Network infrastructure manager vs senior network administrator

The differences between network infrastructure managers and senior network administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a network infrastructure manager and a senior network administrator. Additionally, a network infrastructure manager has an average salary of $100,635, which is higher than the $89,169 average annual salary of a senior network administrator.

The top three skills for a network infrastructure manager include network infrastructure, switches and lan wan. The most important skills for a senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Network infrastructure manager vs senior network administrator overview

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$100,635	$89,169
Hourly rate	$48.38	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	37,462	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network infrastructure manager vs senior network administrator salary

Network infrastructure managers and senior network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$100,635	$89,169
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $134,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network infrastructure manager and senior network administrator education

There are a few differences between a network infrastructure manager and a senior network administrator in terms of educational background:

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network infrastructure manager vs senior network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network infrastructure managers' and senior network administrators' demographics:

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network infrastructure manager and senior network administrator duties and responsibilities

Network infrastructure manager example responsibilities.

Lead program redesigning customer VoIP with ATT.
Manage day to day Microsoft, Cisco and Linux environments for billion dollar commercial real estate firm.
Manage venture partners and acquisitions circuit provisioning to integrate business functions onto a single global domain.
Reduce projected labor and capital costs by $500K through LAN redesign and virtualization initiatives.
Implement TACACS+ AAA for all Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls connecting to a centralize Cisco ACS device.
Install, maintain and troubleshoot switches and routers in order to keep up with the growth of the company.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Network infrastructure manager vs senior network administrator skills

Common network infrastructure manager skills

Network Infrastructure, 10%
Switches, 7%
Lan Wan, 6%
Routers, 5%
ITIL, 4%
Lan, 4%

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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