How much does a system administrator make? According to salary figures from Indeed.com for June 2020, the average system administrator salary in the U.S. is estimated to be $84,363 per year. The range is quite broad, with figures starting around $43,000 and reaching as high as $145,000.

Do system administrators make good money?

Computer Systems Administrators made a median salary of $83,510 in 2019. The best-paid 25 percent made $106,310 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made $65,460.

What is the salary for a system administrator?

The salary of system admins starts from INR 2,22,222 and goes up to INR 10,64,000, making the average annual salary to INR 5,34,500. The average salary of sysadmin at Cognizant Technology Solutions is set to be INR 5,31,000, ranging from INR 2,13,500 to INR 10,20,000.