Azure Administrator Salary in 2025

AZ-104 Certification

$110K
Average Salary
78,000+
Open Positions
+17% year-over-year
Job Growth
Very High
Market Demand

Salary Ranges by Experience Level

Entry Level

$90K - $110K

0-2 years experience

Mid-Level

$110K - $130K

2-5 years experience

Senior Level

$130K - $160K

5+ years experience

💰 Median Salary: $108K/year

Azure in 95% of Fortune 500 companies

Salary by Location - Top 5 Cities

1
Redmond, WA
$140,000 - $165,000
2
San Francisco, CA
$135,000 - $160,000
3
New York, NY
$125,000 - $150,000
4
Chicago, IL
$115,000 - $140,000
5
Dallas, TX
$110,000 - $135,000

Key Factors Affecting Salary

M365 Integration

+20-30%

Azure AD, Intune, M365 admin skills highly valued

Hybrid Cloud

+18-25%

Azure Arc, on-prem integration expertise

Security Expertise

+15-25%

Azure Security Center, Sentinel, compliance

Advanced Certifications

+20-30%

AZ-305, AZ-500 increase earning potential

Skills That Increase Your Salary

PowerShell / Azure CLI

+$12,000 - $18,000

Automation and scripting expertise

Azure DevOps

+$10,000 - $16,000

CI/CD pipelines, repos, boards

Hybrid Identity

+$10,000 - $15,000

Azure AD Connect, identity sync

Cost Optimization

+$8,000 - $14,000

Cost management, reserved instances

Career Progression & Salary Growth

Entry Level

Junior Azure Administrator

0-2 years

$90,000 - $110,000
Mid Level

Azure Administrator

2-5 years

$110,000 - $130,000
Senior Level

Senior Azure Admin / Engineer

5-8 years

$130,000 - $150,000
Lead Level

Azure Architect / Lead

8+ years (usually requires AZ-305)

$150,000 - $185,000

Salary Comparison with Similar Roles

RoleAverage SalaryDifference
AWS Administrator$115,000+5%
M365 Administrator$95,000-14%
Cloud Engineer$120,000+9%
Systems Administrator$80,000-27%

Top Paying Industries

Financial Services

Demand: Very High

$125,000

Healthcare

Demand: Very High

$118,000

Technology

Demand: High

$120,000

Manufacturing

Demand: High

$110,000

Government

Demand: High

$108,000

Salary by Company Size

Startup (1-50 employees)$95,000
Small (51-200 employees)$105,000
Medium (201-1000 employees)$115,000
Large (1001-5000 employees)$122,000
Enterprise (5000+ employees)$130,000

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