Networking administrator lead vs senior network administrator

The differences between networking administrator leads 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 networking administrator lead and a senior network administrator. Additionally, a networking administrator lead has an average salary of $94,158, which is higher than the $89,169 average annual salary of a senior network administrator.

The top three skills for a networking administrator lead include network hardware, routers and switches. The most important skills for a senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Networking administrator lead vs senior network administrator overview

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$94,158	$89,169
Hourly rate	$45.27	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	94,617	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Networking administrator lead vs senior network administrator salary

Networking administrator leads and senior network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$94,158	$89,169
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $124,000	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 networking administrator lead and senior network administrator education

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

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Networking administrator lead vs senior network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between networking administrator leads' and senior network administrators' demographics:

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.3% White, 62.5% 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 networking administrator lead and senior network administrator duties and responsibilities

Networking administrator lead example responsibilities.

Manage and support remote computing (VPN).
Recommend, install, manage, and secure college-wide network infrastructure including servers, storage, and switches.
Authore and implement procedures for managing three campus area networks, consisting of over 750 switches and 3,500 clients.
Plan and manage technical and operational activities associate with database administration of databases and associate servers.
Convert small business PBX users to new VOIP services.
Assign as lead for VOIP contract implementation project once approve.

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.

Networking administrator lead vs senior network administrator skills

Common networking administrator lead skills

Network Hardware, 8%
Routers, 7%
Switches, 6%
SolarWinds, 6%
VMware, 6%
BGP, 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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