $75,043

Rubicon, WI $74,148

Saint Cloud, WI $72,964

Saukville, WI $74,874

Sheboygan, WI $73,281

Sheboygan Falls, WI $73,034

Slinger, WI $74,675

Stockbridge, WI $73,135

Sussex, WI $75,262

West Bend, WI $74,287

Theresa, WI $73,693

Thiensville, WI $75,778

Waldo, WI $73,465

Watertown, WI $73,672

Mequon, WI $75,584

Woodland, WI $73,829

Bassett, WI $73,662

Benet Lake, WI $73,593

Big Bend, WI $74,811

Bristol, WI $73,602

Burlington, WI $73,741

Caledonia, WI $74,016

Camp Lake, WI $73,684

Cudahy, WI $75,945

Darien, WI $73,336

Delavan, WI $73,305

Dousman, WI $74,142

Eagle, WI $74,006

Cobb, WI $72,834

Cottage Grove, WI $74,614

Cross Plains, WI $74,427

Dane, WI $74,423

Darlington, WI $72,793

Deerfield, WI $74,409

De Forest, WI $74,506

Dodgeville, WI $73,160

Edgerton, WI $74,026

Edmund, WI $72,993

Evansville, WI $73,823

Footville, WI $73,361

Fort Atkinson, WI $73,709

Gotham, WI $73,158

Gratiot, WI $72,467

Hanover, WI $73,346

Highland, WI $72,736

Hollandale, WI $73,601

Janesville, WI $73,404

Shawano, WI $72,343

Sherwood, WI $73,326

Shiocton, WI $72,810

Sobieski, WI $72,207

Suamico, WI $72,187

Suring, WI $72,097

Townsend, WI $71,943

Wausaukee, WI $71,900

Wrightstown, WI $73,109

Zachow, WI $72,325

Algoma, WI $72,192

Baileys Harbor, WI $71,994

Brussels, WI $72,184

Casco, WI $72,199

Collins, WI $72,764

Denmark, WI $72,284

Egg Harbor, WI $72,051

Ellison Bay, WI $71,927

Ephraim, WI $72,050

Fish Creek, WI $72,002

Forestville, WI $72,186

Francis Creek, WI $72,368

Kellnersville, WI $72,416

Kewaunee, WI $72,233

Luxemburg, WI $72,200

Manitowoc, WI $72,504

Maplewood, WI $72,173

Maribel, WI $72,370

Mishicot, WI $72,310

New Franken, WI $72,190

Reedsville, WI $72,563

Saint Nazianz, WI $72,706

Sister Bay, WI $72,007

Sturgeon Bay, WI $72,198

Tisch Mills, WI $72,277

Two Rivers, WI $72,303

Valders, WI $72,672

Washington Island, WI $71,886

Whitelaw, WI $72,419

Green Bay, WI $72,179

East Troy, WI $74,006

Elkhorn, WI $73,496

Elm Grove, WI $75,914

Fontana, WI $73,323

Franksville, WI $73,968

Genesee Depot, WI $74,537

Genoa City, WI $73,532

Greendale, WI $75,859

Hales Corners, WI $75,729

Franklin, WI $75,292

Helenville, WI $73,590

Honey Creek, WI $73,774

Kansasville, WI $73,748

Kenosha, WI $73,435

New Berlin, WI $75,492

Lake Geneva, WI $73,283

Lyons, WI $73,677

Mukwonago, WI $74,458

Muskego, WI $74,929

New Munster, WI $73,685

North Prairie, WI $74,417

Fremont, WI $72,871

Rice Lake, WI $72,000

Sarona, WI $71,823

Shell Lake, WI $71,885

Siren, WI $72,612

Solon Springs, WI $72,204

South Range, WI $72,885

Springbrook, WI $71,685

Stone Lake, WI $71,712

Superior, WI $72,963

Trego, WI $71,762

Turtle Lake, WI $73,387

Wascott, WI $72,131

Washburn, WI $71,855

Webster, WI $71,942

Weyerhaeuser, WI $71,825

Winter, WI $71,482

Oshkosh, WI $73,062

Almond, WI $72,272

Appleton, WI $73,485

Bancroft, WI $72,047

Bear Creek, WI $72,693

Berlin, WI $72,743

Big Falls, WI $72,525

Butte Des Morts, WI $73,024

Caroline, WI $72,329

Clintonville, WI $72,516

Coloma, WI $72,082

Dale, WI $73,157

Eldorado, WI $72,889

Embarrass, WI $72,492

Eureka, WI $72,763

Fond Du Lac, WI $73,244

Jefferson, WI $73,647

Juda, WI $73,109

Lake Mills, WI $74,000

Linden, WI $72,917

Livingston, WI $72,543

Lodi, WI $74,185

Lone Rock, WI $72,938

Lowell, WI $73,712

Mc Farland, WI $74,697

Marshall, WI $74,329

Mazomanie, WI $74,154

Merrimac, WI $73,862

Middleton, WI $74,643

Milton, WI $73,436

Mineral Point, WI $72,949

Monroe, WI $73,064

Montfort, WI $72,574

Monticello, WI $73,618

Morrisonville, WI $74,429

Mount Horeb, WI $74,079

Muscoda, WI $72,451

New Glarus, WI $73,920

Oregon, WI $74,572

Orfordville, WI $73,277

Plain, WI $73,159

Prairie Du Sac, WI $73,901

Reeseville, WI $73,862

Rewey, WI $72,625

Richland Center, WI $72,378

Ridgeway, WI $73,685

Sauk City, WI $73,922

Sextonville, WI $73,043

Sharon, WI $73,319

Shullsburg, WI $72,328

South Wayne, WI $72,621

Spring Green, WI $73,441

Stoughton, WI $74,431

Sun Prairie, WI $74,506

Verona, WI $74,486

Waterloo, WI $74,100

Waunakee, WI $74,672

Windsor, WI $74,625

Woodford, WI $73,052

Madison, WI $74,830

System Administrator I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For System Administrator I 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, System Administrator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view System Administrator I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a System Administrator I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$97,130	$47.0	30%
Biotechnology	$91,153	$44.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$88,165	$42.0	18%
Internet	$85,923	$41.0	15%
Software & Networking	$85,923	$41.0	15%

System Administrator I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a System Administrator I'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.

$68,533

Average $74,716/year

$79,176

$5,711

Average $6,226/month

$6,598

$1,318

Average $1,437/week

$1,523

$33

Average $36/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,176	$6,598	$1,523	$38
Average	$74,716	$6,226	$1,437	$36
25th Percentile	$68,533	$5,711	$1,318	$33

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