California · 2025 pay · 347 people
How much does a systems administrator range make in California?
$107,236typical pay for a systems administrator range in 2025
$90,311 – $121,736what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where systems administrator ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Diego State University39 people$107,643
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo37 people$101,007
- California State University, Long Beach33 people$110,790
- California State University, Northridge30 people$98,320
- California State University, Fullerton26 people$90,315
- California State University, Chancellor's Office25 people$140,736
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona24 people$109,313
- San Jose State University20 people$130,550
- San Francisco State University17 people$117,846
- California State University, Sacramento16 people$106,445
- California State University, San Marcos11 people$87,645
- California State University, Dominguez Hills11 people$112,003
- California State University, Fresno8 people$100,911
- California State University, Monterey Bay7 people$97,286
- California State University, Los Angeles7 people$100,276
- California State University, East Bay6 people$121,422
- California State University, San Bernardino6 people$89,110
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt6 people$90,878
- California State University, Channel Islands4 people$127,081
- California State University, Bakersfield4 people$115,884
- California State University, Chico4 people$107,381
- California State University, Stanislaus4 people$106,919
- Sonoma State University2 people$109,559
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Systems Administrator I Range 110 people$62,836
- Systems Administrator II Range 1119 people$92,313
- Systems Administrator III Range 1162 people$110,879
- Systems Administrator IV Range 155 people$129,671
Highest-paid systems administrator ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a systems administrator range make in California?
The typical systems administrator range was paid $107,236 in 2025; most earned between $90,311 and $121,736. This counts all 347 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for systems administrator ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Administrator Range, at any level (for example "Systems Administrator I Range 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