Linux - Huntsville, AL - 9 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$96,402
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,549 at 7.83%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $96,402 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $81,579 & $111,225; and, 5% of Jobs top $132,927.
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.
$348,843 = 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $140,154 |
| 5% | $132,927 |
| 10% | $124,721 |
| 25% | $111,225 |
| 33% | $105,756 |
| 50% | $96,402 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% | $93,646 | $99,158 |
| 25% | $89,411 | $103,394 |
| 33% | $87,049 | $105,756 |
| 50% | $81,579 | $111,225 |
| 67% | $74,946 | $117,859 |
| 95% | $52,651 | $140,154 |
Salary Average =
$96,402
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 9 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | $88,848 | $7,554 at 8.50% |
| 9 Years | $96,402 | $7,549 at 7.83% |
| 10 Years | $103,951 | $7,549 at 7.26% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly 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: $20,968 at the low experience of 5 Months; $73,693 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $126,609 at the top experience of 13 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $33,254 | $9,025 at 27.14% |
| 2 Years | $42,279 | $8,196 at 19.39% |
| 3 Years | $50,475 | $7,870 at 15.59% |
| 4 Years | $58,345 | $7,715 at 13.22% |
| 5 Years | $66,060 | $7,633 at 11.55% |
| 6 Years | $73,693 | $7,590 at 10.30% |
| 7 Years | $81,283 | $7,565 at 9.31% |
| 8 Years | $88,848 | $7,554 at 8.50% |
| 9 Years | $96,402 | $7,549 at 7.83% |
| 10 Years | $103,951 | $7,550 at 7.26% |
| 11 Years | $111,501 | $7,551 at 6.77% |
| 12 Years | $119,052 | $7,557 at 6.35% |
| 13 Years | $126,609 | $7,562 at 5.97% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 5 Months | $20,968 | $16,213 at 77.32% |
| Average | 6 Years | $73,693 | $7,590 at 10.30% |
| Top | 13 Years | $126,609 | $7,562 at 5.97% |
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,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 56.1% 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,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 14% of job descriptions;
- Ruby,
- 8.8% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 28.1% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 22.8% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 3.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Huntsville, AL
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).