Two months off per year? That's so European!
Although mine probably works out similarly if I figure in the two weeks we get off around Christmas. My health insurance is quite a bit higher, though. We're a small school district, so the costs don't average out the way they would in a larger group. We've had a few very sick (translation: very expensive) employees whose illnesses are being subsidized by those of us who are healthy. From: Scot Parsons [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] 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. 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. 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