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Title: Salary
Post by: WestCoastCal on 10-13-2009 -- 15:52:33
Test & Measurement World released their 2009 salary survey:  www.tmworld(dot)com/salary_2009  If I'm a calculatin' right; calibration and standards is over $39/hour
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: CalibratorJ on 10-13-2009 -- 19:43:47
*scratches head*

Wow, I must be doing something wrong!

Oh wait, the range is 28-39 bucks an hour.

Whew, ok, that's MUCH better.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: Bryan on 10-13-2009 -- 20:20:03
Well it's kind of like the saying that half the people you meet are below average.
I haven't met many if any that are above average in this case.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: CalLabSolutions on 10-13-2009 -- 21:12:11
NCSL did a good survey about 3 or 4 years back..

I do not have the documents infront of me.. But from memory most calibration techs (i.e. people doing calibration and DOE) make between 15 and 45 per hour.

Above that are metrology engineers, quality managers and lab managers.

Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 09:05:13
Out of the 10 guys I was in the Marines with only 1 is making more than 28 per hour and he is not even in Calibration any more??? Most are around $20 are we all doing something wrong? Yes before you ask I would rather make $20 an hour in bfe North Carolina than $34 an hour in California.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: mrrob007 on 10-14-2009 -- 12:16:11
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 09:05:13
Out of the 10 guys I was in the Marines with only 1 is making more than 28 per hour and he is not even in Calibration any more??? Most are around $20 are we all doing something wrong? Yes before you ask I would rather make $20 an hour in bfe North Carolina than $34 an hour in California.

To each his own....You couldn't pay me enough to live in NC. And yes, I have been out there.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 16:41:32
But but but thats gods country!!!! Where do you live?
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: flew-da-coup on 10-14-2009 -- 19:41:04
I am willing to pay more than $20 per hour for a good tech. Plus there is no State income taxes. I am in Tampa,FL. Anyone that may want to come to sunny Florida needs to PM me.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: Ronic on 10-15-2009 -- 10:04:23
Aerojet is paying $31/hr (union)
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: mrrob007 on 10-15-2009 -- 11:36:09
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 16:41:32
But but but thats gods country!!!! Where do you live?

Sunny California! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 10-16-2009 -- 09:36:22
I already knew the answer to that question before I asked. Just based on your reaction to North Carolina.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: MIRCS on 10-16-2009 -- 11:34:41
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 09:05:13
Yes before you ask I would rather make $20 an hour in bfe North Carolina than $34 an hour in California.

Yeah it's nice here in BFE North Carolina............even though I'm surrounded by jarheads
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 10-16-2009 -- 11:56:17
Where are you at in North Carolina?
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: griff61 on 10-18-2009 -- 07:51:06
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-16-2009 -- 09:36:22
I already knew the answer to that question before I asked. Just based on your reaction to North Carolina.
That's how I feel about California, put it like this, I turned down a job in Cali for one in Northeast Pennsylvania...NC would be much better...at least warmer
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: mdbuike on 10-18-2009 -- 08:06:56
Griff, I'd would have taken a job at Tobby if I could drag the wife away from the grandkids..She's from Bradford PA, and I'm from Niagara Falls..

That part of PA is beautiful, the hunting is great, and I really don't mind the winters..

Good luck there, and give the MILSTAR engineers a kick in the butt on upgrading the stations  :-D 


Mike
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: MIRCS on 10-19-2009 -- 06:01:56
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-16-2009 -- 11:56:17
Where are you at in North Carolina?

Cherry Point
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: griff61 on 10-19-2009 -- 17:28:06
Quote from: mdbuike on 10-18-2009 -- 08:06:56
Good luck there, and give the MILSTAR engineers a kick in the butt on upgrading the stations  :-D 

Mike

Can't be too rough on them, I'm trying to steal away some of their racks for my RF calibratin' tower of power...
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 10-20-2009 -- 07:45:26
Quote from: Ronic on 10-15-2009 -- 10:04:23
Aerojet is paying $31/hr (union)

Where is Aerojet at?
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: metrologygeek on 10-21-2009 -- 08:04:41
Just east of Sacramento.
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: skolito on 11-02-2009 -- 11:19:31
Quote from: MIRCS on 10-16-2009 -- 11:34:41
Quote from: USMCPMEL on 10-14-2009 -- 09:05:13
Yes before you ask I would rather make $20 an hour in bfe North Carolina than $34 an hour in California.

Yeah it's nice here in BFE North Carolina............even though I'm surrounded by jarheads


Hey I resemble that remark :-D
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 11-03-2009 -- 10:06:23
Which remark? Jarhead?? or the fact that they put the name of your town ( BFE) ????
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: skolito on 11-04-2009 -- 08:29:00
yea Im still trying to find it on the map been here 9 years and still cant
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: USMCPMEL on 11-05-2009 -- 10:24:33
look to the east of podunk on the map thats where you are...
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: Colt45 on 11-14-2009 -- 01:55:37

   Does the survey incorporate benefits and  retirement?
   
   If it did then the dollar per hour  it says you should make is more then what you take home. 
   
   
Title: Re: Salary
Post by: dallanta on 01-25-2010 -- 20:21:15
Kalifornia?   Used to live there many moons ago.  Would not even visit the place now.