The states with higher salaries are generally those with higher economic activity — they are home to Fortune 500 companies or provide a wide range of opportunities for businesses. Examples include Maryland, New York and California.
Note that Washington DC would make it into this list if it were a state, since it boasts an average annual salary of $99,953.
It’s important to note that salary can vary dramatically within a given state. California is a good example: the average salary ranges from $109,998 in San Francisco, to $97,130 in Los Angeles, to $82,745 in San Diego. Similarly, in Texas, which ranked #11 overall, salaries range from $70,640 in Dallas up to $135,000 in Houston.
At the other end of the spectrum are many states in the South, Midwest and the Rust Belt, where the average salary for system administrator is much lower due to poor economic growth, industry crises, and a dependence on agriculture instead of manufacturing and business. The only exception in the Midwest is Illinois; its average salary of $85,313 nearly puts the state into the top 10.
Of course, one reason salaries are higher in certain locations is that the cost of living is higher. To get a better measure of how far your salary will actually go, we looked into how rent varies by state (using Zillow.com). By dividing the average rent divided by the average sysadmin salary for each state, a different picture emerges of the best places to live from an economic perspective
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