Highest paying IT jobs in the nation? Where?
ukiltmybrutha
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Is it still generally DC? I'd just like to know. I know that the answers will be subjective based upon what you do, but I still want some ideas. Forget about cost of living in the area...just wondering about raw pay.
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□Good start, thanks. I'd also like to hear from folks in different areas that feel they get paid exceptionally well as compared to other areas.
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jibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□Don't see the value in comparing if you want to forget the cost of living ... That is essential.
I can only talk about England but in London the highest techy salary is probably £55k-65k ... Average rent for 1-Bed Room Apartment per month : £1,700.
Cambridge salary is for the same job between £35-45k with an average rent of less than half that ..
Salaries are tight to cost of living so I really don't see a point ....My own knowledge base made public: http://open902.com -
dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■If you have a clearance, DC area can be very lucrative.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 ModThe places with the higher cost of living pay the higher salaries.An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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Snow.bros Member Posts: 832 ■■■■□□□□□□If you have a clearance, DC area can be very lucrative.
Does that apply at the US or any where in the world?"It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown
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Asif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□Does that apply at the US or any where in the world?
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phdillard Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□That survey shows a technician making over double what help desk makes in the Mountain area. That can't be right, can it?
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tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□I am sure I could make more in NY if I don't mind paying rent to live in a closet.
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SephStorm Member Posts: 1,731 ■■■■■■■□□□Dont forget to calculate taxes, as well as the unemployment rate, crime...
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□jibbajabba wrote: »Don't see the value in comparing if you want to forget the cost of living ... That is essential.
I can only talk about England but in London the highest techy salary is probably £55k-65k ... Average rent for 1-Bed Room Apartment per month : £1,700.
Cambridge salary is for the same job between £35-45k with an average rent of less than half that ..
Salaries are tight to cost of living so I really don't see a point ....
You don't see the point, but obviously I must have a reason beyond the scope of this post why I don't care about including cost of living? Yes I have lived in the UK and already know that London already pays the most. -
ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□If you have a clearance, DC area can be very lucrative.
Yep, I am cleared and live in DC. I just want to see if there are other places that can outdue DC with or without a clearance. -
ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□I heard rumors that certain oil cities in Texas pay the highest. The cost of living in those oil cities seems lower than DC. South Florida also has a VERY high cost of living (although you may not see that on paper). The pay is generally terrible though!networker050184 wrote: »The places with the higher cost of living pay the higher salaries.
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□UK has clearances as well, but also US jobs that require clearances. From what I have seen of cleared US jobs in UK they don't trump what you can make in DC (given the exchange rate) even in London.Mostly in the US although I believe the UK also has clearances too - I suppose wherever there is a big military.
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□Making double where?That survey shows a technician making over double what help desk makes in the Mountain area. That can't be right, can it?
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□You could, but wondering if NY pays more than DC in general. I think the answer is no.I am sure I could make more in NY if I don't mind paying rent to live in a closet.
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□That is common sense, but those cities are very close in pay. Which one takes the cake generally? I think of those it might just be SF.NYC, LA, SF, DC. Take your pick.
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SteveLord Member Posts: 1,717Why are you then asking a question you already know the answer to? And when you've also already admitted they will be subjective to at least some extent?WGU B.S.IT - 9/1/2015 >>> ???
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jibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□Mostly in the US although I believe the UK also has clearances too - I suppose wherever there is a big military.
SC Clearance being the lowest one, then it goes up to DV (Top Secret) with several possible top-ups ...My own knowledge base made public: http://open902.com -
WafflesAndRootbeer Member Posts: 555ukiltmybrutha wrote: »Yep, I am cleared and live in DC. I just want to see if there are other places that can outdue DC with or without a clearance.
It depends heavily on the kind of work you do and the environments you work in. Cleared IT workers who go overseas on demand make A LOT of money with minimal living expenses because it often gets footed by someone else. The people making the real money in IT in the DC area aren't the workers but the people behind the contracting companies and they make several times what the average worker makes, with many in the $150-$400K range. Most of the cleared workers around here are making $60-$80K if they are in on-site support roles not requiring extensive travel outside of the region. The software development guys might be making more but truth be told, there are many IT niches when it comes to Defense, and that stuff requires specialized experience and degrees like Geospatial Intelligence Programming or whatever they call it these days. I've seen many job titles and descriptions that would make you scratch your head and think about what the heck it is that they are paying that person to do. -
sieff Member Posts: 276Surprisingly, salaries in the DC metro area were higher than NYC. I interviewed for a position in NYC and when we negotiated salary I was trying to figure out where I'd live. I would have had to move to New Jersey or an outer borough. A nice 2/2 in Manhattan, NYC was going for around $4-5K/month. It was like pulling teeth to get this NY company to bump the pay up. I ended up passing on the position."The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept were toiling upward in the night." from the poem: The Ladder of St. Augustine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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aaron0011 Member Posts: 330Surprisingly, salaries in the DC metro area were higher than NYC. I interviewed for a position in NYC and when we negotiated salary I was trying to figure out where I'd live. I would have had to move to New Jersey or an outer borough. A nice 2/2 in Manhattan, NYC was going for around $4-5K/month. It was like pulling teeth to get this NY company to bump the pay up. I ended up passing on the position.
Similar experience. My wife is from NY and we considered relocating there from NC recently. I was offered two mid-senior level Voice engineering jobs that barely paid more than I made in NC. We're talking 5-7K more. I ended up taking a new position in Raleigh for more than what NYC was offering me for similar skills and work.
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sieff Member Posts: 276i checked indeed.com just a few days ago and I did see a role for a Sr. Architect, which is described as competent in Voice, Wireless, R&S and Data Center. the pay was $175-190K in NYC. Ideally, this is the type of pay and role I'd want."The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept were toiling upward in the night." from the poem: The Ladder of St. Augustine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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About7Narwhal Member Posts: 761Stay away from Tennessee.. The pay is no more than ****. I hear everything is bigger in Texas, though.
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Legacy User Unregistered / Not Logged In Posts: 0 ■□□□□□□□□□I am sure I could make more in NY if I don't mind paying rent to live in a closet.
You could live in jersey and commute via train, bus, or car. Thats what many people that work in ny do. -
ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□Why are you then asking a question you already know the answer to? And when you've also already admitted they will be subjective to at least some extent?
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□WafflesAndRootbeer wrote: »It depends heavily on the kind of work you do and the environments you work in. Cleared IT workers who go overseas on demand make A LOT of money with minimal living expenses because it often gets footed by someone else. The people making the real money in IT in the DC area aren't the workers but the people behind the contracting companies and they make several times what the average worker makes, with many in the $150-$400K range. Most of the cleared workers around here are making $60-$80K if they are in on-site support roles not requiring extensive travel outside of the region. The software development guys might be making more but truth be told, there are many IT niches when it comes to Defense, and that stuff requires specialized experience and degrees like Geospatial Intelligence Programming or whatever they call it these days. I've seen many job titles and descriptions that would make you scratch your head and think about what the heck it is that they are paying that person to do.
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ukiltmybrutha Member Posts: 74 ■■■□□□□□□□You could live in jersey and commute via train, bus, or car. Thats what many people that work in ny do.