a5xo3z1 -

Yeah, I wouldn't want to feed my family on what I'm making.... My wife is the breadwinner at this point...

as I side note, I don't think I'll be in true database work for very long... I work for a small company and I have a feeling I'm going to end up as a Jack of all Trades... Network admin, DB work, and probably all kinds of other stuff.... But this thread has been good to see what kind of salaries are available out there....

I'm a DBA newbie- learrning on the fly. Thanks for any help.