Assume you are a manager hiring for your IT department. How much would you pay *me* to work for you? Consider my computer-related postings in this forum, 5+ yrs experience in IT, and the pay level in your area.
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Assume you are a manager hiring for your IT department. How much would you pay *me* to work for you? Consider my computer-related postings in this forum, 5+ yrs experience in IT, and the pay level in your area.
$26-28K, but then again, Im in WV
Having not guaged too many of your postings, what is your primary expertise?
Hardware/sorftware support?
Networking?
Servers?
Programming?
Give me a 50 word run down and I'll come up with a number for you, since I am a manager always looking for new blood.
£15,000 start money, £20,000 when you hit 1000 posts!!!
Primary expertise - electronics - engineering degree ;) currently the "computer guy" in a company with some 80 worstations and few servers with AD domain (nobody else has messed with my computers in 5 years)
computer-related: very good hw knowledge, win-all, some unix
networking-related: NT4-2K3 admin, AD management, ms exchange, lotus domino
programming: dos batch scripts, php/apache/mysql (win), c++, vb (have programs written by me in production)
misc software: our erp system (won't name it here for obvious reasons), backup exec, adobe advanced forms, rightfax and "whatever else is needed"
plus: made a signaling system (microcontroller-based) that is interfaced with our erp (my hardware & software design).
I don't intend to leave my current employer at least for the next year. I've been getting some offers lately from recruiters, but the offered pay was less or in the best case marginally higher than what I make now... so I'm just probing the market now to know what to expect.
I would say 30-35K to start with a raise to about 40K, give or take, after the first year. Also, my area isn't a large population, maybe 60,000, but the cost of living is very low.
must be a very, very low cost of living there.. a college graduate starts at some 40k in my area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deity
Everything seems to depend on the area. I could easily be making double my current pay if I moved to a larger city. But I'm happy where I am and the people I work with.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeeBee
It all depends, in Houston, you could be offered anywhere from $25000 to $50,000. Just depends on the company.
considering the above why the hell do i still feel uderpaid??? maybe i should just be happy and stop looking elsewhere? hmmm....
Jeez. Now I know why I live/work in California. With that kind of experience, I would say you'd be worth at LEAST $50K here. I mean,.. $30K is considered poverty level people. C'mon. Even I make more than that. LOL.
I mean,.. if I had a college degree and/or certs to go with my years of experience, I would be making around $70 - $80K p/year. And this is ME we're talking about. I'm no rocket scientist here.
Just a thought, and I'm not sure if this helps or not,... but I went to dice.com. Typed in "desktop support" in the 408, 650 area codes for California.
This is what I got
Also,.. salary.com might have some info for you.
In my area, associate and bachelor degree IT starts between 28,000 to 35,000. But this is a rural area and cost of living is low. Sure, you can make twice that in California or somewhere, but everything costs more there too, so it all evens out in the long run.
The way to do it is to live in a rural area and commute to a big city if you can stand the drive every day!
So so true. But a long commute can be very very taxing (I know because I used to have to commute 120 miles a day many years ago). I'd rather pay more in rent personally to work close.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
True...........where I live, there is a fairly large city about 60 miles away. The amount of people that commute there for jobs is amazing. It is not hard at all to get into a carpool where you only drive once a week or so, providing you have a job with consistent start and leave times...........not so sure about the IT field though; I couldn't imagine calling 3 carpool mates and telling them I was going to need them to stick around an extra hour or more cause the network was down!Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
Problem there is, you HAVE to make that much. When I get to $30k/year, I'll be doing pretty well. at $50k with my current expenses, I'd be rolling in dough.Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
On topic: CeeBee, I'd expect to see someone like you start around 35k if you were desperate, 40k if you had a little more time to look. In the right place, you'd be at 50k in no time. And as I said, that's good pay around here.
In this city, 60 miles and you are still in the same city :rolleyes:
In this city 60 miles and you are on the other side of the Cascade mountains!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleetus
The fact is that I cannot complain of what I make now, I know it's well above average for a network admin in my area (CT). Yet comparing my skills and what I do as development beyond standard admin duties to others making about the same I know I could be making more... My boss thinks the same and has pushed for more, but when it comes to raises the upper management seems to have a slightly different view :sad:
I've thought several times about moving to the Seattle area (live in Wenatchee, WA) to try and find a higher paying job, but I enjoy the slower pace of where I'm at. I have enough stress and pressure from the job, that I don't need to deal with those things when I leave the office (which is like 2 minutes away from my house).Quote:
Originally Posted by jitBob
Howdy IT TECHNICAL PEOPLE
i am a convicted felon , i have a major back problem,i have no certs yet , should i gain a++ certs and look for a job. or just be the hometown computer guru?with federal dissability benifits?
i have a high school ged ..i used to be able to fix cars , and electronics {light ****, easey fix's i dont get too envolved its not worth it}
i can fool around with linux and maybe get samba working other then that im a lamer with 'nix.
windows i can get around good in dos or cmd . i can network puters amd have some experiance with win nt 4 and win 2k&xp ...
harware is my strong point as i cant program to save my as , except for dos bat files etc..
i am not joking on the above like who is going to eaven open the door for me to let me fill out the application or accept my resume' ?
like now when some one gives me a grunt job i just grunt walk away and take some pain killers or muscle relaxers...provided i get a good job with job security i may be able to share the above's as a fringe benifit{lol} ..
Personally if i had an it job and i diidnt come home anting to go back to work with my postal workers uniform everyday i think if the company was up to snuff on treating thier workers like humans and not rental cars . i would be encouraged to stick around ... and ask for a raise ..
sorry about the above ramblings the muscle relaxers go real good with orange juice and coffee and give this buzz ....
laterz
I can't imagine getting much of any IT job with nothing more than a GED.Quote:
Originally Posted by amcfreek
I swear, since I decided to stay here until I get my bonus money, my phone has been ringing off the hook with head hunters suddenly finding my resume from back when I was super pissed off and looking.
Well then, you are in the perfect position to negotiate cleet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleetus
I have to disagree with that, For me GED and thats it. Been in the IT industry now for 12 years, and I make more than double My wife who has a masters degree in teaching. A degree does not always mean you are qualified for a postition.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
I saw a posting for $135 an hour! This is in the Washington DC areaQuote:
Originally Posted by CeeBee
I'm just north and east of Seattle and have a 1-1/2 mile commute so the to and fro part is pretty gravy, it's the rest of the driving thats' nuts. Great thing about this side of the hill is it never gets too cold or hot like you get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deity
Well, that's not too bad. The weather is so different on this side. 105 in the summer, -10 in the winter. Very little rain and lots of sand. I tell people I'm from Washington, and they instantly get the image of green, rainy Seattle. They have NO idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by jitBob
The difference in weather on the two sides is what makes vacationing so great here. It can be raining and in the 50's here and in an hours drive it will be sunny and in the eighties. Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deity
You are one of the exceptions. There are a few like you, but it is not easy to get into the IT field without some paper to back you up.Quote:
Originally Posted by masontrep
Oh, and btw, welcome to Windrivers!
You mean someone could bring home in 6 hrs what I get in a month ? :eek2:Quote:
Originally Posted by amyb
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Originally Posted by GrandDad
WalMarts pays $135 an hr. to hand out carts ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MobilePCPhysician
I'd do that for $35 an hr. . :thumbs:
Oh , by the way I wasn't joking in the above post
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Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
Thanks, been a lurker for years.