Amazed how many people stated their salary ranges, I love it. High school, no college, CNA (Novell 4.x)13 years ago but no certs. 13 years experience (unless you count playing with PC's as a hobby before that from 1988-ish).
In 1996 I started at a division with 37 users and one Novell 3.12 server and $23K/yr 1997 I broke $30K/yr I think around 2002 I broke $50K/yr Currently comfortably over $60k, but not quite as much as EZ. Changed jobs last year from CSC to the non-profit I'm at, salary did not change. That's my day job - my own side biz I bill $75/hr which, if you do the math and I did 40hrs/week would be $156K/yr. Some things in life (like low stress) are more important than money, so I let my day job pay for health insurance and retirement plan. J. Being 100% your own boss? Priceless, and gutsy - congrats! Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands" From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey Drop out (just prior to completing BSc), no certs, 20 odd years of experience - 6 figures... Being my own boss - priceless... Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March-07-08 2:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey Drop out, current CISSP, former MCSE/CCNA/CNE, 6 figures... On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm a drop-out with no certs. I make more. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Shawn Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just for fun: > > I'm an RCHE in RHEL5 with a CIS Diploma and 8 years of experience with > Windows Admin, Linux Admin, basic Network Admin and PHP/VB programming > > I make almost 60k. I live in Northern BC Canada. > > Shawn > > > Forgot that list. > > > > What is everyone here making? :) > > > > Include degree, Cert too. > > > > -Z.V. > > > > From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:48 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey > > > > and I know a lot of people with certifications that I would not pay $15 / > > hr. > > > > Klint > > > > Tim Vander Kooi wrote: > > Not to mention that the surveys only list the salary by certification. I > > know of few companies that set your salary based on just your certs. Red > > Hat/Microsoft/Cisco/Comp TIA/etc. can't be held responsible for the > > overall incompetency of the people passing their tests. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:25 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey > > > > Those surveys show how much management (current and potential > > interviews) try to screw you. > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:06 PM, John Hornbuckle > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I found this to be an interesting read: > > > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175 > > <http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175&tag=nl.e539> &tag=nl.e539 > > > > > A little depressing since I'm well below average, but it does make me > > feel better about going after my Master's degree. It seems that folks > > who can effectively manage projects are the ones making the most > > > > money, > > > > and the MIS program at FSU has multiple courses on project management. > > Maybe after the grad degree, my next step should be project management > > certification! > > > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > 318 North Clark Street > > Perry, FL 32347 > > > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us <http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us/> > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> > > <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ Scanned by VIPRE ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
