Linux - Austin, TX - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$150,994
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$12,937 at 8.57%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $150,994 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $126,200 & $175,787; and, 5% of Jobs top $212,196.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$451,447 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $224,372 |
| 5% | $212,196 |
| 10% | $198,405 |
| 25% | $175,787 |
| 33% | $166,636 |
| 50% | $150,994 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $146,386 | $155,602 |
| 25% | $139,303 | $162,685 |
| 33% | $135,352 | $166,636 |
| 50% | $126,200 | $175,787 |
| 67% | $115,091 | $186,897 |
| 95% | $77,616 | $224,372 |
Salary Average =
$150,994
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years | $138,733 | $12,261 at 8.84% |
| 8 Years | $150,994 | $12,937 at 8.57% |
| 9 Years | $163,930 | $13,579 at 8.28% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $95,884 at the low experience of Entry Level; $130,958 at the average experience of 6 Years and 4 Months; and, $229,808 at the top experience of 13 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $95,884 | $-8,075 at -8.42% |
| 1 Year | $87,809 | $3,421 at 3.90% |
| 2 Years | $91,230 | $6,836 at 7.49% |
| 3 Years | $98,066 | $8,602 at 8.77% |
| 4 Years | $106,668 | $9,796 at 9.18% |
| 5 Years | $116,464 | $10,733 at 9.22% |
| 6 Years | $127,197 | $11,536 at 9.07% |
| 7 Years | $138,733 | $12,261 at 8.84% |
| 8 Years | $150,994 | $12,936 at 8.57% |
| 9 Years | $163,930 | $13,580 at 8.28% |
| 10 Years | $177,510 | $14,198 at 8.00% |
| 11 Years | $191,708 | $14,800 at 7.72% |
| 12 Years | $206,508 | $15,389 at 7.45% |
| 13 Years | $221,897 | $15,966 at 7.20% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $95,884 | $-8,075 at -8.42% |
| Average | 6 Years and 4 Months | $130,958 | $11,784 at 9.00% |
| Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $229,808 | $16,252 at 7.07% |
Qualifications
Description
Install, configure, optimize, monitor, maintain, backup, recover, troubleshoot, update and enhance, Linux server software, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Linux;
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- System-Network Administrator,
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Network, System, Server or Virtualization,
and
Administrator, Architect or Engineer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 22% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 68% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 16% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Ruby,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 32% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 26% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 8% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 4% of job descriptions.
Location
Austin, TX
- Texas,
- Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Georgetown, Hays, Lockhart, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Travis and Williamson.
These locations are all included in the Austin, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).