Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Linux
Administration

United States Location

United States of America

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24

Salary Average

$147,355

Experience Requirement

10 Years and 9 Months

Raise +1 Year

$7,582 at 5.15%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 10 Years & 9 Months: $147,355 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $130,806 & $163,905; and, 5% of Jobs top $188,030.

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.

$353,226 = 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $196,013
5% $188,030
10% $178,929
25% $163,905
33% $157,802
50% $147,355
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 10 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% $144,277 $150,434
25% $139,547 $155,164
33% $136,909 $157,802
50% $130,806 $163,905
67% $123,413 $171,298
95% $98,698 $196,013
Salary Average =

$147,355

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 10 Years and 9 Months Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
9 Years and 9 Months $139,773 $7,582 at 5.42%
10 Years and 9 Months $147,355 $7,582 at 5.15%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $65,848 at the low experience of Entry Level; $103,758 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $147,355 at the top experience of 10 Years and 9 Months.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

14 Years and 7 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low Entry Level $65,848 $7,582 at 11.51%
Average 5 Years $103,758 $7,582 at 7.31%
Top 10 Years and 9 Months $147,355 $7,582 at 5.15%

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:
Project Lead,
Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
3.9% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
17.1% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
53.9% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
25% of job descriptions;
USA Federal Government,
31.6% of job descriptions;
Python,
39.5% of job descriptions;
Shell Scripts,
15.8% of job descriptions;
Java,
6.6% of job descriptions;
C++,
6.6% of job descriptions;
Jira,
3.9% of job descriptions;
R statistical software,
5.3% of job descriptions;
Agile software methodology,
14.5% of job descriptions.

Location

United States of America