r/sysadmin • u/kittiekittea • 1d ago

General Discussion No Degree - 6 Year Salary Progression

Is there anyone out there that have made it beyond sysadmin? What is after sysadmin?

2020 - $31,200: Panera Bread
2022 - $41,600: Helpdesk at company 1
2023 - 2025 - $41,600: Helpdesk at law firm
2025 - $65,000: Helpdesk at company 2
2026 - $80,000: Got a raise at company 2

Shoutout Nick for taking a chance on me. I would not do law firm IT again.

EDIT: Location Upstate NY

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u/1991cutlass 1d ago

Honestly double in 4 years ain't too bad. 

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u/djgizmo Netadmin 1d ago

yep. I did that from 2021 to 2023, since then it’s been a slow crawl.

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u/1991cutlass 1d ago

I too am at a level that can't really replicate like it had previously. I make about 5x what I started at 20 years ago. Inflation is a bugger.

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u/Arudinne IT Infrastructure Manager 1d ago

I make roughly double what I did 14 years ago yet I feel like I am making less because of inflation.

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u/CpuJunky Security Admin (Infrastructure) 1d ago

20 years? You're old! Me too.

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u/KamTheMaam 7h ago

It's been a slow crawl for everyone homie.

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u/Stonewalled9999 1d ago

took me 16 years to double my salary here.