CCIE salaries - What are you worth?
Here's a verse to a song I heard recently that really touched me.
This is God's Dominion and this is peace on earth
This is what we're put here for and this is what we're worth
The other things that matter have slowly slipped away
She grows her roses
She grows her roses
She grows her roses all day
The song is about a woman that has grown old and has been growing roses in
NYC for years. Many folks recognize what she does as something that adds beauty
and texture to a world of concrete and noise. But for a brief moment, anyone
walking through her domain is filled with the beauty and fragrance of her roses.
She has a calling and a purpose and lives in contentment at her toil.
Your calling may not evoke song or poetry or stimulate the senses, but beauty
is in the eye of the beholder! While you pursue your certifications, the other
things that matter may be put on hold and you may feel they are slipping away,
but those who know you will realize you have a calling. Hang in there and enjoy
the journey!
It always seems that changes in my professional life come with the end of the
calendar year. Client meetings and business trips have kept me busy for years.
Vacations with my family evoke fond memories. As I reflect upon these travels,
I cannot help but ask the question evoked by the lyrics to that song, 'what
am I worth'? I feel that what I do is what I was put here for, but what am I
worth?
You will see a lot more salary surveys this year than in previous years. Many
institutions are interested in discovering the value of nearly every professional
IT certification. You may have heard the ads on the radio claiming what certain
certifications will earn. I don't cotton much to those ads or reports, so my
thinking on compensation might not be what you are used to hearing.
Entry level IT network or systems engineers with no professional experience
can expect to earn from minimum wage to $16 an hour in the U.S. If you have
no professional experience and hold certifications that compliment the role,
don't expect much more but it is worth a couple of dollars an hour in most cases.
After that, compensation ranges based on geography, cost of living, industry,
and years of experience. As a headhunter, I have come to learn that certifications
are not always rewarded by employers. But if the certification holder brings
in revenue or recognition for the employer because of the certification, then
the compensation is often higher.
CCIEs are my business, so let me dive into this question with their salaries
in mind. Here is a rundown of the annual salaries I have been quoted in American
dollars:
South America/Mexico from $30k - $70k
Canada from $65k - $110k
United States from $80k - $150k
United Kingdom from $90k to $190k
I will share as a I learn more
What are you worth? Whatever you can convince an employer to pay you.
Next, "I Quit". A how-to guide on resigning.
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Hey Eman... I feel for
Hey Eman...I feel for CCIE's in the USA who are making less than say somewhere over $100k.
Joe Brunner said I was pretty near bankrupt and couln't afford any Czech Supermodels since I was not yet a CCIE or something like that.
I think he bills out at $150.00 per hour in New York with a CCIE as I recall...
Now I'm just a dumb ole country boy with a measly CCNP/CCSP/CCDP one off from a CCIP and working vigorously on a CCVP... in the laid back South...
I guess if I can't find a Czech girl... it's cause there are not many around here...
I did find a Venezuelan though and since then I pretty much stopped looking. :) (FYI - More Miss Universe's come from Venezuela - so pick your country carefully and everyone knows if you want a wife you go to Venezuela to find one).
So if my bill rate is like... yep $165.00 or so... in the old lazy south... with no CCIE... YET! What will it be later this year when I make CCIE or maybe even double CCIE?
I get the perks... and I think Joe has to buy his own gas and phone or something like that... Hmm... it does not seem fair to me.
So... I think CCIE's rates are totally negotiable. And it really depends on who is doing the negotiating.
Good Luck to all in search of the digits... if you need my assistance and have learned how to use Google I'm not too far away...
Peace...
Darby Weaver
Not-Quit-A-CCIE
Darby, I am a dumb ole
Darby,I am a dumb ole country boy from Texas and I know I was not slated for success according to the nuns that would whip my bottom every day, but hey we do live by our wits and fortitude. Good to hear you are doing well. All salaries and rates are dictated by a goodinterview, reputation and skills so the rules apply for those who can deliver the goods.