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California · 2025 pay · 125 people

How much does a system administrator make in California?

$156,864typical pay for a system administrator in 2025

$128,101 – $189,597what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 35.1% from 2024.

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Where system administrators work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

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Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • System Administrator24 people$119,113
  • System Administrator 471 people$155,540
  • System Administrator 527 people$214,792

Highest-paid system administrators, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does a system administrator make in California?

    The typical system administrator was paid $156,864 in 2025; most earned between $128,101 and $189,597. This counts all 125 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for system administrators in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is System Administrator, at any level (for example "System Administrator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

    Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this