Not necessarily. In what I consider the real world [non-government, non-academia], competition is more fierce. It is this very competition in a free-market society that drives prices [and salaries] down and quality up. Conversely, there are government and academic positions where the private sector pays better. Just depends on where you are. I would suspect high dollar IT positions are more plentiful in Dallas than Amarillo, for example.

>It's ready, BTW. Just that there isn't higher paying salary for my position out there or it is that I am stuck with AA, not a BA.
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>Chuck
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>>Brush off your resume'