Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information technology systems.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Systems administrators - from $6,366 to $10,668 per month - 2025.
- A Systems administrators typically earns between $6,366 and $10,551 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $7,144 and $11,538 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
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- A Network Administrator in Australian Capital Territory in information and communication earned minimum $70,000.00 and maximum $120,000.00 per year in 2022.
- A Network Administrator in New South Wales in information and communication earned minimum $95,000.00 and maximum $70,000.00 per year in 2022.
- A Network Administrator in Northern Territory in information and communication earned minimum $60,000.00 and maximum $95,000.00 per year in 2022.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintaining and administering computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software and all configurations
- Recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determining hardware or software requirements related to such changes
- Diagnosing hardware and software problems
- Performing data backups and disaster recovery operations
- Operating master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use
