From: Cacca Mucca (caccamucca@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 03 2008 - 09:50:08 ARST
If one has SSBI/TS and/or SCI/TS, I think $180K a year plus benefits is a
good place to start.
It takes so long for the investigation, you are in high demand.
Last time I heard, it takes 3 to 5 years for the investigation.
On 2/1/08, Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
>
> Only Lockheed martin, Northrop Grumman, Computer Sciences Corp and other
> juiced in firms can charge that much in DC. Do you think "John P.
> Consultant" can ever bid on a contract at the Pentagon or Social Security
> Administration?
>
> The requirements for SSBI/Top Secret Clearance, etc. all but
> insurmountable
> to small firms that just don't have a person on staff that can pass that
> background check... oh, yes, and you'll fail it with a tax lien on your
> credit file... I can assure you that...
>
> So good luck guys...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> shiran guez
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:49 AM
> To: Darby Weaver
> Cc: EdmondsSG@aol.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: (no subject)
>
> Just one thing to think about: 2 weeks ago I was in my first lab attempt
> in
> San Jose CA I stayed in Hotel 10 min from Cisco buildings the distance
> between the hotel to the Airport was ~30mil just under 40 min drive the
> taxi
> took 120$ and I drought he had a CCIE, so in relation to that a hour fee
> can
> change based on location as you may be able to charge 120 - 150 per hr in
> CA
> but in DC you will be able to charge 250$ per hr or in India you will not
> be
> able to Charge more then 50$ per hr, so it is really a location dependent.
>
> Also another suggestion if you want to continue in your line of work IT do
> not quit anything stick in your quest to achieve goals as it is not only
> good for your prestige it is also show character and as we are in a
> capitalistic world it also pay the rent. and it doesn't meter if you will
> pursue Cisco or other (forgive me John Chambers) like Juniper (growing
> quickly).
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 5:16 PM, Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > This may be true.
> >
> > Jospeh Brunner quotes some nice rates and I guess as a
> > trainer and as an outsourcer (I understand he might
> > hire out soem of his students from time to time), then
> > yes, contract rates may be exceptional - $150k or even
> > $150.00 per hour in NY or elsewhere.
> >
> > However, it seems most CCIE and CCIE-level positions
> > seems to get to about the $125-150k plus benefits and
> > bonus.
> >
> > With that said I recall hearing of a CCIE in my own
> > company working at a site for a about 1/2 the low
> > figure.
> >
> > I know of a double CCIE personally who was a double
> > and doing 80k till he got a few years of seasoning,
> > and I'd have to check but with a CCIE RS/Security and
> > signicicant VoIP experience working for a Gold Partner
> > he may still be under $125k base.
> >
> >
> > So... for most of us, I think $100-125k is going to be
> > the rate for a while. Contract rates will differ
> > somewhat depending on conditions. $150k may be the
> > tops.
> >
> > Just a few observances...
> >
> > Personally myself and a coworker were speaking of this
> > yesterday actually came to the conclusion that a CCIE
> > certification pretty much qualifies one to volunteer
> > for travel, and extensive travel at that at least for
> > our company.
> >
> > Myself, I'm too close to quit the IE quest now however
> > mypartner is fairly experienced and ties knots with
> > the IOS on a daily basis... the last quote from TAC
> > to him was "Is there any feature that you didn't
> > use..."
> >
> > But newbies may have a harder time trying to justify
> > the time and expense required to earn the CCIE, when
> > there are so many easier roads to follow that require
> > so much less dedication and regimen to achieve.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- EdmondsSG@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not sure that having IE means $$$ in the market
> > > place anymore - maybe
> > > for people running bootcamps etc and the like - but
> > > not in my world....
> > >
> > > I would think theres more money to be made in
> > > advising others how to pass
> > > than in say a bank isp etc ..
> > >
> > >
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