fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

[peloquin]

just curious, approximately how much money do you make an hour (or if salary, per year) ?

just curious

dont mean any major gurus, mainly it support but nothing too complicated type positions

thanks

[Funky Dredd]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

I make about 56 a year, i'm not salary and I do work a lot of overtime. I'm a systems administrator.

[peloquin]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

i am working on that... have an aas in network administration, but still need to finish my bachelors and get some certs...

[picklemonkey]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

I was getting dicked back when I did desktop support... now I'm a Project Lead (and I'm still getting dicked) but I'm making much better than the support.

~32-40k (no overtime) seems about normal to me

[Funky Dredd]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

i am working on that... have an aas in network administration, but still need to finish my bachelors and get some certs...

I currently do not hold any certs. I never renewed my certs from NT4, but I have been in the business since 96. I started off working with IBM and then moved on to NT only to land back doing Unix and then migrated to a Microsoft only site, which helped me out because I had those certs. Now I basically have the experience and my employer hasn't really pushed me to get the new certs. But I will be soon though...

[neoee]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

Most of it depends primarily on your location. I've seen pay vary pretty drastically from one city to another. I have a recent salary survey somewhere. Hopefully I can get it online for you tomorrow. I think the range for desktop support is 40k being the low and 60 [something] being the high (67 ?). Then again when I was working desktop support I had a co-worker making 78 because he was on graveyard and the shift differential was so great..

[neoee]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

Can't find the one which was formatted better but this one covers it all, by certification, age, experience, location etc.:

http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/CM_gen_Article_template.asp?articleid=1524&zoneid=224

[Funky Dredd]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

According to that, I'm slightly underpaid. But considering the town I live in I actually do very well.

[Jammer8]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

38,000
for now

be making 45 by next summer

[peloquin]

Re: fao "desktop support technicians" (or the like)

thanks for the input fellas.