um *I* didn't get that amount, the company did.
I left because I still prefer working in one place
million? book? oh, you mean million gray hairs from writing it...
- Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk> wrote:
> That puts you in around the same price bracket as the contractor
> described
> below.. Why did you leave? ;>
>
> Ahh of course - I forgot that you were making your first million from
> your
> book sales <G,D&RLH>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Carmichael
> Sent: 07 January 2002 16:15
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> um, when I worked for a consulting company the discounted rate we
> charged was $175/hour
>
> yes.... that is the correct number.
>
>
> --- Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk> wrote:
> > We actually heard in the office today that one of our contacts is
> > currently
> > forking ?120 PER HOUR for an Oracle contractor that has experience
> on
> > UNIX /
> > AIX based systems. This guy is working on a 40 hour per week basis
> -
> > and the
> > cash is paid directly to him! He is supposedly a very competent
> DBA.
> >
> > With this in mind:
> >
> > Per week = ?4,800
> > Per Month = ?19,200
> > Per Year = ?249,600 (!!!!)
> >
> > I know these numbers may not be "true" as this guys is a
> contractor,
> > and may
> > not have 52 weeks of the year booked up - but..
> >
> > For you guys an' gals in the US that equates to:
> >
> > Per Hour = $172
> > Per Week = $6,900
> > Per Month = $27,600
> > Per Year = $358,775
> >
> > Now THAT'S what I call making REAL money!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Peter.McLarty_at_mincom.com
> > Sent: 07 January 2002 03:30
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> > Yeh, I thought wow as well
> > My question is this is it really possible to earn that sort of
> money
> > as a
> > DBA in the US?, and no I aint looking for a job over there. Just
> > curious if
> > this is total bull
> >
> > We hear rumours routinely about salary levels in the US and they
> tend
> > to
> > contradict themselves sometimes figures such as this and then
> > sometimes a
> > lot, lot less. But then the same applies to the market here. There
> is
> > probably a couple of key DBA's in Sydney and Melbourne that are 6
> > figures
> > and then there is a lot of DBA's over here that earn more like
> > midddle to
> > high 5 figure incomes. Sydney figures always are or should be
> higher
> >
> >
> > Cheers
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> >
> > "Sinard Xing" <sinardyxing_at_bcs-ach.com.sg>
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> > 07/01/2002 11:40 AM
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> >
> >
> > 200K US$ ??? Wow
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Jared.Still_at_radisys.com
> > Sent: 05 January 2002 02:16
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> > Lemme get this right.
> >
> > This guy is a *new* DBA. He's making 150k and he's not
> > even a senior DBA, where he can make 200k?
> >
> > That's all from me. I'm gonna go sulk now.
> >
> > Jared
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > DENNIS WILLIAMS
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> > root_at_fatcity.co
> > m
> >
> >
> > 01/04/02 09:05
> > AM
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> > to ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The following eweek article might be of interest. If the link gets
> > mangled,
> > the article is at http://www.eweek.com Following the Data to a DBA
> > Job by
> > Jeff Moad.
> >
> http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D703%2526a%253D20563,00.asp
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