Illinois · 2025 pay · 10 people
How much does a systems administrator make in Illinois?
$94,000typical pay for a systems administrator in 2025
$86,275 – $103,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where systems administrators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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 Administrator (this page)$94,000 (everyone)
- Senior Systems Administrator$96,400 (everyone)
Highest-paid systems administrators, 2025
- 1Andrew GuilfoyleSystems Administrator · State Toll Highway Authority$105,100
- 2John MoralesSystems Administrator · Office of the Executive Inspector General$104,800
- 3Ann CoronaSystems Administrator · State Appellate Defender$104,500
- 4Stephen DutcherSystems Administrator · Mathematics and Science Academy$98,500
- 5Williams OluwagbemiSystems Administrator · State Toll Highway Authority$97,100
Common questions
How much does a systems administrator make in Illinois?
The typical systems administrator was paid $94,000 in 2025; most earned between $86,275 and $103,000. This counts all 10 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Administrator, at any level (for example "Systems 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