Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Salesforce administrator
Salesforce administrators configure a company's Salesforce system: users, fields, automations, reports, and dashboards. Every mid-size company using Salesforce needs one, and many administrators started in sales support or customer service.
By the Degreeless Jobs research deskUpdated Sep 7, 2026Sources: BLS, O*NET
What a salesforce administrator makes
Median pay, May 2025, United States
$116,580
$56.05 an hour, median
- 25th percentile
- $79,370
- 75th percentile
- $157,500
- 90th percentile
- $188,470
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wages of employed workers, not offers.
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- BLS
- Workers without a bachelor's
- 41%
- O*NET
- Growth, 2025 to 2035
- +5.1%
- BLS projections
- Openings a year
- 27,000
- BLS projections
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How people get in without a degree
Learn on the free Trailhead platform, pass the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam, and volunteer or contract for a nonprofit's Salesforce instance to get the first hands-on line on the resume. Junior admin and Salesforce support roles are the entry point.
The work, as O*NET defines it: All computer occupations not listed separately.
The next step
Salesforce Certified Administrator exam
- Typical cost
- Trailhead is free; exam $200; prep courses $49 per month on Coursera
- Time to complete
- 3 to 6 months of study
Where to start Salesforce Admin Certification Preparation Specialization
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Questions
Do you need a degree to be a salesforce administrator?
Not always. BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry education, but 41% of workers in the occupation report less than a bachelor's degree (O*NET). Employers that hire without one look for the credential and the work described on this page.
How much does a salesforce administrator make?
The median pay was $116,580 a year ($56.05 an hour) in May 2025, according to BLS. The middle half earned between $79,370 and $157,500, and the top 10 percent earned more than $188,470.
How long does it take to become a salesforce administrator?
3 to 6 months of study. The typical cost is trailhead is free; exam $200; prep courses $49 per month on Coursera.
Is salesforce administrator work growing?
BLS projects employment to grow 5.1% from 2025 to 2035 with about 27,000 openings a year from growth and from workers leaving the occupation.
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation code 15-1299.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 (Table 1.2).
- O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0. The share without a bachelor’s degree is our summary of O*NET’s education distribution; USDOL/ETA has not approved or endorsed it.