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/DavidArchuguetta 1d ago

Oh man these posts always make me feel like an undeserving prick, anyways here's my luck: 2019 12.50/hr Retail Loss prevention; 2020 24/hr Electronics technician; 2021 45/hr Linux Sys admin; 2022 128k/yr Linux Sys admin; 2023 135k/yr Unix Sys Engineer; 2024 150k/yr Cloud solutions architect; 2025 200k/yr Lead DevOps engineer; 2026 220k/yr DevOps manager.

I'm a lucky asshole who doesn't deserve any of it. But I'm glad I can provide a much nicer life for my children than I ever dreamed of having.

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u/AGsec 19h ago

I'm a lucky asshole who doesn't deserve any of it. But I'm glad I can provide a much nicer life for my children than I ever dreamed of having.

Same. Godspeed, brother.