How Much Do Linux System Administrators Make?
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The yearly wages of the professionals are as high as $158,500 and as low as $43,000, the majority of Linux System Administrator salaries currently range between $81,500 (25th percentile) to $120,000 (75th percentile). The national average wage according to Glassdoor for this position is $78,322 per year.

Is Linux admin a good job?

There is an ever-growing demand for Linux professionals, and becoming a sysadmin can be a challenging, interesting and rewarding career path. The demand of this professional is increasing day by day. With the development in technology, Linux is the best operating system to explore and ease the work load.

What does a Linux system administrator do?

Linux administration covers backups, file restores, disaster recovery, new system builds, hardware maintenance, automation, user maintenance, filesystem housekeeping, application installation and configuration, system security management, and storage management.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media Writer

Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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