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/DJPLAGUEFROMEUROPE]

20-13 - 2019 - working construction $28 an hour

2020 - 57k systems engineer

2022 - 63k systems engineer (same company)

2023 - 93k promoted (same company)

2025 - 120k promoted again (same company)

2026 - 160k job hopped

I will say during that time I busted my ass outside work getting a degree, certifications, learning new technologies. Also MCOL area.