The 2011 IT Salary Guide: Page 13

Job Title: Systems Security Administrator

2011 average salary range: $81,500 – $112,500.

• The 2011 salary range is an increase of 4% over this job’s 2010 salary range, which was $78,250 – $108,250.

• The 2010 salary range was an increase of 0.3% over this job’s 2009 salary range, which was $78,000 – $108,000.

• The 2009 salary range was an increase of 5.1% over this job’s 2008 salary range, which was $73,500 – $103,500.

• The 2008 salary range was an increase of 4% over this job’s 2007 salary range, which was $70,500 – $99,750.

• The 2007 salary range was an increase of 3.9% over this job’s 2006 salary range, which was $67,500 – $92,750.

Add a salary increase for the following skills:

• Add 8% for CheckPoint Firewall administration skills (down from 9% in 2010; down from 10% in 2009)

• Add 9% Cisco network administration skills (no change from 2010; down from 12% in 2009)

• Add 8% for LINUX/UNIX administration skills (no change from 2010; down from 10% in 2009)

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Note: Since these numbers are national averages, adjust them based on your city or region.

IT Salary levels are – approximately – 10% to 30% higher in the Northeast; about average in the South Atlantic (Florida to Delaware); average to modestly lower in the Midwest, Mountain west, and South; and 5% to 30% higher on the West coast.

IT salaries in major metropolitan areas are higher than the national average. For instance, in the following cities they are:

• Atlanta: 10% higher

• Boston: 30% higher

• Chicago: 23% higher

• Dallas/Houston: 3-5% higher

• Irvine: 24% higher

• Los Angeles: 24% higher

• Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 10% higher

• New York, NY: 41% higher

• Philadelphia: 15% higher • San Diego: 14% higher

• San Francisco: 35% higher

• San Jose: 32% higher

• Seattle: 18% higher

• Stamford: 31% higher

• Washington, DC: 30% higher

More IT Salary resources:

• IT Salary (a variety of IT salary resources)

• 2010 IT Salary Guide

• Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate?

• How Not to Get an IT Job: 10 Tips

• The Top 10 IT Certifications

• 25 IT Job Sites (and an Effective Formula)

• Search for IT Jobs at JustTechjobs.com

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Salary data courtesy of Robert Half Technology. To request a copy of the complete Robert Half Salary Guide, which includes salary ranges for more than 60 different job titles, in the U.S. and Canada, click here.