[Cl...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 I'd like to revisit an old topic. Without getting too specific. If you don't want to answer I understand. For those of you that have been programming CMM's for more than 15 years, are you making between > $25 & $30 an hour? Or are you making more? Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ro...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 Sent PM. You need to be in the 30+ range. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ke...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 Please sign in to view this quote. More. I have to believe that the pay can be more competetive than the $25-$30 range in the Grand Rapids area. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 More Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[De...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 Definitely more, but those higher paying opportunities take longer to find usually. For every opportunity I apply for, there are 30 I don't, or so it seems. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Je...] Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 Please sign in to view this quote. . Clarke, This is a hot topic 🔥💰. I think it would be value-added for users on the forum to revisit this periodically, since the role of the CMM Programmer / Metrologist is evolving. The skill level and responsibility assigned to CMM programmers often resembles that of a mid to senior level engineer. There's a lot more to say about this, but since it's Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend I'll summarize with this statement: In 2024, I advise peers in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota that they should be making no less than $40+/hour with opportunity for career growth. This applies to capable programmers with 3+ years of direct programming experience and a working knowledge of GD&T. The compensation in the following position description, which a recruiter recently sent my way, is becoming more common rather than an outlier: . . Compensation is highly linked to location, a fact that I did not apply enough empathy towards when I posted a salary poll on this forum a few years ago. However, it's important to know your worth. Employers often undervalue and overlook a programmer who has been siloed faithfully in the same company for years. Your skillset is in hiiiiiigh demand. . Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Da...] Posted September 3, 2024 Share Posted September 3, 2024 More, for years (8+)now Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted September 3, 2024 Share Posted September 3, 2024 Please sign in to view this quote. Your location should not depict your pay level, your skill should. Employers love to do that, "Oh we are in a low cost of living area, so we pay less". When you get that, end the interview and walk away. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted September 3, 2024 Author Share Posted September 3, 2024 I retire from this job in <3 years. The other problem is that almost all the places that are hiring in my area are only 40 hours. They do offer much more money per hour, but I still make more because of our 50-hr. work week. So, unless something dramatically changes, I'll just wait it out and quietly walk away into the sunset. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Wo...] Posted September 3, 2024 Share Posted September 3, 2024 Please sign in to view this quote. That's my situation too. The only difference is that I still have 30+ years to go haha. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ow...] Posted September 5, 2024 Share Posted September 5, 2024 More here in the 5th lowest cost of living state in the nation. Pay here and anywhere almost always correlates with experience and capabilities. I do a lot more than just program CMM’s. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Lo...] Posted September 16, 2024 Share Posted September 16, 2024 I am in my 4th year of experience with the CMM I program and run. Love the programming and operation of this machine. My pay is within the $25-$30 hr with overtime. The bad part of this is I have other QC tasks on my plate and can go weeks where I don't turn the CMM on. That is frustrating on top of getting a huge amount of push back from a manager that hates Zeiss with a passion, it gets very frustrating some times. Sorry for venting! Lou Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/4830-pay/#findComment-15566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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