I agree with Brad the your best bet is to "Keep chugging along", get some
more experience under belt.....
However, Brad, I don't think Chad was wanting to be told that he "deserves"
$150K/yr for his certs.
Although I also agree with another person that responded, that it depends on
where you are, I still think $29K/yr is low for MSCE/CCNA/CCDA *anywhere*.
Just to give you an idea, I live in a college town of around 65,000 (100,000
with students included), and someone with MSCE could easily get a job around
here for $40K/yr or more. I know a MSCE in the St. Louis area will pull in
at least $45K/yr. My brother-in-law in St. Louis with only about 6 months
of PC/Network Support experience, who got his CCNA about a month ago (he
also has MCSE) just landed a job with a Fortune 500 company @
$60K/yr.........
If you have MSCE/CCNA/CCDA, and you're only getting $29K/yr, find a new
employer. If no one in your area is willing to pay more, move to a new
city!
IMHO, Cisco certs are virtually worthless in small towns (100,000 or less)
because the demand is so low (i.e. there may only be 5-10 positions in the
whole town for someone Cisco Certified) compared to larger cities (500,000
or above). MSCE/CNE are definitely helpful in those same small towns
(100,000 or less), but are almost a dime a dozen in larger cities (500,00 or
above).
My 2 cents =)
Mike W.
"Brad Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Chad,
>
> With 3 months of experience what do you expect??? $150k/yr? You still
need
> to "prove" yourself. No offense, but the certs you have aren't very hard
to
> get. If you get overtime, that is a pretty cool...a lot of places won't
pay
> OT these days. Give yourself a year or two in the business. After that
> experience, plus a CCNP you should be closer to $60-$70k /yr.
>
> Keep chugging along!
> -Brad
> ""Chad A. Simmons, MCSE"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I am a consultant for a small consulting firm. I have about 3 months of
> > (real experience. I used to do small consulting jobs on the side)
> > experience. I have earned my MCP, MCSE, CCNA, and CCDA. I am currently
> > persuing my CCNP. I make only 29,000 a year plus overtime. This seems
low
> to
> > me. I was wondering what anyone in a similar situation is making.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Chad, MCP, MCSE, CCNA, CCDA
> >
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