Basis Administrator Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Basis Administrator make in Chicago, IL?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Basis Administrator in Chicago, IL is $161,626. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $144,111 to $175,501, with most professionals earning between $128,164 and $188,134.

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Common responsibilities of a Basis Administrator

Hands-on experience with SAP Basis tasks such as designing and implementing landscape and infrastructure, client strategy, capacity planning (sizing), high-availability and disaster-recovery setup, backup and recovery strategy, storage systems, SAP upgrades, OS/DB migration, System refresh/client copies and Basis administration.

October 01, 2022

Participate in the design of Disaster Recovery, high availability (VCS, HADR, TSAMP) and systems management (latest on patches, DB / system backup, archiving) for all SAP landscapes.

October 28, 2022

Installs support packs, conducts upgrades, manage backup and recovery, system refreshes and troubleshooting, as well as administer databases, transports, conducts failover of production systems, and monitors and ensures performance of SAP systems.

November 09, 2022

Assist with change control, incident response, and testing processes for infrastructure changes or problems across the SAP landscape.

January 31, 2023

Demonstrated experience supporting full lifecycle methodology project implementation inclusive of requirements analysis, design and unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing and implementation.

February 10, 2023

Provide all aspects of technical support for SAP Basis Administration in a proactive and reactive mode to ensure that the systems perform within the terms of their respective service level agreements.

March 04, 2023

Support various SAP systems by collaborating with other IT reams in resolving any production issues and making the systems highly available.

March 06, 2023

Monitor operation of critical IT services such as critical interfaces, SAP e-mail, file and print services, major application performance and implement efficiency improvements.

March 12, 2023

Manage software logistics according to audit/governance protocol between Development, Quality Assurance, and Production to support successful application development and releases for the entire implementation lifecycle, using transports, client copies, and other SAP proprietary change technologies.

March 15, 2023

Implement SAP application installations, upgrades, enhancements, patches as needed and coordinate with technical, functional teams and business users.

March 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Basis Administrator in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

144111

175501

161626

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

153797

199769

175080

What is the average salary for Basis Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Basis Administrator in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Basis Administrator ranges from $144,111 to $175,501 with the average base salary of $161,626. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $153,797 to $199,769 with the average total cash compensation of $175,080.

View Average Salary for Basis Administrator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$161,626	$144,111 - $175,501
Bonus	$13,454	$9,686 - $24,268
Total Pay	$175,080	$153,797 - $199,769

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Basis Administrator Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,921 - $176,488	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,921 - $176,488	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,756 - $176,287	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,866 - $176,421	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,866 - $176,421	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,623 - $172,471	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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