Systems Administrator Salary in Idaho

How much does a Systems Administrator make in Idaho?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Systems Administrator in Idaho is $105,118 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $124,449
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,353 to $115,237
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,373

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Systems Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,237	$9,603	$2,216	$55
Average	$105,118	$8,760	$2,021	$51
25th Percentile	$96,353	$8,029	$1,853	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Systems Administrator Salaries

A Systems 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 Systems Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Systems 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): $68,858
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,712
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,834
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,627
Expert (over 8 years): $141,812

Levels	Salary
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$68,858
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$87,712
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$103,834
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$120,627
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$141,812

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

District of Columbia: $124,744.
California: $124,271.
Massachusetts: $122,615.

District of Columbia $124,744 California $124,271 Massachusetts $122,615 Washington $122,164 New Jersey $122,119 Alaska $121,961 Connecticut $120,406 New York $119,775

Hawaii $117,759 Rhode Island $116,812 Maryland $116,170 Minnesota $115,291 Colorado $114,953 Illinois $114,841 Oregon $114,413 Delaware $114,097

New Hampshire $113,899 Virginia $113,455 Pennsylvania $112,159 Nevada $111,506 North Dakota $111,292 Michigan $110,954 Wisconsin $110,830 Vermont $110,582

Texas $109,895 Maine $109,850 Arizona $109,782 Ohio $109,703 Georgia $108,667 Indiana $108,148 Wyoming $108,047 Utah $107,889

Iowa $107,822 Kansas $107,281 Louisiana $107,123 North Carolina $107,067 Missouri $107,044 Florida $106,605 Montana $106,368 Nebraska $106,143

Kentucky $106,019 South Carolina $105,568 Tennessee $105,287 Idaho $105,174 New Mexico $104,351 Oklahoma $104,171 Alabama $103,506 South Dakota $102,391

Arkansas $101,783 West Virginia $101,456 Mississippi $100,476

Top Paying Cities for Systems 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:

Pocatello: $97,186
Fort Hall: $96,961
Aberdeen: $95,496

Pocatello, ID $97,186 Fort Hall, ID $96,961 Aberdeen, ID $95,496 American Falls, ID $95,496 Arbon, ID $95,496 Arco, ID $97,997 Arimo, ID $95,496 Atomic City, ID $97,682

Bancroft, ID $95,901 Basalt, ID $101,625 Bern, ID $95,496 Blackfoot, ID $97,693 Bloomington, ID $99,935 Challis, ID $101,805 Clayton, ID $103,123 Clifton, ID $95,496

Cobalt, ID $103,123 Conda, ID $95,496 Dayton, ID $99,935 Dingle, ID $99,935 Downey, ID $95,496 Ellis, ID $101,805 Firth, ID $101,287 Franklin, ID $104,374

Geneva, ID $104,735 Georgetown, ID $95,496 Grace, ID $95,496 Holbrook, ID $95,496 Howe, ID $100,498 Inkom, ID $97,073 Lava Hot Springs, ID $95,496 Mccammon, ID $96,285

Mackay, ID $97,997 Malad City, ID $95,496 May, ID $100,498 Montpelier, ID $95,496 Moore, ID $97,997 Moreland, ID $97,806 Paris, ID $99,935 Pingree, ID $96,172

Preston, ID $95,496 Rockland, ID $95,496 Saint Charles, ID $99,935 Shelley, ID $102,076 Soda Springs, ID $95,496 Kamiah, ID $113,973 Garden City, ID $104,813 Athol, ID $113,973

Avery, ID $113,973 Bayview, ID $113,973 Blanchard, ID $113,973 Bonners Ferry, ID $113,973 Bovill, ID $113,973 Calder, ID $113,973 Careywood, ID $113,973 Cataldo, ID $113,973

Clark Fork, ID $113,973 Clarkia, ID $113,973 Cocolalla, ID $113,973 Coeur D Alene, ID $113,973 Coolin, ID $113,973 Oldtown, ID $113,973 Deary, ID $113,973 Desmet, ID $113,973

Dover, ID $113,973 Eastport, ID $113,973 Elk River, ID $113,973 Fernwood, ID $113,973 Genesee, ID $113,973 Harrison, ID $113,973 Harvard, ID $113,973 Hayden, ID $113,973

Hope, ID $113,973 Kellogg, ID $113,973 Kingston, ID $113,973 Kootenai, ID $113,973 Laclede, ID $113,973 Medimont, ID $113,973 Moscow, ID $113,973 Moyie Springs, ID $113,973

Mullan, ID $113,973 Naples, ID $113,973 Nordman, ID $113,973 Osburn, ID $113,973 Pinehurst, ID $113,973 Plummer, ID $113,973 Ponderay, ID $113,973 Porthill, ID $113,973

Post Falls, ID $114,210 Potlatch, ID $113,973 Priest River, ID $113,973 Princeton, ID $113,973 Rathdrum, ID $113,973 Sagle, ID $113,973 Saint Maries, ID $113,973 Sandpoint, ID $113,973

Colburn, ID $113,973 Santa, ID $113,973 Silverton, ID $113,973 Smelterville, ID $113,973 Spirit Lake, ID $113,973 Tensed, ID $113,973 Troy, ID $113,973 Viola, ID $113,973

Wallace, ID $113,973 Murray, ID $113,973 Worley, ID $113,973 Springfield, ID $96,285 Kendrick, ID $113,973 Kooskia, ID $113,973 Lapwai, ID $113,973 Lenore, ID $113,973

Lucile, ID $103,123 Nezperce, ID $113,973 Orofino, ID $113,973 Peck, ID $113,973 Pierce, ID $113,973 Pollock, ID $103,123 Reubens, ID $113,973 Riggins, ID $103,123

Stites, ID $113,973 Weippe, ID $113,973 White Bird, ID $113,376 Winchester, ID $113,973 Atlanta, ID $103,123 Banks, ID $103,123 Bruneau, ID $97,851 Caldwell, ID $103,574

Cambridge, ID $103,123 Cascade, ID $103,123 Council, ID $103,123 Donnelly, ID $103,123 Eagle, ID $104,363 Emmett, ID $103,123 Fruitland, ID $103,123 Garden Valley, ID $103,123

Glenns Ferry, ID $100,487 Grand View, ID $103,123 Greenleaf, ID $103,123 Hammett, ID $100,487 Homedale, ID $103,123 Horseshoe Bend, ID $103,687 Huston, ID $103,123 Idaho City, ID $103,123

Indian Valley, ID $103,123 King Hill, ID $97,851 Kuna, ID $104,250 Lake Fork, ID $103,123 Letha, ID $103,123 Lowman, ID $103,123 Mccall, ID $103,123 Marsing, ID $103,123

Melba, ID $103,123 Meridian, ID $104,701 Mesa, ID $103,123 Middleton, ID $103,687 Midvale, ID $103,123 Mountain Home, ID $103,123 Mountain Home A F B, ID $103,123 Murphy, ID $103,123

Nampa, ID $103,687 New Meadows, ID $103,123 New Plymouth, ID $103,123 Notus, ID $103,123 Ola, ID $103,123 Parma, ID $103,123 Payette, ID $103,123 Placerville, ID $103,236

Star, ID $104,137 Sweet, ID $103,123 Warren, ID $103,123 Weiser, ID $103,123 Wilder, ID $103,123 Yellow Pine, ID $103,123 Boise, ID $104,813 Stanley, ID $103,123

Swanlake, ID $95,496 Thatcher, ID $95,496 Wayan, ID $113,984 Weston, ID $104,374 Fish Haven, ID $104,374 Twin Falls, ID $99,541 Rogerson, ID $97,851 Albion, ID $97,851

Almo, ID $97,851 Bellevue, ID $97,851 Bliss, ID $97,851 Buhl, ID $98,527 Burley, ID $97,851 Carey, ID $95,496 Castleford, ID $98,639 Corral, ID $100,487

Declo, ID $96,668 Dietrich, ID $97,851 Eden, ID $98,752 Fairfield, ID $100,487 Filer, ID $99,541 Gooding, ID $97,851 Hagerman, ID $97,851 Hailey, ID $97,851

Hansen, ID $99,090 Hazelton, ID $97,851 Heyburn, ID $97,851 Hill City, ID $100,487 Jerome, ID $98,076 Ketchum, ID $103,123 Kimberly, ID $99,541 Malta, ID $96,668

Minidoka, ID $96,668 Murtaugh, ID $98,189 Oakley, ID $97,851 Paul, ID $97,851 Picabo, ID $97,851 Richfield, ID $97,851 Rupert, ID $97,851 Shoshone, ID $97,851

Sun Valley, ID $100,487 Wendell, ID $98,189 Idaho Falls, ID $102,188 Ashton, ID $113,984 Chester, ID $100,498 Driggs, ID $110,266 Dubois, ID $100,498 Felt, ID $112,294

Hamer, ID $100,498 Iona, ID $102,188 Irwin, ID $111,078 Island Park, ID $107,236 Lewisville, ID $101,738 Macks Inn, ID $107,236 Menan, ID $101,174 Monteview, ID $100,498

Newdale, ID $105,737 Parker, ID $100,498 Rexburg, ID $100,611 Rigby, ID $101,512 Ririe, ID $101,062 Roberts, ID $100,836 Saint Anthony, ID $100,498 Spencer, ID $100,498

Sugar City, ID $100,498 Swan Valley, ID $108,306 Terreton, ID $100,498 Teton, ID $100,498 Tetonia, ID $113,984 Ucon, ID $102,188 Victor, ID $110,019 Carmen, ID $96,273

Gibbonsville, ID $96,273 Leadore, ID $100,498 Lemhi, ID $100,498 North Fork, ID $96,273 Salmon, ID $99,969 Tendoy, ID $98,380 Shoup, ID $99,698 Lewiston, ID $116,801

Ahsahka, ID $113,973 Cottonwood, ID $116,801 Craigmont, ID $113,973 Culdesac, ID $113,973 Elk City, ID $104,453 Ferdinand, ID $113,973 Grangeville, ID $116,272 Fenn, ID $116,272

Greencreek, ID $113,973 Juliaetta, ID $113,973

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

Understanding how a Systems 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 18, 2021

$96,353

Average $105,118/year

$115,237

$8,029

Average $8,760/month

$9,603

$1,853

Average $2,021/week

$2,216

$46

Average $51/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,237	$9,603	$2,216	$55
Average	$105,118	$8,760	$2,021	$51
25th Percentile	$96,353	$8,029	$1,853	$46

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