Utah · 2025 pay · 83 people
How much does a systems administrator make in Utah?
$80,542typical pay for a systems administrator in 2025
$69,363 – $95,391what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where systems administrators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Utah State University27 people$73,458
- Salt Lake Community College10 people$82,447
- Southern Utah University8 people$69,086
- Wasatch County5 people$103,913
- South Jordan City4 people$92,271
- Utah County3 people$92,088
- Utah Housing Corporation3 people$102,097
- Judicial Branch2 people$19,233
- Utah Tech University2 people$58,132
- Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy2 people$97,928
- Weber State University1 person$80,542
- Park City1 person$127,760
- Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District1 person$141,964
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District1 person$97,771
- Bridgerland Technical College1 person$83,511
- Valley Emergency Communications Center1 person$123,574
- Washington County Water Conservancy District1 person$89,211
- Weber Basin Water Conservancy District1 person$103,627
- Sandy City1 person$94,326
- Snow College1 person$79,642
- Draper City1 person$87,923
- Layton City1 person$79,765
- Cache Valley Transit District1 person$77,374
- Salt Lake City Public Library1 person$83,252
- Midvale City1 person$95,572
- West Valley City1 person$95,210
- Central Utah Counseling Center1 person$71,574
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Systems Administrator I5 people$57,804
- Systems Administrator II8 people$69,650
- Systems Administrator III15 people$77,832
- Systems Administrator52 people$88,400
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)$80,542 (everyone)
- Systems Administrator Senior$84,411 (everyone)
Highest-paid systems administrators, 2025
- 1Carson KingSystems Administrator III · Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District$141,964
- 2Andrea MitchellSystems Administrator · Park City$127,760
- 3Lin ShafferSystems Administrator · Valley Emergency Communications Center$123,574
- 4Bryan S DukeSystems Administrator · Wasatch County$123,051
- 5Robin R SaevaSystems Administrator 3 · Utah Housing Corporation$120,854
Common questions
How much does a systems administrator make in Utah?
The typical systems administrator was paid $80,542 in 2025; most earned between $69,363 and $95,391. This counts all 83 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for systems administrators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Administrator, at any level (for example "Systems Administrator I"). 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