Thanks. Usually within the job postings or during the initial phone/email inquiry it seems the listed price for a jr. network engineer falls around $45k.
In part I'm trying figure out the market value. I've always thought a jr. network engineer would fall more in the $55,000 - 65,000 range while a more experienced engineer around $70k and above. While I don't want ask for an outrageous amount, I don't want to settle for a low ball offer either. I really don't mind relocating, so if salaries are higher elsewhere, I'd like to know that too.
For DMV area jr. network engineer typically falls within that range (50-65k). I know you may not want to hear this now, but dont focus on the money right now. During the interview focus on finding out what you'll be doing on the day-to-day at the job. The best thing you can do right now as a junior with little experience is get into a position that will provide you with tons of hands-on on relevant technology so you can build your resume.
Lets say you have two offers for a junior position one at 70k and one at 55k. You obviously would want 70k, but at that job you may just be doing the same shyt day in day out.. maybe just activating and deactivating switchports all day at the helpdesk on the nightshift. That really does you little good in the grand scheme of things cause you've learned nothing and gained no new skills. once you get tired of that job and look for the next one, you realize you wasted a year cause you still have little experience on real shyt, yet you'll probably be expecting more money which no one will pay you which will leave you frustrated.
The 55k joint may have you working with a team of senior engineers who at first may hand off some of their more mundane tasks to you to take care of, but help you grow to the point where maybe a year later they're letting you handle full projects by yourself. Also theyre encouraging you to get higher-level certs. You do a year or 2 at a place like that and your next position you can demand more money now cause you actually have skills & certs to back you up.
nikkas hate being patient but it really does pay off if you do it the right way. I'm not saying just accept any lowball offer especially since I dont know what bills you have to pay, but focus on getting a job that will be a resume builder for you. experience experience experience should be the only thing on your mind right now. trust, after you get it the money will come.
according to this guide i expect to see every last one of you nikkas on the next flight to canada
the a week later they offered me 60k. Fast forward 8 months later I after switching to the prime I told them I was making 65k, and they gave it to me no questions asked. that means I could have asked for this upfront. And to make matters worse my co worker told me he makes like 90k here 
so it all depends on your past experience, certs, degrees and how good you are at negotiating.
really i have been sleeping on linkedin,
I made a profile years ago but I dont know how to make that site work for me.
nikka was comfy as hell i guess, he damn sure shoulda been in the "
" club by now with them other cats
I know right.. I didn't know any better
