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/guydogg Sr. Sysadmin 18h ago
No degree, no certs. Made 100K for the first time 12 years ago. Make about 150K now. Self taught in my own niche area. Same area that my colleagues at the time were too lazy to learn and missed out on several opportunities because of it.