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The average business system administrator salary in the United States is $91,478. Business system administrator salaries typically range between $69,000 and $120,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for business system administrators is $43.98 per hour.
Business system administrator salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Business system administrators earn the highest average salary in California.
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The average business system administrator salary in California, Oregon, and West Virginia are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average business system administrator salary states are North Dakota, Colorado, and Alaska.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Utah | $94,182 | $45.28 |
2 | Nevada | $95,308 | $45.82 |
3 | West Virginia | $103,339 | $49.68 |
4 | Michigan | $92,366 | $44.41 |
5 | Oregon | $109,090 | $52.45 |
6 | Alabama | $89,437 | $43.00 |
7 | California | $115,085 | $55.33 |
8 | Idaho | $100,718 | $48.42 |
9 | New Mexico | $90,932 | $43.72 |
10 | Pennsylvania | $88,508 | $42.55 |
11 | Tennessee | $88,679 | $42.63 |
12 | Georgia | $97,625 | $46.94 |
13 | Rhode Island | $94,744 | $45.55 |
14 | Ohio | $88,246 | $42.43 |
15 | South Carolina | $89,789 | $43.17 |
16 | Washington | $95,879 | $46.10 |
17 | Texas | $92,608 | $44.52 |
18 | Missouri | $88,469 | $42.53 |
19 | Wisconsin | $86,528 | $41.60 |
20 | Arkansas | $85,340 | $41.03 |
21 | Delaware | $91,942 | $44.20 |
22 | New Hampshire | $86,413 | $41.54 |
23 | Mississippi | $86,961 | $41.81 |
24 | Kentucky | $84,179 | $40.47 |
25 | Louisiana | $86,618 | $41.64 |
26 | Florida | $89,151 | $42.86 |
27 | Arizona | $86,709 | $41.69 |
28 | Illinois | $89,652 | $43.10 |
29 | Iowa | $83,641 | $40.21 |
30 | Massachusetts | $88,548 | $42.57 |
31 | Maryland | $84,680 | $40.71 |
32 | Virginia | $85,484 | $41.10 |
33 | Connecticut | $88,716 | $42.65 |
34 | South Dakota | $81,771 | $39.31 |
35 | Wyoming | $85,187 | $40.96 |
36 | Kansas | $80,399 | $38.65 |
37 | Alaska | $73,703 | $35.43 |
38 | Oklahoma | $83,358 | $40.08 |
39 | Nebraska | $81,563 | $39.21 |
40 | North Carolina | $83,809 | $40.29 |
41 | Indiana | $79,650 | $38.29 |
42 | District of Columbia | $79,846 | $38.39 |
43 | New Jersey | $86,407 | $41.54 |
44 | Maine | $70,572 | $33.93 |
45 | Montana | $72,893 | $35.04 |
46 | Minnesota | $83,090 | $39.95 |
47 | Colorado | $74,754 | $35.94 |
48 | North Dakota | $75,676 | $36.38 |
49 | New York | $82,503 | $39.66 |
50 | Vermont | $77,247 | $37.14 |
51 | Hawaii | $72,378 | $34.80 |
The highest-paying cities for business system administrators are San Francisco, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Seattle, WA.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | $123,757 | $59.50 |
2 | Atlanta, GA | $97,485 | $46.87 |
3 | Seattle, WA | $96,776 | $46.53 |
4 | Dallas, TX | $92,883 | $44.66 |
5 | Detroit, MI | $92,543 | $44.49 |
6 | Jacksonville, FL | $90,828 | $43.67 |
7 | Charleston, SC | $90,145 | $43.34 |
8 | Chicago, IL | $89,812 | $43.18 |
9 | Chattanooga, TN | $89,184 | $42.88 |
10 | Philadelphia, PA | $88,821 | $42.70 |
11 | Columbus, OH | $88,458 | $42.53 |
12 | Cambridge, MA | $88,329 | $42.47 |
13 | Tempe, AZ | $86,746 | $41.70 |
14 | Rockville, MD | $84,646 | $40.70 |
15 | Durham, NC | $83,985 | $40.38 |
16 | Maplewood, MN | $83,139 | $39.97 |
17 | New York, NY | $82,801 | $39.81 |
18 | Rapid City, SD | $80,990 | $38.94 |
19 | Overland Park, KS | $80,307 | $38.61 |
20 | Washington, DC | $79,836 | $38.38 |
A business system administrator's salary ranges from $69,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $120,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $120,000 | $10,000 | $58 |
75th Percentile | $105,000 | $8,750 | $50 |
Average | $91,478 | $7,623 | $44 |
25th Percentile | $79,000 | $6,583 | $38 |
10th Percentile | $69,000 | $5,750 | $33 |
The highest paying types of business system administrators are senior administrator, senior system administrator, and lead administrator.
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contractor-Business Analyst | $87,402 | $7,283 | $42.02 | 147,698 |
Network/Server Administrator | $78,919 | $6,577 | $37.94 | 167,546 |
Storage Administrator | $92,434 | $7,703 | $44.44 | 71,753 |
Program Administrator | $50,715 | $4,226 | $24.38 | 119,898 |
LAN Administrator | $60,942 | $5,079 | $29.30 | 92,931 |
Administrator | $72,882 | $6,074 | $35.04 | 67,553 |
Top companies hiring business system administrators now:
Business system administrator salaries at Palo Alto Networks and Bank of the West are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average business system administrator salary at companies like BNP Paribas and Norton Rose Fulbright are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Palo Alto Networks | $128,405 | $61.73 |
2 | Bank of the West | $117,288 | $56.39 |
3 | BNP Paribas | $114,582 | $55.09 |
4 | Norton Rose Fulbright | $112,709 | $54.19 |
5 | Oracle | $110,523 | $53.14 |
6 | L.L.Bean | $107,538 | $51.70 |
7 | Argonne National Laboratory | $106,816 | $51.35 |
8 | CDW | $106,444 | $51.17 |
9 | Salesforce | $106,067 | $50.99 |
10 | University of Washington | $105,558 | $50.75 |
11 | Banner Bank | $98,181 | $47.20 |
12 | American Red Cross | $96,996 | $46.63 |
13 | Randstad North America, Inc. | $95,912 | $46.11 |
14 | Compass SLS and ILS | $95,787 | $46.05 |
15 | Busey | $94,720 | $45.54 |
16 | Software.com | $91,527 | $44.00 |
17 | Maplewood Toyota | $90,556 | $43.54 |
18 | Waste Pro | $89,734 | $43.14 |
19 | DTCC | $89,650 | $43.10 |
20 | Tektronix | $89,088 | $42.83 |
The average business system administrator salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Finance | $108,878 | $52.35 |
2 | Health Care | $95,980 | $46.14 |
3 | Manufacturing | $93,226 | $44.82 |
4 | Media | $91,374 | $43.93 |
5 | Technology | $86,187 | $41.44 |
6 | Government | $68,180 | $32.78 |
7 | Professional | $62,715 | $30.15 |
The average business system administrator salary has risen by $16,693 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average business system administrator earned $74,785 annually, but today, they earn $91,478 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for business system administrators over the last decade.
Compare business system administrator salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare business system administrator salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2025 | $91,500 | $43.98 | +3.3% |
2024 | $88,500 | $42.53 | +2.3% |
2023 | $86,500 | $41.57 | +1.2% |
2022 | $85,500 | $41.09 | +1.7% |
2021 | $84,000 | $40.38 | +2.4% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado School of Mines | Business Systems Security Administrator | Golden, CO | 12/13/2024 | $88,300 |
Prince William County (Va | Business Systems Administrator | Williamsburg, VA | 12/12/2024 | $91,163 |
Crusoe | Business Systems Administrator, Acumatica | Arvada, CO | 12/12/2024 | $115,000 |
Anine Bing | Junior Business Systems Administrator | Los Angeles, CA | 12/11/2024 | $70,000 |
Slingshotbiosciences | Business Systems Administrator | Emeryville, CA | 12/09/2024 | $80,000 |
State of Maine | Business Systems Administrator | Augusta, ME | 12/08/2024 | $56,264 |
State of Maine, Bureau of Human Resources | Business Systems Administrator | Augusta, ME | 12/06/2024 | $56,264 |
Metropolitan Opera | Business Systems Administrator | Lincoln, NY | 11/30/2024 | $70,000 |
City of Durham, Nc | Hris Business Systems Administrator | Durham, NC | 11/26/2024 | $76,399 |
Csbdf | Business Systems Administrator | Raleigh, NC | 11/24/2024 | $72,000 |
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