Salary

WestCoastCal · 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

CalibratorJ · 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.

Bryan · 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.

CalLabSolutions · 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.

USMCPMEL · 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.

mrrob007 · 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.

USMCPMEL · 10-14-2009 -- 16:41:32

But but but thats gods country!!!! Where do you live?

flew-da-coup · 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.

Ronic · 10-15-2009 -- 10:04:23

Aerojet is paying $31/hr (union)

mrrob007 · 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!

USMCPMEL · 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.

MIRCS · 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

USMCPMEL · 10-16-2009 -- 11:56:17

Where are you at in North Carolina?

griff61 · 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

mdbuike · 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

Mike