How much do you tech get paid?

Ok, please answer the poll. I'm about to ask for a raise, and I want to guage how much most people in a similar position make so I can know where to stand. Ok, I've been working with my company for almost 2yrs. Been doing great with them, no problems. I'm about to get my A+ cirtification. I'm also recently taking up a large amount of added responsibility. It's also yearly raise time anyways. I'm currently making $10.50/hr. I'd like to ask for more. What do you all think? Please answer the poll.

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Good luck!

When I was a tech with similar experience and the A+, I was making $11.00 an hour plus a share of store commission which averaged out to around $100 a month. But this was Canadian--and my boss was incredibly cheap.

The (so-called) "senior" tech was making $13 an hour with the same bonus.

Well, I get paid $20 per hour, Australian, and I am always surprised at how much tech support staff are paid in the USA, and how much some people moan about it.

Wish I could emigrate and share the wealth ;)

Try looking at <a href="http://www.salary.com." target="_blank">www.salary.com.</a> Just pick where you live and what you do and the site will produce a high/low/average salary range for you.

Wow, Salary.com thinks I should be getting paid almost $70,000 australian, as opposed to $44,000 I am paid...

Pffft.. if only :(

Oh man... im going through, comparing the Salary.com wizard, using different areas I (think) I would like to be based in .. and its just depressing to think what I get paid now... *sigh* ... it just aint fair, damnit :D :D :D

Right, wheres the line to emigrate? :D

I think a whole lot depends on what you actually do. Do you work with the network at all, if so, just cabeling, simple admin, do you work with the server? Are you a bench tech for a store or are you at a corparation? Is your location small or extremely large? Do you do helpdesk only, or a myriad of other tasks?

The more you do, then yes, the more you should get paid. But if you are just wanting more money, then you better be pretty good at salesmanship to sell the reason why they should pay you more.

It did seem a little high. :D But I figure you could use it as a starting point for negotiations. Use printouts from the site to show the boss what other people say you are worth.

I did some research on MonsterJobs.com, and found someone in my position should be averaging about twice what I'm currently getting.....I dunno, I just want to get a wide variety of polls, especially from people here, as I'm pretty aware of most people's knowledge here. Plus I can get much better feedback here.
By the way, MonsterJobs uses salary.com's engine and interface when determining salarys.

And now that I just looked at salary.com I am thouroughly depressed. Still 8,000 under the low end of the chart.

[quote]Originally posted by cleetus:
<strong>I think a whole lot depends on what you actually do. Do you work with the network at all, if so, just cabeling, simple admin, do you work with the server? Are you a bench tech for a store or are you at a corparation? Is your location small or extremely large? Do you do helpdesk only, or a myriad of other tasks?

The more you do, then yes, the more you should get paid. But if you are just wanting more money, then you better be pretty good at salesmanship to sell the reason why they should pay you more.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, I pretty much do a bit of everything. From upgrading/repairing, to troubleshooting Win98 and Win2k, to preparing computers to be given to employees. I also manage the external dialup accounts, and I just recently was given a large area about 2.5 hours away, which will require a weekly commute, and there, I'll be completely managing the networks, client computers, ect... I also support all our jobsites (We're a construction company, so we have lots of jobsites scattered throught Baltimore,Dc., Virginia).
I'm pretty much acting as a know it all for the company, which is part of what makes this so hard.

I know what you mean. While I have no official job title, all of the following apply:

Network Administrator
Systems Administrator
Hardware Support Specialist
Software Support Specialist
Help Desk
Computer Programmer
Web Designer
Webmaster
Computer Consultant
The list goes on...

Does that mean I should ask for a salary that's a combination of all these jobs? :D

ahh salary.com is correct im making 37k a year, I still have some hot spots I have to fill in here at my work to get my 45k only been here for 1 year

I just got a raise to $32,400/year.

My offical title is Technical Service Rep but I'm also:

Inventory Support Specalist
Loss Prevention
Shipping Receiving
Inventory tracking
Fraud Management
Clerical
Data entry
LAN Admin
In-store level-1-tech
Plan-O-Gram person
Wireless web support
Phone support
Excel, Word, Powerpoint programmer
Handset research and recovery
Aquisitions / Provisioning
Customer service (I hate dealing with them)
liazon between customers and network ops
Network status reporter / checker

And anything else my manager decides to assign me. ;)

according to salary.com my company is the cheapest piece of sh*t in the world.


anyway i get paid 11 bucks an hour.

what i dont like about our job is our health is ok but still kinda sucks, you would think we would have better health insurance since we work for one of the two major insurance comapanies, GE and Zurich.

what pisses me off is we look at a monitor 8 hours a day, and the freakin company doesnt offer any type of vision in the health plan. :mad:


sorry im just mad today i came late work due to stupid snow and stupid people that dont know how to drive in the snow and cause major traffic :mad:

I must be in the most flagrantly underpaid section of the U.S. At my former job, I was the service manager for 5 years and averaged less than $20,000.00/year. It figured out to about $9.60/hour and part of that was store commissions that worked out to about $150.00/month. I was the highest paid tech in service. I have since started my own service/sales store and took most of my clients with me. I'm both glad and saddened by what has happened to my former employee's business since I left. Let's just say they aren't doing very well. I tried to warn them, but they wouldn't listen. To be honest, my leaving had very little to do with money and more to do with them not valuing my opinion on a certain matter I won't get into. It all worked out for the best and my client base is getting bigger every day. Even clients of my former boss that I hadn't worked with before are bringing their business my way because they are very disatisfied with the service they were getting after I left. But, in answer to your query, I wasn't getting paid nearly enough for my responsibilities. Now I do and I am happy. Just to give you an idea of how bad it is for pay in my area, Nebraska is one of the lowest income per capita states and one of the highest taxing states in the U.S. We make less money and pay more out of what we do get. Not a very good combination. :eek:

I wont bore you on how I get paid, its a bit confusing. Ill just narrow it down and say that Im on a commission type pay scale. I get a certain amount for each computer I fix. It equaled out to about 40,000 last year.I have been with the company for 5 years, and have certifications through each of the manufacuters that we service along with the required A+.

Damn, how sad is this? Leave it up to the web to learn stuff you kind of did not want to learn. Ed and I hold the same position, different markets. Now I learn he makes almost $10,000 p/y then me! No offense Ed, degree or not. Not close to fair! Eh, no one ever said life was fair. Wonder if I should use that on my review I do not think I am ever getting.............

I am still not used to the "post names" thing. I meant Dragger. LOL!!!!! SORRY MAN!

[quote]Damn, how sad is this? Leave it up to the web to learn stuff you kind of did not want to learn. Ed and I hold the same position, different markets. Now I learn he makes almost $10,000 p/y then me! No offense Ed, degree or not. Not close to fair! Eh, no one ever said life was fair. Wonder if I should use that on my review I do not think I am ever getting............. <hr></blockquote>

[quote]Originally posted by mustangjenni:
<strong>Damn, how sad is this? Leave it up to the web to learn stuff you kind of did not want to learn. Ed and I hold the same position, different markets. Now I learn he makes almost $10,000 p/y then me! No offense Ed, degree or not. Not close to fair! Eh, no one ever said life was fair. Wonder if I should use that on my review I do not think I am ever getting.............</strong><hr></blockquote>

Its called BullCrap (well, a little different, but this is a moderated forum...).

Not only that, my manager to be at the time knew me from my HP job, knew the good job I'd do, I had great experience and the right references.

Goes to prove its not what you know, its how well you can BS and who you know.

Trust me, they're screwing us with our raises now. no more $2/hr. I got a whopping 4%...

Don't forget, I started about 6 months before you, too, but the payscale didn't move too much.

Although for what we do, I think the pay should be $32K min, $37K mid, $42K tops.
But thats just my opinion.

salaray.com seems pretty right in my area, I am in the mid to upper range for my job.

[quote]Originally posted by mustangjenni:
<strong>I am still not used to the "post names" thing. I meant Dragger. LOL!!!!! SORRY MAN!

</strong><hr></blockquote>

My cover is blown!
:eek: :eek: :eek: :cool:

Salary.com is pretty much correct in my area. I was a little bit below the meadian but with my 12.5% raise I'm getting closer to the high in my area.

[quote]Originally posted by AbSoLuTeZeR0:
<strong>according to salary.com my company is the cheapest piece of sh*t in the world.

</strong><hr></blockquote>

So is mine, so much for a national wireless provider...

MustangJenni, we're getting shafted big time!

I won't vote.. I deal with foreign currency, but to chop it all down.. Our minimum wage is about $5 an hour.. ($7.15/hour CAN) I get paid at $12/hour (decent to good paying job around here) that knocks down to about.. $9/hour.

Mind you i am working at phone support.

[quote]Originally posted by Matridom:
<strong>I won't vote.. I deal with foreign currency, but to chop it all down.. Our minimum wage is about $5 an hour.. ($7.15/hour CAN) I get paid at $12/hour (decent to good paying job around here) that knocks down to about.. $9/hour.

Mind you i am working at phone support.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hey Matridom What do you do? Who do you work for and how long? If I might ask. I'm in Regina. You know the stretch of highway between Manitoba and Alberta and I'm making a bit better than $14/h with OK benefits. I've been working for a small private(poor)college for three years. I have a 4yr BA(Pysch, Phil), 1yr Network diploma from CDI(Mc Training), 1yr HR certificate from a tech college, A+, MCP, CNA, TCT certs. I do mostly hardware and phone support along with some light Novell admin duties. I thought Ottawa was the Canadian IT Mecca where money and bennefits flowed. What gives? Anyone have IT salary specs for Calgary? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

Damnit QT! Your poll chart doesn't go low enough for my salary. :D

I'm unemployed so I get paid ZERO p/hour. But I have applied at some retail jobs recently (Home Depot and CompUSA). I do have an interview at Home Depot this weekend, but even if I get hired, I still don't think the poll chart goes low enough to accomodate what I will be making. :D

{{{Rewind to September 2001}}} Network Admin making $42K p/year. Network Admin you say? WebHead? Naw,.. couldn't be. But yet it was. I just knew the right people in the right places. Oh well, those days are long gone now though. :(

[quote]Originally posted by WebHead:
<strong>I have applied at some retail jobs recently (Home Depot and CompUSA).</strong><hr></blockquote>

Before you consider working for CompUSA, you should read [http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=47&t=000064#000000]this story[/URL].

[quote]Originally posted by techguy13:
<strong>

Hey Matridom What do you do? Who do you work for and how long? If I might ask. I'm in Regina. You know the stretch of highway between Manitoba and Alberta and I'm making a bit better than $14/h with OK benefits. I've been working for a small private(poor)college for three years. I have a 4yr BA(Pysch, Phil), 1yr Network diploma from CDI(Mc Training), 1yr HR certificate from a tech college, A+, MCP, CNA, TCT certs. I do mostly hardware and phone support along with some light Novell admin duties. I thought Ottawa was the Canadian IT Mecca where money and bennefits flowed. What gives? Anyone have IT salary specs for Calgary? :confused: </strong><hr></blockquote>

I work at a phone support farm out for the cable ISP in the area... Ya, I tell people how to setup e-mail and explain why ARP is important to DHCP on our netowrk. (the later is for the "MSCE" "Network Administrators")

The job is pretty thankless and stressfull. I'm going to be (hopefully) moving to a college help desk (Laptop support for the student body - NO PHONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and getting a raise to hopefull 14-15/hour. Right now, I'll move jobs if it pays 10/hour..

€530 per month! :( :( :(

[quote]Originally posted by AlienDyne:
<strong>€530 per month! :( :( :( </strong><hr></blockquote>

Um.. what does that make in other currencies?..

Ok, so let's see. I figured that by making 10.50 and hour, for an 8 hour workday, and 40 hours a week, and 52 weeks a year....I'm making about 21,840 a year. That's pretty damn bad. To make 37,000 a year, I'd have to be making around 17.00 an hour. I highly doubt they'll give me a 6.50 raise. Last year all I got was .50 cents. :( :( :(

[quote]Originally posted by Quiet Thunder:
<strong>Ok, so let's see. I figured that by making 10.50 and hour, for an 8 hour workday, and 40 hours a week, and 52 weeks a year....I'm making about 21,840 a year. That's pretty damn bad. To make 37,000 a year, I'd have to be making around 17.00 an hour. I highly doubt they'll give me a 6.50 raise. Last year all I got was .50 cents. :( :( :( </strong><hr></blockquote>


****! I work desktop support and I pull in right around $40K/year ($23.00/hr. I think?). By looking at salary.com, I'm still getting shafted. But after hearing the kind of pay you guys are getting, I don't feel so bad. Sorry.

:confused: :(

i make 11 dollers an hour. i wish i can make more money :(


i wasnt even given a raise this year pretty much in nice words they told me my performance sucked :(

I'm simply underpaid for the stress and skills i have... Time for me to move on.

[quote]Originally posted by MacGyver:
<strong>

Before you consider working for CompUSA, you should read [http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=47&t=000064#000000]this story[/URL].</strong><hr></blockquote>

I just read that moments ago. That's kinda scary. I'll probably just go for Home Depot though anyway. I think it might be a fun change of work while I get though the rest of school.

hey webby i might ..(HOPEFULLY) work for home depot. my job is to dam far and i want go back to school around my area. so im going to see if i can get hired at the home depot by my house.
or the other job i might be going for is a plumber and i would be an apprentise for four years, but i can go to school at night. my current work schedule is not flexible at all.


so at the moment im looking for something else closer. hopefully i'll have luck, so far i havent had any luck.

if i do get another job non pc realted, the good thing is i wont have to look at a monitor screen for 8 hours, its starting to bother my eyes and my vision starts to suck.

Webby, I think you'll like it at Home Depot. A good buddy of mine had a job there, and he was getting paid pretty well considering he had no qualifications. He said he really liked the work environment, and was pretty happy there. Unfortunally he has problems sustaining a constant job, and he left without notice one day, and ended up getting a job at Best Buy. He's sorry he ever left HD. Let me know how things go there!

Now I am ticked, I just found that I should be getting allot more!!!