RE: SALARY OF AN ORACLE DBA IN THE US

As an aside - what commision do contract agents take in the US. Over here it is anywhere between 10%-17.5%. The trick being to squeeze their margin and take a bit for yourself.

Regards

Phil West - Impex IT ltd
Unix Sys Admin and Oracle Financials DBA Services

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> A contract Oracle DBA working in the Square Mile could expect between
> 40-60 UKP (about $64-$96) /hr. That's a lot of money, but there are no
> corporate benefits (training, healthcare, etc) and new laws mean that
> there are fewer tax breaks to working like this. Having said that,
> lots of people just like the flexibility and variety of working somewhere
> new every 6 months.
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