Linux - Huntsville, AL - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$74,424
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 2 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,535 at 12.81%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 2 Months: $74,424 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $61,111 & $87,738; and, 5% of Jobs top $107,263.
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.
$524,903 = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $113,781 |
| 5% | $107,263 |
| 10% | $99,872 |
| 25% | $87,738 |
| 33% | $82,824 |
| 50% | $74,424 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 2 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% | $71,950 | $76,899 |
| 25% | $68,146 | $80,703 |
| 33% | $66,025 | $82,824 |
| 50% | $61,111 | $87,738 |
| 67% | $55,149 | $93,700 |
| 95% | $35,067 | $113,781 |
Salary Average =
$74,424
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 6 Years and 2 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 2 Months | $65,531 | $8,894 at 13.57% |
| 6 Years and 2 Months | $74,424 | $9,535 at 12.81% |
| 7 Years and 2 Months | $83,959 | $10,150 at 12.09% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $36,513 at the low experience of Entry Level; $74,424 at the average experience of 6 Years and 2 Months; and, $155,830 at the top experience of 13 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 1 Month = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
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 | $36,513 | $935 at 2.56% |
| Average | 6 Years and 2 Months | $74,424 | $9,535 at 12.81% |
| Top | 13 Years and 4 Months | $155,830 | $13,681 at 8.78% |
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,
- 20.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 60.4% 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,
- 3.8% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 26.4% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- Ruby,
- 9.4% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 24.5% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 3.8% 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).