Well, I'm in Aus, so probably a completely different market :-) MCITP, lots of MCTS, MCSE+Security, MCDBA, Masters in Business & Technology. Just over 10 years working in IT - currently working for Avanade, Microsoft MVP since 2003. I speak at Tech.Ed, written a couple of books, run a user group etc. Currently six figures, and I get $2500/year tax free to spend on "gadgets" :-)
Cheers Ken From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 3:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey Since everyone else did it... BS in Comp Sci No Certs, unless you count my expired MCP in Win2k or my CCA where the instructor gave use the questions before hand. Just started a 1 yr contract making $47/hr. (possible time off after 6mos good behavior!) From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey I'm in SC...state employee. Make about $52K. Have had offers in the $70s, but would have to work longer hours and travel some. At this point I prefer to spend time with my sons. My benefits are better than I would find elsewhere. I get 5 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks paid sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan. My share of my health insurance is $90/month. I'm curious about the cost of living/housing in various places. I live in a 2500 sq. ft. brick house with a pool. It last appraised at about $200K...county property tax $1200/year. My wife just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla for about $16K...county property tax this year was $350. I don't live in the city limits, so no city taxes. Sales tax 5-8 percent depending on what you're buying...car sales tax maximum $300. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey 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. :). Being 100% your own boss? Priceless, and gutsy - congrats! Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[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]<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]<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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<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. 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