Senior server administrator vs systems administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and 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 systems administrator. Additionally, a senior server administrator has an average salary of $86,797, which is higher than the $77,156 average annual salary of a systems administrator.

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

Senior server administrator vs systems administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$77,156
Hourly rate	$41.73	$37.09
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	134,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs systems administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$77,156
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Unisys	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior server administrator and systems administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Senior server administrator vs systems administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
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, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and 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.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

Senior server administrator vs systems administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%

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