Is there a standard salary for a new SAP trainer?
Jon Reed, Years 2002-2008 You asked a good question about standard salaries. Many people are under the impression that you can state a clear figure for what SAP professionals are paid on a salaried basis. But the fact of the matter is that salaries vary from company to company. When you talk about a standard SAP salary, what you’re really talking about is a salary range, which is ultimately a balance between several things. • What consultants with certain skills expect to make. • What the demand for particular skills are. • A company’s own pay scale and salary structure. A company is not going to upset employees who have paid their dues for a decade by hiring someone on salary at a level beyond what has been defined. So that explains why an SAP person can go out and interview for permanent positions and receive offers that vary by as much as $20K or $30K. Having said that, we can certainly specify a salary range for SAP trainers, and I would put it between $50K and $70K, depending on t