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" 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" > 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" 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. >>> >>> >> -- >> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >> # When in doubt, choose the interesting. -- der.hans >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >