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Salaries are up!!!

  • August 3, 2005 at 6:30 pm

    #167831

    At least DBA salaries.

    Or at least, SQL Server DBA salaries. According to a recent Foote report. It shows that SQL Server is one of the hottest skills in demand onshore, and that many companies are realizing that offshoring isn't all it's cracked up to be. There are too many risks and the rewards often do not significantly overcome them.

    I could have told them that a few years ago.

    And a few jobs ago.

    Steve Jones

  • August 3, 2005 at 6:41 pm

    #579403

    Well - the (offshore) bubble was bound to burst - just not convinced that its' time has come (foote report or not...)!

    If the salaries are indeed up...maybe we won't need to discuss them at interviews anymore...







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  • August 3, 2005 at 8:51 pm

    #579414

    Or they will tell us that we are going to get a lot more than we expected!!!!

  • August 3, 2005 at 8:54 pm

    #579416

    nothing wrong with wishful thinking - dream on darrell - !







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  • August 3, 2005 at 8:57 pm

    #579418

    What's a person if they don't have dreams!!! 🙂

  • August 4, 2005 at 10:32 am

    #579677

    Dreams are great, but you need to ask. Next time you get a review or an interview, ask for a bit more and see what happens.

  • August 4, 2005 at 12:33 pm

    #579782

    Tried asking at the last job - I knew they were being VERY lean with the percentages so I took the approach of "no increase - more vacation". Did not like the response (which was the same reaction some coworkers had during their reviews) and here I am. SSDD - only difference is "Same Stuff Different Company"

     

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:05 pm

    #579820

    Before I can even ask, we are cut off with - "that's all we can do". 

    Is there a salary range I should be "expecting"?  I am in the NE.  Doing primarily IIS, SQL (10 non load share servers) and Websphere Admin.  As well as unix admin.

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:10 pm

    #579823

    How much are you getting?

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:17 pm

    #579829

    around $69

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:27 pm

    #579833

    Per hour or per year??

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:42 pm

    #579842

    that's k per year....

  • August 4, 2005 at 2:45 pm

    #579844

    I'm sure you wouldn't have given complaints in the other case .

    I'd tell you my salary but I'm a first year programmer so it wouldn't be very usefull... and way under yours.

  • August 5, 2005 at 7:59 am

    #580007

    Is that a senior admin? If so, it seems low, but it might be ok in that area.

  • August 5, 2005 at 8:19 am

    #580024

    Surprisingly enough, I'm disappointed in the pay offered in "my" preferred regions which include the Rockies.  The mere mention of the cost of living differences between potential job locations and my current location seems to make most balk.  Why would I move for less?

    I'm in Oklahoma, 20+ years database admin and development, 5 yrs SQL DBA making 84k.  I would sure hope that the rest of the US wakes up to the value of a DBA.

    Ron Mantel

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