It all depends on your geographic location.

Some States would only pay about $40K max for programming skills, no matter
how "good" the programmer thinks he/she is (or even may be).

I once interviewed with a company up in Oregon and they were only offering
a miserable $30K...

Another mid-west company offered me no more than $40K...

However, I think about $65k-$75K is fair for the skill set she has.

Of course, you can always "outsource" overseas and pay some Indian joker
minimum wage to do the job for you....

In my book "Outsource" is just a euphemism for "stealing jobs
from home grown talent"...

You only get what you pay for.... (most of the time)

You can buy a Yugo or a Lexus, your choice....

Brian Donaldson.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:56:52 -0400, Northern Credit Bureaus Inc
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I have to evaluate what my programmer should be earning.
>
>She does:
>-  SPL programming, Powerhouse programming,
>-  Linux server installation,
>-  program development, testing/debugging,
>-  database manipulation.
>-  accounting verification  of billing statements and collection account
balances              (strong    accounting and mathematical skills).
>- interpret/read ascii/ebcdic tape data.
>- oversees overall database integrity of over 30 million files.
>- assists as a computer operator of daily batch processes of  two HP3000
mainframes.
>- data entry and data entry supervision.
>- lan network support.
> She has over 13 years experience in this field and 25 years overall in
programming.  She is also familiar with some C++ programming and other
operating systems  such as Windows XP (and software tools such as Excel,
Quattro Pro, Word Perfect, etc..).
>
>- job requires about 37 hours/week and occasional overtime in weekends and
evening when new programs are implemented or a system is down.
>
>Could someone in a similar position give a ball park figure of what the
annual or hourly rate should be.
>
>Thanks for your feedback.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jean Huot
>Northern Credit Bureaus Inc.
>(819) 762-4351
>
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