What are the main factors that influence an Azure Cloud Administrator's salary?

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

How does experience change An Azure Cloud Administrator's salary?

An Azure Cloud Administrator's salary grows with experience: a Cloud Architecture Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $108,241, a Cloud Architecture Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $123,462, a Azure Cloud Administrator (7+ years)earns $148,634, a Cloud Architecture Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $169,503, a Cloud Architecture Supervisor (10+ years)earns $136,979,

What are the highest paying states for an Azure Cloud Administrator?

Azure Cloud Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Azure Cloud Administrator roles are District of Columbia $163,887, California $163,265, Massachusetts $161,089. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Azure Cloud Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Azure Cloud Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Azure Administrator: $162,200; Azure Cloud Engineer: $145,219; Cloud Database Administrator: $132,754; Azure Cloud Developer: $124,173; Azure Cloud Consultant: $124,100.

How do different companies affect an Azure Cloud Administrator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Azure Cloud Administrator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Azure Cloud Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does an Azure Cloud Administrator make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Azure Cloud Administrator in the United States is $148,019 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

However, an Azure Cloud Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $169,777
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $139,177 to $159,408
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $131,127

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Azure Cloud Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,408	$13,284	$3,066	$77
Average	$148,019	$12,335	$2,847	$71
25th Percentile	$139,177	$11,598	$2,676	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Azure Cloud Administrator Salaries

An Azure Cloud Administrator'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 Azure Cloud Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Azure Cloud Administrator'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): $108,241
Early Career (1-2 years): $123,462
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,634
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $169,503
Expert (over 8 years): $136,979

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Cloud Arc... Level Azure Cloud Administrator	$108,241
Cloud Arc... Level Azure Cloud Administrator	$123,462
Azure Clo... Level Azure Cloud Administrator	$148,634
Cloud Arc... Level Azure Cloud Administrator	$169,503
Cloud Arc... Level Azure Cloud Administrator	$136,979

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How Do Azure Cloud Administrator 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 Azure Cloud Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,887.
California: $163,265.
Massachusetts: $161,089.

District of Columbia $163,887 California $163,265 Massachusetts $161,089 Washington $160,497 New Jersey $160,438 Alaska $160,231 Connecticut $158,188 New York $157,359

Hawaii $154,709 Rhode Island $153,466 Maryland $152,622 Minnesota $151,468 Colorado $151,024 Illinois $150,876 Oregon $150,313 Delaware $149,899

New Hampshire $149,638 Virginia $149,055 Pennsylvania $147,353 Nevada $146,494 North Dakota $146,213 Michigan $145,769 Wisconsin $145,606 Vermont $145,281

Texas $144,378 Maine $144,319 Arizona $144,230 Ohio $144,126 Georgia $142,764 Indiana $142,083 Wyoming $141,950 Utah $141,743

Iowa $141,654 Kansas $140,944 Louisiana $140,736 North Carolina $140,662 Missouri $140,633 Florida $140,056 Montana $139,745 Nebraska $139,449

Kentucky $139,286 South Carolina $138,694 Tennessee $138,324 Idaho $138,176 New Mexico $137,095 Oklahoma $136,858 Alabama $135,985 South Dakota $134,520

Arkansas $133,720 West Virginia $133,291 Mississippi $132,003

Top Paying Cities for Azure Cloud Administrators

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: $186,696
San Francisco: $184,652
Oakland: $180,761

San Jose, CA $186,696

San Francisco, CA $184,652

Oakland, CA $180,761

New York, NY $170,428

Paramus, NJ $168,355

Queens Village, NY $168,348

Passaic, NJ $168,207

Bergenfield, NJ $168,194

Stamford, CT $167,868

Huntington, NY $167,808

Newark, NJ $166,714

Bridgeport, CT $166,401

Vallejo, CA $166,107

New Brunswick, NJ $166,048

Petaluma, CA $165,959

Middlesex, NJ $165,678

Somerset, NJ $165,574

Santa Cruz, CA $165,382

Boston, MA $164,479

Monterey, CA $163,959

Seattle, WA $163,620

Santa Rosa, CA $163,591

Los Angeles, CA $163,546

Juneau, AK $163,161

Washington, DC $162,999

Orange, CA $162,472

Santa Ana, CA $162,081

Long Beach, CA $161,933

Anaheim, CA $161,903

Anchorage, AK $161,829

Santa Maria, CA $161,385

Everett, WA $161,356

Danbury, CT $160,834

Bremerton, WA $160,630

Tacoma, WA $160,097

New Suffolk, NY $160,094

Sacramento, CA $160,053

Santa Barbara, CA $159,890

Trenton, NJ $159,727

San Diego, CA $159,727

Brockton, MA $159,564

Fairbanks, AK $159,202

Lompoc, CA $158,824

Lowell, MA $158,704

Ventura, CA $158,676

Nashua, NH $158,647

Stockton, CA $158,632

Modesto, CA $157,551

Poughkeepsie, NY $157,226

Olympia, WA $156,945

Kennewick, WA $156,945

New Haven, CT $156,885

Lawrence, MA $156,352

Hartford, CT $156,204

Riverside, CA $156,175

New Bedford, MA $156,027

Richland, WA $156,027

Bakersfield, CA $155,820

San Bernardino, CA $155,760

New Britain, CT $155,746

Atlantic City, NJ $155,746

New London, CT $155,686

Norwich, CT $155,642

Portsmouth, NH $155,612

Boulder, CO $155,299

Portland, OR $155,094

Worcester, MA $155,080

Minneapolis, MN $154,621

Philadelphia, PA $154,413

Honolulu, HI $153,925

Saint Paul, MN $153,854

Vineland, NJ $153,821

Providence, RI $153,392

Chicago, IL $152,963

Bellingham, WA $152,785

Springfield, MA $152,667

Baltimore, MD $152,622

Chico, CA $152,252

Pittsfield, MA $151,853

Manchester, NH $151,571

Spokane, WA $150,920

Denver, CO $150,905

Albany, NY $150,210

Troy, NY $150,150

Nassau, NY $149,992

Schenectady, NY $149,840

Wilmington, DE $149,721

Burlington, VT $149,514

Salem, OR $149,455

Portland, ME $148,996

Yakima, WA $148,848

Rochester, MN $148,389

Reno, NV $148,315

Fresno, CA $148,315

Milwaukee, WI $148,182

Detroit, MI $148,034

Ann Arbor, MI $148,009

Allentown, PA $147,989

Colorado Springs, CO $147,738

Syracuse, NY $147,664

Carson City, NV $147,664

Houston, TX $147,457

Eugene, OR $147,383

Gary, IN $147,205

Springfield, OR $147,086

Bismarck, ND $147,057

Galveston, TX $146,953

Medford, OR $146,731

Fort Collins, CO $146,672

Concord, NH $146,598

Austin, TX $146,554

Mesa, AZ $146,243

Reading, PA $146,228

Phoenix, AZ $146,213

Dallas, TX $146,169

Saint Cloud, MN $146,027

Madison, WI $145,828

Utica, NY $145,429

Rochester, NY $145,192

Des Moines, IA $145,177

Raleigh, NC $145,162

Atlanta, GA $144,940

Battle Creek, MI $144,896

Salt Lake City, UT $144,851

Lancaster, PA $144,629

Harrisburg, PA $144,422

Kansas City, MO $144,274

Champaign, IL $144,245

Kansas City, KS $144,245

Fort Worth, TX $144,230

Columbus, OH $144,205

Boca Raton, FL $144,171

Pittsburgh, PA $144,111

Richmond, VA $144,052

Indianapolis, IN $144,022

Cleveland, OH $144,008

Las Vegas, NV $143,830

Cincinnati, OH $143,830

Petersburg, VA $143,608

Huntsville, AL $143,386

Lansing, MI $143,287

Lebanon, PA $143,268

Pueblo, CO $143,253

Appleton, WI $143,208

Buffalo, NY $143,149

Dayton, OH $143,105

Racine, WI $143,075

Charlotte, NC $143,060

Saint Louis, MO $143,016

York, PA $142,927

Elkhart, IN $142,927

Gastonia, NC $142,899

Billings, MT $142,863

Beaumont, TX $142,824

Lorain, OH $142,794

Benton Harbor, MI $142,764

Toledo, OH $142,735

Binghamton, NY $142,661

Rock Hill, SC $142,646

Rockford, IL $142,572

Springfield, IL $142,513

Elyria, OH $142,498

Fargo, ND $142,498

Flagstaff, AZ $142,394

Fort Lauderdale, FL $142,305

Duluth, MN $142,217

Miami, FL $142,217

Cheyenne, WY $142,113

Grand Forks, ND $142,113

Bangor, ME $141,787

Cedar Rapids, IA $141,625

Durham, NC $141,562

Louisville, KY $141,551

Grand Rapids, MI $141,521

Hialeah, FL $141,506

Casper, WY $141,299

Scranton, PA $141,121

New Orleans, LA $141,077

Virginia Beach, VA $141,062

Akron, OH $140,988

Peoria, IL $140,796

Sarasota, FL $140,766

Nashville, TN $140,662

Omaha, NE $140,662

Green Bay, WI $140,662

Baton Rouge, LA $140,588

Charleston, SC $140,559

Jamestown, NY $140,485

Davenport, IA $140,485

Tucson, AZ $140,411

Saint Petersburg, FL $140,322

Tampa, FL $140,292

Evansville, IN $140,204

Port Arthur, TX $140,204

Bradenton, FL $140,144

Santa Fe, NM $139,878

Orlando, FL $139,612

Clearwater, FL $139,567

Canton, OH $139,256

La Crosse, WI $139,256

Albuquerque, NM $139,167

Newport News, VA $139,153

High Point, NC $139,108

Ogden, UT $139,049

Corpus Christi, TX $138,931

Norfolk, VA $138,842

Laramie, WY $138,842

Rock Island, IL $138,753

Saginaw, MI $138,723

Jacksonville, FL $138,709

Salisbury, NC $138,679

Boise, ID $138,649

Moline, IL $138,575

Fort Myers, FL $138,531

Memphis, TN $138,501

Tulsa, OK $138,427

Waterloo, IA $138,339

Spartanburg, SC $138,191

Lincoln, NE $138,117

Fort Wayne, IN $138,087

Provo, UT $138,072

Cedar Falls, IA $137,895

San Antonio, TX $137,835

Greensboro, NC $137,776

South Bend, IN $137,761

Savannah, GA $137,598

Muskegon, MI $137,539

Birmingham, AL $137,524

Winston Salem, NC $137,452

Lake Charles, LA $137,095

Anderson, IN $137,066

Lexington, KY $137,021

Augusta, GA $136,977

Greenville, SC $136,977

Lima, OH $136,858

Wichita, KS $136,844

Tuscaloosa, AL $136,844

Columbia, SC $136,710

Springfield, OH $136,681

Asheville, NC $136,444

Bloomington, IN $136,340

Knoxville, TN $135,807

Shreveport, LA $135,793

Wilmington, NC $135,600

Roanoke, VA $135,600

Topeka, KS $135,334

Frankfort, KY $135,317

Oklahoma City, OK $135,215

Chillicothe, OH $135,156

Longview, TX $135,141

Melbourne, FL $135,127

Sioux Falls, SD $134,890

Mobile, AL $134,875

Terre Haute, IN $134,816

Altoona, PA $134,727

Amarillo, TX $134,623

Killeen, TX $134,579

Fayetteville, AR $134,460

Chattanooga, TN $134,416

Sioux City, IA $134,283

Idaho Falls, ID $134,253

Lynchburg, VA $134,135

Gainesville, FL $133,942

Portsmouth, OH $133,868

Little Rock, AR $133,839

Lafayette, LA $133,780

Youngstown, OH $133,780

Daytona Beach, FL $133,691

Clarksville, TN $133,676

Pensacola, FL $133,661

Temple, TX $133,651

Hopkinsville, KY $133,217

Erie, PA $133,187

Florence, SC $133,128

Charleston, WV $132,891

Great Falls, MT $132,817

Macon, GA $132,610

Tallahassee, FL $132,595

Fayetteville, NC $132,566

Waco, TX $132,536

Helena, MT $132,433

Pine Bluff, AR $132,376

Vincennes, IN $132,196

Lubbock, TX $132,137

Alamogordo, NM $132,048

Twin Falls, ID $131,915

Rapid City, SD $131,870

Jackson, MS $131,604

Huntington, WV $131,593

Greenville, MS $131,589

Parkersburg, WV $131,438

Montgomery, AL $131,411

Wichita Falls, TX $131,263

Springfield, MO $131,263

Biloxi, MS $131,189

Monroe, LA $131,041

Johnstown, PA $130,938

Sumter, SC $130,878

Columbus, GA $130,864

Pascagoula, MS $130,582

Abilene, TX $130,582

Kingsport, TN $130,198

Albany, GA $130,198

Gulfport, MS $130,153

Alexandria, LA $129,665

Fort Smith, AR $129,295

El Paso, TX $128,895

Las Cruces, NM $128,229

Harlingen, TX $127,853

Pocatello, ID $127,829

Florence, AL $127,637

Brownsville, TX $127,607

Mcallen, TX $127,296

Dothan, AL $127,089

Columbus, MS $126,210

Altus, OK $125,520

Lawton, OK $125,239

Pierre, SD $124,706

What Skills Can Increase an Azure Cloud Administrator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Agile (Mentioned in 2.6% Job Postings): Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.
Container (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	2.45%
Agile	2.6%
Container	1.97%

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 an Azure Cloud Administrator's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Java: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$152,460	3%
Java	$152,460	3%
Software Development	$152,460	3%
Business Acumen	$152,460	3%
Risk Management	$152,460	3%
Python	$150,979	2%

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Azure Cloud Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Azure Cloud Administrator'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 June 01, 2026

$139,177

Average $148,019/year

$159,408

$11,598

Average $12,335/month

$13,284

$2,676

Average $2,847/week

$3,066

$67

Average $71/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,408	$13,284	$3,066	$77
Average	$148,019	$12,335	$2,847	$71
25th Percentile	$139,177	$11,598	$2,676	$67

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Salary Trends for Azure Cloud Administrator

Salaries for an Azure Cloud Administrator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $147,982 in 2023 to around $148,007 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Azure Cloud Administrator salary trends, .

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