Average UNIX System Administrator with UNIX Skills Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $74,795.00/year

The average annual salary of UNIX System Administrator is $74,795.00

$56,160.00
Low
$74,795.00
Average
$104,030.00
High

The starting salary of UNIX System Administrator is between $47,736.00 and $56,160.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $104,030.00 and $119,635.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$47,736.00$119,635.00
Average Hourly Pay - $34.91/hour

The average hourly pay of UNIX System Administrator is $34.91.

$0.00
Low
$34.91
Average
$35.64
High

The maximum hourly wage is between $35.64 and $41.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$0.00$41.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$2,180.00 - $10,900.00
$2,180.00
$119,635.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$0.00 - $988.00
$0.00
$119,635.00
  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $74,795.00
  • Hourly Pay : $34.91
  • Weekly Pay : $1,370.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,740.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,936.00

UNIX System Administrator Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for UNIX System Administrator. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown via chart, male employees are involved 100% in contrast with female who possibly are not a part of this profession.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows UNIX System Administrator salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For UNIX System Administrator having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $70,084.28.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years UNIX System Administrator salary would increase again to a total of $70,856.54, adding $772.26 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $82,520.79.

And finally, once the UNIX System Administrator gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $97,920.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting UNIX System Administrator Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on UNIX System Administrator's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of UNIX System Administrator when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of UNIX System Administrator is Shell Scripting which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 12% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Shell Scripting.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be VMware ESX with 2%. It can be said that VMware ESX skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of UNIX System Administrator. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $70,307.00 whereas the highest earning is $95,738.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $95,738.00 at 28%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 5% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 6% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 9% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 28% more than the average salary.

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