Linux - Austin, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$102,772
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 9 Months
Raise +1 Year
$7,803 at 7.59%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 9 Months: $102,772 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $84,258 & $121,286; and, 5% of Jobs top $148,391.
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.
$442,461 = 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 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $157,417 |
| 5% | $148,391 |
| 10% | $138,142 |
| 25% | $121,286 |
| 33% | $114,455 |
| 50% | $102,772 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 9 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $99,330 | $106,214 |
| 25% | $94,040 | $111,504 |
| 33% | $91,089 | $114,455 |
| 50% | $84,258 | $121,286 |
| 67% | $75,973 | $129,571 |
| 95% | $48,127 | $157,417 |
Salary Average =
$102,772
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 5 Years and 9 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 9 Months | $94,956 | $7,816 at 8.23% |
| 5 Years and 9 Months | $102,772 | $7,803 at 7.59% |
| 6 Years and 9 Months | $110,575 | $7,795 at 7.05% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $56,190 at the low experience of Entry Level; $102,772 at the average experience of 5 Years and 9 Months; and, $151,457 at the top experience of 12 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years = 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 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $56,190 | $8,968 at 15.96% |
| Average | 5 Years and 9 Months | $102,772 | $7,803 at 7.59% |
| Top | 12 Years | $151,457 | $7,781 at 5.14% |
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;
-
- System-Network Administrator,
-
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,
- 24.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 57.9% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 10.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 14% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 29.8% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 22.8% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 5.3% 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).