2013 IT salaries: 15 titles getting the biggest pay raises

2013 IT salaries: 15 titles getting the biggest pay raises

Some familiar titles like network engineer/administrator getting bumped up year by year

But wow at some of these figures (like mobile app dev and data modeler)...I dont even know what a data modeler is or what they do on a daily but never seen a salary range for that sort of thing before. Mobile app developer is a huge deal right now. Check it out

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the_hutch

These articles are always depressing. I'm not sure if I even want to open it.

the_hutch

Couldn't resist. And sure enough...I'm making about half of what I "should be making"

RomBUS

Yes I find it funny that I always seem to make below of the average...never figured it out as well

broli720

Exact opposite for me. I'm surprised especially since I just got out of college a few months ago. I guess it really depends on location and where you went to college.

RouteMyPacket

Not bad, it's good to be a Network Engineer.

sratakhin

What the heck is "Portal Administrator"?

Everyone

sratakhin wrote: »

What the heck is "Portal Administrator"?

Think SharePoint.

nosoup4u

Everyone wrote: »

Think SharePoint.

I try not to!

DoubleNNs

RomBUS wrote: »

Yes I find it funny that I always seem to make below of the average...never figured it out as well

You just graduated college a few months ago and have both a CASP and a CCNA? I thought the CASP was supposed to be a higher level cert? CompTIA lists it as 10+ years IT experience.

lagarto657

If you are making below the average you should still feel in paradise. I'm from a non-english speaking country and with a ccent/ccna/dlink certs/Ipv6 forum certified network engineer silver and experience in core with CRS and ALU 7750 i'm barely making 1000 dolars/month

the_hutch

DoubleNNs wrote: »

You just graduated college a few months ago and have both a CASP and a CCNA? I thought the CASP was supposed to be a higher level cert? CompTIA lists it as 10+ years IT experience.

Any IT professional who aspires to get any CompTIA cert after 10 years of on-the-job experience deserves a swift kick in the nuts.

the_hutch

nosoup4u wrote: »

I try not to!

+1 for this...LOL

DoubleNNs

the_hutch wrote: »

Any IT professional who aspires to get any CompTIA cert after 10 years of on-the-job experience deserves a swift kick in the nuts.

Lol I don't actually expect people taking the CASP to have 10 years of experience. I guess I'm just more surprised that he, as a recent graduate, got it and didn't bother using the Security+ as a stepping stone. More like that fact put the CASP test into perspective for me..

Iristheangel

the_hutch wrote: »

Any IT professional who aspires to get any CompTIA cert after 10 years of on-the-job experience deserves a swift kick in the nuts.

Naw... they've just bored and have too much money to burn.

Saundie

the_hutch wrote: »

These articles are always depressing. I'm not sure if I even want to open it.

Agreed, I wish I hadn't looked at it. Not only am I in the wrong area of IT, I'm also living in the wrong country, it seems!

broli720

DoubleNNs wrote: »

Lol I don't actually expect people taking the CASP to have 10 years of experience. I guess I'm just more surprised that he, as a recent graduate, got it and didn't bother using the Security+ as a stepping stone. More like that fact put the CASP test into perspective for me..

I got my Security+ last year before I graduated.

amcnow

sratakhin wrote: »

What the heck is "Portal Administrator"?

Everyone wrote: »

Think SharePoint.

When I hear "Portal", I think IBM WebSphere.

Also, I'm always disappointed to find I'm making below average. That's what I get for living in the rust belt.

ptilsen

amcnow wrote: »

Also, I'm always disappointed to find I'm making below average. That's what I get for living in the rust belt.

Your cost of living will reflect that, generally speaking. Very few areas find IT at a relative disadvantage; you're still probably doing pretty well for your area. Averages are going to be adversely affected by people living in densely populated, high-CoL and high-demand areas -- NYC, SoCal, Chicago, etc. If you're anywhere near these "averages" and living in a smaller metro like Indianapolis, you're probably doing something right.

dmoore44

the_hutch wrote: »

Couldn't resist. And sure enough...I'm making about half of what I "should be making"

That comes from being in the military... But you'll make more once you get out and get back to civilian life.