[jobs] sysadmin wanted and compensation query
As posted a month ago (sorry for the repeat), I'm looking for a Sr. Level System Administrator who has Debian experience among other linux distros. Please refer to http://www.mail-archive.com/gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org/msg11747.html but note that the 'Developer part' of the description is really more of a desire than a hard requirement. I need someone who can take charge of the infrastructure behind the OASIS standards consortium. The 'windows desktop support' is extremely light - only about 6 users. Interested persons should send a resume (preferably in pdf or OpenOffice) to 'hr AT oasis-open DOT org' for immediate consideration. Any responses from recruiters or 3rd-parties will be ignored. Note that we offer full medical/dental as part of our benefit package. On a related note (and why I'm postiing to discuss), I'm curious to hear from real-world sysadmins what the market pays these days. I am not asking anyone to volunteer their specific salary, but I am curious to know whether the information reported by Salary.com is indeed indicative of Linux Sr. SysAdmin positions: Systems Administrator, Sr. (base) 25th%ileMedian 75th%ile Billerica, MA 01821 $72,605$81,916 $91,628 I know this seems like a self-serving question, and I guess it is. But it has been a longtime pet peeve of mine that compensation information is not even as transparent as home prices, but yet people change jobs much more frequently than homes change hands. I'm also interested to get some discussion around how compensation has changed in the past year or two; implicating anything about the outsourcing trend, and/or the shifting of technology jobs to other domestic geographic areas like CA, NC, GA, NY ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [jobs] sysadmin wanted and compensation query
Systems Administrator, Sr. (base) 25th%ileMedian 75th%ile Billerica, MA 01821 $72,605$81,916 $91,628 I'd look at the 25th percentile as an experienced Windows admin salary, not a Senior. I'd look at the 82K mark as the experienced Linux/Unix admin or a damned good Windows admin. Then 91K and up is for the best Linux/Unix admins out there. That's my perspective, based on my own salaries, after having started a (mostly) Windows admin job last February and having just (finally!) switched back to a *nix environment December. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [jobs] sysadmin wanted and compensation query
Greg Rundlett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not asking anyone to volunteer their specific salary, but I am curious to know whether the information reported by Salary.com is indeed indicative of Linux Sr. SysAdmin positions: Systems Administrator, Sr. (base) 25th%ileMedian 75th%ile Billerica, MA 01821 $72,605$81,916 $91,628 This isn't far off. You might consider checking out the USENIX/SAGE salary survey where they specifically outline exact job descriptions for UNIX sysadmins. http://www.sage.org The 2003 Salary Survey is available to the public here: http://www.sage.org/salsurv/2003SalarySurvey.pdf The 2004/2005 survey is only available to SAGE members. A brief view of the the Salary by metro area/job function section for Boston claims: YrExp GeneralistNetworking Other Server mgmt Technical lead 3..4 61.2 / 10.0--- / ------ / ---67.7 / 9.9 --- / --- 5..6 63.8 / 6.6--- / --- 78.8 / 9.471.9 / 3.3 65.1 / -0.4 7..8 72.2 / 4.9 79.3 / 4.1 --- / --- 82.4 / 6.0 92.7 / 2.7 9..10 69.0 / 2.6--- / --- --- / --- 72.8 / 2.3 94.1 / 10.9 11..15 74.5 / 4.3--- / --- --- / --- 84.3 / -2.092.7 / 1.0 The left number in each column is salary in K$. I believe the right number in each column is the percentage of respondants for that category, but I'm not entirely sure, since I couldn't find a description of what this all the numbers in the chart meant. (for anyone who downloads this salary survey, it's the chart on page 32). Greg, I hope this helps. -- Seeya, Paul ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
