<div>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.</div>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><strong>IT Salary/Wage</strong></span></p>
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<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We also outsource when it makes sense to do so.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">We outsource our IT through a local company but are considering hiring a part-time IT person as, inevitably, problems come up pretty consistently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We pay our current company $55 per hour for on-site work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I've also been quoted $75 per hour from another company.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We pay a differential for not taking the health insurance as per our library board policy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We have not had an hourly increase in 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Our IT had to complete a year of probation to get to the $16.00 an hour rate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No other staff had a salary increase in 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I hope this helps. 2008 salary:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>$15.00/hr or $31,200<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(at 40 hrs per week) 2009 salary:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>$16.00/hr or $33,280<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(at 40 hrs per week) 2010 salary:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>$18.04/hr of which $2.24 is health insurance differential.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">We got very lucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We have a man who is working on his masters in computer science.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We pay him $14.50 an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It's a contractual position; he's not on staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We call him in when we need him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When we called different computer companies in the area, some of them charged $50 an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I suppose this might just be this particular company but we are better off with this individual.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">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.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Last year, our technology coordinator, who was a young man of 26 and a volunteer fireman, was killed in the line of duty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We hired a new technology coordinator in January of this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">What an interesting and timely topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>IT is certainly one of our major problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have another local computer guy who I've heard good personal computer feedback, and he quoted me $45.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but our pay ranges are so different for staff and benefits that I don't see how this would work with independent library systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></li>
<li style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">We use to use a local outside person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He charged us $60.00 per hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I quickly found I did not trust him, even though he did a great job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He usually did not answer his phone, and when we needed him immediately he would not show up until a day or two later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We also received monthly invoices from him; He would come in while were closed to do updates on the computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No one knew exactly what time he started and stopped, and the bills were getting outrageous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Last July I decided not to continue our business with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We now use NORWELD, which I believe is $40.00 including travel time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have also learned a lot in the past year, and do my best to help solve the situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span><br clear="all">
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<div>Susan Hill Pieper, M.S.L.S.</div>
<div>Director/Editor<br>Paulding County Carnegie Library<br>Rural Library Services Newsletter<br>205 S Main St, Paulding, Ohio 45879<br>419-399-2032 voice 419-399-2114 fax<br><a href="http://www.pauldingcountylibrary.org/" target="_blank">www.pauldingcountylibrary.org</a><br>
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