Linux - Los Angeles, CA - 12 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Los Angeles -
- Riverside - Orange County
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$147,929
Experience Requirement
12 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,730 at 3.20%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 12 Years: $147,929 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $126,881 & $168,976; and, 5% of Jobs top $199,791.
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% | $210,052 |
| 5% | $199,791 |
| 10% | $188,138 |
| 25% | $168,976 |
| 33% | $161,210 |
| 50% | $147,929 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 12 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% | $144,015 | $151,842 |
| 25% | $138,002 | $157,856 |
| 33% | $134,647 | $161,210 |
| 50% | $126,881 | $168,976 |
| 67% | $117,462 | $178,395 |
| 95% | $85,806 | $210,052 |
Salary Average =
$147,929
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 12 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Years | $142,842 | $5,087 at 3.56% |
| 12 Years | $147,929 | $4,730 at 3.20% |
| 13 Years | $152,659 | $4,421 at 2.90% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases extremely 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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $9,015 at the low experience of 6 Months; $109,285 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $152,659 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 | $38,811 | $21,202 at 54.63% |
| 2 Years | $60,013 | $16,114 at 26.85% |
| 3 Years | $76,127 | $12,971 at 17.04% |
| 4 Years | $89,098 | $10,854 at 12.18% |
| 5 Years | $99,952 | $9,333 at 9.34% |
| 6 Years | $109,285 | $8,188 at 7.49% |
| 7 Years | $117,473 | $7,295 at 6.21% |
| 8 Years | $124,768 | $6,579 at 5.27% |
| 9 Years | $131,347 | $5,993 at 4.56% |
| 10 Years | $137,340 | $5,502 at 4.01% |
| 11 Years | $142,842 | $5,087 at 3.56% |
| 12 Years | $147,929 | $4,730 at 3.20% |
| 13 Years | $152,659 | $4,421 at 2.90% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 6 Months | $9,015 | $41,215 at 457.18% |
| Average | 6 Years | $109,285 | $8,188 at 7.49% |
| Top | 13 Years | $152,659 | $4,421 at 2.90% |
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
Los Angeles, CA
- California,
- Adelanto, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Altadena, Anaheim, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Blythe, Brea, Buena Park, Burbank, Calabasas, Calimesa, Camarillo, Canoga Park, Canyon Lake, Capistrano, Carson, Cathedral City, Century City, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Coachella, Colton, Commerce, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Covina, Culver City, Cypress, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Segundo, Encino, Fillmore, Florence, Fontana, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawthorne, Hemet, Hesperia, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Huntington Park, Indio, Industry, Inglewood, Irvine, La Habra, La Mirada, La Puente, La Quinta, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Mission Viejo, Monrovia, Montclair, Montebello, Monterey Park, Moorpark, Moreno Valley, Needles, Newbury Park, Newport Beach, Northridge, Norwalk, Ojai, Ontario, Orange County, Oxnard, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Paramount, Pasadena, Perris, Pico Rivera, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Rialto, Riverside, Riverside County, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Santa Paula, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Gate, Sun City, Sylmar, Temecula, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Twentynine Palms, Universal City, Upland, Valencia, Valle Vista, Van Nuys, Veijo, Venice, Ventura, Ventura County, Victorville, Walnut, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Westminster, Westmont, Whittier, Willow Brook, Woodland Hills, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley.
These locations are all included in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).