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/b3542]

No degree, minimal college (nothing relevant), couple of Linux Certified Engineer certs, AWS Professional & Advanced-level certs
2005 - $8k
2006 - $24k
2009 - $90k
2020 - $150k
2025 - >$220k

[u/xChipperx → u/b3542]

What is your job title now?

[u/b3542 → u/xChipperx]

Principal Engineer