Re: Salary Question

Philly is a traditionally underpaid area, which is one reason we are now in
Texas instead. And with all respect - you were laid off from your last job,
which is a signal to some people that 'this person is desperate and will
take lower pay.'

Personally, I would take the job. Any money coming in is better than
nothing, and $6K to $8K per year will probably be made up with your first
year's raise. If you like the place and they are loyal to you, stay.
Otherwise move on when a better opportunity comes up.

-Paul


<rikshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1167402575.105051.161550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm a COBOL programmer with 16 years of experience working on various
platforms like IBM mainframes, AS/400, AIX, Microfocus with a lot of
cross-platform development experience. After 14 years with my last
employer, which was a package software developer, I was laid off due to
lack of development work and the company's unwillingness to retrain me
for web development.

Not having looked for a job, nor keeping up with the trends, I have no
idea what current salary trends are for COBOL development. What I need
to know is if my salary from my last employer is considered high, low
or average. I work in the Philadelphia region. I was getting about
80K per year from my last employer. There seems to be a number of
companies in my area looking for COBOL programmers and I have some
offers on the table, but they are a bit lower than my last salary,
being in the 72-74K range. Was I overpaid at my last job, or are they
lowballing me?



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