California · 2025 pay · 32 people
How much does a systems administration manager make in California?
$186,105typical pay for a systems administration manager in 2025
$174,244 – $258,897what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where systems administration managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco9 people$292,523
- University of California, Berkeley9 people$182,100
- University of California, San Diego4 people$179,535
- University of California, Davis3 people$162,657
- University of California, Irvine3 people$198,580
- University of California, Santa Barbara2 people$180,117
- University of California, Merced2 people$150,426
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Systems Administration Manager 123 people$181,149
- Systems Administration Manager 28 people$279,520
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Systems Administration Supervisor$144,103 (everyone)
- Systems Administration Manager (this page)$186,105 (everyone)
Highest-paid systems administration managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a systems administration manager make in California?
The typical systems administration manager was paid $186,105 in 2025; most earned between $174,244 and $258,897. This counts all 32 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for systems administration managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Administration Manager, at any level (for example "Systems Administration Manager 1"). 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