>Yet, I must admit that if I were to have my salary doubled today, I would stick around Only if it were doubled - I haven't worked at a large company that woul

>Yet, I must admit that if I were to have my salary doubled today, I would stick around Only if it were doubled - I haven't worked at a large company that would do that. But, you should still be able to profit from what you know and do for the company. Why not take all the things only you know and batch them into several groups. For the next few years, at your annual review (or if they don't do those, schedule a meeting with your manager once a year) go to your boss and tell them about this other stuff that is not sys admin work and only you can do. Ask for a raise, or training or more of the work you still find interesting. [edit] and less of the work you do not find interesting. At the large companies I have worked at (not tech) they do annual reviews and bonuses based on performance. My raises were between 1%-4%. I think this was more dependent on who my manager was than my actual performance but I am biased when it comes to self-assesment :) However, I have never worked myself into a position where what I knew and did was as valuable as what your situation sounds like. If you are the only one who can (and does) do some of these things you have great power with which to negotiate with and even if they give you annual raises you should try to leverage your power to get a few more percentage points added. While they likely won't double it. If the average raise at your company is ~2.5% and you are able to get 5% because of what you know and do, after 10 years you will have ~25% more than if you didn't say anything.