Networking administrator lead vs senior system administrator

The differences between networking administrator leads and senior system 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 system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, which is higher than the $94,158 average annual salary of a networking administrator lead.

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

Networking administrator lead vs senior system administrator overview

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$94,158	$98,146
Hourly rate	$45.27	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	94,617	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Networking administrator lead vs senior system administrator salary

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

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$94,158	$98,146
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $124,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between networking administrator lead and senior system administrator education

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

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Networking administrator lead vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	Networking Administrator Lead	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between networking administrator lead and senior system 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 system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Networking administrator lead vs senior system administrator skills

Common networking administrator lead skills

Network Hardware, 8%
Routers, 7%
Switches, 6%
SolarWinds, 6%
VMware, 6%
BGP, 4%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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