Same here in Orlando....nobody wants to pay anything. I was rejected as a plant manager because my base demand was $75K. National ave is almost $100K. They required an engineering degree and Max range was $60K...they also required 10 years of plant and management experience, which I have in spades.
I’m just a glorified mr.fixit IT/the help desk yoyo in a 24/7 manufacturing facility.
Most of the equivalent jobs around me top out around 40-50k. Amazingly enough, I am in the 60k area.
For a guy who took 6 classes in computer repair and only carries an active A+, I have been blessed. It took a lot of dues paying to get there.
I’m looking to get some security related certs.