A system administrator, or sysadmin, is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems; especially multi-user computers, such as servers.
Below is the System Administrator Salary in Ghana
A person working as a System Administrator in Ghana typically earns around 4,160 GHS per month. Salaries range from 2,040 GHS (lowest) to 6,490 GHS (highest).
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
Salary Range
System Administrator salaries in Ghana range from 2,040 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 6,490 GHS per month (maximum salary).
Median Salary
The median salary is 4,240 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as System Administrators (s) are earning less than 4,240 GHS while the other half are earning more than 4,240 GHS.
The median represents the middle salary value.
Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of System Administrator(s) are earning less than 2,830 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 2,830 GHS.
Also from the diagram, 75% of System Administrator(s) are earning less than 5,480 GHS while 25% are earning more than 5,480 GHS.
System Administrator Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
A System Administrator with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,420 GHS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,110 GHS per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 4,290 GHS per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, System Administrator(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 5,310 GHS per month, 24% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 5,690 GHS per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 6,070 GHS per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
What are the skills required for a system administrator?
Problem-Solving and Administration.
Networking.
Cloud.
Automation and Scripting.
Security and Monitoring.
Account Access Management.
IoT/Mobile Device Management.
Scripting Languages.