Senior server administrator vs lead administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and lead 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 lead administrator. Additionally, a lead administrator has an average salary of $94,444, which is higher than the $86,797 average annual salary of a senior server administrator.

The top three skills for a senior server administrator include powershell, linux and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a lead administrator are payroll, office equipment, and expense reports.

Senior server administrator vs lead administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Lead Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$94,444
Hourly rate	$41.73	$45.41
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	57,229
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs lead administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Lead Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$94,444
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $63,000 And $141,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Oregon
Best paying company	Unisys	Koch Industries
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and lead administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Lead Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior server administrator vs lead administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Lead Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 37.2% Female, 62.8%
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, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 9.5% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and lead 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.

Lead administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate office operations and procedures to include payroll preparation, information management/filing systems, and supply requisitions.
Support and troubleshoot all claims questions and provide assistance with more advance issues.
Provide initiatives and suggestions for performance tuning of applications, script auto deployment plans, troubleshoot complex production issues.
Create and implement migration plans to new SharePoint environments.
Provide application training for company's custom provisioning application.
Implement SSO configuration and user provisioning on IDM environments.

Senior server administrator vs lead administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common lead administrator skills

Payroll, 10%
Office Equipment, 8%
Expense Reports, 6%
Windows, 6%
Data Entry, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%

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