What should my salary requirements be?

[BooneRebel]

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: WileCoyote
in the D.C. metro area, you'd probably get $25-30k if you're lucky enough to beat out the other 200 people more qualified than you asking for the same amount.

25 - 30K for help desk support in the DC area? Ouch! This is bad when you consider other IT jobs pay: $75K for analyst positions, $85K+ for DBA positions and managers rake in $150K+. The cost of living in DC is not cheap. I live west of DC by about 25 miles and the townhomes are $270K in my neighborhood. Single family homes in the $430K+ range.

Paying $25K - $30K is only going to draw in the bottom of the line workers.

Helpdesk positions usually do, in general it's a springboard into a better position once you get some experience.