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

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

How does experience change A Jira Administrator's salary?

A Jira Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $91,243 for beginners, reaching about $93,517 at mid-level, and approach $96,904 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Jira Administrator?

Jira Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Jira Administrator roles are District of Columbia $103,878, California $103,484, Massachusetts $102,105. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Jira Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Jira Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Hospital Administrator: $229,547; Board Administrator: $109,934; JIRA Developer and Administrator: $99,757; SharePoint Administrator: $96,509; PACS Administrator: $95,047.

How do different companies affect a Jira Administrator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Jira 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.

Jira Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does a Jira Administrator make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Jira Administrator in the United States is $93,820 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,631
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,905 to $98,432
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,966

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Jira Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,432	$8,203	$1,893	$47
Average	$93,820	$7,818	$1,804	$45
25th Percentile	$82,905	$6,909	$1,594	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Jira Administrator Salaries

A Jira 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Jira Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Jira 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): $91,243
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,546
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,517
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,239
Expert (over 8 years): $96,904

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Jira Administrator	$91,243
Intermediate Level Jira Administrator	$91,546
Senior Level Jira Administrator	$93,517
Specialist Level Jira Administrator	$96,239
Expert Level Jira Administrator	$96,904

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

District of Columbia: $103,878.
California: $103,484.
Massachusetts: $102,105.

District of Columbia $103,878 California $103,484 Massachusetts $102,105 Washington $101,729 New Jersey $101,692 Alaska $101,560 Connecticut $100,266 New York $99,740

Hawaii $98,061 Rhode Island $97,273 Maryland $96,738 Minnesota $96,006 Colorado $95,725 Illinois $95,631 Oregon $95,275 Delaware $95,012

New Hampshire $94,847 Virginia $94,477 Pennsylvania $93,398 Nevada $92,854 North Dakota $92,676 Michigan $92,394 Wisconsin $92,291 Vermont $92,085

Texas $91,512 Maine $91,475 Arizona $91,419 Ohio $91,353 Georgia $90,490 Indiana $90,058 Wyoming $89,974 Utah $89,842

Iowa $89,786 Kansas $89,336 Louisiana $89,204 North Carolina $89,157 Missouri $89,139 Florida $88,773 Montana $88,576 Nebraska $88,388

Kentucky $88,285 South Carolina $87,910 Tennessee $87,675 Idaho $87,581 New Mexico $86,896 Oklahoma $86,746 Alabama $86,193 South Dakota $85,264

Arkansas $84,757 West Virginia $84,485 Mississippi $83,669

Top Paying Cities for Jira 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: $118,336
San Francisco: $117,040
Oakland: $114,573

San Jose, CA $118,336

San Francisco, CA $117,040

Oakland, CA $114,573

New York, NY $108,024

Paramus, NJ $106,710

Queens Village, NY $106,706

Passaic, NJ $106,616

Bergenfield, NJ $106,608

Stamford, CT $106,402

Huntington, NY $106,363

Newark, NJ $105,670

Bridgeport, CT $105,472

Vallejo, CA $105,285

New Brunswick, NJ $105,248

Petaluma, CA $105,191

Middlesex, NJ $105,013

Somerset, NJ $104,947

Santa Cruz, CA $104,825

Boston, MA $104,253

Monterey, CA $103,924

Seattle, WA $103,709

Santa Rosa, CA $103,690

Los Angeles, CA $103,662

Juneau, AK $103,418

Washington, DC $103,315

Orange, CA $102,981

Santa Ana, CA $102,733

Long Beach, CA $102,639

Anaheim, CA $102,621

Anchorage, AK $102,574

Santa Maria, CA $102,292

Everett, WA $102,274

Danbury, CT $101,943

Bremerton, WA $101,814

Tacoma, WA $101,476

New Suffolk, NY $101,474

Sacramento, CA $101,448

Santa Barbara, CA $101,345

Trenton, NJ $101,241

San Diego, CA $101,241

Brockton, MA $101,138

Fairbanks, AK $100,908

Lompoc, CA $100,669

Lowell, MA $100,593

Ventura, CA $100,575

Nashua, NH $100,557

Stockton, CA $100,547

Modesto, CA $99,862

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,656

Olympia, WA $99,478

Kennewick, WA $99,478

New Haven, CT $99,440

Lawrence, MA $99,102

Hartford, CT $99,009

Riverside, CA $98,990

New Bedford, MA $98,896

Richland, WA $98,896

Bakersfield, CA $98,765

San Bernardino, CA $98,727

New Britain, CT $98,718

Atlantic City, NJ $98,718

New London, CT $98,680

Norwich, CT $98,652

Portsmouth, NH $98,633

Boulder, CO $98,434

Portland, OR $98,305

Worcester, MA $98,296

Minneapolis, MN $98,005

Philadelphia, PA $97,873

Honolulu, HI $97,564

Saint Paul, MN $97,519

Vineland, NJ $97,498

Providence, RI $97,226

Chicago, IL $96,954

Bellingham, WA $96,841

Springfield, MA $96,766

Baltimore, MD $96,738

Chico, CA $96,504

Pittsfield, MA $96,250

Manchester, NH $96,072

Spokane, WA $95,659

Denver, CO $95,650

Albany, NY $95,209

Troy, NY $95,171

Nassau, NY $95,071

Schenectady, NY $94,974

Wilmington, DE $94,899

Burlington, VT $94,768

Salem, OR $94,730

Portland, ME $94,440

Yakima, WA $94,346

Rochester, MN $94,055

Reno, NV $94,008

Fresno, CA $94,008

Milwaukee, WI $93,924

Detroit, MI $93,830

Ann Arbor, MI $93,814

Allentown, PA $93,802

Colorado Springs, CO $93,642

Syracuse, NY $93,595

Carson City, NV $93,595

Houston, TX $93,464

Eugene, OR $93,417

Gary, IN $93,304

Springfield, OR $93,229

Bismarck, ND $93,210

Galveston, TX $93,145

Medford, OR $93,004

Fort Collins, CO $92,967

Concord, NH $92,920

Austin, TX $92,891

Mesa, AZ $92,694

Reading, PA $92,685

Phoenix, AZ $92,676

Dallas, TX $92,648

Saint Cloud, MN $92,557

Madison, WI $92,432

Utica, NY $92,178

Rochester, NY $92,028

Des Moines, IA $92,019

Raleigh, NC $92,010

Atlanta, GA $91,869

Battle Creek, MI $91,841

Salt Lake City, UT $91,813

Lancaster, PA $91,672

Harrisburg, PA $91,540

Kansas City, MO $91,447

Champaign, IL $91,428

Kansas City, KS $91,428

Fort Worth, TX $91,419

Columbus, OH $91,403

Boca Raton, FL $91,381

Pittsburgh, PA $91,343

Richmond, VA $91,306

Indianapolis, IN $91,287

Cleveland, OH $91,278

Las Vegas, NV $91,165

Cincinnati, OH $91,165

Petersburg, VA $91,024

Huntsville, AL $90,884

Lansing, MI $90,821

Lebanon, PA $90,809

Pueblo, CO $90,799

Appleton, WI $90,771

Buffalo, NY $90,734

Dayton, OH $90,705

Racine, WI $90,687

Charlotte, NC $90,677

Saint Louis, MO $90,649

York, PA $90,593

Elkhart, IN $90,593

Gastonia, NC $90,575

Billings, MT $90,553

Beaumont, TX $90,527

Lorain, OH $90,508

Benton Harbor, MI $90,490

Toledo, OH $90,471

Binghamton, NY $90,424

Rock Hill, SC $90,415

Rockford, IL $90,368

Springfield, IL $90,330

Elyria, OH $90,321

Fargo, ND $90,321

Flagstaff, AZ $90,255

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,199

Duluth, MN $90,143

Miami, FL $90,143

Cheyenne, WY $90,077

Grand Forks, ND $90,077

Bangor, ME $89,870

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,767

Durham, NC $89,728

Louisville, KY $89,720

Grand Rapids, MI $89,702

Hialeah, FL $89,692

Casper, WY $89,561

Scranton, PA $89,448

New Orleans, LA $89,420

Virginia Beach, VA $89,411

Akron, OH $89,364

Peoria, IL $89,242

Sarasota, FL $89,223

Nashville, TN $89,157

Omaha, NE $89,157

Green Bay, WI $89,157

Baton Rouge, LA $89,111

Charleston, SC $89,092

Jamestown, NY $89,045

Davenport, IA $89,045

Tucson, AZ $88,998

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,942

Tampa, FL $88,923

Evansville, IN $88,867

Port Arthur, TX $88,867

Bradenton, FL $88,829

Santa Fe, NM $88,660

Orlando, FL $88,491

Clearwater, FL $88,463

Canton, OH $88,266

La Crosse, WI $88,266

Albuquerque, NM $88,210

Newport News, VA $88,200

High Point, NC $88,172

Ogden, UT $88,135

Corpus Christi, TX $88,060

Norfolk, VA $88,003

Laramie, WY $88,003

Rock Island, IL $87,947

Saginaw, MI $87,928

Jacksonville, FL $87,919

Salisbury, NC $87,900

Boise, ID $87,881

Moline, IL $87,835

Fort Myers, FL $87,806

Memphis, TN $87,788

Tulsa, OK $87,741

Waterloo, IA $87,684

Spartanburg, SC $87,591

Lincoln, NE $87,544

Fort Wayne, IN $87,525

Provo, UT $87,516

Cedar Falls, IA $87,403

San Antonio, TX $87,365

Greensboro, NC $87,328

South Bend, IN $87,319

Savannah, GA $87,215

Muskegon, MI $87,178

Birmingham, AL $87,168

Winston Salem, NC $87,122

Lake Charles, LA $86,896

Anderson, IN $86,878

Lexington, KY $86,849

Augusta, GA $86,821

Greenville, SC $86,821

Lima, OH $86,746

Wichita, KS $86,737

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,737

Columbia, SC $86,652

Springfield, OH $86,634

Asheville, NC $86,484

Bloomington, IN $86,418

Knoxville, TN $86,080

Shreveport, LA $86,071

Wilmington, NC $85,949

Roanoke, VA $85,949

Topeka, KS $85,780

Frankfort, KY $85,770

Oklahoma City, OK $85,705

Chillicothe, OH $85,667

Longview, TX $85,658

Melbourne, FL $85,649

Sioux Falls, SD $85,498

Mobile, AL $85,489

Terre Haute, IN $85,452

Altoona, PA $85,395

Amarillo, TX $85,330

Killeen, TX $85,301

Fayetteville, AR $85,226

Chattanooga, TN $85,198

Sioux City, IA $85,114

Idaho Falls, ID $85,095

Lynchburg, VA $85,020

Gainesville, FL $84,898

Portsmouth, OH $84,851

Little Rock, AR $84,832

Lafayette, LA $84,795

Youngstown, OH $84,795

Daytona Beach, FL $84,738

Clarksville, TN $84,729

Pensacola, FL $84,720

Temple, TX $84,713

Hopkinsville, KY $84,438

Erie, PA $84,420

Florence, SC $84,382

Charleston, WV $84,232

Great Falls, MT $84,185

Macon, GA $84,054

Tallahassee, FL $84,044

Fayetteville, NC $84,025

Waco, TX $84,007

Helena, MT $83,941

Pine Bluff, AR $83,905

Vincennes, IN $83,791

Lubbock, TX $83,753

Alamogordo, NM $83,697

Twin Falls, ID $83,613

Rapid City, SD $83,585

Jackson, MS $83,416

Huntington, WV $83,409

Greenville, MS $83,406

Parkersburg, WV $83,311

Montgomery, AL $83,294

Wichita Falls, TX $83,200

Springfield, MO $83,200

Biloxi, MS $83,153

Monroe, LA $83,059

Johnstown, PA $82,993

Sumter, SC $82,956

Columbus, GA $82,947

Pascagoula, MS $82,768

Abilene, TX $82,768

Kingsport, TN $82,524

Albany, GA $82,524

Gulfport, MS $82,496

Alexandria, LA $82,187

Fort Smith, AR $81,952

El Paso, TX $81,699

Las Cruces, NM $81,277

Harlingen, TX $81,038

Pocatello, ID $81,023

Florence, AL $80,901

Brownsville, TX $80,882

Mcallen, TX $80,685

Dothan, AL $80,554

Columbus, MS $79,997

Altus, OK $79,560

Lawton, OK $79,381

Pierre, SD $79,044

What Skills Can Increase a Jira Administrator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 7.93% 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.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Cisco (Mentioned in 1.85% 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	7.93%
Computer Science	2.95%
Cisco	1.85%

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 Jira Administrator's salary.

Cisco: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Cisco	$96,635	3%
Collaboration	$96,635	3%
Risk Management	$96,635	3%
AWS	$95,697	2%
Innovation	$95,697	2%
Insight	$95,697	2%

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How Education impacts a Jira Administrator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Jira Administrators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Jira Administrator with a No Diploma is between $92,512 and $105,047).

Jira Administrator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Jira Administrator

No Diploma 3.2%

High School 17.0%

Associates 17.0%

Bachelors 56.4%

Masters 6.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.2%
High School	17.0%
Associates	17.0%
Bachelors	56.4%
Masters	6.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Jira Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Jira 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 May 01, 2026

$82,905

Average $93,820/year

$98,432

$6,909

Average $7,818/month

$8,203

$1,594

Average $1,804/week

$1,893

$40

Average $45/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,432	$8,203	$1,893	$47
Average	$93,820	$7,818	$1,804	$45
25th Percentile	$82,905	$6,909	$1,594	$40

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Salary Trends for Jira Administrator

Salaries for a Jira Administrator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $82,160 in 2023 to around $81,471 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Jira Administrator salary trends, .

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