This sounds light to me...
Are you talking about full-time employment where you go into work everyday,
at your company, and work on your company's network? You must be. In that
kind of environment, maybe this is the going rate. I have no exposure to
that kind of environment.
You'd easily make 20% more than this as a consultant with a respectable
company. The Metro D.C. area is littered with consulting companies, many of
which are simply staff augmentation/body shop oriented. There are, however,
a growing number of quality "project oriented" firms. These companies are
paying much better, because they know how to bid a job correctly, and they
can bring the right people and skillsets to bear ensuring that they get the
work done ahead of schedule.
They get the CCIEs and experienced designers involved early, to do the
requirements analysis, and set the design. Then they roll them out, and
bring in the CCNPs to implement. At that point, the high level guys have
moved on to the next project, and are only needed to address specific
complex issues if they arise. If they've done their jobs correctly, they
shouldn't need to be involved at all.
I have never had any desire to work in a static environment, for years on
end. I have been on the consulting end for my entire professional life.
There are trade-offs. There is some degree of travel that is to be
expected, and the hours are not necessarily fixed. If you are of the 9-to-5
mindset, then you certainly don't want to be a consultant. If you enjoy a
constant state of change, then it's probably something you ought to
consider.
What are your goals?
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mask Of Zorro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: CCIE salary
> The thing is, nothing other than the CCIE cert matters...
>
> CCNA = difficult to find a job
> CCNP = around $65k annually
> SUN certs = around $65k annually
> MCSE = around $55k annually
> CNE5 = around $45k annually
> Notes certs = around $60k annually
>
> Here's the catch: CCNP, plus SUN cert, plus MCSE, plus CNE5 = around $65k
> annually.
>
> CCIE = around $125 annually
>
> The difference is that CCIE's will get higher end, network architect type
> positions, while all the other certs will get you Systems Administrator
jobs
> that might also have responsibility for a router or switch or two...
>
> Outside the System Admin circle, there simply isn't the demand for these
> lower end certs. If you want to design and build large, complex enterprise
> networks, you wimply won't get that job until you are a CCIE. If you want
to
> administer those networks and the systems that reside on them, then these
> lower certs are your ticket to an interview...
>
> This is the DC, Baltimore, Northern Virginia market mindset, but I expect
> that things are similar elsewhere.
>
> Z
>
>
> >From: "Gayathri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "Gayathri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: CCIE salary
> >Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:35:26 +0800
> >
> >How much can a CCNP with SUN certification expect with 6 yrs experience
in
> >varying fields ?
> >
> >
> >"Mask Of Zorro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > >
> > > The DC market rate for CCIE's is around $125. This varies with how
long
> >you
> > > have been a CCIE and what else you know...
> > >
> > > Z
> > >
> > > >From: Stephane Wantou Siantou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: Stephane Wantou Siantou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >Subject: CCIE salary
> > > >Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:40:02 -0500 (EST)
> > > >
> > > > Hi everybody,
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know approximately what the average CCIE makes in the
> > > >DC area?
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
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