Salary Average ...

[Kaoru Wilbur]

However, taking into consideration this is an internal move, the question
is - would they negotiate with you and on what terms? Some places will
lowball you.
Document the tasks and look for a standard. Are you automating/writing
scripts, or are you a server babysitter with minimal tasks?

Really depends. But I will say several years ago, a friend of mine came
here to the valley as a consultant and scooped up a perm rate of 140k as a
Linux sys admin... so - maybe you can ask around to the linux admins here
in town - maybe not a lot on this list, maybe there are... I know he would
never attend PLUG... js

On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Kaoru Wilbur <m.kaoru.wilbur at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Actually, depends on your admin tasks. I always make over 6 figs on Moodle
> gigs here and when I get flown to other locations.
>
> On Nov 8, 2017 8:52 PM, "Kevin Fries" <kevin at fries-biro.com> wrote:
>
>> The range seems right because the job spec is so varied.  But for someone
>> coming in on the lower end of senior, I would say $90k-$100k is about right.
>>
>> Most of those higher salaries are closer to DevOps range.  If you are
>> expected to contribute immediately at a high level on process development
>> and automation, or cloud based technologies, that is the the money gets
>> into those higher ranges.
>>
>> Congrats, enjoy and learn.
>>
>> Kevin Fries
>>
>> On Nov 8, 2017 8:35 PM, "Snyder, Alexander J" <alex at misteralexander.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I should have included that this is an internal transfer, supported by my
>> current management team as the "next step" in my professional growth plan.
>>
>> Are salary negotiations different for internal candidates?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex.
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
>>
>> On Nov 8, 2017 7:34 PM, "der.hans" <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Am 08. Nov, 2017 schwätzte Snyder, Alexander J so:
>>>
>>> moin moin,
>>>
>>> Hello folks --
>>>>
>>>> Interested to know if the group could advise on what a reasonable yearly
>>>> salary would be for a "Senior Linux Administrator" here in the Phoenix
>>>> Metro Valley.  I have researched online and found a wide spread between
>>>> 75k-130k ... that seems to vary wildly based on location ... hoping to
>>>>
>>>
>>> That spread sems about right. I do know of places that pay less than
>>> that.
>>> Need to know abut more places that pay on the top end :).
>>>
>>> Dice, LOPSA and Linux Foundation do salary surveys ( might be the same
>>> salary survey ).
>>>
>>> The biggest key is what you want in order to take the job.
>>>
>>> Money isn't the only reason to jump ship, but if that's part of the
>>> enticement it needs to be enough to compensate for the risk of leaving a
>>> job and taking a change on a new place. If the current gig sucks and the
>>> new gig is awesome, the cost of risk might be negative :).
>>>
>>> Don't forget to calculate the value of other benefits that matter to you
>>> as well. I went from a place with matching 401k to a place without
>>> matching 401k, which significantly reduced the actual pay increase.
>>>
>>> Free gym and mass transit credits are useless to me as I already have a
>>> gym membership and working from home requires no transit :).
>>>
>>> If the new place doesn't really give raises ( as most don't ), then
>>> consider what you'd want to be making in 3 years with at least COLA
>>> raises.
>>>
>>> Also ask about travel requirements and opportunities for training and
>>> conferences.
>>>
>>> Congrats on the offer and good luck!
>>>
>>> ciao,
>>>
>>> der.hans
>>>
>>> narrow that down ... so I can see through any included "Cost of living"
>>>> bump.
>>>>
>>>> I did my own "back of the envelope" calculation and found "$106,865.00"
>>>> may
>>>> be a reasonable ask, but again, this was averaged with data from about
>>>> 22
>>>> different "Tech Hubs" (Atlanta, Austin, SF, Seattle, etc, etc ...).
>>>>
>>>> I have about 12 years experience with Linux (no Unix exp), and have
>>>> worked
>>>> in a variety of Linux focused jobs, but have never been in a "Senior"
>>>> (title) role before, and I'm not sure what a reasonable ask is.
>>>>
>>>> Right now I'm at $85k and would like to counter an offer, intelligently.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Alex.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
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>>> #  When in doubt, choose the interesting. -- der.hans
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