Wages$$$

[Bee]

Hi,

I wonder how much on average do DB administrators get paid per hour?

Regards,
B

 

[Brian1960]

Getting Paid

Hi,

I wonder how much on average do DB administrators get paid per hour?

Regards,
B

I think you'll find most of it is in kind! and not enough!
A DBA will get paid dependant on 1.Type of Db (Access - not a lot; Oracle - lots) 2. Size of company. (and Db). 3. Experience. 4. Looks

I get paid not a lot!!!!

 

[Bee]

I think you'll find most of it is in kind! and not enough!
A DBA will get paid dependant on 1.Type of Db (Access - not a lot; Oracle - lots) 2. Size of company. (and Db). 3. Experience. 4. Looks

I get paid not a lot!!!!

For looks as well.
I don't know what's lot and what's not because you did not give numbers. Can you specify please?

 

[statsman]

Bee:
Perhaps you can let us know the size of the company you work for and the size and number of the databases you are responsible for.
Others in similar situations can let you know what they're making and give you a yardstick.

 

[Ron_dK]

Not really for administrators but this might give in inview :

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47485&highlight=package+rate

 

[nikkypickles]

virtually nothing

Hi,

I wonder how much on average do DB administrators get paid per hour?

Regards,
B

Whatever you get it'll be more than me - I do DB administration but they keep my job title as Administrative Assistant, so I don't qualify as "technical"

 

[Bee]

Not really for administrators but this might give in inview :

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47485&highlight=package+rate

That has given me some insight. Thanks all for your help.
I am working from home on an Access project which I am designing from scratch including anlysing data, normalisation, building a frontend...etc.
I am not a professional. I would call myself a hobbiest who is wanting to be a professional one day.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

In the southern USA an ORACLE DBA for a middling-to-large company can make anywhere from USA $50K to over $100K. But the high-end cases have to be very experienced and low-end cases are more prevalent.

Mid $70K range is common in my area, which is south Louisiana, military site, personnel DB in the range of 250 tables, some number over 100K records in the personnel part of the table, and user lists in the hundreds to thousands range.

I'm a Sys Admin, not a DBA, and we don't often talk about our salaries here. So I can't be more precise.

 

[Bee]

That's enough The Doc Man, you don't need to be more precise.

While we are talking about this subject, I wonder how many hours are in the working week in the UK. In some businesses it's 36.5, but I heard in some others it 40! What is the norm please?

 

[GMLWORLDCHAMP!]

DB wages...

BEE:

Just before I launched my home based business, I spent a few days researching prevailing rates for Access development and at least for Access/Crystal Reports, this is what I determined for my area; another factor which I found quite important because different parts of Denver pay differently...

Consider the following additional aspects: Area, Project scope (intended length of project), that area's competitive rates for simliar projects, whether or not the development can or will occur onsite or offsite (combinations of the two), and finally, MAKE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! So...here's what I was able to sign for my clients:

• 
  CLIENT#1 - $35/hour with a half hour minimum for all onsite travel calls:
• Monthly Project: report development and MS Office file support
• Primary Loss Report development
• Staff Development Training; database and misc. MS Office and equipment

• 
  CLIENT#2 - $40/hour with a half hour minimum for all onsite travel calls:
• Daily record import processes into an online system
• MS Office file support; extraction, formatting, and emailing to contacts
• Report development in another relational database system and respective report development for the Principle owners/investors
• Staff Development Training; database and misc. MS Office and equipment

If these rates sound cheap, it's because they are...On purpose because most importantly, you have to keep in mind all the competition out there and for me, I wanted to make sure I got the contracts and blew any competition away because most developers with the same level of experience as me will not work for these rates and I know it...my bank balance has never been happier so keep that in mind...would you rather choose the path of higher competitive rates and take your chances getting work or working too cheaply and not making enough for your efforts???

I found MY happy medium and could not be happier...do the same...find you happy medium of what you'd like to make compared to what the market in your area offers and how much you want the work!

GOOD LUCK...any other help, let me know!

GMLWORLDCHAMP!

 

[CraigDolphin]

*grmbl* And still twice what a Bio with an MS makes...

 

[GMLWORLDCHAMP!]

*grmbl* And still twice what a Bio with an MS makes...

...sorry...I'm not following this...not enough coffee yet, I guess...

 

[CraigDolphin]

Bio = Biologist
MS = Masters Degree
*grmbl* = Me whining, bi+ching, moaning and generally /grumbling/ because I am a Bio with a MS

 

[Bee]

Not really for administrators but this might give in inview :

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47485&highlight=package+rate

How much knowledge a hobbist may have?