[nmglug] Money question,

[Ken Long]

You can get a general estimate for free at http://www.salary.com. 
They also have more specific (I won't say precise) estimates 
available for a fee. 

One thing to remember about salary and pay scales. You are worth what 
someone is willing to pay. You can make yourself more valuable to an 
employer or customer and thereby increase your worth. Each person's 
pay is an individual thing. Salary calculators and surveys are only a 
general guide. Your individual pay might vary greatly from what 
salary.com says you "should" be getting but could still be an 
appropriate value. 

The magazine, Network World, also publishes an annual Salary Guide 
issue. It can be helpful to see what other people are thinking about 
but the exact numbers aren't necessarily meaningful for your specific 
circumstance.

Ken Long


On 4 Dec 2006 at 8:02, Mindshare Media, Inc. wrote:

> There's http://promotions.monster.com/salary/?WT_srch=1&WT_srch=1
> And http://wwv.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_default.asp
> 
> --
> Damian Taggart
> Mindshare Media, Inc.
> 622A Alto St.
> Santa Fe, NM 87501-2519
> 
> Web: http://mindsharemedia.net
> Email: info at mindsharemedia.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org [mailto:nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org] On Behalf
> Of Andres Paglayan
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:13 PM
> To: NMGLUG.org mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nmglug] Money question,
> 
> ... yeah,
> in the sense of some repository where you can look
> by position title, what's the standard paying rate,
> I found one at doleta.gov but it aims at all positions ever,
> so still wandering to what extent that on is accurate,
> may be something that is more IT oriented,
> 
> On Dec 3, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Jeff Shippen wrote:
> 
> > Andres Paglayan wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> which database or tool, besides your happy-meter,
> >> would you use to figure out the right pay rate for yourselves?
> >>
> >> Andres
> > Huh? you mean based on what you know, and experience, what can you  
> > expect to charge?  I have no idea as far as a database/tool.
> > <spiffycomputers.vcf>