[ale] Linux admin position salary survey

[Lightner, Jeff]

Unless of course you are being interviewed by companies that already have the cert mill admins and realize they aren't working out.   I'd be surprised if many organizations were really relying on that for major systems - experience has always trumped certification for technical jobs.

I've gotten inquiries from headhunters for jobs in the 90-100 K range for admins as recently as this past week.


From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Hubbs
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 11:15 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Linux admin position salary survey

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<mailto: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?

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