Systems Administrator Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Systems Administrator make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Systems Administrator in Massachusetts is $122,581 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $145,124
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $112,360 to $134,381
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $103,054

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Systems Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$134,381	$11,198	$2,584	$65
Average	$122,581	$10,215	$2,357	$59
25th Percentile	$112,360	$9,363	$2,161	$54

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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): $80,297
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,284
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $121,085
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,667
Expert (over 8 years): $165,372

Levels	Salary
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$80,297
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$102,284
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$121,085
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$140,667
Systems A... Level Systems Administrator	$165,372

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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:

Agawam: $116,767
Amherst: $116,429
Barre: $117,815

Agawam, MA $116,767 Amherst, MA $116,429 Barre, MA $117,815 Belchertown, MA $116,576 Blandford, MA $116,463 Bondsville, MA $116,621 Brimfield, MA $116,395 Chester, MA $115,280

Chesterfield, MA $115,787 Chicopee, MA $116,767 Cummington, MA $115,280 Easthampton, MA $116,688 East Longmeadow, MA $116,767 East Otis, MA $116,925 Feeding Hills, MA $116,767 Gilbertville, MA $117,364

Goshen, MA $115,753 Granby, MA $116,733 Granville, MA $116,621 Hadley, MA $116,508 Hampden, MA $116,767 Hardwick, MA $117,443 Hatfield, MA $116,463 Haydenville, MA $116,283

Holyoke, MA $116,767 Huntington, MA $116,508 Leeds, MA $116,463 Leverett, MA $116,395 Ludlow, MA $116,767 Monson, MA $116,621 North Amherst, MA $116,621 Northampton, MA $116,542

Florence, MA $116,542 North Hatfield, MA $116,452 Oakham, MA $118,007 Palmer, MA $116,621 Plainfield, MA $115,280 Russell, MA $116,621 Shutesbury, MA $116,576 Southampton, MA $116,733

South Barre, MA $117,894 South Hadley, MA $116,733 Southwick, MA $116,767 Thorndike, MA $116,621 Three Rivers, MA $116,688 Wales, MA $116,395 Ware, MA $117,398 Warren, MA $117,049

West Chesterfield, MA $115,212 Westfield, MA $116,767 West Hatfield, MA $116,395 West Springfield, MA $116,767 West Warren, MA $117,533 Whately, MA $116,204 Wheelwright, MA $117,849 Wilbraham, MA $116,767

Williamsburg, MA $116,238 Woronoco, MA $116,655 Worthington, MA $115,325 Springfield, MA $116,767 Longmeadow, MA $116,767 Indian Orchard, MA $116,767 Pittsfield, MA $115,584 Adams, MA $115,472

Ashley Falls, MA $117,578 Becket, MA $115,472 Berkshire, MA $115,584 Cheshire, MA $115,584 Dalton, MA $115,584 Glendale, MA $115,550 Great Barrington, MA $115,246 Hinsdale, MA $115,584

Housatonic, MA $115,393 Lanesboro, MA $115,584 Lee, MA $115,550 Lenox, MA $115,584 Lenox Dale, MA $115,584 Middlefield, MA $115,438 Mill River, MA $116,587 Monterey, MA $115,246

North Adams, MA $115,325 North Egremont, MA $115,494 Otis, MA $115,212 Richmond, MA $115,584 Sandisfield, MA $117,026 Savoy, MA $115,438 Sheffield, MA $116,846 South Egremont, MA $115,719

Southfield, MA $117,409 South Lee, MA $115,550 Stockbridge, MA $115,550 Tyringham, MA $115,393 West Stockbridge, MA $115,505 Williamstown, MA $115,325 Windsor, MA $115,550 Greenfield, MA $115,866

Ashfield, MA $115,348 Athol, MA $117,950 Bernardston, MA $115,821 Buckland, MA $115,190 Charlemont, MA $114,920 Colrain, MA $115,303 Conway, MA $115,697 Deerfield, MA $115,900

Drury, MA $114,593 Erving, MA $116,621 Heath, MA $114,920 Lake Pleasant, MA $116,103 Millers Falls, MA $116,001 Monroe Bridge, MA $114,480 Montague, MA $116,103 Gill, MA $116,531

New Salem, MA $116,981 Northfield, MA $116,531 Orange, MA $117,556 Petersham, MA $117,928 Rowe, MA $114,660 Royalston, MA $118,131 Shelburne Falls, MA $115,291 South Deerfield, MA $116,080

Sunderland, MA $116,181 Turners Falls, MA $116,001 Warwick, MA $117,567 Wendell, MA $116,531 Wendell Depot, MA $116,948 Fitchburg, MA $119,066 Ashburnham, MA $118,514 Ashby, MA $120,654

Ayer, MA $120,958 Devens, MA $120,868 Baldwinville, MA $118,322 East Templeton, MA $118,356 Gardner, MA $118,570 Westminster, MA $118,570 Groton, MA $121,071 Harvard, MA $121,060

Hubbardston, MA $117,849 Leominster, MA $117,894 Littleton, MA $121,251 Lunenburg, MA $120,699 Pepperell, MA $121,071 Shirley, MA $120,823 Still River, MA $120,992 Templeton, MA $118,356

Townsend, MA $120,857 West Groton, MA $120,913 West Townsend, MA $120,812 Winchendon, MA $118,097 Winchendon Springs, MA $118,074 Auburn, MA $118,153 North Dartmouth, MA $118,874 South Dartmouth, MA $118,874

North Attleboro, MA $116,722 Plainville, MA $116,643 Attleboro Falls, MA $116,677 North Dighton, MA $116,610 Norton, MA $121,871 Raynham, MA $121,905 Raynham Center, MA $121,905 Rehoboth, MA $116,756

Rochester, MA $118,874 Seekonk, MA $116,756 Swansea, MA $116,643 Berkley, MA $118,942 Taunton, MA $121,792 Westport, MA $118,874 Westport Point, MA $118,874 Berlin, MA $118,074

Cataumet, MA $118,615 Blackstone, MA $116,610 Boylston, MA $118,153 Brookfield, MA $117,928 Charlton, MA $118,074 Charlton City, MA $118,074 Charlton Depot, MA $118,074 Clinton, MA $118,074

East Brookfield, MA $118,040 Douglas, MA $117,962 East Princeton, MA $118,007 Fiskdale, MA $117,815 Grafton, MA $118,153 Holden, MA $118,153 Holland, MA $117,759 Jefferson, MA $118,153

Lancaster, MA $117,962 Leicester, MA $118,153 Linwood, MA $117,894 Manchaug, MA $118,153 Millbury, MA $118,153 Millville, MA $116,497 New Braintree, MA $117,894 Northborough, MA $118,153

Northbridge, MA $118,119 North Brookfield, MA $118,007 North Grafton, MA $118,153 North Oxford, MA $118,153 North Uxbridge, MA $117,894 Oxford, MA $118,119 Princeton, MA $118,040 Rochdale, MA $118,153

Rutland, MA $118,153 Shrewsbury, MA $118,153 Southbridge, MA $117,894 South Grafton, MA $118,153 South Lancaster, MA $118,040 Spencer, MA $118,153 Sterling, MA $118,074 Sturbridge, MA $117,849

Upton, MA $118,074 Uxbridge, MA $117,928 Webster, MA $117,928 Dudley, MA $117,928 Westborough, MA $118,153 West Boylston, MA $118,153 West Brookfield, MA $117,894 West Millbury, MA $118,153

Whitinsville, MA $118,074 Sutton, MA $118,153 Worcester, MA $118,153 East Walpole, MA $121,905 Cherry Valley, MA $118,153 Paxton, MA $118,153 Framingham, MA $121,567 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $121,251

Boxborough, MA $121,173 Acton, MA $121,173 Ashland, MA $117,849 Bedford, MA $121,218 Hanscom Afb, MA $123,358 Bolton, MA $117,928 Carlisle, MA $121,251 Concord, MA $121,139

Fayville, MA $117,928 Holliston, MA $121,488 Hopedale, MA $117,894 Hopkinton, MA $117,962 Hudson, MA $117,962 Marlborough, MA $118,007 Maynard, MA $121,026 Mendon, MA $117,894

Milford, MA $117,894 Natick, MA $125,465 Sherborn, MA $125,398 Southborough, MA $117,962 Foxboro, MA $121,905 Franklin, MA $119,054 Greenbush, MA $121,680 Green Harbor, MA $121,646

Hingham, MA $123,674 Hull, MA $125,657 Humarock, MA $121,680 Mansfield, MA $121,905 Marshfield, MA $121,646 Marshfield Hills, MA $121,646 Medfield, MA $123,572 Medway, MA $121,567

Millis, MA $121,646 Minot, MA $121,680 Norfolk, MA $121,758 North Marshfield, MA $121,646 North Scituate, MA $121,646 Norwell, MA $121,758 Norwood, MA $121,905 Ocean Bluff, MA $121,646

Scituate, MA $121,646 Sharon, MA $121,905 Sheldonville, MA $119,111 South Walpole, MA $121,826 Stoughton, MA $121,905 Walpole, MA $121,871 Westwood, MA $123,685 Wrentham, MA $121,713

Boston, MA $125,657 Roxbury, MA $125,657 Roxbury Crossing, MA $125,657 Dorchester, MA $125,657 Dorchester Center, MA $125,657 Mattapan, MA $125,657 Charlestown, MA $125,657 Jamaica Plain, MA $125,657

Roslindale, MA $125,657 West Roxbury, MA $125,657 Allston, MA $125,657 Brighton, MA $125,657 Hyde Park, MA $125,657 Readville, MA $125,657 Cambridge, MA $125,657 Somerville, MA $125,657

Malden, MA $125,657 Everett, MA $125,657 Chelsea, MA $125,657 Revere, MA $125,657 Winthrop, MA $125,657 Medford, MA $125,657 West Medford, MA $125,657 Quincy, MA $125,657

Melrose, MA $125,657 Stoneham, MA $125,657 Braintree, MA $121,905 Milton, MA $125,657 Milton Village, MA $125,657 Weymouth, MA $121,905 East Weymouth, MA $121,905 South Weymouth, MA $121,905

North Weymouth, MA $121,905 East Boston, MA $125,657 Brockton, MA $121,905 Avon, MA $121,905 Bridgewater, MA $121,905 Bryantville, MA $121,826 Carver, MA $120,035 Duxbury, MA $121,567

East Bridgewater, MA $121,905 Easton, MA $121,905 Elmwood, MA $121,905 Halifax, MA $121,826 Hanover, MA $121,826 Hanson, MA $121,905 Holbrook, MA $121,905 Middleboro, MA $120,147

Manomet, MA $120,361 Lakeville, MA $118,683 Monponsett, MA $121,871 Abington, MA $121,905 North Carver, MA $121,646 North Easton, MA $121,905 North Pembroke, MA $121,792 Pembroke, MA $121,826

Plymouth, MA $120,530 Kingston, MA $121,601 South Carver, MA $118,570 Plympton, MA $121,713 Randolph, MA $121,905 Rockland, MA $121,905 South Easton, MA $121,905 West Bridgewater, MA $121,905

White Horse Beach, MA $120,440 Whitman, MA $121,905 Lexington, MA $125,657 Brookline, MA $125,657 Brookline Village, MA $125,657 Waltham, MA $125,657 North Waltham, MA $125,657 New Town, MA $125,657

Babson Park, MA $125,657 Newton, MA $125,657 Newton Center, MA $125,657 Newtonville, MA $125,657 Newton Highlands, MA $125,657 Newton Lower Falls, MA $125,657 Newton Upper Falls, MA $125,657 West Newton, MA $125,657

Auburndale, MA $125,657 Chestnut Hill, MA $125,657 Waban, MA $125,657 Watertown, MA $125,657 Arlington, MA $125,657 Arlington Heights, MA $125,657 Belmont, MA $125,657 Waverley, MA $125,657

Wellesley Hills, MA $125,657 Wellesley, MA $125,623 Needham, MA $125,657 Weston, MA $125,657 Needham Heights, MA $125,657 Nonantum, MA $125,657 Buzzards Bay, MA $118,536 Lincoln, MA $125,578

Stow, MA $121,026 Sudbury, MA $125,398 Wayland, MA $125,465 Woodville, MA $118,040 Woburn, MA $125,657 Burlington, MA $123,403 Andover, MA $119,347 Billerica, MA $121,251

Chelmsford, MA $121,251 Dracut, MA $121,251 Dunstable, MA $121,071 Haverhill, MA $119,347 Georgetown, MA $119,347 Groveland, MA $119,347 Lawrence, MA $119,347 Methuen, MA $119,347

North Andover, MA $119,347 Lowell, MA $121,251 Merrimac, MA $119,268 North Billerica, MA $121,251 North Chelmsford, MA $121,251 North Reading, MA $119,268 Nutting Lake, MA $121,251 Pinehurst, MA $121,251

Reading, MA $121,961 Tewksbury, MA $121,251 Tyngsboro, MA $121,251 Wakefield, MA $125,623 West Boxford, MA $119,347 Westford, MA $121,251 Wilmington, MA $120,282 Winchester, MA $125,657

Lynn, MA $125,657 Saugus, MA $125,657 Swampscott, MA $125,578 Nahant, MA $125,657 Amesbury, MA $118,739 Beverly, MA $125,352 Boxford, MA $119,347 Byfield, MA $119,268

Danvers, MA $119,156 Essex, MA $120,384 Gloucester, MA $120,564 Hamilton, MA $119,088 Hathorne, MA $119,156 Chilmark, MA $118,232 East Falmouth, MA $118,807 East Sandwich, MA $119,235

East Wareham, MA $118,570 Edgartown, MA $118,311 Falmouth, MA $118,615 Woods Hole, MA $118,615 Menemsha, MA $118,311 Monument Beach, MA $118,570 Nantucket, MA $118,311 North Falmouth, MA $118,649

Oak Bluffs, MA $118,345 Onset, MA $118,649 Pocasset, MA $118,615 Sagamore, MA $119,483 Sagamore Beach, MA $119,483 Sandwich, MA $119,246 Siasconset, MA $118,311 Silver Beach, MA $118,649

Vineyard Haven, MA $118,446 Wareham, MA $118,683 West Chop, MA $118,446 West Falmouth, MA $118,649 West Tisbury, MA $118,311 West Wareham, MA $118,728 Hyannis, MA $118,491 Barnstable, MA $118,885

Brewster, MA $118,311 Centerville, MA $118,840 Chatham, MA $118,311 Cotuit, MA $118,919 Ipswich, MA $119,088 Cummaquid, MA $118,525 Lynnfield, MA $122,367 Manchester, MA $120,846

Marblehead, MA $125,431 Middleton, MA $119,314 Newburyport, MA $119,122 Newbury, MA $119,347 Salisbury, MA $118,356 Peabody, MA $125,510 Prides Crossing, MA $122,187 Rockport, MA $120,553

Rowley, MA $119,156 Salem, MA $125,510 South Hamilton, MA $119,088 Topsfield, MA $119,268 Wenham, MA $119,122 West Newbury, MA $119,347 Accord, MA $121,905 Bellingham, MA $116,418

Brant Rock, MA $121,398 Canton, MA $121,905 Cohasset, MA $123,561 Dedham, MA $125,657 Dover, MA $125,544 East Mansfield, MA $121,905 Dennis, MA $118,311 Dennis Port, MA $118,311

East Dennis, MA $118,311 Eastham, MA $118,311 East Orleans, MA $118,311 Forestdale, MA $119,088 Harwich, MA $118,311 Harwich Port, MA $118,311 Hyannis Port, MA $118,480 Marstons Mills, MA $119,043

Mashpee, MA $119,122 North Chatham, MA $118,311 North Eastham, MA $119,832 North Truro, MA $121,342 Orleans, MA $118,311 Osterville, MA $118,694 Provincetown, MA $121,116 South Chatham, MA $118,311

South Dennis, MA $118,311 South Harwich, MA $118,311 South Orleans, MA $118,311 South Wellfleet, MA $119,832 South Yarmouth, MA $118,311 Truro, MA $119,832 Wellfleet, MA $119,832 West Barnstable, MA $119,099

West Chatham, MA $118,311 West Dennis, MA $118,311 West Harwich, MA $118,311 West Hyannisport, MA $118,739 West Yarmouth, MA $118,311 Yarmouth Port, MA $118,311 Assonet, MA $118,795 Attleboro, MA $116,756

Chartley, MA $121,905 Cuttyhunk, MA $118,683 Dartmouth, MA $118,874 Dighton, MA $117,612 East Freetown, MA $118,874 East Taunton, MA $121,713 Fairhaven, MA $118,874 Fall River, MA $118,874

Somerset, MA $118,761 Marion, MA $118,874 Mattapoisett, MA $118,874 New Bedford, MA $118,874 Acushnet, MA $118,874

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

$112,360

Average $122,581/year

$134,381

$9,363

Average $10,215/month

$11,198

$2,161

Average $2,357/week

$2,584

$54

Average $59/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$134,381	$11,198	$2,584	$65
Average	$122,581	$10,215	$2,357	$59
25th Percentile	$112,360	$9,363	$2,161	$54

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