What's Fair?

[Dmacnumberfour]

Hello,
I was just wondering if anybody else had an opinion on this?
What do the rest of the seasoned techs on this form think is a fair salary for a tech with 15 years experience. A lot with Nortel. Not a lot with circuit setup but some both PRI and straight T1. Voice Mail but needs some experience with CCR area. Installs are a strong area. Lots of experience with paging install and programming. This is in the Southern California area.
Any input would be great.
Thanks,
Dmac,

 

[luv2ski]

my company northeast region nextiraone"union shop" 20 to 25 tech level II
here is a tech break down with salarys "per hour" these are for both pbx/succesion and norstar/bcm

tech I starts 17 to 23
tech II starts 25 to 28
tech III starts 29 to 32
tech IV same seniority list as tech III but about 2 to 4 bucks more an hour

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[Dmacnumberfour]

luv2ski,
Would you consider the above tech to be tech II?
Dmac,

 

[luv2ski]

in between 1 an 2 ...the real issue is will he/she fit in your company and will he/she be willing to learn ...thats why i would say 20 to 25 an hour ...now thats union wage...what is going rate in you area/what is your hour rate to customer...can they just go out and do the job or are you going to hold hands ...not to sound like a prick but i started out as cable puller 17 years ago "worked for a nortel sub for a year and a small interconnect for another" at 7 an hour now top tech III and i had to prove every level promotion ...so i would start low and if non union increase as they prove there worth and increase for leadership quailitys...increase for ability to smooze the customer and kick back a % of any major upgrades/parts they sell to customer..or maybe the person would rather have time off instead of money.. i say think outside the corp box
......nuff said

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[Dmacnumberfour]

I think you got it covered.
Thanks,