I noticed that TUSC made an effort to recruit authors last year.
Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
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agreed... and also we were marketing off my name value, and the name
value of the other consultants ("authors")
not usual, but it was done. of course the market has changed since then
- Randy Kirkpatrick <randywk_at_usa.net> wrote:
> But ... that kind of rate is not as likely for an independent. A very
> senior
> Oracle guru who's a buddy of mine had a very hard time trying to get
> $110/hr
> last year when things were good.
>
> My rate last year was $220/hr (for SAP Basis, charged by SAP), but
> that kind
> of money didn't make it into my pocket!
>
> Randy
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Carmichael
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 9:15 AM
> 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 = $358,775
> >
> > Now THAT'S what I call making REAL money!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Peter.McLarty_at_mincom.com
> > Sent: 07 January 2002 03:30
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> > Yeh, I thought wow as well
> > My question is this is it really possible to earn that sort of
> money
> > as a
> > DBA in the US?, and no I aint looking for a job over there. Just
> > curious if
> > this is total bull
> >
> > We hear rumours routinely about salary levels in the US and they
> tend
> > to
> > contradict themselves sometimes figures such as this and then
> > sometimes a
> > lot, lot less. But then the same applies to the market here. There
> is
> > probably a couple of key DBA's in Sydney and Melbourne that are 6
> > figures
> > and then there is a lot of DBA's over here that earn more like
> > midddle to
> > high 5 figure incomes. Sydney figures always are or should be
> higher
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
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> >
> > "Sinard Xing" <sinardyxing_at_bcs-ach.com.sg>
> > Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> > 07/01/2002 11:40 AM
> > Please respond to ORACLE-L
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> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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> >
> >
> >
> > 200K US$ ??? 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
> > <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFE To: Multiple
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> > list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > TOUCH.COM> cc:
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> > questions
> > root_at_fatcity.co
> > m
> >
> >
> > 01/04/02 09:05
> > AM
> > Please respond
> > 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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