Senior server administrator vs network administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and network 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 network administrator. Additionally, a senior server administrator has an average salary of $86,797, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for a senior server administrator include powershell, linux and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Senior server administrator vs network administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$71,357
Hourly rate	$41.73	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs network administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Network Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$71,357
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Washington
Best paying company	Unisys	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and network administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Senior server administrator vs network administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and network 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.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Senior server administrator vs network administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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