My job isn't a Linux Sysadmin job, even though I do use it quite a bit for work. But, I have a lot of friends who strictly do linux sysadmin work, and I don't know anyone who makes $60k doing just linux sysadmin work. About 3 years ago, I interviewed at a big Solaris shop and they offered me $55k (I didn't take it because I wanted more $$$, and the drive from my place would have been a nightmare). Most linux admins I know make anywhere from mid $20k's up to around $50k, it all depends on the employer. Obviously getting experience in some other form of Unix or networking is going to help you here. I know a bunch of salary sites list unix admin averages anywhere from $60k to $85k, but that emcompasses Solaris/HP-UX/etc and you probably won't get that doing just Linux, at least not yet (maybe when more large companies start using it you might see that). You have to remember, that most larger employers think of their sysadmins simply as "monkeys" that set up machines. Especially if it's a non-tech person doing the hiring. I think salaries are probably quite a bit higher on the east cost because of the higher cost of living. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Dier [mailto:dieman at ringworld.org] > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:16 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] Re: [OT] Compensation.. salaries and Vacation. > > > doug wrote: > > As far as the salary goes, check out www.salary.com. But I imagine > > that ~$60k/year is about right (I could be wrong, I'm not a linux > > sysadmin). > > I think its a little high. You better have more than just linux > administration under your belt in this economy to make that much. > Networking or Solaris experience or something, or lots of experience > with storage solutions, not just a 'Hi! I've been working on a small > network of machines for 5 years! Let me play with that 10TB > fibrechannel > array!"; etc.. Systems administration is much too large to > just smack a > value on a vague description. I bet many of us could give > you a better > ballpark with a better description. > > Perhaps during the boom, but in this area I don't see $60k > for everyone. > with 2-5yrs exp. > > I believe that civil service individual salaries are public > information, > but I would want to check before I divulge personal > information. If its > public, theres no reason to hide it. I know the pay scales > are public, > and can be found at www.umn.edu/ohr/, but the pay scale is > for a large > group of people, not just linux admins. Look for the "Info > Tech Prof." > (Professional) category. > > > Personally I have 10 days a year, plus 2 floating holidays, for a > > total of 12, and I think I'm below average too... > > >>Along with that, but more vauge... what's an average number of days > >>off > >>a year given to salaried employes? My Employer things we > are *above* > >>average at 10 days. Sheesh. > > Basically, where I work its done on how many years of service > you've put > in. We accumilate at a certian set minutes per hour. I > believe that I > get ~2.25wks total when I started out with one personal floating > holiday. This can all easily be verified by going to www.umn.edu/ohr/ and finding the civil service rulebook/handbook. Also look into the V-Class vs. non-V-Class stuff. (exempt vs non-exempt employees. exemptees get more vacation/wk for the forfiture of overtime compensation) I would have found the exact links, but I write much of my listmail in a disconnected state on my way into work (Yay for mass transit!), so its not really possible. (Well, not until richochet comes back.) Ooo. flipped pizza truck! cool! (on east river road) -- Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> http://www.ringworld.org/ _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list