Configures and manages an organization's Salesforce system, building fields, automations, reports and permissions without writing much code. BLS does not publish separate figures for computer systems analysts; it counts them within computer systems analyst (SOC 15-1211), whose median pay is $105,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
- SOC 15-1211
- Computer and Mathematical
- Last updated October 9, 2026
At a glance
Salesforce Administrator in four numbers
- Median pay
- $105,850a year, or $50.89/hrBLS OEWS, May 2025Lowest 10% $67KTop 10% $168K
US median, all jobs: $50,980
- Projected growth
- +7.9%Much faster than averageBLS EP, 2025–2035This career+7.9%All jobs+3.5%
Projected employment change, 2025–2035 Item Value This career +7.9% All jobs +3.5% - Openings a year
- 32,900544,400 jobs todayBLS EP, 2025–2035
- Jobs in 2025544.4K
- Projected 2035587.2K
Employment, 2025–2035 Item Value Jobs in 2025 544.4K Projected 2035 587.2K - Typical education
- Bachelor'sneeded to enterBLS EP, 2025–2035; mix: O*NET
- High school0.8%
- Certificate0.5%
- Some college4.6%
- Associate's50.7%
- Bachelor's41.9%
- Master's1.4%
Highest education held by computer systems analysts Segment Value High school 0.8% Certificate 0.5% Some college 4.6% Associate's 50.7% Bachelor's 41.9% Master's 1.4%
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Pay
How much do Computer Systems Analysts make?
Every salesforce administrator in the US, by percentile of annual wage
Median
$105,850
Middle half earn $82,860 to $134,110
- 10th
- $67,340
- 25th
- $82,860
- 75th
- $134,110
- 90th
- $167,710
All US occupations: $50,980
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th | $67,340 |
| 25th | $82,860 |
| Median | $105,850 |
| 75th | $134,110 |
| 90th | $167,710 |
| All US occupations | $50,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Median annual wage
- $105,850
- Median hourly wage
- $50.89/hr
- Mean annual wage
- $114,610
- People employed
- 519,530
Versus all US occupations
At $105,850, Computer Systems Analysts earn 108% above the $50,980 median across all US occupations, a difference of $54,870 a year.
Versus computer and mathematical occupations
Inside the Computer and Mathematical group, where the middle occupation pays $116,580, this is 9% below the group median.
Pay range
The top 10% earn $167,710 or more while the bottom 10% earn $67,340, a gap of 2.5×. That is a typical spread for a US occupation.
Rank in the bank
This median pays more than 80% of the 1,741 occupations in the NueCareer career bank.
Highest-paying state
Rhode Island pays the most at $134,630, and still leads at $131,629 once local prices are taken into account.
Pay by state
Which states pay Computer Systems Analysts the most?
State medians come from the same OEWS release as the national figures. The cost-of-living column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, restating pay in national-average dollars so a high-cost state and a low-cost one can be compared directly.
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rhode Island | $134,630 | $131,629 | 1,850 |
| 2Washington | $129,410 | $120,929 | 24,120 |
| 3Massachusetts | $128,240 | $121,259 | 22,160 |
| 4Colorado | $127,750 | $123,967 | 6,230 |
| 5California | $127,720 | $115,354 | 59,060 |
| 6New Jersey | $122,890 | $112,945 | 16,520 |
| 7Oregon | $121,620 | $117,665 | 5,640 |
| 8Virginia | $120,840 | $119,520 | 23,190 |
| 9District of Columbia | $116,820 | $106,296 | 2,480 |
| 10Maryland | $113,610 | $108,242 | 15,340 |
Job outlook
Is Salesforce Administrator a growing career?
Employment change over 2025–2035, against every US occupation
Much faster than average. +7.9% projected growth vs 3.5% for all occupations.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts | +7.9% |
| All US occupations | +3.5% |
Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035
Much faster than average
BLS projects employment of Computer Systems Analysts to change 7.9% over 2025–2035, roughly 2.3× the 3.5% projected for all occupations. That is 42,900 more jobs.
Annual openings
About 32,900 openings are projected each year, 6.0% of the 544,400 jobs that existed in 2025. Most come from workers leaving the occupation, not from growth alone.
Getting in
How to become a Salesforce Administrator
No specific degree is required, and many admins come from sales operations, customer support, office administration or teaching. Salesforce's free Trailhead platform covers the skills, and the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam is the standard credential employers look for. Advanced Administrator and Platform App Builder certifications are common next steps.
A typical route is becoming the accidental admin, the person on a team who learns to manage the system, then moving into a dedicated role. Volunteering to administer Salesforce for a nonprofit, many of which receive discounted licenses, is another way to build experience.
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Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
- 2
Work experience in a related occupation
None
- 3
Typical on-the-job training
None
- 4
Preparation needed (O*NET job zone)
Medium preparation
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035; job zone from O*NET 31.0 Database.
What education people in the job have
O*NET incumbent survey: the highest level of education reported by people already working as computer systems analysts.
- Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree50.7%
- Bachelor's Degree41.9%
- Some College Courses4.6%
- Master's Degree1.4%
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)0.8%
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 50.7% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 41.9% |
| Some College Courses | 4.6% |
| Master's Degree | 1.4% |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 0.8% |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
The work
What does a Salesforce Administrator do?
Salesforce administrators run the system that sales, service and marketing teams use every day. They create and change objects, fields, page layouts and record types, build automations with Flow, set up user accounts and permissions, and create reports and dashboards for managers. When a sales leader wants a new approval step or a support team needs a new case queue, the admin makes it happen, usually through configuration rather than code.
Admins also keep the system healthy: cleaning duplicate data, managing integrations, testing new features from Salesforce's regular releases, and training users. In many companies the admin acts as a business analyst too, translating what teams ask for into what the platform can do.
Day-to-day tasks
- Create and modify objects, fields and page layouts
- Build automations with Salesforce Flow
- Manage users, profiles and permission sets
- Build reports and dashboards for managers
- Clean and deduplicate customer data
- Test and roll out features from new releases
- Train users and write internal guides
Typical tasks, researched by NueCareer from the sources below.
Working conditions and hours
Salesforce administrators work at companies of every size, nonprofits, universities and consulting partners. The job is desk-based and often remote or hybrid. Hours are regular, with some evening or weekend work for major releases or data migrations. Admins spend much of their time talking with the business users they support.
Where the work happens
Indoors, climate-controlled
NeverEvery dayIndoors, in a climate-controlled space, every day.
Outdoors in all weather
NeverEvery dayAlmost never works outdoors.
Physical demands
Sitting
NeverAlmost all the timeSeated for more than half the working day.
Standing
NeverAlmost all the timeBending or twisting
NeverAlmost all the time
Working with people
Contact with other people
NoneConstantFace-to-face discussions
NeverEvery dayDealing with the public
Not importantExtremely important
Pressure and stakes
Strict deadlines
NeverEvery dayMeeting strict deadlines at least weekly.
Conflict situations
NeverEvery dayCost of a mistake
Not seriousExtremely serious
Autonomy
Freedom to decide
NoneA lotA lot of freedom to make decisions without checking first.
Conditions: O*NET Work Context survey. Each item has its own scale, so each dot is read against the two answers that end its own line.
Core skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Active Listening3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Active Learning3.6
- Writing3.4
- Monitoring3.4
- Learning Strategies3.1
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.4 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Transferable skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Systems Analysis3.8
- Systems Evaluation3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Programming3.3
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Troubleshooting3.1
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 |
| Programming | 3.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.1 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.1 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Tools and software
- Analytical or scientific software · in demand
- Application server software · in demand
- Business intelligence and data analysis software · in demand
- Cloud-based data access and sharing software · in demand
- Cloud-based management software · in demand
- Configuration management software · in demand
- Content workflow software · in demand
- Customer relationship management CRM software · in demand
- Data base management system software · in demand
- Data base reporting software · in demand
- Data base user interface and query software · in demand
- Data mining software · in demand
“In demand” marks an O*NET Employer-Based Hot Technology, software named in real job postings for this occupation.
Personality fit
What personality type suits a Salesforce Administrator?
NueCareer estimate (Holland code CEI) built on O*NET's Computer Systems Analyst profile, scored 1 to 7
| Axis | Salesforce Administrator |
|---|---|
| Realistic | 3 |
| Investigative | 6 |
| Artistic | 2 |
| Social | 2 |
| Enterprising | 3 |
| Conventional | 6 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
What the work is built around
Day to day this is work built around investigating, analysing and solving problems with ideas and data, combined with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data.
- Investigative6.4
- Conventional6.1
- Enterprising3.3
- Realistic3.3
- Artistic2.0
- Social1.9
Closest MBTI types
NueCareer fit scores: cosine similarity between each MBTI type's interest vector and this occupation's O*NET interest profile. Not a BLS or O*NET figure; the method is documented on our methodology page.
Explore further
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Median annual pay, with computer systems analysts highlighted
- Software Developer$135,980
- Actuary$130,000
- Data Scientist$120,230
- Business Intelligence Analyst$120,230
- Salesforce Administrator$105,850
- Database Administrator$104,620
- Web Designer$104,000
- Computer Programmer$100,390
- Web Developer$92,650
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Software Developer | $135,980 |
| Actuary | $130,000 |
| Data Scientist | $120,230 |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | $120,230 |
| Salesforce Administrator | $105,850 |
| Database Administrator | $104,620 |
| Web Designer | $104,000 |
| Computer Programmer | $100,390 |
| Web Developer | $92,650 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
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Questions
Salesforce Administrator: frequently asked questions
How much do Computer Systems Analysts make?
BLS does not publish a separate wage for computer systems analysts. It counts them within computer systems analyst, whose median pay is $105,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of that occupation earn between $82,860 and $134,110, and the top 10% earn $167,710 or more.
Do you need a degree to become a Salesforce Administrator?
Yes. BLS reports a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for Computer Systems Analysts, and O*NET rates the preparation needed as medium preparation. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 50.7% hold associate's degree or other 2-year degree.
Is Salesforce Administrator a growing career?
Yes, strongly. Employment is projected to grow 7.9% over 2025–2035, more than double the 3.5% projected for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 32,900 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.
What does a Salesforce Administrator do?
Salesforce administrators run the system that sales, service and marketing teams use every day. A typical task: create and modify objects, fields and page layouts. Employers most often ask for Analytical or scientific software, Application server software, Business intelligence and data analysis software.
Which states pay Computer Systems Analysts the most?
The highest state medians for Computer Systems Analysts are Rhode Island ($134,630), Washington ($129,410), Massachusetts ($128,240) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
What personality type suits a Salesforce Administrator?
O*NET scores Computer Systems Analysts highest on the Investigative, Conventional and Enterprising interest areas, so the work mixes investigating, analysing and solving problems with ideas and data with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping the closest types are ISTJ, INTJ. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.