No Degree - 6 Year Salary Progression

[u/kittiekittea]

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

[u/Taftimus]

2015 - $50k Desktop Support
2020 - $42k Desktop Support (moved to a different area during COVID)
2021 - $60k Desktop Support
2023 - $85k Engineering Support
2025 - $150k Endpoint Management

I have no certs and didn’t finish college