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Business System Administrator salary

Average business system administrator salary

$91,478

$43.98 hourly rate

Entry-level business system administrator salary
$69,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a business system administrator make?

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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Where can a Business System Administrator earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$123,757
Washington, DC$79,836
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Palo Alto Networks$128,405
Tektronix$89,088

Average business system administrator salary by state

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.

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Highest paying states for business system administrators

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Utah$94,182$45.28
2Nevada$95,308$45.82
3West Virginia$103,339$49.68
4Michigan$92,366$44.41
5Oregon$109,090$52.45
6Alabama$89,437$43.00
7California$115,085$55.33
8Idaho$100,718$48.42
9New Mexico$90,932$43.72
10Pennsylvania$88,508$42.55
11Tennessee$88,679$42.63
12Georgia$97,625$46.94
13Rhode Island$94,744$45.55
14Ohio$88,246$42.43
15South Carolina$89,789$43.17
16Washington$95,879$46.10
17Texas$92,608$44.52
18Missouri$88,469$42.53
19Wisconsin$86,528$41.60
20Arkansas$85,340$41.03
21Delaware$91,942$44.20
22New Hampshire$86,413$41.54
23Mississippi$86,961$41.81
24Kentucky$84,179$40.47
25Louisiana$86,618$41.64
26Florida$89,151$42.86
27Arizona$86,709$41.69
28Illinois$89,652$43.10
29Iowa$83,641$40.21
30Massachusetts$88,548$42.57
31Maryland$84,680$40.71
32Virginia$85,484$41.10
33Connecticut$88,716$42.65
34South Dakota$81,771$39.31
35Wyoming$85,187$40.96
36Kansas$80,399$38.65
37Alaska$73,703$35.43
38Oklahoma$83,358$40.08
39Nebraska$81,563$39.21
40North Carolina$83,809$40.29
41Indiana$79,650$38.29
42District of Columbia$79,846$38.39
43New Jersey$86,407$41.54
44Maine$70,572$33.93
45Montana$72,893$35.04
46Minnesota$83,090$39.95
47Colorado$74,754$35.94
48North Dakota$75,676$36.38
49New York$82,503$39.66
50Vermont$77,247$37.14
51Hawaii$72,378$34.80
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Highest paying cities for business system administrators

The highest-paying cities for business system administrators are San Francisco, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Seattle, WA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$123,757$59.50
2Atlanta, GA$97,485$46.87
3Seattle, WA$96,776$46.53
4Dallas, TX$92,883$44.66
5Detroit, MI$92,543$44.49
6Jacksonville, FL$90,828$43.67
7Charleston, SC$90,145$43.34
8Chicago, IL$89,812$43.18
9Chattanooga, TN$89,184$42.88
10Philadelphia, PA$88,821$42.70
11Columbus, OH$88,458$42.53
12Cambridge, MA$88,329$42.47
13Tempe, AZ$86,746$41.70
14Rockville, MD$84,646$40.70
15Durham, NC$83,985$40.38
16Maplewood, MN$83,139$39.97
17New York, NY$82,801$39.81
18Rapid City, SD$80,990$38.94
19Overland Park, KS$80,307$38.61
20Washington, DC$79,836$38.38

Business System Administrator salary details

A business system administrator's salary ranges from $69,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $120,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Business System Administrator Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a business system administrator's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly 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

Highest paying business system administrator jobs

The highest paying types of business system administrators are senior administrator, senior system administrator, and lead administrator.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Contractor-Business Analyst$87,402$7,283$42.02147,698
Network/Server Administrator$78,919$6,577$37.94167,546
Storage Administrator$92,434$7,703$44.4471,753
Program Administrator$50,715$4,226$24.38119,898
LAN Administrator$60,942$5,079$29.3092,931
Administrator$72,882$6,074$35.0467,553

Top companies hiring business system administrators now:

  1. AIG Jobs (4)
  2. Oracle Jobs (3)
  3. Schlumberger Jobs (4)
  4. L.L.Bean Jobs (3)
  5. Salesforce Jobs (6)

Which companies pay business system administrators the most?

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.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Palo Alto Networks$128,405$61.73
2Bank of the West$117,288$56.39
3BNP Paribas$114,582$55.09
4Norton Rose Fulbright$112,709$54.19
5Oracle$110,523$53.14
6L.L.Bean$107,538$51.70
7Argonne National Laboratory$106,816$51.35
8CDW$106,444$51.17
9Salesforce$106,067$50.99
10University of Washington$105,558$50.75
11Banner Bank$98,181$47.20
12American Red Cross$96,996$46.63
13Randstad North America, Inc.$95,912$46.11
14Compass SLS and ILS$95,787$46.05
15Busey$94,720$45.54
16Software.com$91,527$44.00
17Maplewood Toyota$90,556$43.54
18Waste Pro$89,734$43.14
19DTCC$89,650$43.10
20Tektronix$89,088$42.83

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$94,000$92,800$91,600$90,400$89,200$88,000
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Business System Administrator salary by industry

The average business system administrator salary varies across industries:

  • The average business system administrator salary in the finance industry is $108,878, the highest of any industry.
  • The average business system administrator salary in the finance industry is $95,980.
  • Business system administrators in the professional industry earn an average salary of $62,715, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for business system administrators

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$108,878$52.35
2Health Care$95,980$46.14
3Manufacturing$93,226$44.82
4Media$91,374$43.93
5Technology$86,187$41.44
6Government$68,180$32.78
7Professional$62,715$30.15

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Business System Administrator salary trends

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.

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Average business system administrator salary over time

Compare business system administrator salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Business System Administrator salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    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%

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