Storage Administrator salary

Q: What state pays Storage Administrators the most?

California pays Storage Administrators the most in the United States, with an average salary of $112,978 per year, or $54.32 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Storage Administrator?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Storage Administrator if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Rhode Island you should be paid close to $110,521 per year.

Average storage administrator salary

$92,434

$44.44 hourly rate

Entry-level storage administrator salary

$65,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a storage administrator make?

The average storage administrator salary in the United States is $92,434. Storage administrator salaries typically range between $65,000 and $130,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for storage administrators is $44.44 per hour.

Storage administrator salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Storage administrators earn the highest average salary in California.

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Columbus, OH$121,763

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The Citadel$153,922

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Storage Administrator salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and SalaryExpert, the average salary for a storage administrator typically falls between $84,221 and $109,003.

zippia

$92,434yearly

glassdoor[1]

$91,181yearly

Salary.com[2]

$84,221yearly

ZipRecruiter[3]

$105,915yearly

SalaryExpert[4]

$109,003yearly

Average storage administrator salary by state

Highest paying states for storage administrators

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Oregon	$108,584	$52.20
2	Utah	$104,982	$50.47
3	Rhode Island	$110,521	$53.14
4	Virginia	$103,815	$49.91
5	California	$112,978	$54.32
6	Massachusetts	$105,616	$50.78
7	West Virginia	$108,070	$51.96
8	Washington	$101,373	$48.74
9	Connecticut	$104,343	$50.16
10	Idaho	$98,133	$47.18
11	Nevada	$100,741	$48.43
12	Maryland	$99,476	$47.83
13	Arizona	$92,216	$44.33
14	District of Columbia	$101,957	$49.02
15	South Dakota	$100,007	$48.08
16	New Hampshire	$94,265	$45.32
17	Nebraska	$94,861	$45.61
18	North Carolina	$91,949	$44.21
19	Pennsylvania	$93,376	$44.89
20	New York	$99,382	$47.78
21	Texas	$89,696	$43.12
22	Maine	$95,678	$46.00
23	New Jersey	$95,556	$45.94
24	Ohio	$87,056	$41.85
25	Illinois	$88,598	$42.60
26	North Dakota	$82,197	$39.52
27	New Mexico	$83,971	$40.37
28	Alaska	$85,592	$41.15
29	Delaware	$89,414	$42.99
30	Indiana	$85,349	$41.03
31	Montana	$84,955	$40.84
32	Vermont	$83,547	$40.17
33	Kansas	$83,317	$40.06
34	Missouri	$85,061	$40.89
35	Minnesota	$85,754	$41.23
36	Georgia	$84,081	$40.42
37	Kentucky	$83,186	$39.99
38	Wisconsin	$83,021	$39.91
39	Colorado	$79,932	$38.43
40	Hawaii	$73,927	$35.54
41	Alabama	$77,886	$37.45
42	Oklahoma	$82,786	$39.80
43	Michigan	$81,871	$39.36
44	Florida	$74,984	$36.05
45	Tennessee	$81,058	$38.97
46	Iowa	$81,294	$39.08
47	South Carolina	$81,538	$39.20
48	Wyoming	$76,569	$36.81
49	Arkansas	$78,425	$37.70
50	Louisiana	$78,471	$37.73
51	Mississippi	$74,813	$35.97

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Highest paying cities for storage administrators

The highest-paying cities for storage administrators are San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Stamford, CT.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$121,763	$58.54
2	Boston, MA	$105,555	$50.75
3	Stamford, CT	$104,527	$50.25
4	Arlington, VA	$104,373	$50.18
5	Washington, DC	$102,035	$49.06
6	New York, NY	$99,541	$47.86
7	Rockville, MD	$99,495	$47.83
8	Jersey City, NJ	$95,686	$46.00
9	Philadelphia, PA	$93,871	$45.13
10	Morrisville, NC	$93,150	$44.78
11	Scottsdale, AZ	$92,631	$44.53
12	Fort Worth, TX	$91,094	$43.80
13	Newark, DE	$89,432	$43.00
14	Chicago, IL	$88,943	$42.76
15	Columbus, OH	$87,147	$41.90
16	Alpharetta, GA	$84,903	$40.82
17	Kansas City, MO	$84,433	$40.59
18	Kansas City, KS	$84,142	$40.45
19	Canton, MI	$82,063	$39.45
20	Boulder, CO	$79,947	$38.44

Storage Administrator salary details

A storage administrator's salary ranges from $65,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $130,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Storage Administrator Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a storage administrator's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$130,000	$10,833	$63
75th Percentile	$111,000	$9,250	$53
Average	$92,434	$7,703	$44
25th Percentile	$76,000	$6,333	$37
10th Percentile	$65,000	$5,417	$31

Highest paying storage administrator jobs

The highest paying types of storage administrators are senior unix systems administrator, senior administrator, and senior system administrator.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Clinic Administrator	$71,242	$5,937	$34.25	70,844
Windows System Administrator	$79,845	$6,654	$38.39	94,648
Business Administrator	$72,503	$6,042	$34.86	103,025
Linux Administrator	$79,996	$6,666	$38.46	56,604
Facilities Administrator	$70,272	$5,856	$33.78	64,826
Unix Systems Administrator	$87,936	$7,328	$42.28	110,185

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Which companies pay storage administrators the most?

Storage administrator salaries at The Citadel and Meta are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average storage administrator salary at companies like PayPal and Apple are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	The Citadel	$153,922	$74.00
2	Meta	$147,574	$70.95
3	PayPal	$145,994	$70.19
4	Apple	$145,065	$69.74
5	ICE Mortgage Technology	$139,584	$67.11
6	NVIDIA	$136,352	$65.55
7	Bed Bath & Beyond	$135,996	$65.38
8	Amazon	$135,666	$65.22
9	Foundation Medicine	$133,337	$64.10
10	Yahoo	$131,605	$63.27
11	NetApp	$130,684	$62.83
12	Collective	$127,871	$61.48
13	The New York Times Company	$127,776	$61.43
14	Tesoro	$125,311	$60.25
15	Bridgewater Associates	$123,055	$59.16
16	BNY Mellon	$122,493	$58.89
17	Adobe	$120,971	$58.16
18	Twilio	$120,640	$58.00
19	H-E-B	$120,049	$57.72
20	Blackboard	$118,951	$57.19

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$95,000$93,600$92,200$90,800$89,400$88,000

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Storage Administrator salary by industry

The average storage administrator salary varies across industries:

The average storage administrator salary in the health care industry is $105,117, the highest of any industry.
The average storage administrator salary in the finance industry is $102,634.
Storage administrators in the telecommunication industry earn an average salary of $94,570, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for storage administrators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Health Care	$105,117	$50.54
2	Insurance	$102,634	$49.34
3	Manufacturing	$99,500	$47.84
4	Finance	$99,317	$47.75
5	Technology	$97,718	$46.98
6	Telecommunication	$94,570	$45.47

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Storage Administrator salary trends

The average storage administrator salary has risen by $16,868 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average storage administrator earned $75,566 annually, but today, they earn $92,434 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for storage administrators over the last decade.

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Average storage administrator salary over time

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Storage Administrator salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$92,400	$44.44	+3.3%
2024	$89,400	$42.97	+2.3%
2023	$87,400	$42.00	+1.2%
2022	$86,400	$41.52	+1.7%
2021	$84,900	$40.80	+2.4%

Recently added storage administrator salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Milwaukee, WI	12/17/2024	$129,792
Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Miami, FL	12/17/2024	$100,949
Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Worcester, MA	12/17/2024	$100,949
Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Fargo, ND	12/17/2024	$100,949
Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Phoenix, AZ	12/17/2024	$100,949
Contact Government Services	Cloud and Storage Engineer	Birmingham, AL	12/17/2024	$100,949

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