help desk pay chicago suburbs

tkdgraben

I have been offered a position doing help desk initially . I will also be trained in database and server administration. This will be my first IT position. I however have obtained a+, network+, and mcsa windows 7. Tomorrow we will negotiate the pay and benefits. What pay can I expect in the Chicago suburbs? I should add that it also requires being bilingual as well.

kohr-ah

There is a lot of variables.

Does the company have a client base that requires both languages ? Yes, that is extra. No, well I not going to pay you extra for skills we don't need.

Company size ? MSP? Corporate?
figure around $13 - 15 is average with $20 being you max is what I saw from the burbs when we hired new people.

tkdgraben

Yes the job requires that I speak the foreign language within the company as well as with clients. There will also be a bit of sales as well. The company provides IT services for other companies. It is a small company so they want me to be learn everything that they do.

IIIMaster

Typically if a job requires you to speak multiple languages they should pay out a little more. To be honest Im not sure what the pay is around Chicago but going of Kohrah numbers I would start around $20 and accept nothing less than $16, due to the fact they want you to do admin, database work along with being bilingual .

tkdgraben

I got 45k

Chitownjedi

congrats.. that's around what my lady got converted at.

bloodshotbetty

Nice! Good help desk salary along with training for more complicated technology. That, good sir or madam, is a win.

joelsfood

Congrats!