[OPLINLIST] Compilation of IT wages

[Susan Pieper, M.S.L.S.]

Wanted to give you the info I have received so far regarding the
compensation for an IT position. Thank you all for your help and input.


*IT Salary/Wage*

*Via Oplin List*

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   - We start our Technology Specialist position at $11.99 but the range
   goes to $20.11 so I have some leeway if the candidate is experienced. Our TS
   handles most of our networking, and all of our computers except for the ILS
   which is handled by the Technical Services Manager.  We also outsource
   when it makes sense to do so.
   - We outsource our IT through a local company but are considering hiring
   a part-time IT person as, inevitably, problems come up pretty consistently.
   We pay our current company $55 per hour for on-site work.  I've also been
   quoted $75 per hour from another company.
   - We hired our IT manager when he was still working on an associate’s
   degree in IT. Our previous IT manger has a B. S. in Computer Science and was
   at the $15.75 approx. hourly rate. He moved to another library for more
   money.  We pay a differential for not taking the health insurance as per
   our library board policy.  We have not had an hourly increase in 2010.  Our
   IT had to complete a year of probation to get to the $16.00 an hour rate.
   No other staff had a salary increase in 2009.  I hope this helps. 2008
   salary:  $15.00/hr or $31,200   (at 40 hrs per week) 2009 salary:  $16.00/hr
   or $33,280   (at 40 hrs per week) 2010 salary:  $18.04/hr of which $2.24
   is health insurance differential.
   - We got very lucky.  We have a man who is working on his masters in
   computer science.  We pay him $14.50 an hour.  It's a contractual
   position; he's not on staff.  We call him in when we need him.  When we
   called different computer companies in the area, some of them charged $50 an
   hour.  I think the cheapest was $20 per hour and I might be remembering
   that even too low! We used to use a company and it was extremely expensive
   and quite frankly, they made lots of mistakes and we had to call them back
   often AND pay for it again!  I suppose this might just be this particular
   company but we are better off with this individual.
   - We used to outsource everything here, but that was not a good solution
   for us (previously we weren’t doing much with our IT. We have some big
   plans, so we need someone in house going forward.)  We have an hourly
   scale of $20.26-$30.40 (for someone part-time) but I think if we really
   wanted to do it “right” and get a full-time person, we would have to start
   them upwards of $48,000 annually to get really strong skills.
   - Last year, our technology coordinator, who was a young man of 26 and a
   volunteer fireman, was killed in the line of duty.  We hired a new
   technology coordinator in January of this year.  Ironically, he had been
   an instructor of our previous technology coordinator, so he came to us
   highly regarded. The new technology coordinator taught for over 20 years and
   holds two associate degrees. The Board of Trustees offered the position to
   him at $38,000, plus benefits, and gave him four weeks of vacation.
   - What an interesting and timely topic.  IT is certainly one of our major
   problems.  We are going for a levy, and I'm trying to figure out what
   we'll do if our levy passes to help solve this.  Right now I use
   volunteer techies for my big problems, but I'm at their mercy for being
   squeezed in and each seems to have his own ego/personal issues (like one has
   a password-lock it down attitude that about cripples us) We also depend on
   NORWELD and SEO tech support alot - and each person looks at a small section
   of what touches their world and so there's not big picture leader/guidance
   other than me and I'm not a techie.  I've had the IT person from a near
   library approach me wanting to moonlight and do our work but was quoted $50
   an hour that's out of our range.  I have another local computer guy who
   I've heard good personal computer feedback, and he quoted me $45.  When I
   was talking with my daughter that works in a county government office, she
   wondered why 2 libraries couldn't go together and share one person -Her
   office does this between 2 counties,  but our pay ranges are so different
   for staff and benefits that I don't see how this would work with independent
   library systems.  I've tapped into some free volunteer hours of an area
   community college that encouraged 2nd year students to take us on as
   "capstone" project, but backups, and updates etc. is about all they could
   independently handle.
   - We use to use a local outside person.  He charged us $60.00 per hour.  I
   quickly found I did not trust him, even though he did a great job.  He
   usually did not answer his phone, and when we needed him immediately he
   would not show up until a day or two later.  We also received monthly
   invoices from him; He would come in while were closed to do updates on the
   computer.  No one knew exactly what time he started and stopped, and the
   bills were getting outrageous.  Last July I decided not to continue our
   business with him.  We now use NORWELD, which I believe is $40.00
   including travel time.  I have also learned a lot in the past year, and
   do my best to help solve the situation.  We call NORWELD if I can’t get
   it figured out, and most of the time, they are able to help walk me through
   procedures over the phone.

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Susan Hill Pieper, M.S.L.S.
Director/Editor
Paulding County Carnegie Library
Rural Library Services Newsletter
205 S Main St, Paulding, Ohio 45879
419-399-2032 voice 419-399-2114 fax
www.pauldingcountylibrary.org
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