Senior server administrator vs senior network administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and senior 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 senior network administrator. Additionally, a senior network administrator has an average salary of $89,169, 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 senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Senior server administrator vs senior network administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$89,169
Hourly rate	$41.73	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	110,027
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 senior network administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$89,169
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Unisys	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and senior network administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Senior server administrator vs senior network administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and senior 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.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Senior server administrator vs senior network administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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