How much are Techs worth?

[Raven]

How much are Techs worth? Are we getting paid enough for the knowledge we know?? Personally I am getting paid 60k per year, and I think I am underpaid for what I do.

[Wayward Clam]

Gee, I wish I could get underpaid like that!

[Darren Wilson]

Ditto.

[Raven]

Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
Gee, I wish I could get underpaid like that!

Well going rate for what I do is somewhere in the 70k range...

[Wayward Clam]

What do you do, exactly?

[Raven]

Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
What do you do, exactly?

I am a Remedy Developer.
Remedy

Basically I programmer.

[Outcoded]

"Not as much as you're worth, but just enough to keep you coming back for more. It's like any job" - Malcolm in the Middle

[Wayward Clam]

Well, friend of mine just landed a peach of a job for $64K plus stock options, but that's Canadian dollars. You don't specify where you're from so it's hard to compare (That's like $40K US.) He's a programmer so you're either in a similar boat to him or way ahead.

I'm a lowly bench tech, so $60K would be paradise right now... *sigh*

[Raven]

Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
Well, friend of mine just landed a peach of a job for $64K plus stock options, but that's Canadian dollars. You don't specify where you're from so it's hard to compare (That's like $40K US.) He's a programmer so you're either in a similar boat to him or way ahead.

I'm a lowly bench tech, so $60K would be paradise right now... *sigh*

I am from Indianapolis, Indiana

[unikey]

Hi all I'm in the UK doing 3rd support on £50K (about $75K) so no complaints here and the jobs great as well
If your looking to make serious money go in for sybase developement at $300K a year

Simon

[snoodle69]

I fly ata . com huh? I guess instead of having maintenance crews they pay their IS guys (or programmer guys). J/K!

I actually feel over paid. I am a Sr Systems Specialist and I am a busy guy, so I guess I am getting the going rate. I guess it is because this is my first "real" job that I feel this way. I went from "retail tech" to this...

[PuterGeekGirl]

Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
I'm a lowly bench tech, so $60K would be paradise right now... *sigh*[/B]

Amen Clam!!! Only a DREAM for low life tech scum such as us I guess....but, I guess we could look at Windrivers as a job "perk"?

[Wayward Clam]

You're right, PuterGeekGirl, this has become one of the few ways of making getting through my day a cheerful experience.

But I wish I could trade in a perk or two for some good solid $$.

Oh well... until then... this Clam is climbing the mountain! Look out all ye gods! Neptune's Agent is coming for you!

[bfrau]

I don't really know if I'm underpaid or not. I make decent money, not near 60K though, but I'm salaried and I work 50 to 60 hours per week. I'm not only a network administrator, I'm a Vignette developer as well. Vignette

[KoWind7]

Thats it...I'm now offically starting the CTWU (Computer Technician Workers Union)!! From now on, we make the same as anybody on the line at GM!!!

I have several uncles and cousins working at the Lake Orion Assembly Plant, and the lowest any of them make is $23 an hour.

I'm willing to bet that any of us works harder, keeps more people happy, and keeps more businesses alive than ANYBODY at GM.

We hearby demand better pay!