We pay a starting "tower climber" (he can climb and screw bolts) who shows up to work on-time everday, has a solid driving record, and a clean drug test -- $30-35k / year with full benefits including health, dental, 401k, etc depending on his level of experience -- even if he is Comtrain certified, we perform our own internal certification and training program with them for liability / insurance and general business operations purposes...(failing a drug test is cause for immediate dismissal)
After a year, as they've gained experience with radios / Rf / etc and done a good job...they'll be close $40k / year (which is where they stay until they can run a crew / become a foreman / run a project / etc) That said, I've heard "tower dog" salaries starting at $12-15 / hour (no benefits), but we generally like to pay above the market average, as we've found that it pays off more in the longer term (less turnover, less employee problems, better people...etc) That said, I'm in one of the largest population centers in the country, so YMMV -Charles ------------------------------------------- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John McDowell Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 11:34 PM To: motorola; WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Tower Climber Salary I'm looking for a replacement and have a fella on board I'm sending to ComTrain. What is a competitive climbing salary for someone just starting out? -- John M. McDowell Boonlink Communications 307 Grand Ave NW Fort Payne, AL 35967 256.844.9932 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.boonlink.com This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), you may not use, copy, re-transmit, or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and delete the message. E-mail communication is highly susceptible to spoofing, spamming, and other tampering, some of which may be harmful to your computer. If you are concerned about the authenticity of the message or the source, please contact the sender directly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
