Linux - USA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$111,607
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$7,216 at 6.47%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 4 Months: $111,607 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $91,306 & $131,907; and, 5% of Jobs top $161,718.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $171,688 |
| 5% | $161,718 |
| 10% | $150,426 |
| 25% | $131,907 |
| 33% | $124,414 |
| 50% | $111,607 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 4 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% | $107,833 | $115,380 |
| 25% | $102,035 | $121,179 |
| 33% | $98,799 | $124,414 |
| 50% | $91,306 | $131,907 |
| 67% | $82,210 | $141,004 |
| 95% | $51,526 | $171,688 |
Salary Average =
$111,607
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 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 4 Months | $104,391 | $7,216 at 6.91% |
| 6 Years and 4 Months | $111,607 | $7,216 at 6.47% |
| 7 Years and 4 Months | $118,822 | $7,216 at 6.07% |
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: $65,908 at the low experience of Entry Level; $111,607 at the average experience of 6 Years and 4 Months; and, $163,319 at the top experience of 13 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
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 | $65,908 | $7,216 at 10.95% |
| Average | 6 Years and 4 Months | $111,607 | $7,215 at 6.46% |
| Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $163,319 | $7,215 at 4.42% |
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;
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- System-Network Administrator,
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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,
- 22% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 68% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 16% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Ruby,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 32% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 26% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 8% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 4% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America