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RE: Becoming a DBA questions

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 09:47:42 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003E893D.20020107092205@fatcity.com> 






Here is an interesting article about a friend of mine that seems to have
achieved success in this area. At any rate he was a friend until I read this
article.



http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO60184,00.html




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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:50 AM


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Not quite, you still have to pay all the various taxes, insurance (which is
usually more expensive, unless you can get into a group or organization
plan), retirement account (but with no company matching), etc.  So you may
end up hiring a accountant to handle all that.



Then you have to constantly market yourself, looking for work, sometimes
taking a long distance assignment.  Then there is the negotiating for rates
and the work.  Some companies have locked in specific rates, so your stuck.
There are gaps in billable engagements, some short, some long, but they eat
into that 6 figure salary your trying to make.



Checkout http://www.cpuniverse.com/ for good info.



Chris



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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:57 AM


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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!



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Peter.McLarty_at_mincom.com


Sent: 07 January 2002 03:30


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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




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07/01/2002 11:40 AM


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200K US$ ??? Wow



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Jared.Still_at_radisys.com


Sent: 05 January 2002 02:16


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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





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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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