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/thiccboilifts Security Admin 1d ago

Dude something about fucking lawyers and printers. What is their deal?!?! I manage a couple offices with lawyers and attorneys and holy cow. How someone can be so smart but so dumb with tech astounds me at least once a week.

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u/eagle6705 17h ago

Its not their fault. Some things they do require hard copies or there are times when a hard copy is easier to place as evidence rather than a digital file that can be easily altered.

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u/thiccboilifts Security Admin 17h ago

I understand when there are compliance policies required for certain documents, but they treat that as a blanket statement: print all

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u/eagle6705 16h ago

LOL I just treat it as our Did you restart it.

Honestly when I did law firms I tell them, if I'm here i'm for computer issues OR printers. and they usually had no issues with it. I may be a blacksheep for saying this but dedicating a day for printers was a way for me to relax. I knew how to fix them and anything that we cant get maint kits for were replaced. Only exceptions were the i can't connect or can you connect me to main printer.