I stay just outside Aberdeen in a large village. Our 910 sq ft 2 story, semi dettached house, with 2 Bdrms, 2bathrooms, 1 lounge and 1 kitchen costs GBP 80,000 3 years ago when purchased, it is now worth over GBP 180,000. Property Tax is GBP 2,500 pa. We also have 17.5%sales tax, 24% Income Tax on everything you earn over GBP 5,750 pa, and 40% on everything you earn over GBP 32,000. Drive a Diesel Car Diesel costs GBP 1.09 per litre , which is approx GBP 4 per US Gallon.
I have no degree, expired MCSE 2000, and Novell Netware 4 CNE. Currently Earn GBP 34,000 PA but we only founded the company 3 years ago and it is still being built up, we just started making enough profits to pay dividends and things looking good. Tax is fun :( Graeme On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:22 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm moving in a few months to North Kingstown, RI. One of the best school > districts in the state -- planning ahead. Currently in a condo in West > Warwick, RI and trying to sell it. > > The 3/4 acre I just bought was $215k. Building a four bedroom house (3377 > sq ft) on that now, for another $500k. Property taxes on it will be $9500/yr > -- ouch. In this market. in the highly-ranked towns, there hasn't been too > much of a drop. North Kingstown, East Greenwich and Barringon all have > pretty good demand, not a lot of land to build on, and it's of course > expensive to live in New England. > > Also trying to plan a wedding in Newport, RI currently -- that is not > cheap. Fiance and I are both 25. She has a MS in Speech Language Pathology, > I have a BS in Management Information Systems. > > As far as work goes I travel about 30% of the time (to our FL offices > mainly), and work from home about 30% of the time. I run the IT division for > the company and have eight people under me (three in Fort Myers, two in > Clearwater, two in Denver, one in North Kingstown). Company is roughly a > $50m company. My base is $125k, bonus based on EBITDA, but let's say 20%, > and consulting is rougly $50k. > > Ed, we still have to get together sometime soon... > > Jeff > > > > > *"David Lum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > 03/10/2008 11:53 AM > Please respond to > "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > To > "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> cc > Subject > RE: IT Salary Survey (Cost of living) > > > > > Portland, OR area. Very modest 1500sq ft house built in 1969 (modernized > however) paid about $225K three years ago. Property tax is in the $2K/year > range. No sales tax on products or cars (we pay state income tax though). > Portland metro house prices have gone crazy in the last 10 years (we blame > Kalifornians J). Nine years ago a similar house we paid $130K. There are > areas you can get similar houses for $160-ish, but you're either in a bad > part of town, adding 30 minutes to your commute, or both. **Extremely** > diligent looking can still snag you a good deal at a good place, but you > have to be very quick and a little lucky. Finding a foreclosure wouldn't > hurt, either. > > Dave > > *From:* Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * > Sent:* Monday, March 10, 2008 8:37 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] <[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]<[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]<[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. > Red > > > Hat/Microsoft/Cisco/Comp TIA/etc. can't be held responsible for the > > > overall incompetency of the people passing their tests. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ] > > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:25 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Re: IT Salary Survey > > > > > > Those surveys show how much management (current and potential > > > interviews) try to screw you. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:06 PM, John Hornbuckle > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > > > > > I found this to be an interesting read: > > > > > > *http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175*<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175> > > > <*http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175&tag=nl.e539*<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8175&tag=nl.e539>> > &tag=nl.e539 > > > > > > > > A little depressing since I'm well below average, but it does make me > > > feel better about going after my Master's degree. 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