[ale] Linux admin position salary survey

[Mike Martin]

Not sure if I'd get completely behind Jeff Hubbs statement, but, I will say
this -- in my company (global consultancy), these tasks are usually
performed off-shore. And, James, my perception of what you outlined was
sysadmin and net health work (I apologize in advance if I misunderstood
your stated skills range).  Given that most of the systems we provision for
customers are "cloud based", it doesn't really matter where you are to do
the admin work.  As long as you can pull a ticket and do the work
competently, then that's all the customer really wanted. -- This perception
/ fact may be contributory to your perceived salary stagnation.

Now, if you do want to up your skills, may I suggest getting into a more
Dev-Ops-y role -- learn Puppet / Chef / Urban Code / GIT(hub) / Python /
Ruby (for sysadmin work), etc. Do your current skills AND add on the
ability to help produce / publish / Maintain code for folks, and I think
you'll see an increase in your responsibilities and pay.

YMMV, as always.

Thoughts?

Michael Martin (@GiantMike)





On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

>  I call BS on indeed.com's numbers. Because of the Microsoftization of
> run-of-the-mill Linux usage and the wide human resource pipeline feeding
> into it, jobs like those are being taken over by $40-50K/year guys coming
> out of the cert mills and the cloud racket means that fewer and fewer
> people will ever rack-n'-stack again. It's very difficult to command six
> figures when you can't differentiate yourself from folks making half that
> or even less when the work can be readily offshored.
>
>
>
> On 1/4/15 8:48 PM, Sergio Chaves wrote:
>
> http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Linux-Administrator-l-Atlanta,-GA.html
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 10:01 AM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I need to get an idea of what my position pays out in the real world, or
>> even at most metro Atlanta universities. I'm hoping you guys can help me
>> out with that. Here's a short list of my duties:
>>
>>  * Spec new systems that will run RHEL
>> * Install and maintain RHEL on all Linux based systems
>> * Setup and administer RH Satellite Server
>> * Manage SSL termination and general load balancing via HAProxy (with a
>> failover system)
>> * Setup and manage the DNS servers (authoritative and recursive)
>> * Setup and maintain DHCPD servers
>> * Keep abreast of security concerns and patches on all RHEL systems
>> * Maintain backups of all critical RHEL systems
>> * Resolve off-hour business impacting issues (e.g. DHCPD went bye-bye
>> have to restart it)
>> * Advise purchases for new infrastructure devices/products
>>
>>  Plus all of the little details you guys know come with all of that.
>> There's more, but that is the heart of the position. The number of systems
>> involved is currently around 50 (mix of production and test); it's only
>> going to grow as time goes on.
>>
>>  So, if you were hiring for such a position, in the metro Atlanta area,
>> what would you expect to pay someone? Or if you're in such a position, and
>> don't mind sharing a ballpark figure (off list if you like), what is your
>> salary?
>>
>>  --
>> James Sumners
>> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>>
>> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological
>> personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the
>> corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a
>> condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>>
>> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
>> CH:D 59
>>
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