System Administrator
Hruckus
Baltimore, MD · $63k–$68k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Baltimore, MD ranks
Where Baltimore, MD placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic18 conferences · of 12
- #7Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic103 jobs · of 47
- #9Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic242 openings · of 68
- #11Cities hosting the most education & edtech conferences5 conferences · of 39
- #11Cities hosting the most healthcare & hospital systems conferences6 conferences · of 33
- #17Cities hosting the most engineering conferences2 conferences · of 28
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $65,425 a year. Across 29 open system administrator listings that state pay, the middle half runs $86,000 to $127,500 and the median is $110,000. That is 41% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database administrators, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database administrators: 33% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Veteran Firm Seeking a System Administrator for an Onsite Assignment in Baltimore, MD My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD...