Senior server administrator vs junior systems administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and junior systems 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 senior server administrator and a junior systems administrator. Additionally, a senior server administrator has an average salary of $86,797, which is higher than the $62,225 average annual salary of a junior systems administrator.

The top three skills for a senior server administrator include powershell, linux and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a junior systems administrator are windows server, troubleshoot, and technical support.

Senior server administrator vs junior systems administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Junior Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$62,225
Hourly rate	$41.73	$29.92
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	154,134
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs junior systems administrator salary

Senior server administrators and junior systems administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Server Administrator	Junior Systems Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$62,225
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $51,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Washington
Best paying company	Unisys	Jacobs Engineering Group
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and junior systems administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior server administrator and a junior systems administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Server Administrator	Junior Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior server administrator vs junior systems administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior server administrators' and junior systems administrators' demographics:

	Senior Server Administrator	Junior Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 14.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 12.1% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and junior systems administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior server administrator example responsibilities.

Manage all backup, Citrix and remote systems.
Manage several internal URLs host under IIS across multiple servers.
Manage L2/L3 switches, as well as routers and the company firewall.
Assist in managing and creating GPO's to be deploy to enterprise systems.
Manage and configure Cisco network equipment including switches and routers.
Manage virtual machine snapshots as requested by application management personnel.

Junior systems administrator example responsibilities.

Manage Linux servers, running primarily CentOS.
Manage customer accounts and cases in Salesforce.
Load and manage customer provide encryption files.
Create, run and manage server back-ups monthly.
Develop PowerShell scripts to revamp and automate server build process.
Maintain and manage windows 2012 R2 in a virtual environment.

Senior server administrator vs junior systems administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

PowerShell, 7%
Linux, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%
DNS, 4%
Microsoft Windows Server, 4%
DHCP, 4%

Common junior systems administrator skills

Windows Server, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Technical Support, 5%
System Administration, 5%
Switches, 5%
OS, 4%

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